The Times Specialist puzzle clues 2026 Oct 05

• 1964 Rolling Stones single, the first to reach No 1 Crossword Clue
• 1999 film starring Russell Crowe as a tobacco industry whistleblower Crossword Clue
• Alkaline substance primarily used as a fertiliser Crossword Clue
• Archipelago including Corfu, Paxos and Cephalonia Crossword Clue
• Bitter-tasting constituent of a negroni cocktail Crossword Clue
• Brand of hot sauce made from Mexican chillies Crossword Clue
• Broad waterway such as that connecting Manchester to the Irish Sea Crossword Clue
• Celebrated writer born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805 Crossword Clue
• Comedian who won the first series of The Celebrity Traitors Crossword Clue
• Common duck whose males have a reddish-brown head Crossword Clue
• Dried coconut kernel Crossword Clue
• Eldest of the March sisters in Little Women Crossword Clue
• Fungus, plant or animal, eg Crossword Clue
• Guy Ritchie crime film about an underworld boxing fight Crossword Clue
• Historical region of southern France Crossword Clue
• John ---, world affairs editor of BBC News Crossword Clue
• --- Korbut, Soviet winner of four Olympic gymnastics gold medals in the 1970s Crossword Clue
• Largest city in Kansas Crossword Clue
• Musical genre of the Asian bands BTS and Blackpink Crossword Clue
• Painter of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica Crossword Clue
• Poseidon or Triton, eg Crossword Clue
• Prime minister who represented the Holborn & St Pancras constituency Crossword Clue
• Row of connected houses built in a uniform style Crossword Clue
• Savoury flan made with egg Crossword Clue
• Sitcom actress whose credits include Friday Night Dinner, Episodes and Black Books Crossword Clue
• State capital of Louisiana Crossword Clue
• Traditional dessert associated with Christmas dinner Crossword Clue
• Tree susceptible to a disease spread by bark beetles Crossword Clue
• Type of tissue affected by an ACL injury Crossword Clue
• Valveless brass instrument Crossword Clue