| oil field in the north sea that began production in 1975 | 56 |
| undue rest a drag possibly for students seeking degrees | 55 |
| highly accomplished agent arranged suppers close to balcony | 59 |
| resolve shown by some police probing scottish banker | 52 |
| agricultural plot in an urban area used for producing food | 58 |
| 1970s sitcom starring reg varney as driver stan butler | 54 |
| a figure of a lamb bearing a religious cross or flag | 52 |
| fruit or vegetables preserved in vinegar, eaten as a relish | 59 |
| those who write jokes and other material for comedians | 54 |
| associations that are the cosiest i.e. huddled together | 55 |
| Noted diarist? Yes, frantically penning page after page | 55 |
| Something used in cutting mediocre journalist understood | 56 |
| At that point, it's repeatedly said to offer reassurance | 56 |
| Pacify situation around area, with temperature lower | 52 |
| Small sailing boat, first of yachts, partly designed | 52 |
| Subsequently a learner produces creative kind of thinking | 57 |
| Feeling discontented longing for what others possess | 52 |
| Group of hotels, the third becoming the last in the country | 59 |
| Complete confusion of business meeting swamped by papers | 56 |
| Stuffed street foods that may be served with chimichurri | 56 |
| Symbols before ootd, tbt and 50-Across, on social media | 55 |
| GoodFellas actor who was adopted at six months old: 2 wds. | 58 |
| Astonish when Easter egg doubly discovered and cracked? | 55 |
| Like the four Beatles, turned and ran away, perplexed | 53 |
| Fairytale beginning or nothing comes easily initially? | 54 |
| Monitoring Armstrong after almost certain concealment | 53 |
| Up goes mob wildly, with small tingling of excitement | 53 |
| She jerks ear oddly, as one hoping to catch a snitch | 52 |
| "The ...... Woodman of Oz" [1918 novel by L Frank Baum] | 55 |
| "Evvie Drake Starts ......" [Linda Holmes bestseller] | 53 |
| "Wicked ......" [reality show about deep-sea fishing] | 53 |
| Aggressive cartilage fish with dark vertical stripes | 52 |
| Finding ......, film starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet | 58 |
| plants of the calendula genus with orange-yellow flowers | 56 |
| nearest town to the gleneagles hotel in perth and kinross | 57 |
| member of an ancient people living in the north of scotland | 59 |
| 'the ... with the lamp', nickname for florence nightingale | 58 |
| facial feature that could be walrus, pencil or handlebar | 56 |
| group of cells using a paste rather than liquid electrolyte | 59 |
| allan ..., protagonist of the novel 'king solomon's mines' | 58 |
| Someone who is .. .... is anxious and unable to relax | 53 |
| A ... is not without honor except in his own country | 52 |
| "Hold Me ...," song by Elton John and Britney Spears | 52 |
| us author of novels against the tide and live free or die | 57 |
| river in se australia; main tributary of the murrumbidgee | 57 |
| jackie ..., star of the rush hour action-comedy film series | 59 |
| city in south-west england whose latin name was aquae sulis | 59 |
| Delay payment to people no longer working in South America? | 59 |
| Backing singers admire characteristic of famous diva? | 53 |
| Laugh at revolutionary socialist vision falling short | 53 |
| Ancient city - one having new area with restricted parking | 58 |
| Non-payment of fine beginning to get adult in trouble | 53 |
| Vile male has the power to control monarch no longer | 52 |
| business figures indicate what happens when a slump is over | 59 |
| insulting a public transport vehicle taking four out east | 57 |
| journalists about to go round university showing stress | 55 |
| ski race, unusually small, gripping head of organisation | 56 |
| cost of enclosures carried by former partner, english | 53 |
| bob ..., emmerdale character played by tony audenshaw | 53 |
| ... hunt, life on mars character played by philip glenister | 59 |
| actress rae who portrayed president barbie in "barbie" | 54 |
| Result of ignoring a "Caution: Wet Floor" sign, perhaps | 55 |
| Computer replication of real-world events, for short | 52 |
| variety-style broadway show such as ain't misbehavin' | 53 |
| frenzied dancer very embarrassed-looking about his pants | 56 |
| like some faith in side playing with a lot of credit | 52 |
| great italian player, one lacking belief in picaroon | 52 |
