The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2026 May 17

• About 12 per cent of bronze is this metal Crossword Clue
• About 30 per cent of baking powder is ____ Crossword Clue
• An almost always "Worshipful" organisation in London Crossword Clue
• A softer alternative to a Garibaldi biscuit Crossword Clue
• Author of The Railway Children Crossword Clue
• A woven fabric was named after soldiers from this part of Germany Crossword Clue
• "Black ____" is really transparent ____ Crossword Clue
• Captain Corelli might have played this as well as his mandolin Crossword Clue
• Creator of Another Place, 100 figures on Crosby Beach Crossword Clue
• Description of some First World War pilots and 1970s comedians Crossword Clue
• Distance, especially in golf and American football Crossword Clue
• Don ____ won the first calendar grand slam in tennis, in 1938 Crossword Clue
• Dutch settlement captured by an expedition led by Richard Nicolls in 1664 Crossword Clue
• Elephant and mammoth tusks are modified ____s Crossword Clue
• First form of milk from mammary glands just after a birth Crossword Clue
• ____ forces won the battle of Towton in 1461 Crossword Clue
• Fossiliferous limestone quarried near Swanage, used in many southern English cathedrals Crossword Clue
• Gene Wilder played the lead role and co-wrote the script with Mel Brooks in this comedy horror film Crossword Clue
• Greek island, the largest in the Med reachable by road Crossword Clue
• Duino Elegies is one of the best-known works of this Austrian poet Crossword Clue
• "I ____" is a light-hearted acceptance of an offer, especially of food or drink Crossword Clue
• Informally, to visit, often without warning Crossword Clue
• In many languages, an acute accent indicates ____ Crossword Clue
• In software, a ____ feature is no longer recommended and may be removed Crossword Clue
• In trigonometry, a short name for the reciprocal of a sine Crossword Clue
• ____ & ____ is an advertising agency that was founded by brothers in London in 1970 Crossword Clue
• Italian port, once the fourth-largest city in the Austro-Hungarian empire Crossword Clue
• "Men keep their ____ when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them" (Solon, ancient Greek statesman) Crossword Clue
• Name for a cowshed, mainly in northern Britain Crossword Clue
• One ten billionth of a metre Crossword Clue
• Outermost germ layers of early embryos Crossword Clue
• Petty crook played by Adam Faith in a 1971-72 ITV series Crossword Clue
• Possible description of the serpent in Genesis iii Crossword Clue
• Scottish singer-songwriter who had a 1966 hit with Sunshine Superman Crossword Clue
• Scott novel which made Rowena a popular forename Crossword Clue
• Someone who "____" cannot do what they claim Crossword Clue
• Spanish name for a Spanish province, once part of a kingdom with land on both sides of the Pyrenees Crossword Clue
• ____s reduce shock or the effect of antagonism Crossword Clue
• The highest of the Mountains of Mourne Crossword Clue
• This sporting organisation won an international contest in 1851, and defended the trophy successfully against challenges from other nations until a defeat in 1983 Crossword Clue
• To carry out a plan or computer instructions Crossword Clue
• Two 14th-century Scottish kings were from this clan Crossword Clue
• What may be used to record sound or measure distance Crossword Clue
• "When you emulate someone else's ____ with a different body shape it just doesn't work" (Trinny Woodall) Crossword Clue
• With undesirable or unnecessary parts removed Crossword Clue
• Woollen yarn or fabric made by combing long fibres Crossword Clue
• Word for cunning, famously used by Robert Burns Crossword Clue
• ____ worms include earthworms, ragworms and leeches Crossword Clue
• You can ____ potatoes or hidden information Crossword Clue