Clues Starting With d Dance named for a horse's gait Defib expert Drunkard Drop a fly, e.g. Did a number Does this contain records suitable for a lumber camp? (3,4) Don't let the dial slip (4,1,8,4) Danger or jeopardy (5) Dog lead Derek —, National Coal Board chairman from 1972-82 David —, 1962, 1970, 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth singles bowls gold medallist Deal with one outburst Document Delighted Decrease Decorative mat Drama Dry Daughter leaving waterside in distress, so to speak Dispute on chairs around piano Delivery option from Carson's top department Disease expert treated visitor stuffed with Christmas cake? Dandy (4) Drain (anag) (5) Disgust (7) Democrat finally able to recognise tyrant (6) Delegate, sub-contract (4,3) Dance named for a horse's gait Defib expert Drunkard Drop a fly, e.g. Did a number Divide into two (6) Difficult question (5) Domesticated canine mammal Disliked by many Devil Defeated contestant Duty list Desperate character kidnapping English churchman Drain (7) Distinctive — normal (7) Dish in sink captured by Turner in pictures (7) Doctor Dickens et al snubbing English lecturers? (9) Determined about reaching the top, property tycoon means to be heard (8,7) Diversification of retailers is certainly no lark (4,5) Drink bottles different in club (7) Drives too fast (6) Distant (3) Dealer in foodstuffs (6) Dark-green gemstone, a variety of chalcedony, with red spots or streaks Decorate party as a pastime Decree Defeated Dreadful Did dog, we hear, stretch? Daisy and Bruce playing with a kid (9) Distinguished, famous Dramatist Deserving censure Difficulty, disadvantage Distress at line on neck Dealt with Dangerous Damage in church associated with Rector, a ladies’ man? Disorder about marine creature disposing of a shellfish Daring to give up power? That’s fortuitous Disregard anger about navy entering game Duplicate — twin (8) Don't make waves? (4,4,3,4) Descend by rope Diadem Definitely an article Declare condition Displace Declare Divine aura Desert’s fertile patch Drink and go round naked Divorced father assessed following case of self-abuse Documents reporter's income for each piece Defeated Dean —, 2006 Commonwealth decathlon gold medallist Disease in which pressure within the eyeball damages the optic nerve Devoured Drive up wall in old car, not side of banking Don’t get up right away as Light Infantry and earl entered? Disease magician catches close to London Dance sexily at first with topless Serpent Disaster (8) Decorates (6) Discharges (5) Doing words Dilapidated Dick —, actor whose roles included LSD in 1968 film comedy The Producers Downtrodden Desperately need a key to perception without enhancement Dimwits (6) Dance (by jumping up and down) (4) Dog number ten, a rare item (5) Diana's failed to make a hit - sacked (9) Determination Delicatessen, in short David —, author of 1975 novel The Death of Reginald Perrin Deep-sea fish of Australia and New Zealand also called a hoka with a reddish-pink body Delicate material Din Dressing-down Driver Dance position that's not precise Definitely how a thought may be acted out (6) Doctor has monkey put something on (5) Disregards (7) Dissuade Document Diluted Developed thick skin about love, or just cold-hearted? Dodgy OAPs look after gold in financial centre Decayed matter used to improve soil (4,5) Drink heavily and the profit on the vehicle will be nothing! (7) Desire (4) Denim trousers Detain during wartime Disclose about meat Deadlock Disburden Dirty Drilling tool Defame Dairy product Director resembling Tees, as Spooner would have it Damage shower and carpeting — not new — ruined Drudge one to bring back giant problem in 25's 11's famous line? Defensive enclosure (8) Decadent outdoor celebration after revolutionary force cleared out (6) Doing someone a good turn perhaps (12) Detests vehemently (6) Diminishes (9) Discourteous (8) Difficult (4) Drinks counter (3) Domestic fuel (3) Device worn on the ear District of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil known for its beach Deserve Differ Dirty word belies? Cut it out Delayed reaction to something unexpected (6,4) Discount on goods purchased in quantity, say (6) Drunk with added power — it goes to one's head (6) Doing someone a good turn perhaps (12) Detests vehemently (6) Diminishes (9) Discourteous (8) Difficult (4) Drinks counter (3) Domestic fuel (3) Destiny David —, 2001 winner of the US PGA Championship Daily pressure to cook pear Donkey Delve Darns Dashboard Disclose Defoe's often (anag) — stuck-up (6-5) Doing someone a good turn perhaps (12) Detests vehemently (6) Diminishes (9) Discourteous (8) Difficult (4) Drinks counter (3) Domestic fuel (3) Discourteous, impolite Diesel oil Data D L —, England Test cricketer who hit 262 not out against West Indies at Kingston in 1974 Different in feel, seriously Drop crude arrangement on energy Dry Decrease Disinfect sister ingesting a louse egg with drug Duty before news time Drug controlled by Turkish Empire Dwell under old tree Do something - take part! (3) Deserter makes sailor get up (3) Diva (5,5) Draconian (5) Dolt (3) Dry (4) Disciple Delays or holds back Donald —, 1937 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Draw back from English bishops Dress has a quiet pearl pattern Desperate for each inclusion Donkey Do I have to question European Union about Caribbean holiday destination? Dacre perhaps somehow tried to take in head of OFCOM Do something with abandon (3,3) Definitely not on the side of the angels (8) Depressed setter with gin drunk in No 10? (7,6) Detective: 'I tape every criminal' (7,3) Distributed flyers from field and took flight across centre of Monterey (9) Discourages (6) Dog lead (5) Deduce Drudge Dessert or sweet sauce Debut novel by Edith Wharton, written between 1876-77 Dislike new thread Declare Vera to be mad Descend Domesticated Doom Divine messenger Description of alternative energy for the most part Dejection (7) Division between Northern and Southern hemispheres (7) Directors of Indian state embark (2,6) Decree (5) Disregard orders (7) Delighting surprise (5) Debit arranged for basin Drain away money Departed Document Dregs Dissuade Decaying flesh Dance movement Doze (6) Danish ace reorganised estates (9) Describing one who is insured being held up by a gunman (7) Description of explosive reaction that could be more than cruel! (13) Don't waste time coming from Athens (6) Develops into (7) Duck for us - maintaining standard in restaurant Didn't tie up as much when full of such energy (9) Dilapidated house due proper reconstruction (4-5) Dull work may come to an end (8) Divide stuff that is found inside (2,3) Dismal prospect for an inefficient sentry? (4,4-3) Deserve (5) Decompose (3) Direction (4) Derv Dull person getting a couple of books in prison Don't succumb (6) Dismal (9) Discussed shrink, for example (6) Dole desperate woman's claimed here? Probably not (2,6) Dirty picture upset Derek to begin with (7) Dismal prospect for an inefficient sentry? (4,4-3) Deserve (5) Decompose (3) Direction (4) Dread Do as ordered Don’t stand for fib Desist Duster Defeated Duet with nun terribly out of key Dismal prospect for an inefficient sentry? (4,4-3) Deserve (5) Decompose (3) Direction (4) Dizziness Delight, happiness Dreadful Discretion Dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish Drive back to see film about parking Disgust Delighted Decay found beneath automobile plant Does not take sides in a dispute; doesn't make a clear choice (4,2,3,5) Dig (for minerals): kind of bomb (4) Dance, drink and get a bad head (5) Don't the fair-minded have them? (4,8) Distant (3) Direction (4) Dog’s sound Deborah Kara —, actress whose roles include Dahlia Gillespie in 2006 horror film Silent Hill Delon —, rugby union fullback whose 2008 England Test debut was against Pacific Islanders Department of NW France whose capital is Alencon Dance film Dull Dogs with keen sense of smell Distribute the cards (4) Destroys documents (6) Devon and Cornwall listener's vow (5) Demonstration in favour of month on trial (7,5) Direction (5) Daybreak Dotted around an area Donkey in stories by A A Milne Dustin —, actor-comedian whose roles have included Ludo in 2015 BBC TV mini-series Asylum Decorative style of bookbinding named after French bibliophile Jean — de Servieres Distant handset Determined Dodgy lawyer retiring, rest ordered Dense group of bushes (7) Disreputable chap (3) Demolish place over hard crossword? (5,4) Deadlock Deborah Kara —, actress whose roles include Dahlia Gillespie in 2006 horror film Silent Hill Delon —, rugby union fullback whose 2008 England Test debut was against Pacific Islanders Department of NW France whose capital is Alencon Deserve new timer Depressed Devil Death parts old soldier and army volunteers in feud Duck much valued for the female's down feathers (5) Dapper (6) Depicted with a haggard look (5) Down payment (7) Desert animal (5) Dishearten Drab return by school writers Deity joins a lady Demeanour Domestic fowl Disinformation for atheist lawyer Dove, one perched on hand after uplifting eclipse (8) Drive one politician to the Spanish (5) Defeats (5) Dish gone west Dutch manage to get chap intoxicated Devoured Dazed state (6) Drive one politician to the Spanish (5) Defeats (5) Deliberate insult Double-cross D —, England cricketer who hit 214 not out against India at Edgbaston in 1974 Dry white wine from the Veneto region of Italy Discards outbuildings DNA part? Discharge university dons beginning to expect time off Decadent English party receives fine Die (6) Do something by oneself (2,2,5) Disappear gradually (4) Drive one politician to the Spanish (5) Defeats (5) David —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Separate Tables Daughter ran off to use a needle Dispute what young woman consumed Decorate with alcohol? Danes out of range Dungeon Discussion Delicate material Deal successfully Deep trouble on way, but staff taken outside Discharge; relieve (6) Defeated competitors (6) Drying cloth (5) Desire (4) Deep purplish-red Dog breed Draw digit, we hear Despicable type stops working and leaves containers Doctor rubbishes any chips I munched Display of determination to take care of surplus material (4,4,6) Depressed liberal leaves assembly (7) Describing unsettled tribes (7) Droop (3) Dog breed (3) Demoralise Domesticate Department of central France whose capital is Chateauroux Declare Vera to be mad Dry Drink before sporting fixture in Ascot? Dread (4) Dandy (4) Dog's foot (3) Desire earnestly (5) Destiny (4) Duke’s wife Declamation about seafood During maid’s performance Distribute a great deal, say Device needing to work without key Delivery includes organ Domestic fowl Document Decide not to be involved in work with dodgy ticket seller Despot (6) Does it sift the actors? (6) Demure (6) Dismiss from consideration (4,3) Dish of eggs, anchovies, onions and chopped meat