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Large piece for VIP (6) | VIP | 1.0 | end | BIGWIG | 1.0end |
Await half-suppressed spits (6) | Await | 1.0 | start | EXPECT | 1.0start |
Initially exposing omission, turning over part of text (4) | part of text | 3.0 | end | PAGE | 3.0end |
Getting unseated, mounted fighter's lost face (6) | Getting unseated | 2.0 | start | OUSTER | 2.0start |
Reject a mushroom in Jersey etc — it’ll make youretch (6) | it’ll make youretch | 3.0 | end | IPECAC | 3.0end |
Cover over swimming pool (4) | swimming pool | 2.0 | end | LIDO | 2.0end |
Sweet having me in calmer race, somehow (5,7) | Sweet | 1.0 | start | CREME CARAMEL | 1.0start |
Fruit tree separated from fruit (5) | Fruit | 1.0 | start | APPLE | 1.0start |
Ballerina’s posture worked at steadily, endlessly (4) | Ballerina’s posture | 2.0 | start | PLIE | 2.0start |
Absolute decision by two umpires in agreement? (3,3,3) | Absolute | 1.0 | start | OUT AND OUT | 1.0start |
Good swimmer, going too far, about to flip (5) | Good swimmer | 2.0 | start | OTTER | 2.0start |
Party after support gaining seat (8) | seat | 1.0 | end | BACKSIDE | 1.0end |
Alexander’s Feast, say, after composition with parts coming separately (9) | with parts coming separately | 4.0 | end | PIECEMEAL | 4.0end |
Hungry, I turn and see jerky (8) | Hungry | 1.0 | start | ESURIENT | 1.0start |
What may suffer from mangled feet and badly gored leg? (8) | What may suffer from mangled feet | 6.0 | start | DOGGEREL | 6.0start |
One knight holding sword back, trapping another in cone-shaped mesh (7) | cone-shaped mesh | 2.0 | end | KEEPNET | 2.0end |
Great sort of game (4) | Great | 1.0 | start | MEGA | 1.0start |
Sharp American spies returned to protect detectives (6) | Sharp | 1.0 | start | ACIDIC | 1.0start |
Briefly on fire, Roman priest almost smothers bishop (6) | null | 1.0 | middle | FLAMBE | 1.0middle |
Journey north to support soldier reveals pattern (7) | pattern | 1.0 | end | PARAGON | 1.0end |
Get on with head of crime in New York bureau (6) | bureau | 1.0 | end | AGENCY | 1.0end |
Large wife enthralled by a deer moving downwind(7) | downwind | 1.0 | end | LEEWARD | 1.0end |
Poles brought in money for viola (5) | viola | 1.0 | end | PANSY | 1.0end |
Body part I displayed on greeting athlete’s achievement (7) | Body part | 2.0 | start | HIPBONE | 2.0start |
Listener’s problem demanding attention with chopper, briefly (6) | Listener’s problem | 2.0 | start | EARWAX | 2.0start |
The end of Oasis, rubbish band (6) | band | 1.0 | end | STRIPE | 1.0end |
Awful rat, Spain supporter (8) | supporter | 1.0 | end | PARTISAN | 1.0end |
Directors supporting trophy cabinet (8) | cabinet | 1.0 | end | CUPBOARD | 1.0end |
Sack needed by deadpan alien: it smothers the flames (4,7) | it smothers the flames | 4.0 | end | FIRE BLANKET | 4.0end |
Start working with group (5) | Start | 1.0 | start | ONSET | 1.0start |
Art involved with son’s Latin renderings (12) | renderings | 1.0 | end | TRANSLATIONS | 1.0end |
Discharge male employees, having finally set remuneration (7) | remuneration | 1.0 | end | PAYMENT | 1.0end |
American boy outside shouting where are hidden presents? (4,3) | where are hidden presents | 4.0 | middle | BRAN TUB | 4.0middle |
Shackles press with these (5) | Shackles/press with these | 3.0 | middle | IRONS | 3.0middle |
