| complaint around a column? | 26 |
| absorb first piece of information gent's concocted | 50 |
| arouse most irritation? not altogether | 38 |
| certainly after quotes in play | 30 |
| no undue travail when working out an estimate below real worth | 62 |
| awful despair with loss of energy in tough area for canoeists? | 62 |
| avoid team given backing of favourites | 38 |
| covered and difficult to understand? | 36 |
| aim for a special irish exhibition's opening | 44 |
| group with american in university grounds | 41 |
| carefully analyse a french tool with a long handle | 50 |
| part of crib is essential for sacred birds | 42 |
| learned pair of journalists touring university with whiskery type | 65 |
| a lot of coverage for when one goes off? | 40 |
| mention of arab, say, sounding rough | 36 |
| former partner saw to approval for financial facility | 53 |
| Chepstow's river | 16 |
| Female member of Enid Blyton's 'Secret Seven' | 45 |
| Religion that began in what is now Saudi Arabia | 47 |
| First name of Poirot's creator | 30 |
| Christian festival | 18 |
| Moscow citadel | 14 |
| Caledonian or Crinan, for example | 33 |
| Simon Le Bon's wife | 19 |
| Grain used for whiskey | 22 |
| Surname of Love Story star Ali | 30 |
| US spy group [inits] | 20 |
| Hungarian composer and pianist | 30 |
| Person from the largest South American country | 46 |
| Bay on which Bilbao is situated | 31 |
| Ms Syal, Goodness Gracious Me star | 34 |
| Family of languages derived from Latin | 38 |
| Exploratory oil well | 20 |
| Star of Fiddler on the Roof | 27 |
| German city where Bach is buried | 32 |
| Mr Schwarzenegger's nickname | 28 |
| DIY SOS host | 12 |
| First name of impressionist Ms Ancona | 37 |
| From India, China or Malaysia, perhaps | 38 |
| Game featured in the series The Queen's Gambit | 46 |
| Second largest city in Wales | 28 |
| Plant also known as boneset | 27 |
| Old Testament tower | 19 |
| I name new pub | 14 |
| Trendy group produce a little picture | 37 |
| Translation of 'merci' ... it's illegal | 39 |
| Outsize vehicles at Hollywood ceremony | 38 |
| Row about stray dog | 19 |
| Two fools at home consumed kill | 31 |
| Precise cut turned up, cut without centre | 41 |
| Where low-down criminals are held? | 34 |
| Hut converted for milk treatment process [inits] | 48 |
| Dignify with transport on film? Yes | 35 |
| Track soldiers' return without leader | 37 |
| Snub religious education enthusiast | 35 |
| Give us a break! | 16 |
| Fish heading off, going astray | 30 |
| Pa's upset at health resort | 27 |
| Begins it in a site development | 31 |
| Scoffs at bars | 14 |
| Continue with unrestrained behaviour | 36 |
| Cast adrift, hasn't shown directly | 34 |
| Sleeve the others found on side of chair | 40 |
| University entering class for meeting | 37 |
| Rounding Tunisia in the French liner | 36 |
| Express disapproval that period of prosperity doesn't end | 57 |
| Reserve player is expected to conquer | 37 |
| Hold out against unruly sister | 30 |
| Wilfred ......, First World War poet | 36 |
| Fertile desert area | 19 |
| ...... Calman, Scottish comedienne | 34 |
| Topical | 7 |
| 'Jester' playing-card | 21 |
| Computerised | 12 |
| Prison escapee | 14 |
| Instrument with bellows | 23 |
| Valletta's island | 17 |
| Irish county south of Galway | 28 |
| Lazy uncouth person | 19 |
| Public transport user | 21 |
| Old Testament paradise | 22 |
| Going back and forth | 20 |
| Imminent | 8 |
| Small particles | 15 |
| Genetic replica | 15 |
| New Zealand rugby team | 22 |
| Down ......, the Antipodes | 26 |
| ...... Mars, singer | 19 |
| Jermaine ......, The One Show presenter | 39 |
| Arch used in croquet | 20 |
| Pleasing, very nice | 19 |
| Peppers | 7 |
| Faces vessels | 13 |
| Brewing agent from Skye, a stickler | 35 |