popular in 17th and 18th-century England Deceive prisoner Dandy Domestic appliance Despondent Duck found on European river Dispose of a line of 2 (6) Destroys odd pieces (4) Destroy completely (4,3) Domesticated pig (3) Decree Duane —, actor-musician whose roles include Deputy Marshal Clint Fallon in 1962 film western The Wild Westerners Devout woman has only a term Determined detectives indeed Deserve new remit Danger measured by the yard Dome set trend Disfigure, mar Drive to succeed (8) Deprive of food (6) Drink a six-pack? Then I will get drunk! (8) Dated girl obliged to get picked up (4) Destroys odd pieces (4) Destroy completely (4,3) Domesticated pig (3) Digging tool Drink of character, say Devoured more than seven, say Dives off east to work out Dig up DNA part Design stamp Destroys odd pieces (4) Destroy completely (4,3) Domesticated pig (3) Decorative object Dutch cheese Dog owned by Bill Sikes in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist Deserve to move near Detest Develop complex Dunce Tees had nothing invested in it Dust-coloured; military uniform (5) Detest vehemently (5) Disfigures (7) Defence plea D B —, cricketer who in 1949 became the youngest to represent England at Test level Dull British country Drink of character, say Dull British country Drink of character, say Doctor taking holiday: that's a relief (5) Dance judge's 6 knocked back last couple (4) Dispute in street about parking area (4) Disturbance in part of hospital stopped by police (8) Defined area in which one expects to receive services (6,5) Discourage (5) Dense (5) Donut and coke supply failed Demurral over VAT Details probably missed in dash around shopping centre Dive and jump, keeping fit inside — quite the opposite (7) Deceiving, fraudulent Dance to this Dodgy cheque from sentry Dread fare review Draw back from English bishops Dodgy cheque from sentry Dread fare review Draw back from English bishops Duck in cove caught and stabbed Doctor was there with daughter for turning point Doe's mate (4) Dirt, GO? (6) Dark coloured head and forehead on knight (3-5) Despicable type almost finished (6) Drinks required for little ones (4) Drop (4) Ditty Disastrous Dark sweet ale Deprive of food Dull waterway's beginning to be upgraded? Dubious (12) Distinct group within a political party, say (4) Dance club we left, returning after band's performance (5) Drives without a third and second gear (5) Diagram of vessel holding fifty (4) Domestic servant, we hear, not having come from a factory (8) Dry (4) Dynast (5) Decoy (4) Drape round cleric Drape round cleric Derby venue (5) Doctor keeping Gloria under treatment, making a bloomer Diagram of vessel holding fifty (4) Domestic servant, we hear, not having come from a factory (8) Dry (4) Dynast (5) Decoy (4) Dried grapes Diva Does order some medicine Definitely an article Does order some medicine Definitely an article Diagram of vessel holding fifty (4) Domestic servant, we hear, not having come from a factory (8) Dry (4) Dynast (5) Decoy (4) Dull meat recipe Dorothy’s specks Dull meat recipe Dorothy’s specks Dick bringing Nina back sandwiches from Italy Daughter born close to Christmas conceals wants Does it limit the writer's movements? (3) Distant (6) Die (6) Distinctive character (5) Department of SE France whose capital is Grenoble Distant Dog leash may hurt Dine out on little money? That's vulgar (8) Doctor gets long letters from the Far East (6) Disprove awful brute (5) Deliver Defence against an accusation (8) Dried grape (6) Direction, perhaps north, to retreat and run away (5) Dim sun, when out, will hardly encourage it (6) Deluge (5) Deity (3) Dull apartment Devil Deer meat Diplomacy Dissuade Decay Descendant or heir (5) Doubtless people do! (4,4) Dash out for fish (4) Dealer in fabrics (6) Dull pain (4) Desire Deceptive, unreal Department of France whose capital is Beauvais Dorothy comes to a full stop Dull meat recipe Domesticate Did save, somehow, as recommended Demeaning (5,3) Deal with a backlog (5,2) Do exercises in bad shape to begin with — they won't bring much joy (5,7) Donkey (3) Doing words (5) Domestic pedicurist? Dickensian character makes score go wrong Dairy product Delight in good shelter Driver's handbook (7,4) Dreadful (11) Donkey (3) Doing words (5) Dad’s brother Direction Deep red variety of corundum David —, winner of the 2008 Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Dreads wild snakes Delighted with name Devour Donkey (3) Doing words (5) Decorate Department of France whose capital is Perigueux Dog left to twist Display of excess Drink containing very soft fruit Detectives I upset with regulation about mockery Dubious moment when leader disappears Does academic work - that is when the bosses are around! (7) Dogsbody (6) Direction (5) Destructive insects (7) Delve Don't fall behind as stronghold's erected Discussing informally how to insist on remaining alive (8) Drives out cuts overwhelming soldiers (9) Don't turn your back on the children! (4,3,5) Don't catch up with a convict at the back (3,6) Disturbed aristocratic clique? (5) Deer meat (7) Dense layer of grass Dome-shaped hair style Deep, long sound made by a cow or bull Dance film Declare Deny any connection with row about pig Do these justify the means? (4) Dissolute master joining ship that's changed sides (10) Doing less than (2,2) Daughter invested in Italian china, apparently, for mum or dad? (10) Doctor met diarist to make superficial complaint (10) Dad chopping tree up for timber (5) Defence ultimately presented by bank employee (4) Drink delicately (3) Derv Dissuade Document Deny policeman's allegation Discourage daughter and parent's sister Dull persistent pain (4) Dangerous part of a river David —, actor whose roles included John Bosley in US television series Charlie's Angels Disdain for small crop Dorothy’s full stops Defeat captures small animal Derision Dealer Down-to-earth soldier? Discontinues for a time supporting scoundrels (9) Drawn match (3) Dog left to have a look Dog really captured fiend Delight Desperate Dan's hour in country Dopey (8) Draw in net at sea, getting chill (6) Drawn match (3) Drink of character, we hear Devoured Don't speak — otherwise do speech alone Do nothing (8) Drawn match (3) Do away with Discard outbuilding Developed as quiet window Developing roots or trunk Dirge about bank Detest such heat Done Do a turn, wandering round building Disappear; evaporate (6) Dandy (4) Dislocate a leg to play smoothly Declare Vera to be mad Datum Data (abbr) (4) Drunk wife straddled horse? On the contrary (6) Demanding type of test for fuelless energy (9) Ditties (5) Drinking vessel (3) Doesn’t stand for fibs Despicable chap left river Dolly's a bit forward Drink from mid-Wales Denim trousers (5) Desert rodent — ear job (anag) (6) Deposited on the shore - or on the rocks (6,2) Discourage (5) Drive on this Dock worker Down payment D L —, England cricketer who scored the first century in an ODI Dove flying to new district Distribute benefit money Drains away money Deities Donkey Depressed Desist Deal successfully Door rapper (7) Dictionary entry that's clearer when higher (10) Decorator houses deer for Reykjavik resident (9) Drink noisily Decree is flawed internally Drug found in fishing-vessel Disturbance about a large sort of triangle Discover a bit of stuff in dustbin Delivering fruit precisely (5) Docile as a result of clever pamphlet? (9) Degradation in a part of a building (9) Done on a large scale (4) Domestic fuel (3) Dry (4) Dutch cheese Dandy Decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces wounded or killed in action Dreamt about aged Mini Dish gone west Doom Designated successor (4) Disgust (6) Driver for pointless proportionate representation (8) Doctrine about Caesar, oddly not shown in sculptor's work (3,6) Docile as a result of clever pamphlet? (9) Degradation in a part of a building (9) Done on a large scale (4) Domestic fuel (3) Dry (4) Doctor has year without alcohol Darren changed mission Dire sort of journey Dodge Decay Dead language Divine aura Delighted Deep red Drive Deal with name Disapprove strongly of absurd old peer Dreads becoming more unhappy Diagonal mover in chess (6) Droplet (7) Difficult to dislodge (6) Don't tell (4,3) Docile as a result of clever pamphlet? (9) Degradation in a part of a building (9) Done on a large scale (4) Domestic fuel (3) Dry (4) Directly below D C —, Australia Test cricketer who hit 200 against New Zealand at Perth in 1989 Deep-bodied, Eurasian freshwater fish Disgusting position Deserved to be educated, but not initially Dry-eyed request for rent reduction? Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election (2,2,3,7) Dutch city whose name was given to an important treaty in 1713 (7) Different parts of a swimmer Drink of character, say Deer’s horn Daisy-like flower Dash Drop small piece of sugar (5) Dismissing one set of Nazis, control group of law enforcers (5) Discharge ambassador, who's in drink (5) Deep back in flashy plant (9) Dances about, but will get up (6) Domination of the Spithead route (4) Does eating it make one wise? (4) Drive very close behind Drop in autumn Dangerous things that spread destruction Dramatic monologue expressing 'unspoken' reflections (9) Drinks dispenser? (6) Dogmas aside? (5,5) Develop part of a revolver (6) Drinking vessel (6) Dry and brittle (5) Device, appliance (7) Disconcert, informally (6) Dried grape Domestic fowl Dull — slow — dozy (8) Deep feeling of trouble with an allowance (9) Distinguished (5) Defeats (5) Devil Dog lead Detain during wartime Dalton —, author of the novels Eclipse and Johnny Got His Gun Department of N France whose capital is Evreux Drinks to English bait Depart Distinguishing feature Description of rank cod and onion men prepared, tucked into by girl (3-12) Dump large grass skirts, getting made over (8) Definite cure (8) Discharge (4) Distant (6) Destroyed Disaster, misfortune David —, 2002 Wimbledon singles tennis championship runner-up Detail turned out to be shadowed Dislike intensely (6) Definite cure (8) Discharge (4) Distant (6) Draw near to Definite cure (8) Discharge (4) Distant (6) Dutch cheese DNA unit Decapod crustacean such as the Chinese mitten — David —, playwright whose stage works include Maydays and Pentecost Dog returned to exalted figure Dreaming about some paper Doesn’t stand for fibs Devise a test for flavour Deity Danger Dance party (5) Divide in two (5) Daily (7) Display publicly (7) Dashboard (6) Don't disturb a spell of duty (5) Different educational levels confuse the masters (7) Droop (3) Despot (6) Doglike (6) Desire Daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology turned into a rock on Mount Sipylus Doctor gets quiet washer Distinguish from constellation Devour Dictatorship of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953 (9) Die (informal) (4,3,6) Deny what's said about female company (9) Don't let the dial slip (4,1,8,4) Drag with effort (3) Detest Dutch artistic movement founded in Amsterdam in 1917 by Theo van Doesburg Deadline (4,5) Destruction of tissue by freezing (9) Discovered this book with way-out jacket for present (7) Dog's lead (5) Dull heavy sound (4) Dutch cheese (4) D A —, cricketer whose 1992 England Test debut was against New Zealand at Christchurch Demos new buildings Desire Donkey Dull Dogs keep wandering to seafront Deference (7) Dickens's titular friend (6) Decorative plaster (6) Deadly sin Department of France whose capital is Bourg-en-Bresse Decays Declare Deal Don't panic! Little boy is unable to sail Direction indicated by Robin Redbreast's tail Don't eat at home (4,3) Debauched (9) Danced, as repeatedly instructed (10) Dogs as exceptional sniffers can help, left to go free (14) Dish awful Tories! (6) Daughter is put to bed and kept inside, separated (9) Dead language (5) Difficult question Duncan —, 1980 Olympic 100m breaststroke swimming gold medallist Department of NW France whose capital is Alencon Draw back from English bishops Different from class Digital image Drop by Document Dip made of black olives, capers and anchovies (8) Distance around the Earth, say (13) Diminish (5) Drink — it's knocked back by family member breaking into song (3,5) Decisive strike with daring German spirit (6) Dead language (5) Dance club Deep chasm Discretion Don —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda Delighted about name Depart Devoured Decimal base Diesel oil Danish captain awarded the UEFA President's Award for his actions when Christian Eriksen collapsed at Euro 2020 Drink anything provided by doctor Declarations of country people initially talking shop Departing child makes mischief Devoid of diplomacy (8) Dead language (5) Different Disregards Declare a victory to old wife Duffer; butterfingers (7) Deal with someone with a complaint (5) District of Berlin at the confluence of the Havel and Spree Rivers Draw digit, say Din is one problem Drinks dispenser Decade — in tweets (anag) (8) Danger with mist almost coming to a road (6) Deep depression around area — tree sinks into it (7) Danger (5) Doctrine Deliberately planned Department of France whose capital is Bar-le-Duc Detested taking quiz Dislike wasting thread Distribute a toll differently Don't part with remaining traffic sign Dealer treated a horse well Dark syrupy by-product of sugar refining (8) Doctor unwise to inject fluid with infection (5,3) Do they enlarge on selections from textbooks? (7) Drinking vessel (3) Detain during wartime (6) Dairy product (6) Dowels (4) Disorderly crowds of people David —, Foreign Secretary from 1977-79 Depressed Depended Declares a piece of poetry is unfinished Discouraged gent turned up first Does he keep watch on board? Did back hurt, day after boy carries piano? (9) Designed for the altar? (8) Don't miss the delivery, but co-operate (4,4) Do impressive work as a huntsman? (5) Direction (4) Decomposes (4) Drinking vessel Deadly Dry, brown brandy distilled in the French district of Gers Dispute endlessly with youngster Don felt upset many times Dodge Device for fastening plaster cast Don, still in bed, turned over Dainty (5) Dispute (5) Demand silence on party money (4) Drive back a strange brute (5) Deadly sin lions fall into (5) Damage, weaken (6) Disparage (5) Desire earnestly (5) Drug (5) Dark wood Document Desert’s fertile patch Discovered Drink found in percolator Dickensian villain beheaded farm animals Diverse (6) Direct phone for use in emergencies (7) Distinctive way of speaking (6) Duke, licensed to fly, drops (10) Dressing job performed in theatre smashes European finals (11) Drive back a strange brute (5) Deadly sin lions fall into (5) Damage, weaken (6) Disparage (5) Desire earnestly (5) Drug (5) Dazed, stupefied Douglas —, Home Secretary from 1985-89 Day for fruit Different parts of a swimmer Donation Decent — right (7) Drift, for example; belonging to me (4) Difficult to understand; complex (4,2,5) Draw attention; cause to be alarmed (8) Disease? (anag) (7) Deserve (5) Degree of difference Dorothy comes to a full stop Distinguish from constellation Deserve new timer Deer’s horn Dash Drink like this with Democrat leader in Alaska Deserve to operate as a dockside worker (9) Dealer charged outside church taken in by cops (8) Drink from California and Virginia (4) Drinks a Spitfire becoming squiffy (9) Defrauds, swindles (7) Deduction, discount (6) Droop (3) Daybreak Dual-code rugby player; Man of Steel award winner in 1985, 1987 and 1989 Distant handset Danes out of range Demeanour Dusk Devoured Darling spirit Disordered (6) Description of a senior citizen is not so new (5) Distinctive character (5) Decorated Deep black type of asphalt found in New Brunswick, Canada Diplomacy Discourteous Departed Diving gear from South Island Dock worker to deserve rum Drinking too much, bishop goes off dribbling (6) Deflated and left without support (3,4) Defeated competitor (5) Dreads (5) Deserve Driving age Disadvantage Denounce Decide not to get involved (3,3) Daring (9) Dreadful sight (7) Did content of bidet career from behind? (5) Driving instructor required for this vehicle (10) Distant (3) Dolt (3) Disappoint Desire Detest running heat Discovers Defeating Domestic animals Discover king and queen finally Deceived (3,2) Drinkers' song from master during boozy birthday (9) Digital appliance fine (all I need to change) (4,4) Driving instructor required for this vehicle (10) Distant (3) Dolt (3) Dead and rotting flesh Department of SE France whose capital is Grenoble Duck has to desist taking ring Definitely a pronoun Donkey Decorate Desert sanctuary Diana's meal-time prayer? Shame! Devilish (7) Driving instructor required for this vehicle (10) Distant (3) Dolt (3) Destroy Deborah Kara —, actress whose roles include Dahlia Gillespie in 2006 horror film Silent Hill Drive back to see film about parking Doom Deal with Disgust Drunk embracing central Glasgow resident, say Damned bishop didn't run out Drinks for children Date tree is transplanted in springtime Dentine; piano key (5) Draws a parallel, we hear, to those who keep the show going (8) Dummy pill Discuss work when meeting socially Disburden Distinctive spirit in Somerset hospital Death-dealing (6) Disclosed (8) Dance, heartlessly frivolous pleasure (7) Dorothy comes to a full stop (3) Demote oldest pastor, essentially for being shy (6) Did he learn to write by stages? (9) Dull poet given a rise (4) Dance film Decisive, often after credit Deal with Duke and wise man backing artist Dealer sending back portraits of Lenin? Dazed state as a result of translating Proust Dug up (9) Daily item on sale for scheduled period (4,4) Declamation (6) Decompose Does as told Drop English bishops Dig Deep down (2,5) Data organiser's unusually desperate about call for peace (11) Detest, abhor (6) Devil (5) Donkeys (5) Dry (4) Definite article (3) Drinks counter (3) Derivative of benzene also called carbolic acid Derision Degrade Deal Deletion certain after long time Describe loan arrangement as significant Dancer from Ireland breaking into song endlessly Decay (which can be dry) (3) Detailed —complicated (9) Dip about right for dipso (5) Dish having Asian lentils for starters? (4) Distorted notes in passport, say, held by a decrepit thing (4,4) Do not remove any warning sign - just ignore it! (4,2,6) Depart Disappointed and upset Destroy what’s left of castle Dutch university students are boring Don’t stand for an untruth Dignified Decayed Deep red (7) Do not remove any warning sign - just ignore it! (4,2,6) Deities Does order some medicine Darrel ran to the store Drapes ruined by butter, say Different case for experts Demonstrative pronoun Domestic fowl Devoured Do not remove any warning sign - just ignore it! (4,2,6) Devil Disturb informed group Dash Desist Distressed Delphi figure; prophecy (6) Demure (6) Decree (5) Drily humorous, sardonic (3) Die in water Dark fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of layers of compressed clay, mud or silt Detested running the ad Drink cola when out with dad Disease of sheep that is found by ditch Disparaging (10) During Monopoly, MP usually makes a mountain (7) Detect unknown variable underlying sixth sense (4) Devours Delighted Dizzy rascal has quantity for mathematicians Dumb show (4) Do cursory alteration to trousers (9) Devotee starts off filling in easy 9 down (5) Deer meat (7) Detests (5) Deserves (5) Difficult question Director, star and co-writer of 1977 film comedy High Anxiety Dread fare changes Desist Dismissed when not at home? Dealer put up Communist paintings (6) Disentangle (7) Down payment (7) Declare publicly Difficult or dangerous situation Desire to drink Den Douglas —, Field Marshal who became Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 Dennis —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Hoosiers Destroy stomach Draw conclusion on organ Doctor taken aback with German article on painkiller Donkey, no longer single, dug a hole Dance held by Swiss ambassador Dictionary (7) Demolition site where we play gets reported (5) Drone blocked by extension on current instrument (9) Doctor on ship cultivates low plant (4) Detail me to return it beforehand (4) Discharge District in the City of Westminster, London, known for its restaurants Danny —, actor who plays Mick Carter in BBC TV soap EastEnders Drinks to summer garment Division ready to get caught Devils Do what Edison did in outlet Desire to promote the welfare of others (12) Dolly Parton's genre (7,5) Depression associated with member facing endless shame (6) Doctor on ship cultivates low plant (4) Detail me to return it beforehand (4) Dance to this Determine the size or quantity of DNA unit Draw round new body part Donkey Decay Descends Decide to go round a US city Dice-shaped (5) Doctor on ship cultivates low plant (4) Detail me to return it beforehand (4) David —, leader of the Liberal Party from 1976-88 Dispute what young lady consumed Decorate with alcohol? Danes out of range Discussion Delicate material Dusk Den Drink after drink for horse Drop of water Decorating; adorning (9) Dubiously-required double protection (4,3,6) Detains by way of a change (7) Do let's make changes for the firstborn (6) Don't stop the wrong persons (5,2) Drop (4) Den (4) Defeated (6) Doing words (5) Divulge a secret Deal successfully with Double act that's no longer with us (4) Declare large city locked in? Not after that! (2,6) Draw foes out — it should stop a beating (4,4) Detective's joke sounds a bit crude (8) Damage caused by crossbow in refuge? Disease of bishop, easily borne Does he hope to ride a record winner? (4,6) Darts line (4) Defence plea Department of France whose capital is Chaumont Derived SI unit of illumination Discovery includes English monster Decrease Do the same as prisoner with criminal record (7) Disease has politician stretched out flat in bed (9) Depression