| Pressure on detective inspector creating anxiety | 48 |
| Lake that's spooky by all accounts | 34 |
| Take part in play, oddly unable to be real | 42 |
| Organise escape of special group | 32 |
| Society girl bankrupt finally — because of this? | 50 |
| Enraged about English traitor | 29 |
| Confront poet getting hold of an E | 34 |
| Maoist ruthlessly gathers support | 33 |
| Large creature Pat and Helen shot | 33 |
| The weary walk of a policeman? | 30 |
| A route not designed for heavy traffic overseas | 47 |
| Job queen performed dutifully at first | 38 |
| Inventor giving you a ring? | 27 |
| Left on beach, exhausted | 24 |
| Beginning of solution to stuffy room announced | 46 |
| Friend to declare carry-on | 26 |
| Make secret cell beneath church supporting essence of Lent | 58 |
| Movement of time went quickly with model | 40 |
| Musical recap, OK or terrible? | 30 |
| Resentment with stock market debut — large one — in part of Turkey | 70 |
| Poet right to change line, for balance | 38 |
| Pet also pummelled Peter, perhaps | 33 |
| Sandwich consumed after pitcher put down | 40 |
| Detestable European stopping collection for a busker? | 53 |
| Hard to find gripping 90's newspaper article | 44 |
| Fool returning home with another | 32 |
| Team gets irritated following striker's finish | 46 |
| Very valuable publicity? Neat! | 30 |
| Mostly icy mountain cuts through Australian state | 49 |
| Ignore this covering on road | 28 |
| Awful to forget Liberal struggle | 32 |
| Without any green entry books, unfortunately | 44 |
| After French wine, drink ale at first then head for spicy meal | 62 |
| Curry gets cold, very cold | 26 |
| Help witch periodically? It's a long story | 42 |
| Bug nearly put on band member in recital | 40 |
| Mastermind of heavy metal band, originally, then Queen | 54 |
| Point of banquet not having starter | 35 |
| Just missing out on bronze and uranium in river | 47 |
| Retired? Put it in new resume | 29 |
| Pass close to celebrity and express disapproval well | 52 |
| One working to get B+ in chemistry, say | 39 |
| Film hero shunning Ben catches steamship with a soldier | 55 |
| Location for Burning Man spotted around mountain range | 54 |
| palindromic abba song | 21 |
| country in micronesia formerly known as pleasant island | 55 |
| brownish tone of early photographs | 34 |
| shoulder blade | 14 |
| head of government | 18 |
| beginning in advance of others | 30 |
| potassium nitrate, one of the key components of gunpowder | 57 |
| concerned with fire, air, earth or water | 40 |
| apparatus to produce an airstream for aerodynamic investigation | 63 |
| fear of foreign things | 22 |
| not encountering any difficulties in a task | 43 |
| glaswegian singer who was known as the 'king of skiffle' | 56 |
| well-defined | 12 |
| large sword formerly used by highlanders | 40 |
| docile breed of cat with blue eyes and light-coloured fur | 57 |
| worthy of approval | 18 |
| animals which have a diet consisting of bugs | 44 |
| outstanding example of a particular style | 41 |
| aircraft used for espionage | 27 |
| to become a different hue from previously | 41 |
| slope in edinburgh connecting the old and new towns | 51 |
| of a vehicle, designed to accommodate one person | 48 |
| phrase for number one in bingo | 30 |
| instruments for viewing the interior of bodily canals | 53 |
| sprayed with water | 18 |
| start to have an effect | 23 |
| foodfish bearing the name of a fruit | 36 |
| nuts and bolts, for example | 27 |
| shopping complex also known as the 'glasgow greenhouse' | 55 |
| ... vegas, largest city in nevada | 33 |
| sitcom spin-off from 'cheers' starring kelsey grammer | 53 |
| chafing problem associated with horse-riding | 44 |
| bbc tv series based on the books of veterinary surgeon james herriot | 68 |
| first-choice goalkeeper for scotland during the euros | 53 |
| post-war undecorative architectural style typically using unpainted concrete | 76 |
| german bacteriologist whose name is used for a shallow glass dish | 65 |
| capital city of azerbaijan | 26 |
| lacking impressiveness | 22 |
| tiger in rudyard kipling's 'jungle book' | 40 |
| the sa of sae | 13 |
| green tourist attraction recently approved for dundee | 53 |
| the masses; the rabble | 22 |
| fruit machines with a lever to be pulled | 40 |
| idiom meaning one's ready for a challenge | 41 |
| easily broken | 13 |
| recreational boats | 18 |
| time signal fired daily from edinburgh castle | 45 |
| radio audience, for example | 27 |
| belonging to the stars | 22 |
| surname of the author of the novel 'lolita' | 43 |
| detailed analysis serving as an instructive example | 51 |
