The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2026 Feb 08

• 1915 suite for two pianos by Claude Debussy Crossword Clue
• Actress, the "face" of Fairy Liquid in 1980s TV advertising Crossword Clue
• Actress who played Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street Crossword Clue
• A female follower of Bacchus Crossword Clue
• "Aggressiveness was not created by property. It ____ almost without limit in primitive times" (Freud) Crossword Clue
• ____ are the only parts of the human body which cannot self-repair Crossword Clue
• A strange thing or person Crossword Clue
• ____ Bagnold wrote the 1935 novel National Velvet Crossword Clue
• Bass oboe, named after the German bassoon company that first made it in 1904 Crossword Clue
• Bishop martyred with Ridley at Oxford in 1555 Crossword Clue
• British ships are identified by red, white or blue ____ Crossword Clue
• "Cherry water" as a liqueur Crossword Clue
• Cocktail consisting of vodka, Galliano and orange juice Crossword Clue
• Composite building material using twigs plastered with clay Crossword Clue
• Earth's largest mammal Crossword Clue
• First name of golfer Tiger Woods Crossword Clue
• Greek goddess of sorcery Crossword Clue
• "I'm really uncomfortable with the level of taxation in this country. We're ____ of individual taxpayers, we're ____ of businesses." (Wes Streeting, December 2025) Crossword Clue
• Innermost of the three "germ layers" of early embryos Crossword Clue
• Israel's state intelligence service Crossword Clue
• Italian port on the Adriatic; an operatic drinking song, such as the duet in act one of La Traviata Crossword Clue
• John Major's successor as Conservative Party leader Crossword Clue
• Kirsten ____ played Mary Jane Watson in three Spider-Man films Crossword Clue
• "Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is ____." (Fran Lebowitz) Crossword Clue
• Level odds Crossword Clue
• Literary works of poor quality Crossword Clue
• Main ingredient of guacamole (7) Crossword Clue
• Most recent prime minister of Canada born in Quebec Crossword Clue
• Mumble and Gloria in Happy Feet are ____s Crossword Clue
• New Zealand fjord judged the world's top travel destination in a 2008 Tripadvisor survey Crossword Clue
• Nobel prizewinner often called "the father of nuclear physics" Crossword Clue
• Old Testament book after Job Crossword Clue
• Otalgia Crossword Clue
• Rice-like pasta (Italian for "barley") Crossword Clue
• Roy Orbison single and album title track, both in 1963 Crossword Clue
• ____'s Elements is often called the most influential maths textbook of all time Crossword Clue
• Singer of the 1966 hit You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Crossword Clue
• Stings with nettles, as a mainly historic form of medical treatment Crossword Clue
• That which protects free speech in the USA Crossword Clue
• The Band is a ridge on this Lake District mountain, often the basis of climbing routes Crossword Clue
• The magic sword of King Arthur Crossword Clue
• The "sleepy brown bear" of The Jungle Book Crossword Clue
• The Y2K problem was often called the ____ Crossword Clue
• "____ thought / And hiving wisdom with each studious year" (Childe Harold's Pilgrimage) Crossword Clue
• Title shared by a Police single and a 1999 film starring Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Crossword Clue
• To put thoughts or speech into written form, or arrange music for a different instrument or ensemble Crossword Clue
• Wing-shaped Crossword Clue
• "With the bow" in music Crossword Clue