of a man of the church, we hear (4) Did some looting - dismissed (6) Drawing (7) Donkey (3) Demanding or stimulating situation Dave —, author of 2013 novel The Circle Department of France whose capital is Beauvais Declines hummus and salsa, say Duke of Cornwall (6,7) Disgusting (4) Dawn (8) Draw breath (6) Dropped teacup, hard to get replacement (10) Djokovic, gutted about stupid visa, ended tennis competition (5,3) Drinks up in ship (4) Does he have a crowd of guests? (4) Does he make the apparatus in the theatre work? (8) Disparage (5) Distinctive character (5) Dark period (5) Death-dealing (5) Desire Direction Dreadful bore to start computer up again Demeanour Decisive moment for start and end of career is repeated Device for cutting food into small cubes (5) Drum used in jazz bands (3-3) Dine at home (3,2) Don't go on about me to improve matters (5) Defile (7) Dull pain (4) Domineering (5) Dutch cheese Despite that Drama involving a rope Deny it’s rubbish Dropped deer and owl performance Drinks to summer garment Dish gone west Disobey Deep ravine (6) Dodgily roped in to swallow hot new painkiller (9) Despicable rise in attention about national costume (7) Don't go on about me to improve matters (5) Defile (7) Dull pain (4) Domineering (5) Dessert course of a meal Done without delay Don’t go and support Decrease Delighted Drunkard Divine aura Devoured Don't forget about one who's in the club Disorderly — clandestine (6-6) Don't go on about me to improve matters (5) Defile (7) Dull pain (4) Domineering (5) Don Dirge about bank Distinguish from constellation Desire Direct Dispassionate about a Latin mass Dancing fish entertained by band Develop good line Devoutly religious (5) Detritus, rubbish (5) Dairy product (6) Deceitful, underhand Dog devoured priest’s assistant Dry, for a drink? Dignified Dodgy (informal) (4) Disinfectant is no help in fever (6) Disney and an unknown dance as a couple (5) Dead Roman transformed: Greek hero to her rescue (9) Deviate from course turning inside to obtain plan of action (8) Do they keep the artist well lubricated? (4) Desires (5) Dolt (3) Dingy (4) Dead language Dutch actor whose roles have included Baron Roger Daguerre in 1991 action film Robin Hood Declare at cricket match Dry Doctor with a manuscript showing apothecaries' measures Drops of French perfumery? Dishonesty (9) Divine female's initially extremely bad repute (7) Dessert, possibly Russian, in US city (9) Dreadful older phony that's more than two-faced (10) Dog-star (6) Discourage (5) Dog breed (3) Defective Dull pain Dispute what young lady consumed Decorative flags Discussion Deceived Discontented poor Indian and commonplace — not like him! (6) Don't touch: the workers are leaving (5,3) Demonstrate (7) Draconian (5) Drinking vessel (6) Door handle Drive back to see film about parking Direst sort of pace Disintegration or noise, possibly Disgust Divine messengers Dig (5) Donkey (3) Driving test on one tank on island with learner (12) Disclose what boozer often needs? (4) Detective, informally (6) Distinguished Defeated contestant sprinted as well Dogs’ teeth Distinguish oneself with 40 in Rome, by the sound of it Drink heartily (5) Drugs? Being on these, one would be broke (6) Dancing bishop leaves one stretched out on the road (4) Detective, informally (6) Drawing Deceive prisoner Danes out of range Domestic animals Depressed Devour Doctor needs fluid for German city Developing a barren site may be a tricky problem Dickensian villain following small animals Daze (4) Detective, informally (6) Demons of limp stature Disapprove of university garment Defeated contestant Division of a book (7) Detailed examination (8) Doctor specialising in the aged (12) Doesn't include part of the kingdom, it seems (5) Don't move support placed in position (4,3) Don't be idle, my friend, as a fellow toiler may say (8) Doesn't stand, but accepts a place in Parliament! (5,1,4) Dog lead (5) Deserve (5) Difficulty in sleeping Destiny Department of central France whose capital is Chateauroux Doctor joins British crowd Dance beat with vitality Dispose of second little dog Directories head of department lost when moving desk (10) Disclaimer that introduces unqualified opinion (2,2,6) Degeneration of a victory symbol (7) Definite article (3) Dead language (5) Distant (3) Dance to ragtime music in which birdlike movements are made with the shoulders and upper body Dog returned to exalted figure Damn vermin Deity Domestic Dance music on game shows Diversions, primarily — different routes Daffy — bird (6) Ditties of French boys after one quits series (8) Devil (5) Diapers D —, former Yorkshire CCC captain who joined Lancashire on a one-year contract in 2002 Deserve new remit Dish as ordered by boy Delivery includes organ Desist Drink situation that may be taken for granted Dense leader, later on, is more stupid December holiday time (abbr) (4) Doesn't continue when the fall has taken place? (6,3) Dance in the interval, seemingly (5) Drunkard Defeat, master Drug dealer in revolutionary film Defend orange, perhaps, where fruit caused loss Drop it, perhaps, being apathetic (6) Determined to do no more roaming? (7) Deep narrow gorge (6) Domesticated polecat Dylan —, 1996 winner of the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Disorder characterized by sudden unwanted episodes of sleep Dudley —, late actor whose roles included Tinker Dill in BBC TV series Lovejoy Dry brown brandy distilled in the French district of Gers Device tagged incorrectly Dressed Dots-and-dashes cipher Deposit is taken back by lieutenant Drive home after Scarlet Pimpernel starts Device for accessing beer (6-6) DC current (7) Deprive of an ear, working automatically (7) Difficulty for fishermen? (5) Domestic having one flickering lantern (8) Duck — plump and very rich (7) Doctor musical material (6) Diplomatic officer for local representative, so it's said (10) Drop it, perhaps, being apathetic (6) Determined to do no more roaming? (7) Deep narrow gorge (6) Dies away at midmonth date Devoured Do those letters need to be composed? Dribble (7) Device that enables a TV to receive signals (3-3,3) Dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi (6) Drop it, perhaps, being apathetic (6) Determined to do no more roaming? (7) Deep narrow gorge (6) Decorative Dark wood Dish gone west Domesticated Decay Demeanour Dislike test said to be involved Diplomacy changed direction, we hear Did little after I'd made the running (5) Decompose (3) Difficult Dorothy —, 1934 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Divide Determined Deal Difficult question about television's first advertisement Do we hear a song writer for children? Dog — call us jerks (anag) (4,7) Dishy — substantial (8) Dam (4) Dogs maybe tailing learner in this yarn? (5) Drew together artist, king and journalist (5) Discard stone — it upset child (8) Don't leave because it's black and sticky? (5) Disfigures (7) Dry (4) Deal with one denunciation Desire Devil Day of Atonement (3,6) Done with being in 10's cage (4) Dutch man has a couch Ditty Did exam again Danger for each one left Dance playfully, putting garment on right Dispersion of people from their homeland (8) Diminutive figure briefly working, bit of an old timer (6) Disappear suddenly (6) Den (4) Desire (4) Defeats (5) Destiny (4) Dakota tribe of Native Americans whose leaders have included Sitting Bull Disadvantage Draw extremely elegant fowl Deep-fried meaty snack (6,3) Declaration (6) Draw off tax and sue husband for corruption (7) Dish ordinary man respectfully rejected — too much stuffing (7) Dizziness Dog breed Doomed or unlucky Dennis sadly offended Depended Disabled in the morning and taken outside Don't go for support Decorates (6) Delay (3,3) Definitely not (5) Denials of wrongdoing from French criminals (8) Drain out the bottom (5) Decorates (6) Duck type Deborah —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Sundowners Develop key argument Drinking vessel Dig up Dissuade Dominant family in Renaissance Florence (6) Death (8) Degrees in a quarter turn? (6) Deduced (8) Drain out the bottom (5) Decorates (6) Daniel —, 1997 World Championships 5,000m gold medallist Declare Vera to be mad Deal in strange contradiction Dance film Distribute a toll differently Dossier Dignified grace Department of France whose capital is Lille David —, author of the novels Ghostwritten and The Bone Clocks Don’t stand for a fib Drink of character, say Dormant Dodgy American pastor's leader in religious group Doses of medicine taken in game Dad — sort to get involved with decrepit oldies (7) Did acts misguidedly for fans (7) Doctor getting minimal amount of money as ineffectual person (4) Dunderhead is spinster - fire her! (7) Dog Communist compiler (3,6) Decree (5) Diesel fuel (4) Distress (6) Dunderhead is spinster - fire her! (7) Dog Communist compiler (3,6) Decree (5) Disclose regarding meat Deserve Dress I treat badly Drink refreshed legions Ditches (5) Destroyer, for example (7) Dead language (5) Defrauds, swindles (7) Down payment (7) Discreet Darker inner region of a sunspot Dunce’s dessert Distribute a toll differently Dish has a taste Datum Display Demise (3) Drag with effort (3) Desert animal (5) Dutch cheese David —, WBA Heavyweight champion from 2009-11 Decree cited incorrectly Divided Dirt Disease causing inflamation of the nerves and heart failure (8) Disorder in dingy port needs some backing (7) Did I guess incorrectly? It's intentionally misleading (9) Dodgy character turned over celebrities (4) Dirty Dead skin at the base of a nail Doing word Deborah Kara —, actress whose roles include Dahlia Gillespie in 2006 horror film Silent Hill Dried grape Dry land or solid ground Definitely an article Don’t answer, just overtake Devoured Distinguished group with a role to play Data transfer was cut short for state Deal with skilfully Difficult to laugh on the way Doctor gets points for attire Dream about having weapons Distant Dirt, grime Do one's homework (informal) (3,2) Delete our costs for repair (5,3) Drinking vessel (6) Distant (6) Definite article (3) Daybreak Dance while shopping Donkey Double act that's now extinct Dead men chopped and changed Drink supplied by doctor in the morning Deity travelling in a bus Destiny Decorated Damage Detest Death personified (4,6) Dashing lover left out popular oriental cold dish of meat? (9) Deep trench lacking a facility for craft (6) Definitive crooks a diver must avoid (3,5) Dessert product, one taken during exercise (5,3) Don't get angry, just leave without a blow (6) Deep hatred for a soldier, we hear (7) Disgusting row about old male Decontamination (5-2) Dinner (4) Dictator managed to infiltrate government department (6) Doctor got up and down (6) Don't get angry, just leave without a blow (6) Deep hatred for a soldier, we hear (7) Distinctive character (5) Detests (5) Disgust, revulsion (6) Deep in thought Declare condition Demonic