The Times Specialist – Solution List – 21-November-2022
1.Canadian-US rock group that collaborated extensively with Bob Dylan
THE BAND
2.Parisian hill upon which the Sacre-Coeur stands
MONTMARTRE
3.Vessels usually conveying oxygenated blood
ARTERIES
4.Debbie -, singer who starred in the 1983 film Videodrome
HARRY
5.Writer born Samuel Langhorne Clemens
MARK TWAIN
6.Australian comic who has hosted the Channel 4 show The Last Leg since 2012
ADAM HILLS
7.Alternative name for the monkey puzzle tree
CHILE PINE
8.Bird such as the coot, moorhen or corncrake
RAIL
9.Concert venue on Kensington Gore, London SW7
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
10.James -, high-profile MP for Braintree
CLEVERLY
11.Letter from -, Radio 4 show that was presented by 25A
AMERICA
12.Stately home situated between Bakewell and Chesterfield
CHATSWORTH
13.Christian feast occurring one week before Easter Day
PALM SUNDAY
14.- Cooke, transatlantic journalist (1908-2004)
ALISTAIR
15.Herb known for its effect on feline behaviour
CATNIP
16.Yellowish tropical wood used in furniture-making
TEAK
17.Musical instruction to play in a loving or tender manner
AMOROSO
18.- Maria, French-born queen consort of Charles I
HENRIETTA
19.Author of Vanity Fair and The Luck of Barry Lyndon
THACKERAY
20.Garment whose name means “waistcoat” in French
GILET
21.Heraldic cross as seen on the flag of Scotland
SALTIRE
22.Nickname for Edinburgh
AULD REEKIE
23.State capital of Tasmania
HOBART
24.Headgear to which a horse’s bit is fitted
BRIDLE
25.Commonly prescribed anticoagulant drug
WARFARIN
26.Astrological boundary dividing signs of the zodiac
CUSP
27.Highly adaptable insect closely related to termites
COCKROACH
28.US name for maize
CORN
29.Grouping of computer networks identified by a single name
DOMAIN
