The Times Specialist puzzle clues 2026 Aug 24

• 18th-century French painter best known for The Swing Crossword Clue
• --- Allende, Chilean author of The House of the Spirits Crossword Clue
• Animal in the title of a song by Elton John and book by Roald Dahl Crossword Clue
• Art ---, singer whose solo hits include Bright Eyes in 1979 Crossword Clue
• Athletics event in which the men's world record is 23.56 metres Crossword Clue
• Barbra ---, singer-actress in Funny Girl and Yentl Crossword Clue
• Bird poeticised by Hopkins in The Windhover Crossword Clue
• Blue wire in a plug Crossword Clue
• Carmaker whose models have included the Xsara and Saxo Crossword Clue
• Chinchilla or lemming, eg Crossword Clue
• Currency of Sweden Crossword Clue
• English name of a large river and estuary of Argentina and Uruguay Crossword Clue
• Event including competitive bareback riding and roping Crossword Clue
• Female warrior on the reverse of many £2 coins since 2015 Crossword Clue
• Flaky bakery item made by "laminating" yeast dough Crossword Clue
• Frederick ---, musical partner of Alan Jay Lerner Crossword Clue
• Game in which one may ruff, finesse and redouble Crossword Clue
• Grasslike wetland plant with triangular stems Crossword Clue
• Hazardous coalmine gas mainly comprising methane Crossword Clue
• Hot wind blowing from north Africa to southern Europe Crossword Clue
• Integrated sideboard and shelving unit Crossword Clue
• Isle of Man's parliament Crossword Clue
• Light crisp biscuit often served with ice cream Crossword Clue
• Murray ---, US physicist who conceptualised the quark Crossword Clue
• Nontechnical name for the carpal joint Crossword Clue
• Playwright widely thought to have worked with Shakespeare on Timon of Athens Crossword Clue
• Sleeping location for birds Crossword Clue
• Star of two films as the greed-driven Gordon Gekko Crossword Clue
• Thick discs of flaked salmon or cod, eg, mixed with potato and coated in breadcrumbs Crossword Clue
• Word of opposite meaning Crossword Clue