| The .... rose was the symbol of the combined houses of York and Lancaster | 73 |
| The Lord High ... is a senior priest overseeing charity to the poor | 67 |
| Duchess of Clarence born in 1451, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker | 67 |
| Store where a manufacturer sells discounted goods direct to shoppers | 68 |
| Decorated by European workers imitating Far Eastern lacquering techniques | 73 |
| 1997 New York gang war film, with Laurence Fishburne and Tim Roth | 65 |
| 1950s song that became a 1965 Top 10 hit for the Righteous Brothers [2 wds.] | 76 |
| Middlesex hamlet demolished in 1944 for the construction of an airport | 70 |
| 1922 film whose producers were successfully sued by the estate of Bram Stoker | 77 |
| Robin cousin that's the official bird of the District of Columbia [2 wds.] | 74 |
| 1965 hit voted best song of the 20th century in a 1999 BBC Radio poll | 69 |
| Feature of Baby Gerald on "The Simpsons" and Bert on "Sesame Street" | 68 |
| Color of lush leaves ... or one of the martial arts belt colors | 63 |
| Its sound is mimicked with coconut shells in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" | 78 |
| kenyan-born poet whose work is featured in beyoncé's 2016 film, lemonade | 73 |
| "put that sandra bullock bomb-on-a-bus dvd in the clearance bin!" | 65 |
| "......? then that shirt would explain why we have only 51 cards" | 65 |
| cosa ...... [term for the mafia that literally means "our thing"] | 65 |
| position that an inept politician could supposedly never be elected to | 70 |
| furry creature hurried around cricket club and pool essentially | 63 |
| expert in solving problems corrected blusterer too around house | 63 |
| persistent critic is commercial fellow left in sides of gallery | 63 |
| one taking part in very quick lesson curiously looking impassive | 64 |
| singer-songwriter who wrote manfred mann's hit song mighty quinn | 64 |
| ........ laverne, radio dj and presenter of desert island discs | 63 |
| ........ project, botanical garden in cornwall that opened in 2001 | 66 |
| city in ohio on the western tip of lake erie dubbed the glass city | 66 |
| a condition when outside in severe weather without adequate protection | 70 |
| a small waterfall, often one of many that fall in stages down a slope | 69 |
| a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle | 64 |
| ........ the confessor, considered the last king of the house of wessex | 71 |
| tony, australian footballer who played for chelsea, leeds united and england | 76 |
| mark, actor who played hercules in fantasy drama series atlantis | 64 |
| australian state whose coastline is beside the great barrier reef | 65 |
| julie, newsreader who hosted itn's general election debates in 2024 | 67 |
| european freshwater fish with olive-green skin and orange-red eyes | 66 |
| species of wild mountain goat of asia, europe and north africa | 62 |
| eurasian plant whose aromatic leaves are used as herbs for seasoning | 68 |
| usain —, 2008 and 2012 olympic men's 100m and 200m gold medallist | 67 |
| actor who starred opposite neil morrissey in men behaving badly | 63 |
| 2000 film comedy featuring, directed and co-written by christopher guest | 72 |
| ettore —, italy-born car manufacturer who died in france in 1947 | 66 |
| Water craft seen in quantity of film about a West Country river | 63 |
| King in the ancient past retaining fool, mostly on a routine basis | 66 |
| Total area occupied by uncommon rat [according to Holmes, at least] | 67 |
| Describing 18, I'd complain about including its first or last letter | 68 |
| i will join conversation with journalist that's badly expressed | 63 |
| dorothy kunhardt children's book that encourages kids to touch a rabbit's "fur" | 79 |
| e-commerce company whose nasdaq symbol is the same as its name | 62 |
| Place serving cappuccinos and macchiatos [In this answer, note letters 7-10] | 76 |
| Claire's time travel portal in "Outlander," e.g. [… letters 8-5] | 66 |
| "Look round and round upon this bare ... plain …" [Charles Dickens] | 69 |
| Actress who refused her Tony nomination for the musical Victor Victoria: 2 wds. | 79 |
| Drinking game involving tossing balls into plastic cups: 2 wds. | 63 |
| 2012 thriller with the tagline The movie was fake. The mission was real. | 72 |
| Type of animal that Spider-Ham is, in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 71 |
| "...... Land" [2016 film starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone] [2 wds] | 70 |
| Mystery writer who created private detectives Elvis Cole and Joe Pike [2 wds] | 77 |
| Actor Mahershala who starred in season three of "True Detective" | 64 |
| The ...... of Magic, the first of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels | 68 |
| Eye-catching feature high-flyer goes round with minder at first | 63 |
| Representative of Evita touring south pursuing wheel components? | 64 |
| Former college, filthy place, to mostly renovate insulation, perhaps | 68 |
| British artist who designed the cover of the Beatles' eighth studio album | 73 |
| England midfielder who joined Arsenal FC for a fee of £100m in 2023 | 68 |
| Spiritual intermediary or medicine man in certain indigenous religions | 70 |