| Rows cause upset, we hear | 25 |
| One who hears adroit broadcast about university | 47 |
| Intend the German to wander aimlessly | 37 |
| Fire Sid for turning on woman | 29 |
| Gone is a version of torments | 29 |
| Is in stands and opposes | 24 |
| Building Head Office put to some purpose | 40 |
| River time recorder | 19 |
| Left a drink | 12 |
| Carol mixed reddish-pink colour | 31 |
| Rod's making trip to spar | 25 |
| Harsh noise coming from river snake | 35 |
| Excessive returning some smart luxury | 37 |
| She puts clothes on the kitchen unit | 36 |
| Current's badly dyed | 20 |
| A mutual problem accepting new beginning when seasonal | 54 |
| Passes on information about team races | 38 |
| Bird may spoil metal | 20 |
| Time rotten stinker got cheap gifts | 35 |
| Deposit fish returning south | 28 |
| Nags mum, perhaps, for large bottles of champagne | 49 |
| Condition of jockey | 19 |
| Some authoritarian deity | 24 |
| Shell makes vehicle go quickly | 30 |
| Solid water | 11 |
| Recommend strongly | 18 |
| Female donkey | 13 |
| Tranquillise | 12 |
| Most awful | 10 |
| Insect-trapping sticky surface | 30 |
| Sound familiar | 14 |
| Bellow, yell | 12 |
| Absolutely perfect | 18 |
| Author of serious or sorrowful works | 36 |
| Discount supermarket chain | 26 |
| Become aware of | 15 |
| Dawn beads | 10 |
| Small dark fruits often baked into muffins | 42 |
| Systematic defamation | 21 |
| Silver British coin | 19 |
| Spoken test | 11 |
| Perforated building slab | 24 |
| Court disaster | 14 |
| Outdoor summer social event | 27 |
| Writer of the 19th-century novel, Under Two Flags | 49 |
| Creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel | 32 |
| Town south of Rennes | 20 |
| ...... spinosa, plant commonly known as the devil's walking stick | 65 |
| Michele ......, Betty in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | 49 |
| Tufty velvety cord | 18 |
| High-interest short-term loan from a bank | 41 |
| Follower of a Chinese religious system | 38 |
| Refined chap such as Suranne Jones' Jack | 40 |
| Northern Scandinavian region | 28 |
| Ben-Hur director | 16 |
| London theatre | 14 |
| Sir Arthur ...... Doyle, writer | 31 |
| Fabric used in upholstery | 25 |
| Trees giving durable and fragrant wood | 38 |
| Name that amusingly suits its bearer's occupation | 49 |
| One who rejects Arminian theology | 33 |
| ...... Moriarty, Big Little Lies author | 39 |
| Rita ......, Let You Love Me singer | 35 |
| Doctor specialising in the use of X-rays | 40 |
| Part of a bill's Parliamentary passage | 38 |
| 1984 comedy film starring Steve Guttenberg | 42 |
| Actor who played Cleggy in Last of the Summer Wine | 50 |
| Go Your ...... Way, Fleetwood Mac hit | 37 |
| Former Fiat model | 17 |
| Woody Allen film | 16 |
| Kristen Stewart vampire movie | 29 |
| ...... Donnelly, TV presenter | 29 |
| Rise up | 7 |
| Bead of morning moisture | 24 |
| Smoker's accessory | 18 |
| Oatmeal cooked in water | 23 |
| Provide a feast for | 19 |
| Applied a shiny substance to | 28 |
| Small sweet orange | 18 |
| Cyclist's stirrup | 17 |
| Place for canoodling in a cinema | 32 |
| Tea sweetener | 13 |
| Obstinately devoted [to] | 24 |
| Intimate, refer | 15 |
| Verdant, green | 14 |
| Moan continually | 16 |
| Main portion of the body | 24 |
| Walk as if drunk | 16 |
| Chemically unreactive | 21 |
| Secret plan | 11 |
| Acts smugly | 11 |
| Great painter of the past | 25 |
| Imaginary ideal country | 23 |
| Outward motion of the tide | 26 |
| Female singer | 13 |
| Bay tree | 8 |
| Minor film actress | 18 |
| Interior parts of a house | 25 |
| Glossy shoe material | 20 |
| One of a rich powerful elite | 28 |
| Strudel pastry | 14 |
| Lethargic people | 16 |
| Spoken vow | 10 |
| Reverse a situation | 19 |
| Dog strap | 9 |
| Constituency voter | 18 |