Document Decline to make us free (6) Desert's fertile area (5) Dutch cheese (4) Dried grape (6) Device for connecting two computers by a telephone line Diluted drink of rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of Admiral Edward Vernon Decline to change a beat Drove off with new merchant Dislike old woman with hesitation Decrease Deserve DOS kept crashing computer Dictatorial (13) Description of Kane, for example — captain's first in this oddly calm state (7) Do this and you're lost! (8) Determined, Blair acted recklessly (10) Didn't hurry, although everybody passed away all round (7) District that provides a capital start to the holiday (6) Deranged tutor may submit to tickling! (5) Dreadful (4) Do as ordered D —, England Test cricketer who took 6-42 against South Africa at Leeds in 1998 David —, New Zealand 1992 Olympic Heavyweight boxing bronze medallist Dull apartment Double-cross Didn't hurry, although everybody passed away all round (7) District that provides a capital start to the holiday (6) Deranged tutor may submit to tickling! (5) Dreadful (4) Descendant Disease caused by an infectious agent (5) Didn't hurry, although everybody passed away all round (7) District that provides a capital start to the holiday (6) Deranged tutor may submit to tickling! (5) Dreadful (4) Diesel oil Dog really captured fiend Danes out of range Delighted Dirty article seen by relative Destiny (4) Drive from university rector, for example, after retirement (4) Demarcated group rejecting leader in criminal enterprise (6) Defence plea (5) Dowel (3) Dessert, informally (6) Damage from ordinary use Digby —, Wallabies wing whose clubs have included Queensland Reds and Stade Francais Dress in a quiet pearl ensemble Devour Domestic animal Definite final word: leader in television is Sky (9) Digs for a convalescent, perhaps? (9) Decorate 9 Down, perhaps (5) Drinks delicately (4) Dentures (5,5) Danger (5) Declare formally (5) Drinking vessel (3) Domestic fuel Dawn Dashing manner Decorate Dim part of notable arena Drink of tea caught up with pop Do some needlework? (4) Diminish (7) Daisy-like flower (5) Distinguished (5) Deliberate, unhurried Droop Dannie —, author of poetry volumes Running Late and Ask the Bloody Horse Danish winner of the 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine Dry white wine of the Loire Valley, France Dead language Desert mound Drive erratically to see composer Don't go to bed — sleepyhead exercises! Dark liquid that could be cloudier (5,3) Diabolic (7) Dove's call (3) Drinking tube Defence plea Dark brown or black mass of partially decomposed organic matter in the soil Does order some drugs Disgrace Drink in private area Doctor blamed for pandemonium Decree from nation's leader after radio broadcast Daughter of Zeus and Leda, abducted by Paris (5,2,4) Driven (6) Daft trap for one using foul language (5,5) Dauntless in the midst of cobra venom (5) Dazed state (6) Draconian (5) Declamation (6) Discretion Disruptive behaviour Daily dissertation Dry Driver who's disappeared in armed conflict Drinks producer not moving in rough ride Dish of stewed meat and sliced potatoes (6) Dauntless in the midst of cobra venom (5) Dazed state (6) Draconian (5) Declamation (6) Dessert course of a meal Day-to-day Dorothy comes to a full stop Dealer Devoured Dyslexia (4,9) Dirty and sordid (7) Dauntless in the midst of cobra venom (5) Dazed state (6) Draconian (5) Declamation (6) Dustin —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Kramer vs Kramer Direst sort of pace Dog food Desire (8) Dilapidated building (4) Decision requiring little thought (2-7) Dies poor and in regret: what's left? (7) Delighted with news for coinage (4,2,4) Doctor gave boy no parting words when travelling (3,6) Drawn matches (4) Discolour Deer meat Dark syrup obtained during the refining of sugar Drink to best dairy product Deep Dash Dance that's authentic, by the sound of it Desist (4) Discontented Japanese leave teas, wanting Eastern favourites (8) Dethroned? (8) Deity (3) Discourage (5) Detest dreadful heat Doctor has work decrease Deny it’s rubbish Decline Direction Dressed up to display such figures? Die down (7) Divine drink (6) Ditty (4) Decorates Distant Daybreak Domesticated ox with a humped back used in India as a draught animal Damien —, 1995 Turner Prize-winning artist Dance film Dry Document Dissuade Defect in hose that's used by firemen Disappointed (3,4) Dined a home (3,2) Deep line used by this painter (5) Deal with motorway getting flooded by river (6) Diplomatic tool for long distance communication (9) Direct progress (4,2) Derived SI unit of electric capacitance Don't fail to follow Drink containing rum, extremely tasty Droll prohibitionist Deportment — conveyance (8) Damaged and knocked out when caught? (6) Disparage (5) Demure (6) Domesticates (5) Defame (7) Dutch cheese Dairy product Dual Deborah —, 1997 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner for Stanley Design laced the other way Disparage (5) Demure (6) Domesticates (5) Defame (7) Discard as useless Devoured Decay Disagreement with a New York jeweller Disparage (5) Demure (6) Domesticates (5) Defame (7) D C —, Australia Test cricketer who hit 200 against New Zealand at Perth in 1989 Damn vermin Drive one politician to the Spanish Described as similar fancy man Defeat provided by one caught showing great joy (8) Don't go so fast providing son with information (4,4) Difficult feature of card game ending in controversy (6) Dog with sore throat? (5) Disc there for the breaking? (6) Don (3,2) Daniel —, winner of the Perrier Comedy Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Drink of character, say Donation Dead time after amusement in December Delete article in Gaelic Danger (5) Den (4) Drop of liquid (7) Death's nigh (anag) — plant that can be deadly (10) Delicacy could make one fretful (7) Digital products without party broadcast documentaries (8,3) DJ's part in city rave ultimately secured by playing LPs (6) Dazed state in lift forecast, up or down (6) Direct hit! (5-3) Detest (4) Dealer in foodstuffs (6) Do as told (4) Diminish Dog’s foot Deal with one outburst Does order some medicine Dog really captured monster Dressing or attire given twist Dubious about new drink Dead end (3-2-3) Dog eating nothing for tea (5) Doctor following on from morning rounds (4) Descriptive of a man who can't settle (2,4) Drivers of it can give one a lift no more (3-6) Downtrodden rogues? (5) Discharge (4) Defeats (5) Dolt (3) Dull accommodation Dull meat recipe Does translate some verse Dunce’s dessert Decree on new grass Domesticate Dictionary Decrease Discussion Donkey initially with underground home Declare rates must be modified about the start of September (6) Dishonest (10) Discourteous (4) Devour in one attempt Discount Determined Delayed training in troublesome communications app (5) Dressing right for cup holder? District of Paris on the left bank (12) Debacle (6) Drying cloth (5) Dan —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Robinson Crusoe Disciple to pursue queen Deterioration Decorative melody Dry Defeated contestant Derisive (7) Demolished (9) Dilapidated Delve rigorously with youngster Depart Dog’s shelter Dramatic scene: gold being taken on board Dispirited without catalogue? Drying cloth (5) Devoutly religious (5) Detritus, rubbish (5) Decorate with alcohol? Delicate material Disappear, having grabbed right coat Don't mention it! (3,2,3) Disease insects head off (7) DNA playing part catching armed robber (6) Dangerous obstacle has the Italian horse retiring (6) Difficult crossing area with unknown danger (6) Drunk actress grabs thrilling hour entertaining male musical director (6,6) Deviance in the novel or movie? Doctor going to work in shed Disprove (6) Droop (3) Disgraceful action (7) Dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish Direst sort of tread Duty makes heart get hard Darwin’s ship Disgusting Disclose Damaged blade is put out of action Dish up some coarser vegetables Dear (9) Distinguished women collecting silver they're awarded (7) Decline right away, leading to death (7) Dog lead Deep purplish-red Dash from Arundel animatedly Dance right, swimmer Drain off money Dash Dutch cheese (4) Death-dealing (5) Dances with British revolutionaries Declare nothing: yearn Disburden Defective Drinking vessel Dull players must have finished in front Dozens of bakers cast their nets Dwarf getting cold after party Devalue (7) Diamond edging for rich decoration on vehicle (7) Dino —, Italy 1982 FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper and captain Derbyshire village renowned as the southern starting point of the Pennine Way Drive pins round Drab ironing captivates writer Decompose Diamond (as worn by a dame!) (8) Diesel oil (4) Dutch cheese Drove to see old show Deity travelling in a bus Delved Donkey Devoured Drapes ruined by butter Director with hard heart before disagreement Dynamic force behind all mental processes — hyping secrecy (anag) (7,6) Dreadful dump entered by two bishops touring island (8) Disorder found in room, essentially (4) Dry (4) Drink noisily (5) Do away with Disregard Dress in a quiet pearl ensemble Drinks to hard split in rough treatment Daily dissertation Din Distinctive spirit of those putting English first Defoe's hero changing course Danger for the Italian Dry — dull (4) Decease (5) Difficult (4) Distinguished (5) Dizziness Dog left to have a look Daunt (7) Distance from A to B (6) Don't pry so much: it's unequalled (8) Distant object is an obsolete coin (8) Deserve (5) Discourage (5) DNA units Dish as ordered by boy Different part of snare Dreaming about some paper Display Deal with Discern odd remains after fire Danger that holds queen back Devoutness, putting energy into compassion Demon drink? Diamond pattern (6) Deceitful (3-5) Devil (5) Decorate (5) Dull meat recipe Domesticate Deer’s feature Dissolute men getting into scrapes? Deviant sex in cemetery introducing good ways to escape (9,5) Deserved (6) Datum (4) Damage, weaken (6) Drinking vessel (3) Difficult to catch David —, author of 1975 novel The Death of Reginald Perrin Dispatched nets off Defence group expected to be excessive Dog in the evening sun Dismissal of missile Danes designed a chair Dry and then burn report Desist Defeated, having dined on a piece of bread Drinks taken outside before noon for novelist Dynamo (10) Dexterous (6) Deserved (6) Datum (4) Damage, weaken (6) Drinking vessel (3) Designated new town in Powys, Wales, on the River Severn Darren’s off on a mission Decree cited incorrectly Develop torso or stems Domestic animal Damaged Dairy item Doubtless, mistake offends client Disperse Diesel oil Dainty Disproportionately large on high (3-5) Deviating from what is expected (3-5) Deserved (6) Datum (4) Damage, weaken (6) Drinking vessel (3) Deserve Doesn’t answer, just overtakes Drive pins round Dash Degrade Dog taking lead from