| Citizens of an oil-producing nation at the northwestern end of the Gulf | 71 |
| Spooner barracking for Shakespearean king to be first or second in the vehicle | 78 |
| titular boxer played by michael b. jordan in 2015, '18, and '23 | 63 |
| Nail polish brand with colors like "Berry Fairy Fun" and "Aurora Berry-alis" | 76 |
| ......-ace [unlikely to experience sexual attraction or crushes] | 64 |
| "the only way is ......" [british reality series set in the titular county] | 75 |
| beer with a 2004 ad in which a donkey is invited to join a team of clydesdales | 78 |
| ending sentences with prepositions or splitting infinitives, to grammar pedants | 79 |
| great ...... cave [kentucky landmark known for its banded rock formations] | 74 |
| trust someone when they tell you they have a billion-foot vertical leap, e.g. | 77 |
| jet rejected by rock band's lead singer as a publicity gesture? | 63 |
| foregone conclusion of romney that is directed to trap democrat | 63 |
| lively, leaderless fools getting workers to block street in safety evaluation | 77 |
| one of the things an expert should know to call a side dish item | 64 |
| tornado victim needs to act before hill rears up – extremely hairy | 68 |
| Village People hit whose title completes the line "It's fun to stay at the ..." | 79 |
| Five .. [Olympic logo, and what's within the seven longest answers] | 67 |
| one doesn't like spending money a great deal feeding charlie and kate | 69 |
| principal with punishment for pupils – they're often seen in rags | 67 |
| reminder about a third of walnuts – this is what you're trying to crack | 73 |
| score after equaliser on the counter? spain dropping out as colombia's level? | 77 |
| one in mexico perhaps travelling across america in pursuit of good fertiliser | 77 |
| learning again about ruminant's stomach in middle of slaughter | 62 |
| concerning publicity, impartial workers regularly test alterations | 66 |
| with boozing essentially having replaced clubs, collapsed, intoxicated | 70 |
| Magical land in a series of seven novels published in the 1950s | 63 |
| a record of the address of e.g. a file to enable quick access in computing | 74 |
| hotel on which the interior of the ocean liner titanic was modelled | 67 |
| a sandwich that has been browned on both sides by exposure to heat | 66 |
| catherine of ........, queen consort of king charles ii born in 1638 | 68 |
| beth, political journalist who hosted sky tv's election debate in 2024 | 70 |
| paolo, singer-songwriter whose debut studio album was these streets | 67 |
| ........ windows, a pair of full-length glass doors onto a balcony, garden, etc | 79 |
| a citizen of a country and ex-soviet republic whose capital is baku | 67 |
| on a hiding to ........, expression meaning 'without hope of success' | 69 |
| political activity seeking support by appealing to popular prejudices | 69 |
| william, late apollo 8 astronaut noted for his photograph earthrise | 67 |
| ........ item, one that is expensive and not strictly necessary | 63 |
| ........ miller, business owner who challenged brexit in the courts | 67 |
| fruit puree; traditional accompaniment to grilled or roast pork dishes | 70 |
| jim —, us artist whose lithographs include 1973's big red wrench in a landscape | 81 |
| stephen —, actor who played messala in 1959 action film ben-hur | 65 |
| jimmy —, former england footballer; leeds united manager from 1974-78 | 71 |
| tropical marine gastropod mollusc whose shell is used as a trumpet | 66 |
| Chic couple of humans [neither male] all stopping short for a dog | 65 |
| returning first class by rail, with article to the middle east | 62 |
| group of conspirators have a new role for the spanish gentleman | 63 |
| With 34-Across, Raiders of the Lost Ark actress who played Katy in Animal House | 79 |
| Muppet who went viral on X in January when he asked, How is everybody doing? | 76 |
| Classic TV clown whose voice inspired Krusty of "The Simpsons" | 62 |
| Actress Saldaña who plays Gamora in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films | 72 |
| Academic admitting nothing comes before studying and checking text | 66 |
| Text message's recipient is certainly one taking abnormal interest | 66 |
| Something that runs like a well-..... machine is working properly | 65 |
| "... that I will give in to my craving" [apprehension]: 2 wds. | 62 |
| Physiologist whose namesake exercise is part of an Army fitness test | 68 |
| creature with a crucifix between its antlers, in the story of st. hubert | 72 |
| murder target in a 2011 black comedy starring jennifer aniston | 62 |
| "million dollar listing" agent who called her new labradoodle her "child" | 73 |
| "million dollar listing" agent who's married to his co-star, heather | 68 |
| ball in the box pushed back hearts regularly – they put a cross in the box | 76 |
| French aperitif Penny sent back — sounds like you meant rough Italian wine | 76 |
| Driver filmed holding up M1 gonna become furious, she's always whinging! | 72 |
| emmy-winning netflix series starring jason bateman and laura linney | 67 |
| name for the reddish tinge that appears on mountain peaks at dawn or dusk | 73 |
| extremely busy batsman hopes to avoid this – it’s also seen in the nets | 75 |
