The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2026 May 03

• 1939 novel which "has yet to be fathomed, and probably never will be" (Oxford Companion to English Literature) Crossword Clue
• 1996 comedy film with Mara Wilson in the title role Crossword Clue
• "Anyone with a ____ of strategic insight ­understands that […] Britain must urgently raise its defence spending" (The Times, 14 April 2026) Crossword Clue
• A yew is a type of ____ Crossword Clue
• Biased opinions for or against a person or thing Crossword Clue
• Britain's first Eurovision Song Contest winner, in 1967 Crossword Clue
• Central character of Breakfast at Tiffany's Crossword Clue
• Construction toy created in Liverpool in 1901 Crossword Clue
• Determined and/or persistent people Crossword Clue
• Dining table centrepiece, especially in Victorian times Crossword Clue
• Dorset town with a very large but very shallow natural harbour Crossword Clue
• Elton John's lyricist for the 1998 musical Aida Crossword Clue
• Evelyn Waugh novel set in the Second World War Crossword Clue
• Former republic (1854-1902) whose capital was Bloemfontein Crossword Clue
• Fragrant flower traditionally worn by brides Crossword Clue
• Grandfather's theme in Peter and the Wolf is played on the ____ Crossword Clue
• Having cheap superficial attractiveness for quick sales Crossword Clue
• Heavy metal genre of such bands as Motörhead and Girlschool Crossword Clue
• ____: Maverick was the sequel to this 1986 film Crossword Clue
• In cricket, a delivery which swerves towards leg Crossword Clue
• In mathematics, maximum or minimum function values Crossword Clue
• Iris ____ wrote the novels The Sea, The Sea Crossword Clue
• Judy Carne catchphrase in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Crossword Clue
• Leader of a monastery Crossword Clue
• Le Grand ____ is a chateau in the grounds of Versailles Crossword Clue
• Madame Bovary Crossword Clue
• Metallic element that explodes on contact with water or air Crossword Clue
• Motorsport supremo from whom Eric Clapton bought the yacht Va Bene Crossword Clue
• One of the three dinosaurs on which Godzilla is based Crossword Clue
• Perform something badly or improperly Crossword Clue
• Protein which is the organic matrix of bone Crossword Clue
• Puts (an environment) back into its original state Crossword Clue
• Residents of a former Bundesrepublik Crossword Clue
• Sea area between Denmark and Sweden Crossword Clue
• Shared title of singles by Alison Moyet (1986), Survivor (1986) and Whitesnake (1987) Crossword Clue
• Sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett, 1981-88 Crossword Clue
• Small African antelope with white underparts Crossword Clue
• Small fishing boats Crossword Clue
• Someone who ____ received retribution Crossword Clue
• Song with which Conchita Wurst won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest Crossword Clue
• Substance once sold in loaves Crossword Clue
• Taiwan's former name Crossword Clue
• That which typically begins with "How many …?" Crossword Clue
• "There is no ____ so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men" (Lord Acton) Crossword Clue
• The ____ weight of a vehicle is that without passengers or luggage Crossword Clue
• Thistle-like plant of India grown for its red dye and an oil used in cookery Crossword Clue
• Those using tribal objects to represent kinship Crossword Clue
• To correct and revise text Crossword Clue
• Transmitter which sends signals to a satellite Crossword Clue
• "You've been ____, filling in time" (Welcome to the Machine, Pink Floyd) Crossword Clue