The Times Specialist – Solution List – 14-November-2022
1.North Asian marten known for its dark brown fur
SABLE
2.River that enters the sea at Sunderland
WEAR
3.Shaggy-haired relative of the llama
ALPACA
4.Isabel -, Chilean author of The House of the Spirits
ALLENDE
5.Capital city that stands on the River Vistula
WARSAW
6.Metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables
SPONDEE
7.Hypothetical substance once supposed to be present in all combustible matter
PHLOGISTON
8.US army officer who met his end at Little Bighorn
CUSTER
9.Pointed tool used for piercing wood or leather
AWL
10.Dip of chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon and garlic
HUMMUS
11.Device used to deliver pulmonary medication
INHALER
12.Medical name for the anvil bone of the ear
INCUS
13.Michael -, German-born Irish actor who played Steve Jobs in a 2015 biopic
FASSBENDER
14.La -, classic Fellini film starring Anita Ekberg
DOLCE VITA
15.Phosphorescent glow seen on marshland at night
WILL O THE WISP
16.Race won this year by Sam Waley-Cohen riding Noble Yeats
GRAND NATIONAL
17.Round section of a sphere with a diameter shorter than that of the sphere
SMALL CIRCLE
18.Former name for the port side of a ship
LARBOARD
19.Northern Irish actor who plays Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty
ADRIAN DUNBAR
20.Only country to border Iran, China and the Arabian Sea
PAKISTAN
21.Drink combining dry white wine and cassis
KIR
22.Handheld firework
SPARKLER
23.Alternative British name for a “US billion”
MILLIARD
24.Influential US funk band led by Nile Rodgers
CHIC
25.Dairy product made from the curds of skimmed milk
COTTAGE CHEESE
26.The “L” in a BLT sandwich
LETTUCE
27.David Attenborough series shown on Netflix in 2019
OUR PLANET
28.Nobel laureate who wrote L’Étranger and La Peste
ALBERT CAMUS