| despatch to arrive faster than usual | 36 |
| those who might watch 14 | 24 |
| state of boredom | 16 |
| to resolve | 10 |
| book recounting life in the gorbals, also the name of the 'taggart' theme song | 78 |
| meat from the lower part of an animal's back | 44 |
| lodged firmly in one's mind | 27 |
| vehicles designed for racing on a short straight course | 55 |
| idiom meaning to go cautiously to resolve an issue | 50 |
| Nancy Drew's beau Nickerson | 27 |
| Breaks bread | 12 |
| Actor Rhames of the "Mission: Impossible" films | 47 |
| Neck of the woods | 17 |
| ...... filter [contraption that catches breathing hazards] | 58 |
| Drag racing org [Abbr] | 22 |
| Deepwater fishing net | 21 |
| "Flowers in the ......" [VC Andrews novel] | 42 |
| Big Apple newspaper, initially | 30 |
| Reminder of a healing wound | 27 |
| Hans Christian Andersen character who wears "invisible" clothes | 63 |
| Dante's language | 16 |
| Antlered grazer in Yellowstone National Park | 44 |
| Rock's ...... Speedwagon | 24 |
| Thumbs-up committee vote | 24 |
| App promos that can be eliminated for a fee | 43 |
| Traveled by train | 17 |
| Progressive Insurance spokesperson | 34 |
| Seven-day periods [Abbr] | 24 |
| "Looks like the joke's ......" [2 wds] | 38 |
| Actor John who played the War Doctor on "Doctor Who" | 52 |
| Novelty pottery with a grassy plant [2 wds] | 43 |
| Wine word before "grigio" and "noir" | 36 |
| Sensitive to others' feelings | 29 |
| The "thou" in Juliet's "Wherefore art thou?" | 44 |
| Patron saint of Norway | 22 |
| James Patterson's "...... and Seek" | 35 |
| Holier-......-thou | 18 |
| Stephen King's Christine, for one | 33 |
| "The House at the End of the World" novelist Koontz | 51 |
| Took one's leave | 16 |
| Journalist Klein who co-founded "Vox" | 37 |
| Operatic showstopper | 20 |
| Pitching feat in baseball [Hyph] | 32 |
| 2024 novel by 31-Across about a nurse in Berlin during Hitler's rise to power [3 wds] | 85 |
| "The Prince of Tides" novelist Conroy | 37 |
| Novelist Huang who writes the "Twisted" and "Kings of Sin" romance series | 73 |
| Fine and dandy [Hyph] | 21 |
| "Monsieur Spade" cable network | 30 |
| Text message status | 19 |
| Bestselling romance novelist who has written more than 200 books, including 18-Across and 43-Across [2 wds] | 107 |
| "Jane ......" [Charlotte Brontë novel] | 39 |
| Stephen Colbert children's book "I ...... Pole [And So Can You!]" [2 wds] | 73 |
| "...... Chef" [cooking competition hosted by Kristen Kish] | 58 |
| Gut punch reaction | 18 |
| 2023 novel by 31-Across about a widow making a fresh start in Manhattan [3 wds] | 79 |
| Verifies | 8 |
| "The Orphan Master's Son" novelist Johnson | 42 |
| Candidate for People's Sexiest Man Alive | 40 |
| Tuna at a sushi bar | 19 |
| Largest city on Hawaii's largest island | 39 |
| Grub | 4 |
| Baking soda amount, often [Abbr] | 32 |
| Superhero played by Chris Hemsworth | 35 |
| Insecure creator Issa | 21 |
| Actor Kingsley of Gandhi | 24 |
| Home for hatchling | 18 |
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story actress ... Rachel Wood | 52 |
| Geyser emission | 15 |
| Prepare to pray, perhaps | 24 |
| Weasel relative known for its black fur | 39 |
| Word that can follow candy or convenience | 41 |
| Clicked on a floppy disk icon, say | 34 |
| Seven-time no-hitter pitcher Nolan | 34 |
| Holds protectively, like a baby or a football | 45 |
| Covering for a sutured wound | 28 |
| Plastic ... Band [1969-1974 music group] | 40 |
| I'm ... loss for words: 2 wds. | 30 |
| Shirt often paired with shorts | 30 |
| Girls Just Want to Have .... | 28 |
| Breaking the Waves actress Watson | 33 |
| Novice, in gamer slang | 22 |
| Preschooler | 11 |
| Washington lawmaker: Abbr. | 26 |
| Actress Ferrera of Barbie | 25 |
| Nike's swoosh and Target's bull's-eye, for example | 50 |
| Be immodest | 11 |
| Last name of TV character Tony and Carmela | 42 |
| Fathers of fawns | 16 |
| Actor Guinness of Star Wars | 27 |
| Healing ointment for lips | 25 |
| Resident of Austin or El Paso, for example | 42 |
| Russell of Gladiator | 20 |
| Edmonton NHL player | 19 |
| West ... [furniture retail chain] | 33 |
| Outbox folder | 13 |
| Demanding a lot of attention | 28 |
| Emmy and Grammy nominee Michele | 31 |
| Taylor Swift: The .... Tour [recent concert film] | 49 |
| Akeelah and the .... [2006 film about a spelling whiz] | 54 |
| Zero, at Wimbledon | 18 |
| Pixar film featuring Princess Merida | 36 |
| Scottish actor who starred in Doctor Who and Good Omens: 2 wds. | 63 |
| Woo-hoo! | 8 |
| Neither more ... less | 21 |
| Carry ... conversation: 2 wds. | 30 |