| poet initialled t.s. | 20 |
| quantities of paper | 19 |
| verbal exams | 12 |
| publicly admired | 16 |
| computer storage devices | 24 |
| paying passenger | 16 |
| thin silk | 9 |
| undershirt | 10 |
| breathing organ | 15 |
| cooker parts used in baking | 27 |
| drastic | 7 |
| new company | 11 |
| preferences | 11 |
| type of school | 14 |
| flight attendant | 16 |
| shrek, e.g. | 11 |
| centre of rotation | 18 |
| crazes | 6 |
| headland | 8 |
| a beaten path through the countryside | 37 |
| fantastic ........, film series that is a spin-off prequel to harry potter | 74 |
| john, writer noted for his 1965 novel the magus | 47 |
| ........ watch, one with a pointer on a dial rather than a digital display | 74 |
| those who commit fraud or take part in dishonest schemes | 56 |
| a large shark found in the north atlantic and mediterranean | 59 |
| song that was a posthumous hit for roy orbison in 1992 | 54 |
| quiet or secluded places in which people can relax and recuperate | 65 |
| european country whose cities include kosice and zilina | 55 |
| unusual and typically rather shocking | 37 |
| the ........, ballet featuring princess aurora as the title character | 69 |
| a variety of pea with a flat edible pod | 39 |
| dutch city that was the birthplace of rembrandt in 1606 | 55 |
| nicky, interior designer and socialite born in 1939 | 51 |
| emphases put on particular syllables by pronouncing them more loudly | 68 |
| ........ rimington, author and former director general of mi5 | 61 |
| eyewear with side shields for protecting the eyes from dust etc. | 64 |
| to incorporate in a firm or permanent way | 41 |
| to bring to the conscious mind | 30 |
| colloquial term for an early morning rail service | 49 |
| a police force covering a particular area or city | 49 |
| radio music quiz that began in 1986, now hosted by paul gambaccini | 66 |
| a paved public walk, typically along the seafront at a resort | 61 |
| singer who began her las vegas residency in 2022 | 48 |
| u.s. city that was the birthplace of motown | 43 |
| christian ........, denomination founded by mary baker eddy in 1879 | 67 |
| chief ........ to the cabinet office, title of the official resident cat at 10 downing street | 93 |
| describing a flag's position usually to mark sadness at a death | 63 |
| quickly moved, it's said, to get duct for smoke | 47 |
| get rid of a lot of surgical clothing | 37 |
| famous school upset duke | 24 |
| brightly coloured equipment held up beam | 40 |
| refrain from disturbing a woman turning up in shelter | 53 |
| essential part of debt with depleted business declines | 54 |
| activate power in island on holiday | 35 |
| joke over american in a besotted state | 38 |
| daughter uncovered tips for party food | 38 |
| a clown excited amid drink gets permitted amount? | 49 |
| growth in fancy styling | 23 |
| remain, for example, to tour centre of factory | 46 |
| most weary revolutionary deters it | 34 |
| arab on bed munched vegetable | 29 |
| put together gesture to accommodate european | 44 |
| forcefully instil start of drill in toni somehow | 48 |
| asian speakers might use this road between turns | 48 |
| freshwater fish from river round a clubhouse | 44 |
| squabble with writer on edge of road, mostly | 44 |
| doctor probing suspect decree in part of winter | 47 |
| motor racing finishes for enthusiasts | 37 |
| courteous and healthy british journalist | 40 |
| decorative gold on books covering austria and spain | 51 |
| a controversy that's reduced italian tipple | 43 |
| engineer a bit wrong about ordinary water-based transport | 57 |
| discontinue publicity at work after lure with article | 53 |
| nosy guy based possibly close to us? it's very uncertain thing | 62 |
| agitated tenant due to face director is left alone | 50 |
| feature of a chamber, say, some choose? not entirely | 52 |
| relish sun and prefer to be without top | 39 |
| celt at odd points putting on cover for a high-rise block | 57 |
| worthless fool restricting outside broadcast | 44 |
| food in retreat by island left out in wine-producing area | 57 |
| food label info [abbr] | 22 |
| examine critically | 18 |
| egyptian christian | 18 |
| sino-tibetan language | 21 |
| a place where things are sold | 29 |
| seizes wrongfully | 17 |
| capital of brazil | 17 |
| short period of calm | 20 |
| judgement of when to act | 24 |
| married spanish woman | 21 |
| .... elgar, composer | 20 |
| ability to move physically | 26 |