civilian or soldier Diviner (10) Didn't cheat, having toyed with blonde (6,4) Desires to have apprentice replace new young horses (9) Dealer made to return revolutionary painting? (6) Disturbed an elevated group (5) Desire (4) Definite article (3) Drinking vessels Destroy completely David — the Younger, Flemish painter whose works include 1641's The Kermis at the Half Moon Inn Daddy's girl displaying Spanish dish Darling! (5) Disentangle (7) Distribute illegally (7) Departure from idea thrills (5) Daisy, perhaps, works on US TV series (6) Drop high explosive near a road, as artillerymen do (7) Delicate piece of material in sheaf of papers (7) Discovering the verdict (7) Ditties (5) Dora —, painter whose portraits include 1920's Edward Morgan Forster Deface small vehicle Drapes ruined by butter, say Dire sort of journey Don’t answer, just overtake Drive Dental work that is satisfying? Day without commencement of night music Do poles trouble dogs? Delighted (informal) (7) Duplicitous (3-5) Don't fail the clever ones even if mediocre (8) Discovered in fresh ground in North America (12) Don (3,2) Drinking vessel (3) Dark period (5) Diving bird of northern oceans with a black and white plumage Demeanour Drinks dispenser Dishes Dickens' Nicholas (8) Degree (6) Disintegration after treatment is confusing (14) Decoys, breaking the rules (5) Don't miss a review (6) Deep narrow gorge (6) Decompression sickness Doctor and philosopher in Voltaire's 1759 novel Candide Dick —, actor who played LSD in 1968 film comedy The Producers Discourage after rust develops Dish confused West Dry hill area Dreamy (7) Domesticate (4) Dish of apples, walnuts, celery and mayonnaise (7,5) Directors on the ship? (6) Detains as substitute (7) Dog's foot (3) Divulge (6) Dress has a quiet pearl decoration Disentangles Clare’s confusion Decorative material Disprove (6) Dark sour morello fruit used in cooking (6) Directors on the ship? (6) Detains as substitute (7) Dog's foot (3) Divulge (6) Deep blue Driver’s fury Delivers manual workers Definitely an article Don’t answer, just overtake Deal Dull green Dispatched after a second agreement Dicky or Ben is to be carried Directors on the ship? (6) Detains as substitute (7) Dog's foot (3) Divulge (6) Difficult or testing time Droop Denholm —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for A Room with a View Draw back from English bishops Double set arranged for group of performers Diagnose the problem and criticise (4,5) Drink at home to end of bottle, face up on the floor (6) Drink all round the place and fall over (6) Dazed state (6) Duck type (4) Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant Delve Diving apparatus Dash Disguise formerly seen in California Describe wine and fish (7) Den (4) Disappointing conclusion (10) Dry (4) Drinking vessel Dull red acidic fruit Downcast, disheartened Department of SE France whose capital is Toulon Don’t eat quickly Delighted Drink of cider and lager combined — take Ibsen (anag) (9) Deluge (8) Dissent shown by American gangster meeting official (7) Dash employed by various printers (6) Dutch painter, d. 1669 (9) Drop line (7) Division over Spanish article in Variety (9) Drink to the last of the rooster? (8) Demur (6) Deposit on teeth (6) Develop into Drink of character, say Deeds Dreadfully poor hens? They're bound to fail Dive taken at a critical time (6) Doctors stand a round? (5) Distinctive character (5) Dog sound Deceiving or fraudulent Douglas —, British fighter pilot who lost both his legs in a flying accident in 1931 Department of France whose capital is Beauvais Domestic fowl Dirigible Day set, possibly, for a regular date? Dark shadow (5) Drink way off (5) Dog leaps in excitement Dance band's leader has everything Draw towards Desire to scratch Doing word Darts player’s place in Rochester Doctor gets points for costume Develop Darts payer’s line Devour Dire update may be rejected Don is one motorist missing start Disinclination Dainis —, 1980 Olympic men's javelin gold medallist Department of SE France whose capital is Grenoble Danger irks terribly Diluted for seven days, say Dim female isn't slangy Don't venture out (4,2) Direction provided by leaders of Europe at summit talks (4) Drake rueful for holding up announcement of discovery (6) Drab debutante dancing first part of rumba routine (5,3,6) Drink very quietly overlooking old city (6) Defeated competitor (5) Delay or hold back (6) Dorothy —, 1934 Wimbledon singles tennis champion David —, Oscar-winning producer of 1981 drama Chariots of Fire Draw digit, say Danes out of range Dramatic Dogs requiring painless treatment Disturbing individual (6) Deceptive utterances (4) Die of cold (3,4) Dutch cheese (4) Doorman’s beer Dread fare changes Damn vermin Dull Deal successfully with Does very well (6) Deliver on contract (7) Drink? Ordered lager (English) and a mixer (6,3) Direct transport (5) Deal with skilfully (10) Dozen Dock worker Dedicatee of Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor Diana —, actress who played Mary Price Hilton in 1956 film drama Yield to the Night Department of central France; capital Bourges Depict entertaining story Discourteous Destiny Depressed Document Deficit is halved by company making large statues Drip means to be transformed into superhero Desire (for a drink?) (6) Drop a brick on toe: sit up if not broken (3,4,4,2,2) Decline to put pronoun in free translation (6) Dispense with part of the play - theatre curtain required (4,5) Dora —, actress who played Amber Spottiswood in 1966 film comedy The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery Devoured Desist Demoted Deeds Domain of British politician in Ireland Dummy form of entertainment? (13) Dark and moody film genre (4) Delayed for a period of time (2,3) Daily instruction tedious, yet starts producing good work (7) Direction to shut off when temperature's dropped (5) Displaced singer to give up the job (6) Defrauds, swindles (7) Draconian (5) Duplicate Disperse Desired Displaced singer to give up the job (6) Defrauds, swindles (7) Draconian (5) Drink of character, say Declare condition Don’t stand for a fib Drunkard Donkey Discount arranged for pipes? Dandy (3) Domesticate (4) Displaced singer to give up the job (6) Defrauds, swindles (7) Draconian (5) Degree of slope Dog returned to supreme being Drag Harold around university Deal with one outburst Deny it’s rubbish Deity Disobey Dash, flair Dressing might start in October Dog is initially big benefit (6) Dance enthusiast Daniel leading function (8) During school period little boy and I had to be ranked 'middling' (12) Defend no gear being used in this place of original sin! (6,2,4) Domestic kind of work for the scholar (4) Deliver a judgment - made to pay, we hear (4) Display (7) Draw near to Dad’s brother Difficult to defeat or subdue Diurnal bird of prey David —, actor who starred as Hank Moody in US television series Californication Droop Destruction (4) Drugs running in both directions cross county (5) Doesn't stand untruths (4) Dunderhead gets there before time - at a price! (6) Deceased (4) Decorative needlework Downy material obtained from Asian plants related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine Distribute a toll differently Disclose Dog that is revealing measure of radioactivity Dream about packing a gun Die in attempt to be fashionable Dad on bass held back music of his youth? (7) Durable implement for the cobbler (4) Drinks counter (3) Disciple, adherent Deliberate destruction Denny —, New Zealand-born England wing; cross-code rugby player let go by Sale Sharks in November D L —, England Test cricketer who took 7-50 against Australia at The Oval in 1968 Donald —, composer and lyricist best known for his collaborations with Michael Flanders Draw out of plughole Dish Al's cooked today Distinguish from constellation Deserve new remit Devil Deer flesh Dog cross-bred from a greyhound for racing (7) Devoid of people (8) During two days US player once ran (6) Dig out old wine — terrible! It lacks body (8) Dire Straits event has no new time for parodies (10) Difficulty for retiring opera singer to sack alto (7) Doctor close to pay agreement (6) Desire to solve cryptic without thesaurus - finally! (4) Doesn't meet girls (6) Deletion of age certain (7) Definite article (3) Definite article Daniel —, Irish nationalist leader known as The Liberator who died in 1847 Don’t stand for a fib Drink to queen getting appliance Drag Disgusting old book and part of play Dancing girl has an earthly paradise Drive from Missouri to the heart of Florida Dormant snake outside shelter Dislike neighbourhood being restricted, with east in disarray (8) Do they look after fighting men's lairs? (7) Drawn match (3) Detective (6) Desiderius —, Dutch humanist who published the first Greek edition of the New Testament in 1516 Different from class Deer’s feature Document Drift from place to place (6) Do they look after fighting men's lairs? (7) Drawn match (3) Detective (6) Desert region along the west coast of South America Drink of character, say Dirge about bank Dog leapt to have a look Dodge an empty space Dances Devoured Deprived of (6) Do they look after fighting men's lairs? (7) Drawn match (3) Detective (6) Direst sort of pace Dry Decisive factor (8) Door opener (and closer) (5) Daredevil son to clean fastener with tip of rag (12) Digs up old wine with note on top of stopper (9) Dead language Data Dried grape Delivery vehicles District of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for its beach Drab curse cast over new doctor following fairy-tale path Determined Dried sage in a stew was not compatible Drive back demo's leader behind half-hearted police cordon, subject to demand (6-3) Drugs taken here work on virus every now and then, supported by doctor and nurse (5,3) Daughter stopping one bad habit gets counselling (6) Drive quietly on sloping surface (4) Different means of identification (5) Direction (5) Daughter of Aeneas and Lavinia and mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend Denis —, comedian-actor who voices the character Diego in the Ice Age film series Dog returned to exalted figure Damn vermin Danes out of hilly area Deed Deity Dispatched Dashing in great confusion Departing, I must take medal outside Doesn't punish - discharges (4,3) Deserve (5) Devil (5) Deprive of food (6) Droop (3) Destroy David —, playwright whose works include The Triumph of Death and The Sons of Light Deal in small beer Drive pins over Dread fare changes Defiance Damage Despicable chap with female? Yes indeed! Diver's breathing gear (5) Daring Nazis are after fortune hidden in tree (10) Despicable person picking up last bit of pancake (5) Doomed, unlucky (3-5) Dens (5) Done or acting in secret Dmitri Shostakovich composition based on the song Tea for Two by Vincent Youmans Darn Doctor sure to have regrets Drug user revealed by a top detective? Daughter hankers