The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2023 Oct 15

• 1970 Beatles single on which John Lennon played a six-string bass Crossword Clue
• 1980s TV show featuring detectives Crockett and Tubbs Crossword Clue
• Alfredo ____ was the first footballer to win a second Ballon d’Or, in 1959 Crossword Clue
• America’s opponents in the Ryder Cup Crossword Clue
• A mild weakness or idiosyncrasy Crossword Clue
• Ancient Greek sea god who could change his own shape Crossword Clue
• A newspaper’s financial news department Crossword Clue
• A prerogative of mercy in the UK Crossword Clue
• Asperger’s syndrome is one form of this condition Crossword Clue
• A teacher of equestrianism Crossword Clue
• Bobby ____ wrote My 60 Memorable Games Crossword Clue
• Brideshead Revisited character with a teddy bear called Aloysius Crossword Clue
• Cartoon character with a noted Brooklyn accent Crossword Clue
• Cattle very similar to (or crossed with) Friesians Crossword Clue
• Commercially disastrous 1987 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty Crossword Clue
• Compulsory force or threat Crossword Clue
• ____, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is almost on the 43A Crossword Clue
• ____ Gap is where the River Mersey narrows just before reaching its estuary Crossword Clue
• Geri Halliwell’s 1990s stage name Crossword Clue
• Imaginary line which crosses a country named after it Crossword Clue
• In 1957 ____ became the first alcoholic drink advertised on British TV Crossword Clue
• In Doctor Who, the original home of the Time Lords Crossword Clue
• Island whose capital is Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Crossword Clue
• “I’ve got a problem with my legs, they just can’t walk past a ____” (Boxer Ricky Hatton) Crossword Clue
• Jaime ____ was a Filipino cardinal who participated in inevitable jokes about his name Crossword Clue
• Jessup’s outburst to Kaffee in A Few Good Men Crossword Clue
• Komodo dragon, for example Crossword Clue
• Lifestyle guru portrayed by Cybill Shepherd in 2003 and 2005 films Crossword Clue
• Maker of Golden Shred marmalade Crossword Clue
• Martin ____ was the editor of the Sunday Times, 2013-2020 Crossword Clue
• ____ Milano played Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed Crossword Clue
• North African capital on the Mediterranean Crossword Clue
• One mile is approximately three Chinese ____ Crossword Clue
• Poet celebrated on Royal Mail stamps in 1988 Crossword Clue
• Polish name for the city in modern Belarus where a 1918 treaty between Soviet Russia and Europe’s Central Powers was signed Crossword Clue
• Reproducing without fertilization Crossword Clue
• Shirley Bassey classic from the musical Sweet Charity Crossword Clue
• Song with which an artist is most closely identified Crossword Clue
• Sprinter who won three Olympic gold medals in 1960 Crossword Clue
• ____ Suspension Bridge spans the Avon Gorge Crossword Clue
• The ____ bone supports the tongue, and is the only human bone not connected directly to another bone Crossword Clue
• The ____ Dragon Pursuivant and ____ Croix Pursuivant are junior officers of the College of Arms Crossword Clue
• The Jackdaw of ____ is a chapter in The Ingoldsby Legends Crossword Clue
• The residence of Shakespeare’s Macbeth Crossword Clue
• This canonised Archbishop of Canterbury described God as “something than which nothing greater can be thought” Crossword Clue
• US country singer born Brenda Webb in 1951 Crossword Clue
• Volunteer workers in US hospitals, named after their original uniforms Crossword Clue
• Where the Bee Gees came from Crossword Clue