| Ready ......, crisp flavour | 27 |
| ...... McLean, Scottish presenter | 33 |
| Danced slowly and close together | 32 |
| Artists' stands | 15 |
| Honour, award [inits] | 21 |
| Sabbath for Christians | 22 |
| Large cage for birds | 20 |
| Non-blonde | 10 |
| Render senseless with a blow | 28 |
| World-weary people | 18 |
| Treating [with medicine] | 24 |
| Chronic respiratory illness | 27 |
| Sicken with sweetness | 21 |
| Member of a US political party | 30 |
| Consents | 8 |
| Farmed fish | 11 |
| Newspaper announcements | 23 |
| Drivers' resting place | 22 |
| Ten-armed sea creature | 22 |
| Reach the intended target | 25 |
| Permanent [attribute] | 21 |
| Fish's steering limb | 20 |
| Gravely [ill] | 13 |
| Regard as worthwhile | 20 |
| Music with lyrics | 17 |
| Priority road section | 21 |
| Lopsided, wonky | 15 |
| Anti-war doctrine | 17 |
| Large prawns fried in breadcrumbs | 33 |
| Row, argue | 10 |
| Say spiteful things [about] | 27 |
| Door joint | 10 |
| Short thin branch | 17 |
| European beer | 13 |
| Glisten like a star | 19 |
| Drunken daze | 12 |
| Vertical passage | 16 |
| Metal, Sn | 9 |
| Formal dance; globe | 19 |
| School leader | 13 |
| Moneylender charging exorbitant rates | 37 |
| Nursing, as a baby | 18 |
| Endlessly | 9 |
| A divided skirt | 15 |
| Scientist who studies living things | 35 |
| Brown in the sun | 16 |
| Coarse type of pottery | 22 |
| Noosed rope | 11 |
| Small frying pan | 16 |
| Collision | 9 |
| Bring to life again | 19 |
| As the crow flies | 17 |
| Lofty peak | 10 |
| Less complicated | 16 |
| Construct a false case against | 30 |
| Claw of a bird of prey | 22 |
| Sacred Asian temple | 19 |
| Contract ambiguity | 18 |
| An appliance how-to | 19 |
| Precious metal | 14 |
| meera ...., awarded the bafta fellowship in 2023 | 48 |
| the emoji ...., cinematic offering from 2017 | 44 |
| natasha bedingfield's chart topper from 2004, .... words | 56 |
| tropic thunder and cape fear actor nick .... | 44 |
| raymond ...., creator of the snowman | 36 |
| terrestrial tv channel launched in 1982 | 39 |
| norman cook's performing alias, .... .... slim | 46 |
| c4's observational documentary featuring people watching tv | 59 |
| actress who starred in 2001's disco pigs, .... cassidy | 54 |
| only murders in the building actress .... gomez | 47 |
| madonna's eldest daughter, lourdes .... | 39 |
| avengers ...., uk name for the 2012 movie the avengers | 54 |
| country-singing sensation .... rimes | 36 |
| last name of the family who live at southfork ranch, dallas | 59 |
| lucy ...., glamour model and reality tv participant | 51 |
| being ...., drama about a ghost, a vampire and a werewolf | 57 |
| simply red's lead singer, .... hucknall | 39 |
| patrick grant's fellow sewing bee judge | 39 |
| chris martin's girlfriend who watched his set at glastonbury, .... johnson | 74 |
| gilmore girls star .... bledel | 30 |
| welsh actress who starred in torchwood | 38 |
| nicola coughlan series being shown on new channel tubi | 54 |
| eddie murphy action film with a current third sequel | 52 |
| surrey and england cricketer, .... pope | 39 |
| alex james and damon albarn's musical group | 43 |
| simon cowell's x-factor assistant who was once a pop star herself | 65 |
| bbc breakfast presenter, .... munchetty | 39 |
| maureen ...., veteran actress appearing in coronation street | 60 |
| the trouble with .... cole, dawn french comedy-drama | 52 |
| english performance poet, john .... | 35 |
| bbc executive and presenter, alan .... | 38 |
| mr bellingham, euro footballer playing for england | 50 |
| the youngest daughter of the duke and duchess of york | 53 |
| the younger of janet jackson's older sisters, la .... | 53 |
| elementary actor who starred in notting hill, rhys .... | 55 |
| jenna .... , doctor who actress expecting her first child | 57 |
| kourtney and khloe's sister, .... kardashian | 44 |
| the rise and fall of a midwest princess recording artist | 56 |
| sweet .... , vintage eurythmics hit | 35 |
| Dynamite letters | 16 |
| Blackjack card with two values | 30 |
| Tavern owner on "The Simpsons" | 30 |
| Greek goddess played by Erica Cerra in "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" | 91 |
| Clothing store department | 25 |
| Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast chain | 43 |
| "...... Misérables" [Victor Hugo novel] | 40 |
