The Times - Specialist - January 21 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Specialist - Sunday Times GK Jumbo No 093
Clues	Answers
“A noble spirit ____ the smallest man” is the motto of Springfield	embiggens
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God, and in the face of this ____” (Solemnization of Matrimony)	CONGREGATION
“Leaving thine ____ shell by life’s unresting sea!' (The Chambered Nautilus, Oliver Wendell Holmes)	OUTGROWN
“Richard of York gave battle in vain”, for example	MNEMONIC
“The Blades” were the first English Football League team to use this word in their official name	UNITED
“You’ll find your fortune’s fallin’ all over the town / Be sure that your ____ is upside down” (Pennies From Heaven)	UMBRELLA
1922 unauthorised film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula	NOSFERATU
A king with only nominal power	roi faineant
A person who may be ready to take illegal action on environmental issues	eco-warrior
A substitute, especially for a doctor	LOCUM
A written defence of one’s conduct	APOLOGIA
Actress who played Demelza in the 1970s Poldark series	Angharad Rees
Alton Towers roller coaster renamed Galactica in 2016	AIR
Ancient city of Anatolia where Paul met the disciple Timothy	LYSTRA
Ballroom dance or its music, usually in 2/4 time	paso doble
Body of water between Iceland and Greenland	Denmark Strait
Cartoon character besotted with Penelope Pussycat	Pepe le Pew
Central Asian country whose capital is Tashkent	UZBEKISTAN
Clothing retailer founded in 1978	TOPMAN
Company founded by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in 1943	IKEA
EM Forster novel about the Basts, Schlegels and Wilcoxes	Howards End
Emily Brontë’s only novel	Wuthering Heights
Emmanuel Macron succeeded this president of France	Francois Hollande
First single from the White Stripes album Get Behind Me Satan	Blue Orchid
Fish tanks or buildings containing them	AQUARIA
Ginger ____, stage name of Virginia McMath	ROGERS
Greek lyric poet noted for his drinking songs	ANACREON
Heated arguments in online forums	flame wars
Her last appearance as an opera singer was in Tosca at Covent Garden in 1965	Maria Callas
Inflammation of tissue surrounding the teeth	PERIODONTITIS
Jeff ____ co-founded ELO	LYNNE
Journalist who, with Mervyn Stockwood, attacked The Life Of Brian in a 1979 TV interview	Malcolm Muggeridge
Large seabird or, reversed, smaller seabirds	SKUA
Long-haired dog breed of Tibetan origin	Lhasa Apso
Mountain traditionally accepted as the place where Noah’s ark settled	ARARAT
Name by which Walter O’Reilly is known in M*A*S*H	RADAR
Norse god whose hammer, Mjölnir, is his main symbol	THOR
Orbiter launched in 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons	GALILEO
Pertaining to the science of air travel	AERONAUTIC
Place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses	Kingdom Hall
Prospero is the protagonist of The ____	TEMPEST
Rock band fronted by bass guitarist Geddy Lee	RUSH
Ruth Madoc’s character in Hi-de-Hi!	Gladys Pugh
Seeds of this plant provide the characteristic flavour of pastis and ouzo	ANISE
Site of a 1995 massacre in the Bosnian War	srebrenica
Strong alkaline solution	LYE
Study of deformation and flow of matter	RHEOLOGY
Supporters of all varieties of literature	BOOKENDS
The Jungle Book character whose name is purported to mean “frog”	MOWGLI
The last Rolling Stones album to feature Brian Jones	Let It Bleed
The last UK number 1 single by T.Rex	Metal Guru
The peer Richard John Bingham	Lord Lucan
The reign of Louis XIV, as a French golden age	Grand Siecle
The ____ was the only Gilbert & Sullivan opera to officially premiere in America	Pirates of Penzance
The ____, radio comedy series first called Crazy People	Goon Show
Video game featuring Agent 47	HITMAN
Volatile product of the oxidation of alcohol	ALDEHYDE
White wine made near Nantes	MUSCADET
Worm with internally and externally segmented body	ANNELID
____ 54, Manhattan theatre originally called the Gallo Opera House	STUDIO