| "Things You ...... in a Fire" [2019 bestseller by Katherine Center] | 67 |
| "...... the Wild Things Are" [Maurice Sendak children's classic] | 64 |
| "The ...... of an Ending" [Booker-winning novel by Julian Barnes] | 65 |
| ex-tv quiz mistress dating andrew parker bowles, .... robinson | 62 |
| italian city, location of the world's oldest international film festival | 72 |
| a city district of central london noted for restaurants and nightclubs | 70 |
| a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance | 68 |
| coffee chain starbucks takes its name from a character in this novel. | 69 |
| russia's shortest land border is a 17km frontier with which country? | 68 |
| .... ........ talk anymore was a number one for cliff richard. | 62 |
| the motto of which school translates as "never tickle a sleeping dragon"? | 73 |
| in australian rules football, which type of score is worth one point? | 69 |
| on which dublin street does leopold bloom have a gorgonzola sandwich? | 69 |
| historic texan fort which receives more than 2.5 million visitors every year. | 77 |
| alfred lord tennyson described nature as "red in tooth and ........". | 69 |
| record producer famous for his work with frankie goes to hollywood and others. | 78 |
| this belfast street lends its name to a much-loved van morrison song. | 69 |
| visitor access to which part of the statue of liberty was closed in 1916? | 73 |
| actress who stars in hit 2024 movies dune: part two and challengers. | 68 |
| boxing: who is the new undisputed heavyweight champion of the world? | 68 |
| this german company is the world's biggest car-parts manufacturer? | 66 |
| "in .... ...... lies my beginning", motto of mary, queen of scots. | 66 |
| strokes of luck as ban on travelling includes zurich to begin with | 66 |
| The actress Catherine ........-Jones models her own cruelty-free makeup brand | 77 |
| .......... New Guinea is the country with the most listed languages | 67 |
| The wolf pretended to be Little Red ............ Hood's grandma | 63 |
| "Jack and ........ went up the hill" is a nursery rhyme for children | 68 |
| "The ...... Circus," Spanish-French comedy film that features clown characters | 78 |
| Horror film franchise that features a clown character named Art the Clown | 73 |
| Guinness world record holder for "English word with the most meanings" | 70 |
| eugene o'neill stage play that premiered in stockholm, sweden in 1956 | 69 |
| duncan ..., 1980 olympic 100m breaststroke swimming gold medallist | 66 |
| dave ..., irish comedian born david tynan o'mahony who died in 2005 | 67 |
| alan ..., actor who played the title role in 1953 film western shane | 68 |
| resort in dorset on the english channel noted for its prehistoric fossils | 73 |
| hector ..., composer of the operas beatrice et benedict and les troyens | 71 |
| ... island, mountainous land mass in baffin bay off sw greenland | 64 |
| Senior embracing sex without agreement, say? It's Trump's forte | 63 |
| Government official gets a rise [slightly less than fifty percent] | 66 |
| a farmworker, he, lacking energy, mingles with sheep on the road! | 65 |
| the french head of department with plate behaving like some young men | 69 |
| great effort forthcoming from some of the industrious trainees | 62 |
| Symbol given to beaches meeting stringent environmental and safety standards | 76 |
| firm with american drink for all to see for oceanographer jacques | 65 |
| single eccentric carrying coat for gardening and tight-fitting trousers | 71 |
| one involved in lawsuit nervously tailing character at back of court | 68 |
| stafford, labour politician who was clement attlee's second chancellor | 70 |
| song by little eva released in 1962, covered by kylie minogue for a hit in 1988 | 79 |
| joe, baseball player who was the second husband of marilyn monroe | 65 |
| tight-fitting garments, often made of nylon, covering the lower body | 68 |
| lizzie, fitness expert born in 1948 noted for her work on tv-am | 63 |
| the wrong ........, 1993 short film featuring wallace and gromit | 64 |
| gene, actor and comedian who played willy wonka in a 1971 film | 62 |
| ........ sea, calm region of the atlantic named after the seaweed found in it | 77 |
| the sport of using a rod and an ultra-lightweight artificial lure | 65 |
| accommodation for hotel guests featuring a pair of single beds | 62 |
| the ........, inn from which the pilgrims in the canterbury tales went | 70 |
| legs ........, a traditional call for a number during a bingo game | 66 |
| hi ho ........, song by jim diamond that was the theme to tv series boon | 72 |
| jean-jacques, philosopher whose ideas inspired the french revolution | 68 |
| a report on a property's condition commissioned by a potential buyer | 68 |
| ........ & dave, pop duo noted for their 'rockney' musical style | 64 |
| an examination of tissue from a living body to assess a medical condition | 73 |
| ........ of honour, highest order of merit in france, established in 1802 | 73 |
| corazon, filipino politician who was her country's 11th president | 65 |
| gertrude, first woman to swim across the english channel, in 1926 | 65 |
| the fictional language of oceania in george orwell's novel 1984 | 63 |
