| A copper staff's sharpness | 26 |
| Alliance in Europe criticised oil supplying group | 49 |
| American state banks are all over the place | 43 |
| A number of these NATO representatives elected politician | 57 |
| A in BA, the degree | 19 |
| Actor ... Jeong from "The Hangover" | 35 |
| Animal-saving organization: Abbr. | 33 |
| At heart, fundamentally | 23 |
| Affected by ennui | 17 |
| Alluring person about to feed lust? | 35 |
| Anglican carrying iron rod in drinking establishment | 52 |
| AI's eschewed in fair vote returning revered figure | 51 |
| Asian river tour and meal — each fifty per cent off | 53 |
| Antarctic volcano | 17 |
| avoiding alcohol | 16 |
| arboreal marsupial | 18 |
| ardal o'hanlan's character in the sitcom 'father ted' | 53 |
| at the same time | 16 |
| Author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner | 52 |
| A little wind disrupts the bar | 30 |
| Animated with a vile concoction | 31 |
| At this point in the rehearsal | 30 |
| Always poetic ... that is weird! | 32 |
| Article held by Skye boatmen moving similarly | 45 |
| Astounds, stuns | 15 |
| Achievements round river are special attractions | 48 |
| African city where animal has ingested argon | 44 |
| Ark-builder in the Bible | 24 |
| Assistant to a bishop | 21 |
| Antonio ......, violin maker | 28 |
| Angelic babes | 13 |
| anxiety, tension | 16 |
| actor eric | 10 |
| abdominal protrusion | 20 |
| a war-club maori | 16 |
| all-night watch | 15 |
| another way to be grounded? | 27 |
| adult life that had mono mix | 28 |
| aware of, say, a smelly feature? | 32 |
| appoints | 8 |
| area of spain | 13 |
| absent | 6 |
| additional insurance | 20 |
| a piece of vegetable or meat in deep-fried batter in indian cuisine | 67 |
| a word or thing that is old-fashioned | 37 |
| a mixture of wine and soda water | 32 |
| a kitchen utensil for crushing potatoes | 39 |
| a thing put in a cabinet, perhaps, gets to shrivel | 50 |
| a pair at work in protective garment | 36 |
| a chump's confused about tense sporting contests | 48 |
| affirmative statement | 21 |
| annulment | 9 |
| a request made in an urgent or emotional manner | 47 |
| a member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the pope | 68 |
| a thin cartilage between the surface of some joints, e.g. the knee | 66 |
| a boneless piece of meat from near the loins or ribs of an animal | 65 |
| a programme of business for discussion at a meeting | 51 |
| a kitchen device for turning solid food into a pureed form | 58 |
| activity associated with the cities of las vegas and reno in nevada | 67 |
| a party game in which people compete for fewer places to sit | 60 |
| a negative or unfavourable reaction | 35 |
| a substance formed in sour milk and produced in muscles during exercise | 71 |
| a cunning action to turn a situation to one's advantage | 55 |
| asian country lacking a prominent feature | 41 |
| advertising about openings in theatres organised quickly | 56 |
| adopt a position to tweak and thieve a composition | 50 |
| authority of speaking this way? | 31 |
| acquitted, having brightened up? | 32 |
| adhesive substance | 18 |
| aids | 4 |
| act with exaggeration | 21 |
| adult leveret | 13 |
| a bird of prey with angled wings and deeply forked tail | 55 |
| a performance of a programme of music by a soloist or small group | 65 |
| a machine with rollers into which wet laundry is squeezed | 57 |
| a toll road for which a fee is paid for passage | 47 |
| a movable indicator on a computer screen | 40 |
| attention shown in wearside | 27 |
| attitude shown by penny over winding routes | 43 |
| a site of drama once? heather and pam excitedly go round it | 59 |
| add label to minced food – it's a pound sign | 46 |
| arranging vague trip to find cure for 14? | 41 |
| ape mother's complicated mood | 29 |
| against constant reversal in position – it delays waste elimination | 69 |
| an early version of old copper vessel | 37 |