| Hammer-wielding superhero in Marvel films | 41 |
| States of confusion [Hyph] | 26 |
| Prepared, as a cup of tea | 25 |
| "Now, keep an ...... mind " | 27 |
| ...... Goldberg machine [complicated contraption] | 49 |
| Dusty Springfield's "Son ...... Preacher Man" [2 wds] | 53 |
| Hour between eleven and one | 27 |
| Baking measurement [Abbr] | 25 |
| Country between Vietnam and Thailand | 36 |
| "UR 2 funny" | 12 |
| OK Corral gunfighter Wyatt | 26 |
| "Green ...... and Ham" | 22 |
| Ditty | 5 |
| All-encompassing [3 wds] | 24 |
| Single instance [Hyph] | 22 |
| Cut of one's ...... [general appearance] | 40 |
| Approved, for short | 19 |
| "Breaking ......" [fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" saga] | 68 |
| Motorcycles known as "hogs" | 27 |
| "Those in favor, say ......" | 28 |
| "Sheer Driving Pleasure" automaker | 34 |
| Credit card balance, eg | 23 |
| Video game company with a hedgehog mascot | 41 |
| Record collector's albums, for short | 36 |
| One of the social sciences [Abbr] | 33 |
| Serve, as wine | 14 |
| Emily Giffin novel about college friends honoring a decade-old agreement [3 wds] | 80 |
| Sneaker or loafer | 17 |
| "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking" watch | 44 |
| "Bridget Jones's Diary" novelist Fielding | 41 |
| Emily Giffin novel about a high-profile couple who come from very different backgrounds [3 wds] | 95 |
| Mind reader's questionable gift, for short | 42 |
| Bowlful in a lunch special | 26 |
| Eerie sighting in the sky, for short | 36 |
| "L," in box scores | 18 |
| Emily Giffin novel about a happy couple who argue over having children [2 wds] | 78 |
| Sports org with Jaguars and Panthers [Abbr] | 43 |
| Leaks out slowly | 16 |
| Touch down on a runway | 22 |
| Emily Giffin novel about a television producer reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption [3 wds] | 106 |
| Harbor boat that can tow a barge | 32 |
| WNBA great Moore who won four championships with the Minnesota Lynx | 67 |
| "Cobra Kai" school | 18 |
| Not particularly thrilling | 26 |
| The Bear ... Over the Mountain [campfire song] | 46 |
| Cookie with Thins and Mega Stuff varieties | 42 |
| Ultra-wide movie format | 23 |
| Actress Ryan of Star Trek: Voyager | 34 |
| Distinctive manner of dress | 27 |
| MacGruber star Will | 19 |
| Sworn pledge | 12 |
| Small dog breed with a long coat: 2 wds. | 40 |
| The Accountant actor Affleck | 28 |
| Messenger of genetics: Abbr. | 28 |
| 2010 #1 Rihanna hit subtitled [In the World]: 2 wds. | 52 |
| It might be worn on a bad hair day | 34 |
| Manually make butter | 20 |
| The Brady Bunch kid who wears glasses | 37 |
| Singer DiFranco who recently made her Broadway debut in Hadestown | 65 |
| Prepared to be knighted | 23 |
| Southern fried vegetable | 24 |
| Knack for quick comebacks | 25 |
| Comedian Wong who starred in Always Be My Maybe | 47 |
| Between a ... and a hard place | 30 |
| Crown for Miss America | 22 |
| Hit the spot, as a good meal | 28 |
| The First ... [2024 supernatural horror film] | 45 |
| Nudges toward action | 20 |
| Vessels pushing tankers into port | 33 |
| Wedding rental vehicle | 22 |
| Property parcel | 15 |
| Stimpy's apl, in 1990s cartoons | 31 |
| Actor Kilmer of Top Gun: Maverick | 33 |
| Rental car company that once used O.J. Simpson as a spokesperson | 64 |
| Country that borders the United Kingdom: Abbr. | 46 |
| Back to Black singer winehouse | 30 |
| Call phone notification | 23 |
| The Crown actor who auctioned painting a pet's portrait to benefit the WGA strike: 2 wds. | 89 |
| Where hogs might wallow in the mud | 34 |
| Holiday evergreen tree | 22 |
| Middle name of former US president Chester Arthur | 49 |
| Jabba the ... [Return of the Jedi character] | 44 |
| Learn the ... and outs of | 25 |
| Poker Face actress who auctioned co-solving a crossword puzzle to benefit the WGA strike: 2 wds. | 96 |
| Circular item | 13 |
| Head of a kitchen staff | 23 |
| Just slightly open | 18 |
| Code-cracking arm of US intelligence: Abbr. | 43 |
| Grants permission for | 21 |
| Better Call Saul actor who auctioned a dinner with himself and David Cross to benefit the WGA strike: 2 wds. | 108 |
| Generally understood, without being said | 40 |
| Flamenco concert shourt | 23 |
| Holy moly, in texts | 19 |
| Garlicky mayonnaise dip | 23 |