The Times Specialist Sunday puzzle clues 2026 Aug 09

• 1984 Bananarama song that mentions a US actor Crossword Clue
• A ball of ganache, usually dusted with cocoa Crossword Clue
• A comma is generally used instead of this in continental Europe Crossword Clue
• Adverb that famously splits an infinitive on TV Crossword Clue
• A "home scar" on a coastal rock is a ring-shaped indentation formed by this creature Crossword Clue
• A Japanese form of complementary therapy Crossword Clue
• A knight ____ does not belong to any chivalric order Crossword Clue
• A lichen eaten by caribou in North America Crossword Clue
• A musical number with a theme of unrequited love Crossword Clue
• An Indian type of lute Crossword Clue
• A pair of spectacles or opera glasses with a handle Crossword Clue
• A soroban is a type of Japanese ____. usually with 65 beads Crossword Clue
• Astronomical distance unit equal to about 3.26 light years Crossword Clue
• "____, baby, ____" (US politician Michael Steele, later Sarah Palin and Donald Trump) Crossword Clue
• Barrister who said "I am not superwoman" in 2002 Crossword Clue
• Ben McKenna is this 1956 film's title character Crossword Clue
• Board game invented by Albert Lamorisse, originally called La Conquête du Monde Crossword Clue
• Booker prize-winning author of The God of Small Things Crossword Clue
• Boxer Nicola ____ won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 Crossword Clue
• Brentford Football Club are "the ____" Crossword Clue
• Comedy character who first comes into being during his own birthday celebration Crossword Clue
• Condition that halitophobes irrationally fear having Crossword Clue
• Correspond; wed someone of a higher social status Crossword Clue
• Cut of veal used to make osso bucco Crossword Clue
• ____ dressing is usually made with a base of mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk Crossword Clue
• Eden ____ scored 110 goals for Chelsea, 2012-19 Crossword Clue
• Energy-saving measure used in the UK in early 1974 Crossword Clue
• Forename of singer Bridgers and screenwriter/actor Waller-Bridge Crossword Clue
• French writer Michel de ____ introduced essays as a European literary genre, and the name for them Crossword Clue
• Fur often used for ceremonial robes Crossword Clue
• Home town of Fred Flintstone Crossword Clue
• "I had the ____ on" (Marilyn Monroe, answering a question about calendar nudity) Crossword Clue
• Minder character who referred to "'er indoors" Crossword Clue
• Item of concern to a vexillologist Crossword Clue
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is set in this US state Crossword Clue
• Jane ____ played Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous Crossword Clue
• La couleur centrale sur le drapeau national de la France Crossword Clue
• Mountain mentioned in Exodus xix,11 Crossword Clue
• Of a meal, eaten outdoors Crossword Clue
• "Posted on X", formerly Crossword Clue
• Stephen King's The ____ was originally released serially in six instalments Crossword Clue
• "Storm in Channel; Continent ____" (apocryphal British newspaper headline) Crossword Clue
• The collective positions of prime minister, chancellor of the exchequer, home secretary and foreign secretary Crossword Clue
• The first laser used a synthetic ____ as its gain medium Crossword Clue
• The Lollywood film industry is based in this city Crossword Clue
• The lower part in a duet Crossword Clue
• The medulla ____ connects the brain to the spinal cord Crossword Clue
• The ____ of 1765 (repealed in March 1776) imposed direct duties on British colonies in America Crossword Clue
• Waterway connecting Salford to the Mersey estuary Crossword Clue
• "You say goodbye and ___" (Beatles lyric) Crossword Clue