| crack up first in amsterdam, with drug problem returning | 56 |
| tipsy trio of englishmen missing soft sound of music | 52 |
| instrument maintaining current conditions at 13, say | 52 |
| game's poor player from the south on run round north | 52 |
| a doctor, filled with rage, upset container for drink | 53 |
| art of engraving designs into gems – ligation [anag.] | 55 |
| "I Left Something Turned ... Home" [Trace Adkins song] | 54 |
| Ore ......, TV presenter and Strictly winner in 2016 | 52 |
| Beatles 1967 hit single from the album Magical Mystery Tour | 59 |
| ...... Stevenson, influential US Democrat of the 1950s | 54 |
| Mercian king now remembered for his defensive earthwork | 55 |
| At end of December we dine extravagantly, and drink this | 56 |
| about to receive a delivery in protest against employer | 55 |
| bear footmarks all over the place in site to serve food | 55 |
| a learner among outsiders in brigade of a skilled nature | 56 |
| old english expression in short in west country place | 53 |
| birder bill almost totally on vacation, peculiar thing | 54 |
| a lively spanish dance for two people in triple time | 52 |
| strips of iron to be made into spiked metal fasteners | 53 |
| edward, actor who starred in 1980s tv series the equalizer | 58 |
| makes changes or improvements specifically to a text | 52 |
| belly dancer who gives a bean for assault and battery | 53 |
| A snooty type upset over current style of Japanese art | 54 |
| Assistant referee's helper books oddly trim Italian star | 56 |
| Most anxious European saved by a nap in Spain, mostly | 53 |
| Spooner's ideal skin colour gets international agreement | 56 |
| Lord of Winterfell in the first season of Game of Thrones | 57 |
| Competition silverware passed down from champ to champ | 54 |
| Premier meeting hot, divine sisters on land-bridges? | 52 |
| Arrest suspect on vacation, needing regular lawsuits | 52 |
| "Ceci n'est pas ... pipe" [words on a Magritte painting] | 56 |
| Aromatic substances for keeping cowboy footwear fresh? | 54 |
| Borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, famous for its beach | 55 |
| The economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire | 58 |
| Long-tailed gallinaceous bird of the family Phasianidae | 55 |
| Coastal town known as 'the Gem of the Norfolk Coast' | 52 |
| Group who had a hit single in 1975 with Why Did You Do It? | 58 |
| Condition that affects the body's ability to use insulin | 56 |
| Singer Grande with 36 Guinness World Records, lovingly | 54 |
| Army rank ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" | 59 |
| superman portrayer, with or without an "s" at the end | 53 |
| Pioneering computer game originally called Micropolis | 53 |
| Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamonds | 56 |
| University that shares its name with an oral hygiene brand | 58 |
| town in indre-et-loire, france, housing a gothic cathedral | 58 |
| city in illinois, us, north of chicago on lake michigan | 55 |
| harriet ..., leader of the house of commons from 2007-10 | 56 |
| 1941 animated film featuring the character timothy q mouse | 58 |
| 1959 film western starring john wayne and dean martin | 53 |
| georgia city home to the tubman african american museum | 55 |
| franchise that's the focus of the fan wiki memory alpha | 55 |
| debbie's husband is one, in bowling for soup's "1985" | 53 |
| hs2, missing both ends, has party members instigating plots | 59 |
| transport to go too fast, not quietly: take time instead | 56 |
| writer not exactly sincere about very right-wing origin | 55 |
| charged to have dissembled about zero-emissions transport | 57 |
| two eggs, one taken by terrible vermin – it eats everything | 61 |
| "Today . . . the .. bear only commerce": MacArthur [9/1945] | 59 |
| rascals, oddly, such as those in the house of commons | 53 |
| star of bethlehem initially follows church line east | 52 |
| it's not easy to stand on committee after slave is caught | 57 |
| reconciled postman with revolutionary political party | 53 |
| spanish footballer gets stick, right, before international | 58 |
| complete musical composition after wasting time is late | 55 |
| syrup later spilt round front of cupboard close to fridge | 57 |
| separate condition by leader of firm in reformulated tender | 59 |
| group on the rise followed by edward is given a challenge | 57 |
