| a duo, worried about one sound | 30 |
| as an excuse, a liberal one? | 28 |
| all to give a child a name | 26 |
| a plate, mate? | 14 |
| ability of a runner to finish well | 34 |
| anaesthetists in the bible? | 27 |
| a creature showing no courtesy on inland waterways? | 51 |
| an accepted model, as far as illumination is concerned | 54 |
| almost disdain a stimulus | 25 |
| a feverish cold in eastern country – warm fur needed | 54 |
| a job in the establishment as kitchen maid | 42 |
| attack – that's what to do with the battery | 45 |
| a title from southern america | 29 |
| American city beginning to turn Liberal in America | 50 |
| A sample reduced vomit, but only just | 37 |
| Agrees one posted the twit on guard | 35 |
| A coarse word for "robust"? | 27 |
| Angry it's on the hat rack | 26 |
| Also, do take Leo in to say goodbye | 35 |
| A modern word meaning "again" | 29 |
| As a result, there's an egression | 33 |
| As before, run after the animal | 31 |
| asian bean plant whose nutritious seeds are used as food and forage | 67 |
| Actress ... Larson of "Captain Marvel" | 38 |
| A stitch used to close a surgical incision | 42 |
| An area of waterlogged land | 27 |
| African spiritual practice | 26 |
| Actress in "Just Go with It" | 28 |
| Ability to see | 14 |
| angelic instruments | 19 |
| Atom that has a positive or negative electrical charge | 54 |
| A golden ... can open any door | 30 |
| A narrative or story told with imagination | 42 |
| Amusing viral images shared online | 34 |
| Absence of difficulty or effort | 31 |
| A ..... card is a payment method that pays from the user's checking account | 75 |
| A tiny thorn, as in on a blackberry bush | 40 |
| Action word | 11 |
| Above ... beyond | 16 |
| Albanian cash | 13 |
| Adult insect | 12 |
| are you sure? energy is lacking for sports event | 48 |
| abominable foe ruins a cocktail | 31 |
| a rare variety of this bird was recently spotted in mayo. | 57 |
| australian cricketing legend who died in 2022 aged 52. | 54 |
| a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption | 48 |
| a score of one stroke over par on a hole | 40 |
| a noisy riotous fight | 21 |
| a large mass of ice floating at sea | 35 |
| a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | 48 |
| a circular toy on string which goes up and down | 47 |
| a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth | 46 |
| a seaport in northwestern italy; provincial capital of liguria | 62 |
| a very troublesome child | 24 |
| a university building containing living quarters for students | 61 |
| a doughy, white bread bun speciality, particularly associated with waterford | 76 |
| a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat | 71 |
| About a quarter-gallon | 22 |
| Address in a bar, for short | 27 |
| Actor who co-wrote and directed 1970's "Cotton Comes to Harlem" [2 wds.] | 72 |
| Amount by which a quota is missed | 33 |
| As an inevitable result [2 wds.] | 32 |
| Athlete posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 [2 wds.] | 79 |
| A university eleven complain bitterly over unknown supporter | 60 |
| Arsenic? Sure to suss out | 25 |
| Available for rental | 20 |
| Almost grand and mature, very well-behaved | 42 |
| A puzzle for the Inspector | 26 |
| A minute part in range | 22 |
| Arab city call — excellent | 28 |
| A raider came to rock friendly feeling | 38 |
| At home, European language broadcast is controlled | 50 |
| Alternative term for the calla, combining the name of two other plants | 70 |
| Actress who won an Oscar for playing Édith Piaf in the biopic La Vie en Rose | 77 |
| Amateur golf trophy contested between the USA and Great Britain & Ireland | 73 |
| Appropriated | 12 |
| Actress DeLaria of "Orange Is the New Black" | 44 |
| African country that's home to the Nollywood film industry | 58 |
| Atlanta-based airline | 21 |
| Actress Turner of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" | 50 |
| A single period of instruction | 30 |
| A wild prank | 12 |
| Any great writer, composer or work | 34 |
| Art of composing dances, especially ballets | 43 |
| Author 1974's vegetarian Moosewood Cookbook: 2 wds. | 51 |
| Alcoholic berverage at a Renaissance fair | 41 |
| Author of 1936's Joy of Cooking: 2 wds. | 39 |
| Alternatively named [inits] | 27 |
| Area after an explosion | 23 |
| Animal's front limb | 19 |
| Assert that marine creature is circling island | 46 |
| Animal, European, in more colourful surroundings | 48 |