| place in s wales | 16 |
| active and brisk | 16 |
| conger or moray | 15 |
| full or extreme treatment | 25 |
| chains | 6 |
| simple nonflowering plant | 25 |
| skating arena | 13 |
| let down | 8 |
| structure with revolving vanes | 30 |
| lanyards dry out, only to become sort of nosey | 46 |
| an odd, strange extra | 21 |
| foolishly we took on a trier to put pen to paper again | 54 |
| derisory compensatory cares lost in a place name | 48 |
| change rum for ether, as well | 29 |
| tones that jar where the film's made | 36 |
| i say, you chaps what a pretence! | 33 |
| slurp a potful of brew for total backing | 40 |
| could you let two into the event just before midnight? | 54 |
| depressing sort of shock absorbers? | 35 |
| circle spotted in left brain nervous system | 43 |
| bit of knitting from the prairie | 32 |
| keep your eye on that timepiece! | 32 |
| over-priced soak? | 17 |
| imprisons the young doctors? | 28 |
| brawl, but not on stage, for cold treatment? | 44 |
| ruminant | 8 |
| --- budd, runner | 16 |
| diminutive person | 17 |
| small rounded mass | 18 |
| moves aside | 11 |
| blame | 5 |
| state of matter | 15 |
| floor cleaners | 14 |
| literary mistakes | 17 |
| gadget, informally | 18 |
| oil platform | 12 |
| moral system | 12 |
| 1960s musical | 13 |
| --- mccartney, fashion designer | 31 |
| religious sect | 14 |
| game pieces | 11 |
| walk quietly | 12 |
| invaded | 7 |
| cubes | 5 |
| piece of advice | 15 |
| probable | 8 |
| buccaneers | 10 |
| requiring fast action | 21 |
| flood | 5 |
| gauges | 6 |
| lowest deck | 11 |
| moderate gallop | 15 |
| fixed address | 13 |
| iberian city | 12 |
| tom ---, u.s. literary character | 32 |
| digital display | 15 |
| being examined | 14 |
| sweet roll | 10 |
| political disinformation | 24 |
| comes after | 11 |
| benefactor | 10 |
| make use of | 11 |
| slakes | 6 |
| morale-boosting address | 23 |
| allures | 7 |
| drink of infused leaves | 23 |
| pale yellow flowers | 19 |
| burly | 5 |
| --- sanderson, former javelin thrower | 37 |
| immediate | 9 |
| exonerates | 10 |
| papua new ---, country | 22 |
| dining room | 11 |
| a barrel-like container used for storing liquids | 48 |
| ........ read, police officer and boxing administrator born in 1925 | 67 |
| middle east country that is bordered to the north by lebanon | 60 |
| the ........ hills, range of uplands straddling the anglo-scottish border | 73 |
| incidences of physical harm caused by accidents or attacks | 58 |
| city that is the birthplace of actress sarah snook | 50 |
| tv news anchor who has presented travel series on italy and the caribbean | 73 |
| describing a seal or closure that is completely airtight | 56 |
| actor and entertainer noted for his 1962 version of the song up on the roof | 75 |
| city on the french riviera that contains the jean cocteau museum | 64 |
| an exaggerated action to express annoyance or impatience | 56 |
| sheila, lead vocalist in the three degrees born in 1947 | 55 |
| authentically asian, describing e.g. indian cuisine | 51 |
| lewis, english flanker who captained northampton saints from 2021 to 2024 | 73 |
| a shrub with small often fragrant flowers cultivated as an ornamental | 69 |
| citizens ........ bureau, meaning of the body initialised as cab | 64 |
| a view or painting of a natural waterway and the land around it | 63 |
| a south american rodent with a sturdy body | 42 |
| ........ english, clumsy spy played on film by rowan atkinson | 61 |
| characterised by frenetic excitement or energy | 46 |
| the study of mechanical systems that function like living organisms | 67 |
| a version of something that differs in some respect from the standard | 69 |
| to combine two or more sets of things e.g. ideas into one | 57 |
| outer garments traditionally worn by rural workers | 50 |
| clownfish voiced by alexander gould in a 2003 animated film | 59 |
| a one-piece garment worn by the crew of a military or light aircraft | 68 |
| number traditionally worn on the shirt of a left-winger in a football team | 74 |
| having a mournful or sombre character | 37 |
| brief look shown in landscape epitomised | 40 |
| couple beginning to put on affected manner | 42 |
| conflicts over a week in european capital | 41 |
| stick to commercial woman's advice, ultimately | 46 |
| arrogant types leading openings | 31 |
| work around week to produce woven fabric | 40 |
| turn to famous person from the south | 36 |