for rejects Definitely not! (2,4) Doubtful individual? (7) Dodgy behaviour? (7) Demand Yankee auditor's time of reckoning? (3,4) Dramatic Moor (7) Detective (informal) (6) Desire to live in a new way (6) Do some relief work? (6) Distant (6) Dutch cheese (4) Dealer or merchant Dwelling place of the blessed after death in Greek mythology Distressed Beatle replacing son with little Edward Dog I would put in the Foreign Office Desire to live in a new way (6) Do some relief work? (6) Distant (6) Dutch cheese (4) Drove to see old show Deviation gets through Decay Devoured Devil Discontented, aggrieved (11) Desire to live in a new way (6) Do some relief work? (6) Distant (6) Dutch cheese (4) Deserve Dwight —, singer-actor who played Doc Miles in 2006 action film Crank Dog in group has time for hesitation Destroy what’s left of ship Desist Don't declare! Stick! Delta's settlement severely criticised Doze (3,3) Deer? Sounds like a cow at end of lane (5) Doctor is enthralled by fish in Arctic feature (6) Decimal used in some tricky calculation (6) Dubious character (7) Dog’s lead David —, 18th-century Scottish philosopher who authored A Treatise of Human Nature Dara —, stand-up comedian; host of BBC TV panel game Mock the Week Drink of character, say Disclose Dandy Devoured Document Duck starts to pull out vegetable Demanding book should include paintings (8) Dress at about one for Italian food (8) Doglike (6) Dictionary (7) Declamation (6) Deadly sin Desire David —, author of stage plays After Haggerty and Flint Damon —, author of short story collections More than Somewhat and Take it Easy Debit arranged for porcelain fitting Deer’s horn Drive back from outskirts of Rome with sign of life Dulcet — dessert (5) Dismay (13) Depart (5) Discovering inclination is about right (8) Don't shirk what the conductor must do? (4,3,5) Distribute as chemists do (8) Draconian (5) Decorate (5) Different (5) Descend Danielle —, author of the novels Miracle and Leap of Faith Day for fruit Depresses dentist, losing IT Discard outbuilding Deserve a new remit Drink Tango, following code Depressed Decanter Dissuade Domestic fowl Defence work that comes as a hard blow (6) Direction from which the astronaut appears (4) Drive easily by the seaside? (5) Dishevelled street dog (6) Don't agree that the brute should be reformed (5) Diabolic (7) Deprive of food Douglas —, designer of the stained-glass windows for the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle Devoured Descendant Dance in state capital Defer (3,3) Drink cooler (3) Dish busy playing with ball (8) Desire to achieve (something) (4) Disheartened envoy for one misses visual aids (10) Doctor Ken with antigen for Thomas? (4,6) Don't spread the sail, it's a danger to shipping (4) Dislike of trade arrangement after the end of March (6) Discharge (4) Discourages (6) Dowel (3) Diapers Double-crosses Dare to take air by river Drama about a rope Doctor has the right relation Disney last to dance? Device for fastening loose plaster Destitute (4-3-3) Declare emphatically (5,5) Don't spread the sail, it's a danger to shipping (4) Dislike of trade arrangement after the end of March (6) Discharge (4) Discourages (6) Dowel (3) Domain has more almonds Daughter used suet in pairs Depend Dry Don's first to study alarm Discharge, expel (5) Dunk, submerge (7) Decoration, award (5) Don't spread the sail, it's a danger to shipping (4) Dislike of trade arrangement after the end of March (6) Discharge (4) Discourages (6) Dowel (3) Delays, holds back Doomed or unlucky Drinking tube Direct hit for a speculator Drinking vessel — part of a lock (7) Data about men serving in shade of 14 12 (5) Discount to be put back in the price (6) Don't continue to put a point in the lawsuit (5) Decorative (10) Domestic fuel (3) Defeat (4) Disproportionate Decorate Douglas —, actor who played Alan Campbell in 2009 drama film Dorian Gray Devour in one attempt Deep in the past, say Declares what is in haversack Durable cotton fabric (5) Dissension (6) Devastating event (informal) (4,4) Does it make things hotter for Communists? (3,6) Does it show the sporting record to be 20? (9) Display Distance downwards Doom fixed by temper Discuss what young lady consumed Dog left to have a look Demeanour Dam-builder Disgruntled US agent getting out of bed Dry sleet? That's different! Dupe (4,3,1,4) Doctor rages after Freedom of Information exposes controversial food (4,4) Duke is captivated by foxtrot and tango (4) Does being married put an end to one's game? (5) Declaration that no one is to return to fast train? (10) Down payment (7) Dutch cheese Dish made small in homage to Penny Devil Domestic fowl Depressed Decline and fall from grace with king Dancing along, I am in shade Drink before dinner (8) Department helping to catch one against corruption (11) Daughter abandons laziness to eat son's sauce (9) Dancing actress covers excellent steps (9) Double-crosser who's earned a couple of terms of imprisonment? (3-5) Destiny (4) Drinking vessel (6) Dog's foot (3) Deplorable Demote Draw a boat Diminish Domestic animal Demonstrator Discovering capital in London and making money Don't go along with errant sister Drug I take during a trip (7) Do take this present (4) Definite (5-3) Distinguish from constellation Drop tome off that’s being plugged Down-to-earth soldier gets married in Italian city Doctor and poet getting writer's block? Does it matter who's at assembly? Director, intolerant, needing no introduction Drunkard in Bizet opera Destitute (9) Deceive (7) Do take this present (4) Definite (5-3) Deceitful or treacherous person Down payment Do take this present (4) Definite (5-3) Deceased Dense David —, singer-actor who starred as Jim MacLaine in 1973 film drama That'll Be the Day Doctor sees work decrease Dance film Dry Dancing bear is from this country Duke avoids fools Dean's birds Drink that may be iced? Right! Deal with an unexpected pleasure (5) Dictator's extremely tawdry wild speech (6) Does it measure the amount of ghostly activity? (6,5) Domesticated polecat (6) Distinguished (5) Dwarf planet Dodge or circumvent Disease of cattle and sheep also called milk sickness Din is one problem Dried grass Dapper Damned cue cards get shuffled Disbelief upset his team Daybreak (4) Down pop with son drinking last of Coke (8) Director-general's boxing record — admit it's exhausting (9) Design adopted no good — accepted initially in the distant past (4,3) Does it make things sticky for motorists? (7,3) Dog goes mad for fruit (8) Do they stop cars in record time? (4,6) Dawn (5,5) Dolt (3) David Dunbar —, Scottish-born inventor and automobile manufacturer who died in 1929 Dignified period Distinguish from constellation Don't allow little woman to provide instrument Deal with a composer, by the sound of it Don't kid yourself! (3,4) Disorderly fight (5) Disease makes son shapely (6) Drive time around noon — can't wait! (6) Decorations I prohibit in small thoroughfares (7) Don't go without a pen (3) Ditties (5) Discreet (7) Does as told Destroy completely Decay Drop by Decimal base Dry Dancing bears — not titled people Disgust (5) Digital protection (7) Dance and swim (4) Destroy completely (4,3) Doze (3) Dhal ingredient Dodge first woman to have a key Delighted Disorderly group (of geese?) (6) Drawn out speech pattern (5) Duke's opening sherry in a mournful manner (8) Downfall of criminal later put in court (8) Does it supply wood for building aircraft? (5,4) Diver (7) Deserve (5) Director of film dramas Hammett, The Million Dollar Hotel and Paris, Texas Dan’s off to the beach Den Disorder when grenade goes off Doctor tries further examination Does it supply wood for building aircraft? (5,4) Diver (7) Deserve (5) Devil Draw slugs’ innards Drink of character, say Dishes with shape of petals Destroy loud pursuit Devour Dilatory comrade interrupting sound of bell Determined to put up money? Dignity (8) Day of the ___ , 1971 Frederick Forsyth thriller (6) Decree (5) Deep fissure (5) Does it supply wood for building aircraft? (5,4) Diver (7) Deserve (5) Dossier Disposable object for holding drinks (5,3) Deep-fried Asian snack food with a fishy taste (5,8) Detain worker — for nothing? (6) Doctor (single) is a bit of a bore (5) Direct mail (7) Dazed state (6) Drive or push forward (6) Discard (6) Diminutive deer Discontent Distress call about container for philosopher Distance between axles — a Welsh bee (anag) (9) Divine-like poem one's written during last month (6) Divine creature in Mile End shop not revealing name (5) Drive off to a film about the capital of Portugal (5) Dishonest person Dietary fibre Dennis —, 1960 Wimbledon men's doubles tennis championship winner with Rafael Osuna Dianne —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Bullets Over Broadway Drop an order to forgive Doesn’t stand for untruths Drive back to see film about parking Disgust Doesn't acknowledge courtesy, oddly enough (4) Diamonds hidden by female in barrels — they're for buyers (4,5) Didn't go wearing corsets! (6) Discharge (4) Decomposes (4) Disregard Drawing Deface Distant Devour in one attempt Distribute a toll differently Duke — a famous one — losing weight in house Doctor from Middle East upset detectives Dodgy dealer taking in West End given a warning Died before becoming a poet (5) Desperate man welcomes four in bed (5) Deep red jumper chap's shut away (6) De-creasing is urgent (8) Difficult (4) Disregards (7) Decay Drink beginning to excite religious leader Dave turns up in an American state Discover king's name Do without extra small prune left over (5) Designs using fine wood particles (8) Drills maybe two poles or rocks (5,5) Daily Recorder (7) Discount to be put back in price (6) Deer meat (7) Dog really captured monster Dullard’s drill Drains (a cup?) Daily Recorder (7) Discount to be put back in price (6) Deer meat (7) Dowels DNA unit Demand, when king Discharge Vietnamese leader in Laos settlement Decree (4) Despicable person (informal) (4) Detest (6) Debatable (4) Daily Recorder (7) Discount to be put back in price (6) Deer meat (7) Disciple Danny —, actor whose plays Mick Carter in BBC TV soap EastEnders Desmond —, television presenter whose credits include Match of the Day and Countdown Dish gone west Dirty chicken, say Deny true version about keys Delay being freed indefinitely Doom Disgusting Disprove Deadly nightshade (10) Depict (4) Dismiss assembly and switch off (4,3) Do nothing for stricken region (6) Dad swamps kir cocktail with spice (7) Deteriorating swimming resort's losing special quality (10) Deer country showing little sign of life (10) Dashing manner (7) Drives too fast (6) Depend (4) Distinctive character (5) Defeats (5) Discourage (5) Department of SE France whose capital is Gap Debate procedure and sit Dish takes out vegetable first Donkey Domestic animal Disgruntled Republican enters without clothes Decarbonise road vehicle finally? Drink to that! (6) Decides not