| number 10 blocking artificial intelligence, yet developing tension | 66 |
| will the writer in eu lie about germany coming first to power? | 62 |
| heading to fiji concerning foreign escape where there's no waves | 64 |
| Botched menial task ignoring request could result in complaint | 62 |
| About to get promoted within institution hosting company on that account | 72 |
| title character in william shakespeare play the merchant of venice | 66 |
| valley in argolis, ancient greece; site of a biennial athletic competition | 74 |
| bbc radio comedy programme starring tommy handley that ran from 1939-49 | 71 |
| ancient egyptian god; ruler of the underworld and judge of the dead | 67 |
| american tribal love rock musical that opened on broadway in 1968 | 65 |
| v ..., india test cricketer who hit 116 against australia at adelaide in 2012 | 77 |
| don ..., best actor in a leading role oscar nominee for hotel rwanda | 68 |
| jean ..., morocco-born actor who played the title role in 1994 crime film leon | 78 |
| harold ..., director of films groundhog day, year one and caddyshack | 68 |
| actress who portrayed joan le mesurier in 2008 bbc tv drama hancock & joan | 74 |
| 1959 film comedy starring marilyn monroe, tony curtis and jack lemmon | 69 |
| does wearing one give you an attractiveness that's just too much? | 65 |
| dances in "never been kissed" and "high school musical 3: senior year" | 70 |
| smart ...... [judd nelson's character in "the breakfast club," e.g.] | 68 |
| "the ......" [stop-motion animated series starring eddie murphy] | 64 |
| "...... dance?" [2004 romcom starring jennifer lopez and richard gere] | 70 |
| birth city of penelope cruz, antonio banderas, and elsa pataky | 62 |
| "let ......" [1989 comedy starring teri garr and richard dreyfuss] | 66 |
| With 35-Across, singer who had a #1 hit in 1991 with Rush Rush | 62 |
| Company that makes vegetarian frozen food meals such as Pesto Tortellini | 72 |
| The joke is ... [Things didn't work out as we intended]: 2 wds. | 63 |
| Nickname of Dave Thomas's fourth kid, whom he named a fast-food chain after | 75 |
| Nobel Prize-winning writer honored on a 2024 US postage stamp [2 wds] | 69 |
| "He's Just Not ...... Into You" [2009 rom-com with an ensemble cast] | 68 |
| Abolitionist and political activist honored on a 2024 US postage stamp [2 wds] | 78 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame coach honored on a 2024 US postage stamp [2 wds] | 72 |
| Actor Morales of "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" | 66 |
| Pilot Dameron played by Oscar Isaac in three "Star Wars" films | 62 |
| Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan who holds the MLB career record for strikeouts | 73 |
| "10 Things I ...... About You" [1999 teen rom-com with an ensemble cast] | 72 |
| Actor Wheaton who made several guest appearances on "The Big Bang Theory" | 73 |
| Others? Fretful, not retired and failing initially to be tranquil | 65 |
| Hugh Lofting's literary doctor who lived at Puddleby-on-the-Marsh | 65 |
| ...... Freeman, Tim Robbins' co-star in The Shawshank Redemption | 64 |
| *"Oh no! Credit ... payment declined at 7d." Tip: Carry some cash always! | 73 |
| *"Oh no! ... lot full at 7d!" Tip: Opt for public transport, perhaps! | 69 |
| *"Oh no! ... queues are long at 7d!" Tip: Try the self-service counters! | 72 |
| what a ball represents, in a ball-and-stick model of a molecule | 63 |
| "good ......" [alton brown show that ran for more than 14 seasons] | 66 |
| nickname of a sondheim show whose events take place in reverse chronology | 73 |
| athlete who was officially declared a "national treasure" by brazil in 1961 | 75 |
| american pension manager ignoring call for attention in studio | 62 |
| perhaps thatcher's advice and negative comment given socialist spin | 67 |
| female's rude shout and short cry after foreign article's not bold enough | 73 |
| Japanese animation style [and one letter off from the Italian for "Eat!"] | 73 |
| Round bread served with Indian food [sometimes spelled with 2 "A"s] | 67 |
| charlie, charlie & ivor, piet, ivan oddly formed a group of stars | 65 |
| court enclosure for accused holding small time accomplice of joe cool? | 70 |
| beginning to draw pie chart, freely available for next to nothing | 65 |
| despite the names, cans and foil are typically aluminium, not this | 66 |
| like the creator of pizza, hinted at by answers to asterisked clues | 67 |
| arthur ..., first black tennis player in the us davis cup team | 62 |
| old-fashioned term for someone collecting old clothes; ma rang anag. | 68 |
| alcoholic spirit made from extremely dry husks of grain earlier | 63 |
| done on a single occasion only when working away without energy | 63 |
| underwear section at the back of south american shopping centre | 63 |
| former heavyweight champ accepting current boxer's first excuse | 63 |
| stupid sort limited day taken for announcement in indoor plaza | 62 |
| personal attendant, one in service previously to guard a liberal | 64 |
| ungracious children with strange rush to skirt rear of school institute | 71 |
| desire to accommodate english group that's dry or somewhat damp | 63 |
| What some school leavers may hope for, almost entirely one-sided | 64 |