| equipment used for a sport played in an enclosed court | 54 |
| philip, full name of the narrator in great expectations | 55 |
| occurring over or applying to an extended period of time | 56 |
| one who is highly skilled at a specified activity or art | 56 |
| gazpacho and paella are dishes in this national cuisine | 55 |
| an open sore on an internal or external surface of the body | 59 |
| a wrinkled dog breed originating from southern china | 52 |
| mother of caliban in william shakespeare's play the tempest | 59 |
| lightweight fabric similar to crepe with a matte finish | 55 |
| little seat of learning where the sun is only partial | 53 |
| bar the dotty colonel from one that's sometimes broken | 54 |
| Men raised Deutschmarks in tax: something for a rainy day? | 58 |
| One's not sincere, on reflection, in thanks for snack | 53 |
| Each smartphone download potentially interrupted by ring | 56 |
| Answer given by politician originally intended as defence | 57 |
| linguistic term for the arrangement of words in a sentence | 58 |
| College football event founded to fund a same-day parade | 56 |
| Cafe beverage made with a light purple root vegetable | 53 |
| Beat ... [climactic moment in an electronic dance song] | 55 |
| ... sum [Chinese cuisine featuring filled dumplings] | 52 |
| Fish such as Flotsam or Jetsam in The Little Mermaid | 52 |
| Communication system that doesn't involve speaking: Abbr. | 57 |
| Billboard ... Award [honor for Mariah Carey and Pink] | 53 |
| the current premier league darts champion, born in 2007! | 56 |
| stand-up and author famed for her peep show role, isy .... | 58 |
| american professional mixed martial artist, .... strickland | 59 |
| horror movie about the kidnap of a seemingly innocent girl | 58 |
| electronic band embarking on their bauhaus staircase tour | 57 |
| jon bon jovi's new daughter-in-law, .... bobby brown | 52 |
| mrs bieber, expecting her first child with hubby justin | 55 |
| jools holland's music show, which is over thirty years old | 58 |
| Accepted practice made hot rod steer with terminal velocity | 59 |
| Thanks troop that swapped sides with underground support | 56 |
| Intimate connection between modern music and the left | 53 |
| Souvenir van always carries the end of the life cycle | 53 |
| Top 40 hit from the 2000 Bon Jovi album "Crush" [3 wds] | 55 |
| String of letters sung in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" | 52 |
| 1996 movie musical starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas | 56 |
| "I tawt I taw a puddy ......!" [line from Tweety Bird] | 54 |
| Reddish plant gum used in the food and textile industries | 57 |
| Arabian Nights character aided by the servant-girl Morgiana | 59 |
| ...... Lavigne, singer who had a hit with Complicated | 53 |
| Unfortunately arrested for having reconditioned tyres | 53 |
| Moved slowly and guarded against loss, Cockney fashion | 54 |
| Ostrich's kin that can swim and sit in water with ease | 54 |
| ... bag, comfy seating option that was popular in the '70s | 58 |
| Lava ..., groovy light fixture that was popular in the '70s | 59 |
| late risers do so, say, to rest in westminster abbey | 52 |
| making out big dog, perhaps with metal lead in garden | 53 |
| character in a room with a view admits an upsetting folly | 57 |
| drama after youngster initially stole a piece of cake | 53 |
| reserves, old soldiers and lord lieutenant making a stand | 57 |
| jockey surprisingly got tip about latest part of racing | 55 |
| firm starts to regulate new entry in part of farmland? | 54 |
| drunkard rejected cheers about commercial mexican food | 54 |
| a pair of learners, say, with largely rubbish car model | 55 |
| woman beside english river in additional part of dwelling | 57 |
| skipper acquiring two poor grades in cowboys' exhibition | 56 |
| priest inspired by roman catholic figure of a bygone era | 56 |
| padded mattress for all to see kept by female with weight | 57 |
| character referred to as 'noble' in the play julius caesar | 58 |
| a scientific procedure undertaken e.g. to make a discovery | 58 |
| a compilation of clips used as an advertisement for a film | 58 |
| involving the members of one school, college or university | 58 |
| person who might get vip treatment at their restaurant | 54 |
| Poker variety in which each player is dealt four cards | 54 |