The Times Specialist puzzle clues 2025 Dec 29

• Bill ---, actor in Love Actually and Shaun of the Dead Crossword Clue
• Breed of dog that originated in West Yorkshire Crossword Clue
• Butterfly or moth pupa Crossword Clue
• Charles ---, great US jazz double bass player Crossword Clue
• Country bordered by Honduras and Costa Rica Crossword Clue
• Disney film featuring the sisters Elsa and Anna Crossword Clue
• Elton John song whose lyrics were originally addressed to Marilyn Monroe Crossword Clue
• French name for a large region of northwest France Crossword Clue
• Garden bird with a black cap and bib Crossword Clue
• German city where Wagner was born and Bach died Crossword Clue
• Herb used to flavour chewing gum and toothpaste Crossword Clue
• Iris variety of wet habitats Crossword Clue
• Khartoum's nation Crossword Clue
• Limestone landscape riddled with sinkholes and caves Crossword Clue
• Location of a conference in early 1945 involving Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin Crossword Clue
• Marine food fish bearing distinctive wavy markings Crossword Clue
• Middle-earth inhabitant such as Gimli or Thorin Crossword Clue
• North Yorkshire village near a ruined Cistercian abbey Crossword Clue
• --- O'Neal, youngest recipient of a competitive Oscar Crossword Clue
• Percussion instrument developed in Trinidad Crossword Clue
• Respiratory condition Crossword Clue
• Sally ---, British 400m hurdles gold medallist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Crossword Clue
• Scotch bonnets or habaneros, eg Crossword Clue
• Scottish city where The Beano comic is produced weekly Crossword Clue
• Singer-songwriter awarded the 2025 Mercury prize Crossword Clue
• Swiss hotelier and business partner of the celebrated French chef Escoffier Crossword Clue
• --- Thomas, Welsh winner of the 2018 Tour de France Crossword Clue
• US senator who founded an international scholarship programme in 1946 Crossword Clue
• Waterproof overshoes Crossword Clue
• Winding plant shoot Crossword Clue