| Rats, maybe, not very visible ultimately with trace of dark in fur | 66 |
| duchy of ..., state of the holy roman empire disestablished in 1795 | 67 |
| w c ..., us musician and songwriter whose works include st louis blues | 70 |
| elisha graves ..., american inventor of an elevator who died in 1861 | 68 |
| patrice ..., first prime minister of the republic of the congo | 62 |
| london-born actress who starred as eden sinclair in 2008 action film doomsday | 77 |
| town in hertfordshire; scene of three rail accidents since 1898 | 63 |
| neolithic henge in dorchester, dorset, north-east of maiden castle | 66 |
| naturally our foes will be confounded when the first of the cavalry intervenes | 78 |
| nearly everybody backs the favourite - that's a bit of a bloomer | 64 |
| Solver who has correctly identified five bottles of wine today, e.g. | 68 |
| Blackjack card, or the chain "with the helpful hardware folks" | 62 |
| "The ...... Squad" [Claire Danes film based on a classic TV show] | 65 |
| Actor Dustin who co-starred with 18-Across in "Kramer vs Kramer" | 64 |
| it has three levels in "the legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom" | 66 |
| appropriate reaction to macaulay culkin's 40th-birthday tweet in 2020 | 69 |
| james ..., author of 1957 autobiographical novel a death in the family | 70 |
| 1937 ernest hemingway novel whose central character is harry morgan | 67 |
| charles ..., best actor in a leading role oscar nominee for fanny | 65 |
| town in vicenza, italy, east of lake garda associated with the wool industry | 76 |
| london-born us film and stage comedian who died in 2003 aged 100 | 64 |
| non-specialist graduate with varied range is overall controller | 63 |
| "because i ...... so" [2007 comedy starring diane keaton and mandy moore] | 73 |
| Mythical creature likely inspired by Madagascar's elephant bird | 63 |
| pointless, or a phonetic hint to five of this puzzle's long answers | 67 |
| strike in asia, case of those in pakistani city not finishing work | 66 |
| Supporter of aspiration for department to follow animal unknown by man | 70 |
| With terribly jingoistic cheeers, itches to be left out of celebrations | 71 |
| relaxed conditions for racing after squeamish question's ignored | 64 |
| more ecofriendly frenchman, say, turns up, tackling republican | 62 |
| firm politician, occasionally being scatty with opponents, makes amends | 71 |
| credit holland, typically said to guard individual royal regalia | 64 |
| Pets that, according to a meme, can have a little salami as a treat | 67 |
| Person for whom the largest tennis arena in the world is named | 62 |
| ... Championship [tournament whose 2023 winner was Brooks Koepka] | 65 |
| Dominican-born pitcher who was elected to MLB's Latino Legends Team: 2 wds. | 75 |
| Dominican-born outfielder who was elected to MLB's Latino Legends Team: 2 wds. | 78 |
| Button for an online shopper interested in buying a product: 3 wds. | 67 |
| "The ...... Before Time" [Don Bluth animated film with dinosaurs] | 65 |
| Relative of neanderthal inscribed early cave etchings, originally | 65 |
| Spanish-based name for a ridge with a gentle slope leading to a steep one | 73 |
| A law of the .... and Persians is a thing which cannot be changed | 65 |
| The .... is a Tennyson ballad about a young noblewoman trapped in a tower | 73 |
| Actress who starred alongside Emma Thompson in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | 76 |
| Plant with mainly white flowers, traditionally used to treat ocular infection | 77 |
| Venue used for Imperial College London's graduation ceremonies | 62 |
| "A person's a person, no matter how small" is a line from this book by Dr Seuss | 79 |
| Race game spin-off from a popular Nintendo series, released in Europe in 1993 | 77 |
| 2005 Fall Out Boy single which followed Sugar, We're Goin Down | 62 |
| Italian goalkeeper, the oldest ever player to be in a World Cup-winning team | 76 |
| No latitude initially for rascals on Ecstasy — that's a threat | 64 |
| Every other character in Brechtian work hadn't cut director down | 64 |
| "... Stuff," 1979 hit by singer Donna that was featured in "The Martian" | 72 |
| ... Lanka, Asian island country with over 3,000 years of history | 64 |
| "Rockaway ...," 1977 hit by The Ramones from their album "Rocket to Russia" | 75 |
| "... Day," 1977 hit by Bill Withers that was featured in "127 Hours" | 68 |
| Swedish DIY furniture brand that's also famous for its meatballs | 64 |
| "..., you noblest English ...!" [line from Shakespeare's "Henry V"]: 2 wds. | 75 |
| european country that didn't participate in the winter olympics until 2014 | 74 |
| james ..., british winner of the 2007 superbike world championship | 66 |
| brad ..., best actor in a leading role oscar nominee for moneyball | 66 |
| African leaves End of Watch by King, old volunteers taken aback | 63 |
| Doctor Marlowe fashioned, leading character in devilish fantasy | 63 |
| Fantastic Mr Fox making robbery primarily a charitable enterprise | 65 |
| Pound for one Allende with a line crossed through, right money | 62 |
| British astronomer, mostly delightful and congenial in the end | 62 |
