The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2026 Mar 08

• ____ 1 was the first man-made object to leave the Solar System Crossword Clue
• A central European country, in its own language Crossword Clue
• A cocktail practically identical to a Buck's Fizz Crossword Clue
• A co-host of The Great British Bake Off Crossword Clue
• A horizontal beam over a door or window Crossword Clue
• Another name for saltpetre Crossword Clue
• A resident of Australia's most populous city Crossword Clue
• At a slow tempo Crossword Clue
• Author of Fever Pitch and High Fidelity Crossword Clue
• Black History Month in the UK Crossword Clue
• Bolton-born actress in Dinnerladies and Shameless Crossword Clue
• British actor with over 50 film credits including Zero Dark Thirty, 1917 and Tár Crossword Clue
• British F1 driver who was world champion in 1992 Crossword Clue
• Children's novel whose title character was born Cedric Errol Crossword Clue
• Cold dish described as "a nutritional powerhouse" on John West's website Crossword Clue
• Colorado and West Virginia have official state songs written or sung by ____ Crossword Clue
• Darwin's The ____ of Man was published in 1871 Crossword Clue
• E-commerce brand formerly called Littlewoods Direct Crossword Clue
• Egyptian president Anwar ____ was a joint winner of the 1978 Nobel peace prize Crossword Clue
• English title of a 2006 Spanish-language film directed by Guillermo del Toro Crossword Clue
• Feathers McGraw's chicken disguise consists of a red rubber glove as the ____ Crossword Clue
• Football supporters, seen metaphorically as an extra team member Crossword Clue
• Futile, like endlessly rolling a boulder uphill Crossword Clue
• Ginger McCain, to Red Rum Crossword Clue
• Handel oratorio that premiered in 1742 Crossword Clue
• Hebrew word for a mound, used in the name of an Israeli city Crossword Clue
• "In Napoli, where love is kingׅ", from a choir, starts ____ Crossword Clue
• "____ is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power" (Aldous Huxley) Crossword Clue
• JS Bach's The Well-Tempered ____ uses all 24 possible keys Crossword Clue
• Kier Starmer's entry in ____ lists football and classical music as his recreations Crossword Clue
• Latin name for the Milky Way Crossword Clue
• Lupita ____ won an Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave Crossword Clue
• Microsoft web browser that replaced Internet Explorer Crossword Clue
• Musical featuring the song You'll Never Walk Alone Crossword Clue
• "My dad used to say to me 'Pints, gallons, litres' - which, I think, speaks ____" (Olaf Falafel joke) Crossword Clue
• One of two opposing forces in old Chinese philosophy Crossword Clue
• Othello, first sold in the 1970s, is a version of this game Crossword Clue
• Puppet originally operated by Leslie Corbett Crossword Clue
• Reception area in many Oxbridge colleges Crossword Clue
• Renée and Renato's only UK No 1 or top 40 hit Crossword Clue
• "The broad, sunlit ____ that are awaiting us" (Jacob Rees-Mogg on Brexit, partly quoting Winston Churchill) Crossword Clue
• The first original song from a Disney film to top the UK charts, in 2022 Crossword Clue
• The ____ system of planetary motion was superseded by the Copernican system Crossword Clue
• The tower of a mosque Crossword Clue
• "To be a teacher in ____ sense is to be a learner" (Kierkegaard) Crossword Clue
• To inspect, perhaps briefly Crossword Clue
• Type of early digital information service such as Ceefax Crossword Clue
• Unit of volume equivalent to about 20×200×0.3m Crossword Clue
• ____ Valley is a wine-making region in California Crossword Clue
• Woman's one-piece garment usually with central buttons Crossword Clue