| anxious | 7 |
| actor lancaster or reynolds, say | 32 |
| argentine currency | 18 |
| aural repetition | 16 |
| author listing abbr. | 20 |
| air field? | 10 |
| a baldwin | 9 |
| aspirin, often | 14 |
| a numero | 8 |
| animal house? | 13 |
| astronomer bart | 15 |
| alias, briefly | 14 |
| anat., e.g. | 11 |
| asian land | 10 |
| Acting gig | 10 |
| Arrange in order | 16 |
| Army website ending | 19 |
| Arm art | 7 |
| Atlantic catch | 14 |
| Author of detective stories | 27 |
| apply friction to | 17 |
| amending | 8 |
| accomplishes | 12 |
| anonymous litigant's last name | 30 |
| announcement upon arriving | 26 |
| ask meddlesome questions | 24 |
| at the core of | 14 |
| argument's general meaning | 26 |
| Appears to understand the manuscript | 36 |
| A reminder men hold me to | 25 |
| A sorry speech? | 15 |
| A failure as a fast dye? | 24 |
| A light across the ship | 23 |
| A girl graduate about to burst into tears | 41 |
| As a result of that | 19 |
| Arctic sledge dog | 17 |
| A durable twill-woven cloth | 27 |
| A dark-curled Asian lambskin | 28 |
| america takes class line on moneylending | 40 |
| a confusing number of ways to cause astonishment | 48 |
| a measure to remove ill-feeling | 31 |
| aimed at appeasing the mighty sea | 33 |
| a complaint as regards public transport | 39 |
| accident-prone excursionist | 27 |
| accounts in the family? | 23 |
| as dished up by the tennis player? | 34 |
| about 24 hours out, but prepared | 32 |
| Attack official UK statisticians, chuckling with no sign of hesitation | 70 |
| Again, finance house primarily converts monetary unit | 53 |
| A poster designed for a coastal place | 37 |
| As musical entertainment, one might knock it | 44 |
| A growing reason for MOT failure? | 33 |
| A two bank town in Scotland? | 28 |
| A bloomer most companions would find disturbing? | 48 |
| arthur —, 1958 commonwealth shot put gold medallist | 53 |
| advantaged with transport | 25 |
| abbey road, notably | 19 |
| al of racing | 12 |
| architect's drawing | 19 |
| ancient son of the younger lady, informally | 43 |
| automotive company that conducted the world's first rocket-powered flights | 74 |
| adds water to | 13 |
| artist who has recorded in tolkien's fictional language | 55 |
| animation stills | 16 |
| all of the reporters covering a trial? | 38 |
| art able to | 11 |
| arrive too late for the blanket giveaway? | 41 |
| adds nutrients to, as flour | 27 |
| arboreal homes | 14 |
| airline to oslo | 15 |
| Animals that can grow lungs after being born | 44 |
| And others, in Latin | 20 |
| A pear represents one, in Arcimboldo's famous portrait | 54 |
| A cherry represents one, in Arcimboldo's famous portrait | 56 |
| A li'l bit | 10 |
| A 16 seed beating a 1 seed, e.g. | 32 |
| Actress Aniston, familiarly | 27 |
| Arctic bird | 11 |
| Age with a name | 15 |
| Apple that's flat | 17 |
| All-inclusive prefix | 20 |
| Associates of MDs | 17 |
| At the minimum setting | 22 |
| Airborne polar explorer | 23 |
| Author of "The Natural" | 23 |
| Author Zola | 11 |
| All there | 9 |
| Applications for Kansas City, St. Louis, etc. | 45 |
| Actress Watson or Thompson | 26 |
| Absorb, with "up" | 17 |
| At the front of the line | 24 |
| At the stern | 12 |
| Animal's "family tree" | 22 |
| Appellation | 11 |
| Amsterdam is its cap. | 21 |
| Actress Summer of "Serenity" | 28 |
| Architect I.M. from China | 25 |
| average skirt | 13 |
| ability | 7 |
| acme | 4 |
| auto pedal | 10 |
| Arbiter of fair play | 20 |
| Actress from "Friends" | 22 |
| Ardent devotee | 14 |
| alone; rhymes with yolo | 23 |
| adventurous girl with a talking backpack | 40 |
| abbreviation for a computer's control key | 41 |
| Alternatively, talk with lonely outsiders | 41 |
| Again, conductor's beginning demands of flutes | 46 |
| a bit salty | 11 |
| athletic attire | 15 |
| awkward | 7 |
| Australian kids' TV star | 24 |
| archenemies | 11 |
| Alaskan king ... | 16 |