The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2022 Mar 06

• 1946 Powell and Pressburger film in which David Niven’s character argues for his life in a celestial court Crossword Clue
• Abbreviated, a unit equal to three feet by three feet Crossword Clue
• An evangelical Christian who distributes free Bibles Crossword Clue
• An ocular inflammation Crossword Clue
• Antagonist played by Hugo Weaving in The Matrix trilogy Crossword Clue
• A proverb; a late 1980s UK pop band Crossword Clue
• Bird associated with Chekov and Brighton footballers Crossword Clue
• Book of the Old Testament with a passage adapted by Quentin Tarantino for use in Pulp Fiction Crossword Clue
• Capital at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap Crossword Clue
• Character actor who played Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and Walter “Foggy” Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine Crossword Clue
• Character played by Will Ferrell in a 2003 Christmas film Crossword Clue
• “Charm ____ with air, and agony with words” (Much Ado About Nothing) Crossword Clue
• Christian name shared by the singer of Mötley Crüe and a fedora-wearing former Liberal Democrat leader Crossword Clue
• Cocktail made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a small amount of cola to give it its colour Crossword Clue
• Country whose pre-Euro currency was the kroon Crossword Clue
• Deadly 9000-series computer in Arthur C Clarke books Crossword Clue
• District of Monaco which includes the Place du Casino Crossword Clue
• Early Greek poet whose Works and Days gave his brother farming and moral advice Crossword Clue
• Exhibiting a supercilious and contemptuous disdain Crossword Clue
• Former title held by the daughter of a Portuguese king Crossword Clue
• French town made famous by Bernadette Soubirous Crossword Clue
• Greek letter, originally a vowel but later a consonant Crossword Clue
• Hawaiian goose which can be seen at the Slimbridge wildlife reserve Crossword Clue
• Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten wrote operatic works based on this play Crossword Clue
• In 1953, the Supermarine ____ aptly set a world air speed record Crossword Clue
• In Arthurian legend, the father of Galahad Crossword Clue
• In biology, being in a condition of suspended animation Crossword Clue
• In Chinese philosophy, the ultimate universal principle Crossword Clue
• Julie Waters played Mrs ____, the tea lady in Acorn Antiques Crossword Clue
• Lego rival whose current sets include a Volkswagen Beetle with passengers and loaded roof rack Crossword Clue
• “Life, what ____ but a dream?” (Lewis Carroll) Crossword Clue
• “Medical treatment […] will be provided for all citizens by a ____” (Beveridge Report, 1942) Crossword Clue
• Middle name distinguishing the sixth US president from the second Crossword Clue
• ____ of the Sorrows is a tragic heroine in Irish folklore Crossword Clue
• On a mythical journey, ____ blinded Polyphemus, a cyclops Crossword Clue
• Retro meat dish with a sauce that was sometimes flambéed at the tableside Crossword Clue
• Satirical publication with a crossword set by Cyclops Crossword Clue
• Serous membrane that covers abdominal organs Crossword Clue
• Singers such as Ian Bostridge and Russell Watson Crossword Clue
• Term for works written under their authors’ real names Crossword Clue
• The real name of Baby Spice Crossword Clue
• The “state of rest” in Newton’s first law of motion Crossword Clue
• The title characters in James Fenimore Cooper’s The ____ (1829) are Chingachgook and Uncas Crossword Clue
• Title song of John Lennon’s second solo album Crossword Clue
• Type of spear often seen in depictions of Poseidon Crossword Clue
• Vessel whose sister ships were named Niña and Pinta Crossword Clue
• Western name for Ibn Sina (c 980-1027), whose Canon of Medicine was a standard textbook at medieval universities Crossword Clue
• West Side Story song for Anita, Rosalia and the Shark girls Crossword Clue
• “You in that dress / My thoughts I confess / Verge on dirty / Ah, come on, ____” (Dexy’s Midnight Runners) Crossword Clue