Face father pressed by whopping herbivore (10, two words) | null | 1.0 | middle | GIANT PANDA | 1.0middle |
Woman not one to go after morning coffee (9) | coffee | 1.0 | end | AMERICANO | 1.0end |
Spanish island business located in Iowa (5) | Spanish island | 2.0 | start | IBIZA | 2.0start |
This, installed across the pond, to make flight optional? (8) | This, installed across the pond, to make flight optional? | 9.0 | start | ELEVATOR | 9.0start |
Tread the boards at Criterion theatre, taking leading parts (3) | Tread the boards | 3.0 | start | ACT | 3.0start |
Legal profession's drinking den (3) | Legal profession's drinking den | 4.0 | start | BAR | 4.0start |
One into folding paper and leather is an artist (3-10) | an artist | 2.0 | end | PRE-RAPHAELITE | 2.0end |
One might betray characteristic worry, oddly overlooked (7) | One might betray | 3.0 | start | TRAITOR | 3.0start |
At home wearing shoddy stuff - a flaw (5) | flaw | 1.0 | end | TAINT | 1.0end |
Happy boys in game with yours truly (8) | Happy | 1.0 | start | GLADSOME | 1.0start |
Sweet place to hold the Royal Ball | Sweet | 1.0 | start | SORBET | 1.0start |
Fat pig eating starters of raw greens — wow! (11) | wow | 1.0 | middle | FLABBERGAST | 1.0middle |
Old countryman, chap with ship in Scottish port (8) | Old countryman | 2.0 | start | ASSYRIAN | 2.0start |
A twit not finishing a twitch, making some waves? (8) | some waves | 2.0 | middle | ADRIATIC | 2.0middle |
Extremely responsible chap, one standing in for monarch (6) | one standing in for monarch | 5.0 | end | REGENT | 5.0end |
Thoughtlessly mean corruption, leading to rage? (6-7) | Thoughtlessly | 1.0 | start | PARROT | 1.0start |
Next to boy, insect buzzing round (6) | Next to | 2.0 | start | BESIDE | 2.0start |
Add nothing for form of wrestling (4) | form of wrestling | 3.0 | end | SUMO | 3.0end |
An end to this callous contempt (5) | contempt | 1.0 | end | SCORN | 1.0end |
Touching address finally by head of Europol leading investigation (8) | investigation | 1.0 | end | RESEARCH | 1.0end |
Money for Seniors left in San Diego Open unexpectedly (3-3,7) | Money for Seniors | 3.0 | start | OLD | 3.0start |
Enthusiasm keeps injured one in battle | battle | 1.0 | end | EL ALAMEIN | 1.0end |
Strange mystery involving minute, pleasing form? (8) | pleasing form? | 2.0 | end | SYMMETRY | 2.0end |
Make wealthy leaders of English nobility remain in city homes (6) | Make wealthy | 2.0 | start | ENRICH | 2.0start |
Fish boxes offering spaces for wheels (3,5) | spaces for wheels | 3.0 | end | CAR PARKS | 3.0end |
Partners cutting low quality feldspar (9) | feldspar | 1.0 | end | MOONSTONE | 1.0end |
Parent with very difficult dog (7) | dog | 1.0 | end | MASTIFF | 1.0end |
Pet reason for developing an artificial language (9) | an artificial language | 3.0 | end | ESPERANTO | 3.0end |
Most of camp moving into fortress (7) | fortress | 1.0 | end | BASTION | 1.0end |
Wet British weather initially irritating an East European (9) | East European | 2.0 | end | UKRAINIAN | 2.0end |
Good American group making strengthener for garment (6) | strengthener for garment | 3.0 | end | GUSSET | 3.0end |
Cardinal knew many on the inside (6) | Cardinal | 1.0 | start | NEWMAN | 1.0start |