| key player charles bronson finally returning wearing boys’ cords | 66 |
| discharge husband’s stolen firearm regularly – getting more carbonised | 74 |
| stars revealed two things you might do to your teeth in audition | 64 |
| essentially sees captain kirk translated for klingon speaker, say | 65 |
| ... Revolver, hard rock supergroup co-founded by Slash in 2002 | 62 |
| Pieces of apparel that might have concert dates printed on them | 63 |
| I sent this crossword to 100 friends, and two of them really liked it! | 70 |
| Part of a flawed argument, examples of which are seen throughout this puzzle | 76 |
| food whose recipe is on unesco's list of intangible cultural heritage | 69 |
| just stop ...... [group known for defacing historical artifacts) | 64 |
| el ...... en los tiempos del cólera [classic of spanish-language literature) | 77 |
| after completing the courses, the golfer had a well-rounded .... | 64 |
| worst kind of sore throat you can get if you're running for office? | 67 |
| real spelling of a real hormone [but didn't she direct sleepless in seattle?) | 77 |
| frou frou song with the lyric "there's beauty in the breakdown" | 63 |
| single inning, compared to all innings of a typical baseball game | 65 |
| "between mr. vigoda and mr. erwin, which actor do you prefer?"? | 63 |
| jackson 5 hit with the lyric "easy as 1 2 3" and "simple as do re mi" | 69 |
| '..., said the blind man, when he couldn't see at all. ' [1,3) | 62 |
| a stock or supply of money or other assets that can be drawn on | 63 |
| place where a bus pulls in only if someone waiting there signals for it | 71 |
| 1936 screwball comedy film starring fred astaire and ginger rogers | 66 |
| an inhabitant of the scottish island group whose capital is kirkwall | 68 |
| a thin, whitish coating growing on plants or damp organic material | 66 |
| a motif of interwoven letters, often a person's initials, used as a logo | 72 |
| late 19th-century artistic movement to which claude monet belonged | 66 |
| 2006 biopic about a u.s. writer, played by philip seymour hoffman | 65 |
| stephen —, canadian golfer; 2004 western open tournament winner | 65 |
| capital of gard, france, whose roman remains include the pont du gard aqueduct | 78 |
| brian —, us actor who played jonas cord in 1966 film western, nevada smith | 76 |
| kate —, croydon-born supermodel who married singer jamie hince in 2011 | 72 |
| fictional latin american state in the joseph conrad novel nostromo | 66 |
| hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric used for trousers and work clothes | 73 |
| Substitute, initially left out, controversially undertaking marathon | 68 |
| enlisted man needing something to keep him afloat in the river | 62 |
| what the warring leader demands from members of a close fraternity? | 67 |
| very clear dad's temporary home left retired son victor with debts | 66 |
| one of four in the pack – she-cat with main food gone – drops, disheartened | 79 |
| cover rampant body odour with brand of deodorant charlie's wearing | 66 |
| Comment after hearing your bones creak from the slightest movement | 66 |
| Store that closes on Black Friday for its #OptOutside campaign | 62 |
| embankment that's rhymed with "chevy" in the chorus to "american pie" | 69 |
| "beware the ...... of march" [warning ignored by julius caesar] | 63 |
| "the stuff you love" toy company, and what this puzzle's circled letters do | 75 |
| i will leave robber choice between wife and daughter – it's offensive | 71 |
| guys like using this exercise system starting to build muscles | 62 |
| boy band indicating what must be added to the answer of each asterisked clue | 76 |
| ...... spinosa, plant commonly known as the devil's walking stick | 65 |
| learned pair of journalists touring university with whiskery type | 65 |
| awful despair with loss of energy in tough area for canoeists? | 62 |
| no undue travail when working out an estimate below real worth | 62 |
| drive shown by independent politician supported by the spanish | 62 |
| major crime-fighting organisation whose secretary general is jurgen stock | 73 |
| formal processions of people walking, on horseback or in vehicles | 65 |
| the fresh prince of ........, sitcom that featured the banks family | 67 |
| dots used to separate the whole part and fractional part of numbers | 67 |
| ........ kale, another name for the italian cabbage cavolo nero | 63 |
| a small area of water in which one might see mallards and shovelers | 67 |
| large funnel-shaped devices for amplifying and directing the voice | 66 |
| ........ bishop, senior cleric in the anglican and roman catholic churches | 74 |
| an effort to bring services to people who might not have access otherwise | 73 |
| ........ club, the world's first mountaineering society, founded in 1857 | 72 |
| miles, comedian who played press officer john duggan in the thick of it | 71 |
| overseas region of france in the indian ocean; capital saint-denis | 66 |
| high-level computer programming language designed for general commercial use | 76 |
| lennard —, actor who played grandad in bbc tv sitcom only fools and horses | 76 |
| us actor who played the title role in 1970 action film angel unchained | 70 |
| johannes —, swiss painter who taught at the bauhaus from 1919-23 | 66 |