| A number to help get connected with God? I called in, desperate | 63 |
| Foolish fruit-picker working between Poles and German provides service | 70 |
| Turn a blind eye as foremost of gangsters, Ronnie Knight escaped somehow | 72 |
| Very quick drink with young man in Queen Vic shooting mouth off | 63 |
| Spirit-raising meeting tackling Bible – ring bishop to start ceremony | 71 |
| "The Two ...," second volume of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy | 63 |
| Kitchen staple that's gone missing in the song "Margaritaville" | 63 |
| Parsons who worked on "Abbey Road" and "The Dark Side of the Moon" | 66 |
| Implement that prevents certain utensils from rolling off the table | 67 |
| "The time has come . . . for you to lip-... . . . for your life!" | 65 |
| *Spark emitter at a science museum [In this answer, unscramble letters 1-7] | 75 |
| *1998 film in which Pierce Brosnan voiced King Arthur [… letters 2-9] | 71 |
| movie starring dev patel as an adopted boy who searches for his birth parents | 77 |
| "...... really do exist!" [chant in the season-one finale of "derry girls"] | 75 |
| "mystery science theater 3000" staple subtitled "the hands of fate" | 67 |
| Treat a material, as steel or glass, to make it easier to work | 62 |
| often accessing short release by tarantino maybe with good ending | 65 |
| director of transport, strathclyde's good time girl off and on! | 63 |
| ready for old athenian choir to take centre stage in oresteia? | 62 |
| the fourth wall intermittently broken by pair initially improvising? | 68 |
| ...... House, Queen Victoria's Isle of Wight residence, built in 1845 | 69 |
| useful text info appearing when hovering over an element on a screen | 68 |
| article on container for melting metals found in a sheffield theatre | 68 |
| lots of space seen by unionist politician on the outskirts of tralee | 68 |
| starts to examine dome in fine italian church - a large imposing building | 73 |
| arguments in favour of crimes against the state initially dismissed | 67 |
| what prospective educators undergo when hearing certain rubbish over time | 73 |
| untold european noblemen welcoming the french head of security | 62 |
| violent atmospheric disturbance making unhappy celtic earl rage | 63 |
| sort of music produced by new bands working with small record companies | 71 |
| Very disappointed not to be quite qualifying for Python sketch? | 63 |
| Trinidad-born broadcaster who finally retired from ITV's News at Ten in 2008 | 76 |
| 1970s TV detective whose catchphrase was "Who loves ya, baby?" | 62 |
| Game whose newest editions include Disney Villains and Monster High | 67 |
| 1969 Cooperstown inductee who appeared in 24 All-Star Games [2 wds] | 67 |
| 2007 Cooperstown inductee who appeared in 19 All-Star Games [2 wds] | 67 |
| 1982 Cooperstown inductee who appeared in a record 25 All-Star Games [2 wds] | 76 |
| 1979 Cooperstown inductee who appeared in 24 All-Star Games [2 wds] | 67 |
| Classic sitcom whose title was written in cursive over a heart [3 wds] | 70 |
| Oro y ...... [Montana's motto, which translates to "Gold and Silver"] | 69 |
| Farm animal that Jack traded for some magic beans in a fairy tale | 65 |
| Chestnut and last of chilli in this rice substitute would make a spicy sausage | 78 |
| Apparatus for drilling, whenever beset by commotion of hooters | 62 |
| Universally appreciated god with mantra and hymn capturing hearts | 65 |
| Planet orbiting Leo's inner space on edges of ecliptic, a very long way out? | 76 |
| Giant farmer's daughter, I hesitate to say, dressed up large in minor mishap | 76 |
| What underlies High Court division hosting fiery Friday sermon? | 63 |
| W African range of notes originally used in possibly hack article | 65 |
| Spanish colonial estate's appearance in middle of merengue music's ending | 73 |
| Synagogue cantors mostly vague on the soul, without foundation | 62 |
| US soldier welcomes new officer commanding chapter for doughboys | 64 |
| enormous, single headmistress gets blokes to empty schoolhouse | 62 |
| unsophisticated types really go berserk before professional tennis finals | 73 |
| Phil Collins's second US No 1 single, following Against All Odds | 64 |
| 1969 road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern | 72 |
| City on the French Riviera founded by Phocaeans in about the 3rd century BC | 75 |
| British singer who won the third series of The X Factor in 2006 | 63 |
| 1971 Woody Allen comedy, set in the fictional republic of San Marcos | 68 |
| Scottish snooker player who won the first of his four world titles in 1998 | 74 |
| Highly contagious viral disease whose technical name is rubeola | 63 |
| American singer-songwriter and rapper who came to fame in the group New Edition | 79 |
| Narcotic drug extracted from the unripe seed capsules of a poppy | 64 |
| First name of the child witch in the 1960s US sitcom Bewitched | 62 |
| Puerto Rican actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for Cyrano de Bergerac | 68 |
| Oscar-winning 1999 film starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening | 64 |
| Food item whose name is derived from the French for 'twice-cooked' | 66 |
| Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric | 68 |