Roll amazes, prepared with unknown cheeses (11) | cheeses | 1.0 | end | MOZZARELLAS | 1.0end |
What many investors do is part of some movies (12, two words) | part of some movies | 4.0 | end | LOVE INTEREST | 4.0end |
Condemn act of piracy in plain language (9) | Condemn | 1.0 | start | PROSCRIBE | 1.0start |
If all else fails, the grand tour will end here (2,3,4,6) | If all else fails | 4.0 | start | IN THE LAST RESORT | 4.0start |
Suffering cutting pains, incline to show weakness (8,4) | weakness | 1.0 | end | ACHILLES HEEL | 1.0end |
Encrustation to mount (5) | Encrustation/mount | 1.0 | middle | SCALE | 1.0middle |
Romantic English celebs pursue papers (8) | Romantic | 1.0 | start | IDEALIST | 1.0start |
Cutter wallows and yaws endlessly under southern cape (6,3) | Cutter | 1.0 | start | SCROLL SAW | 1.0start |
Played the part of cadet at sea (5) | Played the part | 3.0 | start | ACTED | 3.0start |
Loose screw in the firearm (10) | firearm | 1.0 | end | WINCHESTER | 1.0end |
Distance achieved by missile, front of boat's on fire? (7) | Distance achieved by missile | 4.0 | start | BOWSHOT | 4.0start |
Ring for the head, boy needing permit (7) | Ring for the head | 4.0 | start | CHAPLET | 4.0start |
Block, and flow perfectly (4,4) | perfectly | 1.0 | end | DAMN WELL | 1.0end |
Family animals up for a bit of a walk (4) | bit of a walk | 4.0 | end | STEP | 4.0end |
Swallow nesting afresh, bottom of garden abandoned (6) | Swallow | 1.0 | start | INGEST | 1.0start |
Musical canon’s duty list (4) | Musical canon/duty list | 3.0 | middle | ROTA | 3.0middle |
Language of Hamlet — old lines becoming quite a mouthful! (6,6) | quite a mouthful | 3.0 | middle | DANISH PASTRY | 3.0middle |
Result of being not prepared to back away? (3) | Result of being not prepared to back away | 8.0 | start | WAR | 8.0start |
Musical style it's rude to sing (9) | Musical style | 2.0 | start | BLUEGRASS | 2.0start |
Family beginning to generate loud noise (5) | loud noise | 2.0 | end | CLANG | 2.0end |
Wife’s left at Crewe, due to change train again | train again | 2.0 | end | RE-EDUCATE | 2.0end |
Official recalled film full of hot passion (6) | full of hot passion | 4.0 | end | FERVID | 4.0end |
English town’s fresh flood defence (6) | English town | 2.0 | start | NEWARK | 2.0start |
One imposing cuts potentially a threat to security (6) | One imposing cuts | 3.0 | start | HACKER | 3.0start |
Feline in revamped Disney corporation (9) | corporation | 1.0 | end | SYNDICATE | 1.0end |
Turtle avoiding soft ground (7) | ground | 1.0 | end | TERRAIN | 1.0end |
Scraped a result worse than an F (6) | Scraped | 1.0 | start | GRATED | 1.0start |
Fascist piglet? (6,6) | null | 1.0 | middle | LITTLE HITLER | 1.0middle |
Race the old lady runs with unusual hat on (8) | Race | 1.0 | start | MARATHON | 1.0start |
Dreadful cooked lamb, say (7) | Dreadful | 1.0 | start | ABYSMAL | 1.0start |
Schedule for lightweight: yours truly! (9) | Schedule | 1.0 | start | PROGRAMME | 1.0start |
Reposition soldiers on island, for example moving north (9) | Reposition | 1.0 | start | REARRANGE | 1.0start |
Performance involving Roman couple in which female is greatly exalted (7) | greatly exalted | 2.0 | end | DEIFIED | 2.0end |
Race with crew in sporting division (9) | sporting division | 2.0 | end | FLYWEIGHT | 2.0end |