| A one-off time period | 21 |
| Aggregate amount | 16 |
| African country, capital Dakar | 30 |
| Acrobatic songbird | 18 |
| Area in front of barns | 22 |
| authorising pilot that's ranting furiously? | 43 |
| a fill taken from liebfraumilch, supply spirits | 47 |
| american escapes lawsuit over storage space announced for fossil | 64 |
| A hundred bundles of paper bags | 31 |
| A revered symbol | 16 |
| A select class | 14 |
| Artist's workroom | 17 |
| A measure of space and time | 27 |
| A timber at right angles to a ship's keel | 41 |
| Assign a key part | 17 |
| app that features a review of the day | 37 |
| Agile circus performer | 22 |
| Arabian Nights' .. Baba | 23 |
| Any important life stage | 24 |
| Approximate landing hr. | 23 |
| Actress Sophia | 14 |
| Ages | 4 |
| Actor Malek of "Oppenheimer" | 28 |
| Arguing in court | 16 |
| Airshow maneuver | 16 |
| Apple discard | 13 |
| a fact at rest that could provide political wisdom | 50 |
| a fair amount of music | 22 |
| argument to enter at speed | 26 |
| arm bones | 9 |
| attendance | 10 |
| affirmative response | 20 |
| antelope | 8 |
| african country | 15 |
| assertiveness | 13 |
| ancient city | 12 |
| apiece | 6 |
| anthony, sculptor born in 1924 noted for his work using industrial objects | 74 |
| an ornament worn round the joint connecting the foot with the leg | 65 |
| a handle on an entrance that is turned to release the latch | 59 |
| an outlet for excess water in a bath or sink | 44 |
| a golf round ending in putting full of intense interest? | 56 |
| atmosphere in a refined london arts institution | 47 |
| advantage in polished gems | 26 |
| assorted old heroes around front of college trained again | 57 |
| alternately watches expert | 26 |
| authentic [german loanword] | 27 |
| annoy continually – set rep [anag] | 36 |
| a ruined city in egypt – or a living one in tennessee | 55 |
| antelope found in sub-saharan africa | 36 |
| a cistercian monk | 17 |
| amazing | 7 |
| available, as a cab | 19 |
| abounds | 7 |
| a lecture taken by astronauts? | 30 |
| achievement by the girl in getting a plume | 42 |
| a bird watcher never conceals it | 32 |
| a rascal and i meet for the fish course | 39 |
| a know-all gets dan in a temper | 31 |
| assume tea fork was bent, admittedly | 36 |
| american cinema club puts woman first | 37 |
| a puffed up v.i.p. | 18 |
| about to be included in a combat plane built to take cargo | 58 |
| any reform by politician from n. africa | 39 |
| a cross in italy shows where a composer is buried | 49 |
| a good one is important to one bowling from end to end | 54 |
| a piece of fishing tackle at sea | 32 |
| a good man in need made a cosy place to live | 44 |
| A couple of rounds after mass, Irish priest suggested | 53 |
| Agile, fit to be frisky in New York | 35 |
| Articulated lorry of American origin | 36 |
| A case of tradespeople sticking together | 40 |
| Admits that snow drifts | 23 |
| A writer's point | 16 |
| An old scout's dog? | 19 |
| An approach to opera | 20 |
| aviator's experiment? | 21 |
| about musical furniture | 23 |
| asleep, say | 11 |
| Alma mater of three consecutive U.S. presidents | 47 |
| Anita nicknamed the "Jezebel of Jazz" | 37 |
| A.M.A. member? | 14 |
| Attached with string | 20 |
| acting profession | 17 |
| a ...... on the wrist | 21 |
| Actress Thompson from "Jaws 3-D" | 32 |
| Actor Mahershala ... with two Oscars | 36 |
| Arthur ... Stadium, Queens | 26 |
| Another word for "too" | 22 |
| A pipe through which a drink can be sucked | 42 |
| A thrusting movement made with the finger | 41 |
| Abbreviation for Emergency Medical Services | 43 |
| America's Central Intelligence Agency | 37 |
| a dancer's jump | 15 |
| amos who sang cornflake girl | 28 |
| Accepted case of leaf spot found in tea plant | 45 |
| Answer last in grid that's something all can see as farewell | 60 |
| Assistants covering small digressions | 37 |
| Alcoholic beverage opposed around Middle East city | 50 |
| Are wheels safe for removal? | 28 |
| Aberdeen solicitors do caveats in chancery | 42 |
| A child aged between about eight and fourteen | 45 |
| Author of the filmed and staged novella Gigi | 44 |
| A red giant, the brightest star in Scorpius | 43 |
| American name for the folk tale character Henny Penny | 53 |
| A home for white ants | 21 |
| Apparitions experienced by .... Soubirous in 1858 made Lourdes a Catholic pilgrimage site | 89 |
| Anti-war song on Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon album | 61 |