| pillars of ........, peaks flanking the entrance to the strait of gibraltar | 75 |
| leader of team given protective spectacles first off and fasteners | 66 |
| acts of putting oneself or others on the official lists of courses, etc. | 72 |
| a metallic object packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm | 70 |
| work ........, scheme giving a student job experience relevant to their study | 77 |
| the ........, indie new wave band noted for the 1984 hit young at heart | 71 |
| an annual seaweed growing from a spore to maturity within a single year | 71 |
| book in the hebrew bible that is the focus of the jewish feast of purim | 71 |
| long essays on a specific subject, usually those for a university degree | 72 |
| record label formed in 1959 and incorporated as motown in 1960 | 62 |
| 1265 worcestershire battle marking simon de montfort's downfall | 63 |
| those who salvage saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps | 63 |
| fastening accessories that can be worn barrel-style or kissing | 62 |
| the fifth ........, 1997 sci-fi action film starring bruce willis | 65 |
| son of polonius who stabs the title character in shakespeare's hamlet | 69 |
| per, singer-songwriter who was the male half of rock duo roxette | 64 |
| Third best exam mark secured by horribly loathsome kid in your class? | 69 |
| Prudish, naff, fancy idea regularly ignored before closer scrutiny | 66 |
| Current measuring device encountered in more than half of America | 65 |
| Idris who voices the title character on the Paramount series Knuckles | 69 |
| "Big Little Lies" actor who plays the title role on 44-Across [2 wds] | 69 |
| Last name of baseball-playing brothers Matty, Felipe, and Jesús | 64 |
| Southern Sydney suburb where Clive James and Steve Smith grew up | 64 |
| Bread crusts on Cajun hamburger essentially exchanged for tofu | 62 |
| Courtney A. .... is the creator of the 2014 Starz TV series "Power" | 67 |
| A real-time transmission of an event occurring over the internet | 64 |
| A dermatologist is a medical professional who specializes in .... disorders | 75 |
| Famous city in Nevada filled with casinos and other attractions | 63 |
| Office supply that joins papers together with a bent steel wire | 63 |
| Score in golf that matches the set number of strokes for a hole | 63 |
| pronoun often mistaken for another with an "m" added at the end | 63 |
| Title for Jackie or Jill, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues | 72 |
| brazilian dance sometimes accompanied by the beat of a pandeiro | 63 |
| new york resort region where sid caesar and jackie mason got their start | 72 |
| phrase in the names of four chart-topping albums released since 2021 | 68 |
| joanna who wrote the 1975 science-fiction novel "the female man" | 64 |
| "dubliners" character who plans to escape to buenos aires with her lover | 72 |
| as aging rocker, grossly hirsute originally, i'm tearing my hair out! | 69 |
| brace having held one log that's loose, shelter built in the woods | 66 |
| on the podium if not after flipping, gymnastic star gets medal, finally | 71 |
| large swimmer in bad sense has hint of such undesirable quality | 63 |
| public land close to dark new lodge possibly - simple fact, say | 63 |
| computer a scot repaired by clubhouse has to meet the required standard | 71 |
| look back in ........, play by john osborne that premiered in 1956 | 66 |
| switzerland's winning artist in the 2024 eurovision song contest | 64 |
| save someone's ........, expression meaning 'to rescue another from danger' | 75 |
| my brilliant ........, 1980 australian film starring judy davis and sam neill | 77 |
| a leap from a high point while secured by a band around the ankles | 66 |
| italian town near salerno noted for its olive oil and dairy produce | 67 |
| david, singer-songwriter who was the male half of pop duo dollar | 64 |
| dennis, actor who played terry mccann in tv drama series minder | 63 |
| a fictional giant with a large head and strangely coloured skin | 63 |
| best ........, common sign-off at the end of e-mails or written letters | 71 |
| spiny shrubs with yellow flowers and usually red or blackish berries | 68 |
| claire, actress who played juliet in the 1997 film romeo + juliet | 65 |
| the ballad of reading ........, poem by oscar wilde published in 1898 | 69 |
| ........ cost, the amount of money for a company to produce one article | 71 |
| Vehicle needs wire, initially tense for crossing Spanish river | 62 |
| Gut pain with bad hooch quaffed by sons: they go from bar to bar! | 65 |
| american cartoonist who created the long-running comic strip blondie | 68 |
| yannick ..., winner of the 1983 french open singles tennis championship | 71 |
| e e ..., us poet whose volumes include 1923's tulips and chimneys | 65 |
| enid blyton children's book character who first appeared in 1949 | 64 |
| 1970s us television drama series starring david janssen in the title role | 73 |
| tree such as the american ... or oriental ... with ball-shaped heads of fruit | 77 |
| Preoccupied and shaken, lacking time to overcome brain disease | 62 |
| One gauging strength of, eg, rum hotel served up with more Cola | 63 |
| Conflict involving close contact between big Japanese corporations | 66 |
