The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2026 Feb 15

• 1950 children's book, the first in a series of 24 by Anthony Buckeridge Crossword Clue
• 1958 Don Gibson song, originally a B-side, said to have over 700 cover versions Crossword Clue
• A ____ in a carpet could be a trip hazard Crossword Clue
• A ____'s economy is dominated by illegal drug trading Crossword Clue
• Cossack leader, the eponymous hero of a 1962 adventure film based on a Gogol novella Crossword Clue
• Deal banned for some foods in the UK since October 2025 Crossword Clue
• DNA stands for ____ Crossword Clue
• Economist who used pin-making as an illustration of the benefits of the division of labour Crossword Clue
• E pluribus ____ is the motto of the USA Crossword Clue
• Fall short of a target; land before reaching the runway Crossword Clue
• First female British winner of an Olympic cycling event, in 2008 Crossword Clue
• Form of German for "dazzle" in some mineral names Crossword Clue
• Fruity desserts; a fictional non-human band seen on UK children's TV, 1969-71 Crossword Clue
• Garden ____ often adds a peppery bite to eggs and mayo Crossword Clue
• Group founded and fronted by Jarvis Cocker Crossword Clue
• "Hello? ____. Bring up enough ice to cool a warm body." (Chico Marx in ____ (1938)) Crossword Clue
• Fat is a Feminist ____ is a 1978 book by psychoanalyst Susie Orbach Crossword Clue
• India's national tree is this type of fig Crossword Clue
• Ingemar ____ won two slalom gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics Crossword Clue
• In the 1973 version of this TV sports show, David Hemery overtook Barry John in a steeplechase to secure victory Crossword Clue
• Prison ____ is Marxist Antonio Gramsci's best-known work Crossword Clue
• Italian-based term for a female lover Crossword Clue
• The World ____ is a 1935 translation of a 1934 book by Albert Einstein Crossword Clue
• "It was a miracle of ____ device, / A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice" (Coleridge, in Kubla Khan) Crossword Clue
• ____ larvae feed on vegetables in the Allium family Crossword Clue
• Legal term for events as opposed to rules Crossword Clue
• Leonard Bernstein's ____ from West Side Story is an orchestral suite adapted from parts of the musical Crossword Clue
• Long-lived father of Methuselah in the Old Testament Crossword Clue
• Long name for a character in a Victorian gothic novel; Hilda Rumpole on TV Crossword Clue
• Mainly Antipodean name for a campfire cooking pot Crossword Clue
• Most bacteria are ____ organisms Crossword Clue
• Name for the tiara worn by new popes, c 1305-1963 Crossword Clue
• Original name for a scenery watching facility on US trains like the California Zephyr Crossword Clue
• "____ pâtissier" is the French equivalent of "custard tart" Crossword Clue
• Poker players are murdered in this 1968 Western film Crossword Clue
• ____s are tone colour selectors on pipe organ consoles Crossword Clue
• School day non-lesson spells; spells of specific research Crossword Clue
• Surname of Simon, Jared and Mallory in The Spiderwick Chronicles Crossword Clue
• Sutherland mountain; in a slightly different spelling, the 100-1 winner of the 1967 Grand National Crossword Clue
• Talks at length, maybe about a personal interest Crossword Clue
• Tool that may be long nose or slip joint Crossword Clue
• To ____ something is to have a quick look at it Crossword Clue
• To spring ____ is to stand promptly Crossword Clue
• Unmanned payment system, eg for home-grown food Crossword Clue
• "We have previously indicated our readiness to remove any actual ____ in West Berlin, but the freedom of that city is not negotiable" (John F Kennedy) Crossword Clue
• Welsh surname derived from the same root as Jones Crossword Clue