| All complainants initially taking oaths, right to drop charges | 62 |
| liberal unionist saying nothing about private secretary payment | 63 |
| Imaginary place where unpleasant information is sent to be forgotten | 68 |
| 1967 hit by Aretha Franklin whose title is spelled out in the lyrics | 68 |
| *Villain portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in a 1991 horror/crime film | 65 |
| *Make a mistake … and what the answers to the starred clues do, in two ways? | 78 |
| Atlanta actor who plays John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith: 2 wds. | 62 |
| Beau is Afraid actress who plays Second Other Jane in Mr. & Mrs. Smith: 2 wds. | 78 |
| "The Joshua ......" (U2 album with the hit "Where the Streets Have No Name") | 76 |
| Actress Taylor-Joy who voices Princess Peach in "The Super Mario Bros Movie" | 76 |
| 2012 John Green novel with "The," and a hint to the circled letters | 67 |
| Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all nominated for a ..... Peace Prize | 72 |
| An aviation event wherein aircraft take flight and perform aerial maneuvers | 75 |
| A ........ walker performs amazing balancing feats high in the sky | 66 |
| In the folktale, three Billy goats find this monster under a bridge | 67 |
| "Happy ...," '70s sitcom that features characters like Fonzie and Richie | 72 |
| "Happy ...," 1996 film starring Adam Sandler as the titular character | 69 |
| "The ... of Happyness," 2006 biographical drama film starring Will Smith | 72 |
| "Happy ...," 2006 animated film that features a dancing penguin | 63 |
| substance jorgeous loves to reference in her drag outfits, for short | 68 |
| "Yesterday, I ... a clock. It was very time-consuming!" example of a 1-Across | 77 |
| Nonfiction films with an editorial viewpoint, in a New York Times series | 72 |
| Major employer in Maryland whose employee count is classified, for short | 72 |
| bon ...... band name derived from the french for “good winter” | 66 |
| creature who might just be "blurry," according to a mitch hedberg joke | 70 |
| "when i'm good, i'm very good, but when i'm ......, i'm better." — mae west | 77 |
| doctor livingstone's first cousin taking on conservative for the final time | 75 |
| getting rid of former russian president's no good for middle eastern gulf | 73 |
| reading unknown, almost one celsius above and one celsius below frozen | 70 |
| Result of 35 of Lee Mazilli's 40 bunt attempts with the bases empty | 67 |
| In a way, each of the four elements that "sinks" in this puzzle | 63 |
| hold firm attitude about accepting somebody covering for something | 66 |
| sucker is initially taken in by first-class doctor's qualification | 66 |
| money acquired by illegal means makes litigant glen so annoyed | 62 |
| popular contralto originally in return of musical becomes sluggish | 66 |
| german article on attempt to make a bridge-like structure supporting signals | 76 |
| a state of hopelessness surprisingly rationalised over a short time | 67 |
| texan reg devastated by levy aimed at discouraging environmental damage | 71 |
| this person's retired doctor provided with end of stuff for centre of torso | 75 |
| prime all in a nervous state to circle front of primitive pulping factory | 73 |
| book certain in france to feature in commercial? that's ridiculous | 66 |
| recall ex-prime minister in confines of study showing tiredness? | 64 |
| consider consuming some bread, nothing less, and fried chickpeas | 64 |
| show beyond doubt point of view encapsulating republican spain | 62 |
| excessively sentimental gi only changed after beginning of conflict | 67 |
| Replacement for one off their trolley, possibly: including second announcer | 75 |
| Material academic omitted from transatlantic flight itinerary? | 62 |
| sport whose events include calf roping, bull riding and steer wrestling | 71 |
| richard ..., palaeoanthropologist and conservationist born in kenya in 1944 | 75 |
| biblical nephew of abraham whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt | 70 |
| any of several small short-necked ducks often with bright plumage | 65 |
| city in yvelines, france, where the treaty of paris was signed in 1783 | 70 |
| john ..., norwich city goalkeeper; 2012 england debutant against italy | 70 |
| 1988 comedy-drama film starring winona ryder and christian slater | 65 |
| cocktail whose ingredients include rum, grenadine, orgeat, lime juice and sugar | 79 |
| a general needing to draw back takes this direction towards shelter | 67 |
| condescend to finish the weeding, perhaps, after we've started | 62 |
| in this country there's bad crime, but help about for alcoholics | 64 |
| it's usual for the engineers to conceal certain contradictions | 62 |
| the agony of having more disturbance with high explosive around | 63 |
| Singer and songwriter whose albums include Purple Rain and Sign o' the Times | 76 |
| Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast in the extreme south of Dalmatia | 72 |
| North American river that rises in the Rocky Mountains and flows to the Pacific | 79 |
| A dental appliance for holding a loose tooth or prosthetic device in position | 77 |
| Dustin ......, former comedy partner of Les Dennis who died in 1986 | 67 |