to go on producing burnt sack (5,4) Data Doctor about to get further Den Discard Deer’s bony outgrowth Damn rodents! (4) Dismissed one putting on paper clothes (6) Droop like an ensign? (4) Do up about six for an old poet (4) Don't go straight to pass a critical point (4,3,6) Dowel (3) Den Dish topped with pastry Dummy pill Days for fruit Drain off money Depressed Doctor amused scary female Denizen of the deep finding work after 31 days Defile and eat greedily (5) Do they throw away their lines? (4) Does he make holes in one's interest? (4) Detest (4) Do as others do (6,4) Discretion Drinking toast Daughter of Zeus and Demeter in Greek mythology whose Roman equivalent was Proserpina Department of N France whose capital is Evreux Drink with hesitation to appliance Disadvantage Delicious (5-8) Drug to be taken after meals — bother! (5) Did sponge with fancy pie and date? (5) Don't come in! (2,3,7) Device to make escape impossible (4,3,5) Doing one's nut up? (3,4) Donkey women pulled out of hole (5) Do have a flutter, old lady! (7) Deep narrow gorge (6) Driving hazard Downhill skiing race over a winding course marked by artificial obstacles Doctor has morning drink Drive back to see film about parking Drink of whisky? Disgust Doctor with a medium drink Dogs upset man with spats Demand for payment (7) Do have a flutter, old lady! (7) Deep narrow gorge (6) Discards shacks Dealer in fabrics Drink that's put in the oven? Detailed, ordered (account) (4-2-4) Disease caused by vitamin c deficiency (6) Do have a flutter, old lady! (7) Deep narrow gorge (6) Defence plea Diocese David —, British actor who portrayed Jacob Freud in 1962 biopic Freud Dog repeating phrase, almost missing out Dangerous situation, being born during midlife crisis (9) Don't agree it could be dangerous (4,3) Dog returned to exalted figure Doctor sees work decrease Dish served during dinner is sent free — but not starters Decide not to go on? (6) Dens (5) Deer meat Daniel —, French composer of 1830 opera Fra Diavolo Doe is back Deserve new remit Dog left to have a look Diamond or coal? Dickens swallows old English drink Distressing predicament to be in (3,5) Done with great precision (8) Drum beaten with the hands (3-3) Diamonds I repeatedly show a Spaniard (5) Display for announcer reporting traffic tailback? (7) Desert in 5, housing in it to gradually disappear, perhaps (5,10) Do they have an air of detachment? (13) Device for destroying documents Domestic fuel Devout woman has only to say the word Drew amphibian, say Desire Devil Door fastener Departed Depot is false or assumed to be true Deviation at sea from way back Dance madly in Tonga Dried fruit (6) Desist (7) Draconian (5) Dog breed Derision Difficult question Dog really captured fiend Drink produced from honey and nuts, packed with energy Drink to victory over egghead (4) Decease (5) Danger (5) Decorated like a salad Desire wife to join worker Distant article about RAF Details, if in charge, are particular Digit Donation Dies away Difficulties with small horses Dog near mess sounded unhappy Do well (6) Dissolute — dashing (6) Déjeuner sur l'herbe in art theft? (10) Drunk let aboard car? It's a problem for traveller (3,3) Disturbance (2-2) Designed not to break (12) Drink to victory over egghead (4) Decease (5) Danger (5) Done without delay David —, politician who shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with John Hume Donkey Dicky bird let fluid escape? Let fluid escape! Drink for each child Dollop left in mouth Drink to victory over egghead (4) Decease (5) Danger (5) Dachshund Decorate with alcohol? Demonic Devour Delicate material Delighted Diversions in father's newspaper Device leaders from Capitol Hill introduced to state Deprived of sensation (4) Died, I make quite clear, in great suffering (8) Departs one precise area (8) Different tea interval organised (11) Duty officer (9) Did office work, having been put in a certain category (5) Doesn't oppose some of the meagre essentials (6) Down-to-earth workman (4,8) Defer, hold up (5) Diabolic (7) Declamation (6) Death-dealing Direct to do something Dolphin’s limb Donald —, 1937 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Deserve new remit Demand when king Dance with old soldiers Dog needing some sort of protein Discourteous (4) Draw aimlessly (6) During the weekend, walk in open areas (6) Disgraceful action (7) Devil (5) Dog lead (5) Dirt in lift upset husband Dwelling Doctor strayed, having time off Device that softens the tone of a wind insrument (4) Desire to be wealthy? Caviare is served (7) Don't miss it once it has been changed (6) Drinking vessel (5) Drinks noisily (6) Disastrous (4) Donald —, First Minister of Scotland from 1999-2000 Domestic animal Domestic fowl Deals successfully Dark and dismal (like the rivers in Hell) — isn't gay (anag) (7) Daft (6) Dubious (5) Diet (9) Driver's guide (6) Differently align the back stove (9) Decoration badly made by learner (5) Dessert type Dead Dressing Diamonds, perhaps, and gold for one seeking hand Drink like this with US prosecutor Display (in this, perhaps) (8) Drive round a 22 across (5) Douglas —, Germany-born director of the films Magnificent Obsession and Imitation of Life Director Duke has desire for drainage channel Dark times — things must be altered Dispel (6) Decorated Donkey Dairy product Drinking tubes Dense layer of grass Draw back from English bishops Danes out of range Delighted with biblical priest Dawn (5,2,3) Deal with skilfully Drinks counter Domesticated ox with a humped back used in India as a draught animal Drink causing trance Disturb informed group Developing rifts, initially Digital worker Dog left to have a look Distressed Decorate UK sailors after fuss Deal with vehicles on the road Drake's partner? (4) Defiantly provocative (2-4-4) Dotty, with drop of sherry drunk (7) Dog to slip inside bank (7) Dad is wrong in showing contempt (7) Disarray Dance club Dialect causes stress Devour in one attempt Disapproved of Don turned up with heavy weight Disorganised (6) Dramatist, one inventing a plot, reported for youthful indiscretions? (4,4) Drug's power overcoming poor sleeping policeman (5,4) Didn't succeed in crossing the ice? (4,7) Dealer, merchant (6) Decompose (3) Dead and rotting flesh Drops cataracts Decreases Drinker may use this bedding on a farm Doctor Who following teams — not the main event Dainty Dandy Damn vermin Doctor sees work decrease Despair (4,4) Daring (8) Declare old partner's demand for alimony (7) Danish winner of the 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine Declares Dickensian villain, female, with a drink Duck's speed when stationary, demonstrating vitality? Don't be so optimistic — it's no good Duck and hare cooked for prince Distant cardinal, out of tune Diva Dishonest, deceiving Deadly Denim trousers Decorative cut-and-paste material (9) Don't move! (6) Develop — cultivate (4) Dropping the lot after club's last game (9) Devil doctor in dreadful end (5) Declaration of lottery winners is an attraction (4) Discharge (4) Dog's noise (4) Diana —, actress who played Ruth Petrocelli in 1970 film drama The Lawyer Distant handset Dashing husband pursues a risk, sadly Disconcerted Disrespectful Disreputable (but attractive) British fliers and swimmers Document viewed via a browser (3,4) Die away (5) Devil doctor in dreadful end (5) Declaration of lottery winners is an attraction (4) Discharge (4) Dog's noise (4) Dorothy comes to a full stop Dodge an empty space Disgrace Discover a French fox's lair Deal with English missile going west Daughter seen by family members is intimidating Devil doctor in dreadful end (5) Declaration of lottery winners is an attraction (4) Discharge (4) Dog's noise (4) Dice game patented by Edwin S Lowe in 1956 Device used in recording (informal) (4) Drinking beer, work steadily but dimly (6) Displayed in the position of the defeated boxer! (4,3) Decoration poorly made by a learner (5) Discs produces by the annalist (7) Disorganised races cause alarm (5) Dry (4) Deep love or esteem (9) Dirt or filth (4) Dense Destructive beetle found in dry food Difficult Drama about animal Dog's on master's lead for a fixed period (3,4) Disorderly types randomly crash trains — not right (10) Dynasty Ride — is that one from Schubert? (4,5) Deluge (5) Damn vermin Drive back to see film about parking Dour Disgust Drink ruined a grocer at sea — he does have loads on his mind (10) Drunk author emptied the bottle (5) Dogs quarrel in a crowd (8) Difficulty, disadvantage Danes designed a chair Deliver freer translation Decorative material Deluge (7) Declare invalid (7) Development of son I see, at least challenging (7) Distinguished (5) Disease of the eye Deception Distant, unsympathetic Dwight —, 1972 and 1976 Olympic high jump bronze medallist Dark fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of layers of compressed clay, mud or silt Danes out of range Dorothy comes to a full stop Delicate matter Din Die by water, having fallen crossing river Draconian (5) Donkeys (5) Definite article (3) Dread Definitely safe or successful Dry Diplomacy Denounced Dash Doctor yearned for clergyman's residence Don't stop persons at sea Drink — assimilate (6) Dismal (6) Deride (4) Disturb (8) Dolt (5) Designs in place of words repeatedly found in mathematics (7) Decisive defeat in ring — count out (9) Draconian (5) Donkeys (5) Definite article (3) Determined Dishonesty in playing an instrument Demolish (7) Draconian (5) Donkeys (5) Definite article (3) Decree Delivery of drink around morning (6) Down-to-earth devices (10) Decent attitude appears to take in the ranks (10) Decomposes (4) Dispute among gangs over territory Dilapidated Disconnected Describe or depict Dull Decay Disagreements in first form Detest vehemently (5) Deadly grip Dam-building rodent Driver’s hotel Desire for food Dirk —, actor whose autobiographical volumes include A Postillion Struck by Lightning Deal with Donne translated a lot Do, for example (4) Di not Jo's written in diary every day (7) Delay (6) Doubtful (6) Dissident Russian party rigged votes? Heavens! (10) Dead unpunctual (4) Divide up gin (4) Desire (4) Dolt (3) Deceased (4) Doing words (5) Defective Doesn’t stand for fibs Draws boats Decanter Draw near leading characters in Peter Pan swallowed by a fish Diverting a dupe with wrong input Deprive the yachts of power to move - don't panic! (6) Direction (5) Duke's wife (7) Different (5) Ditties (5) District in the City of Westminster, London, known for its restaurants Dive inside with vital suppliers Drink for cast Delightful (10) Drink alcoholic beverage, 23 brewed with care, ultimately (6,3) Drink for a sovereign served up (5) Decline the first person plural in free translation! (6) Deceitful (7) Drink consisting of a liqueur poured over crushed ice Donate four keys outside Day for fruit Dirty food emptied bakery Deer turning on Italian child Decline the first person plural in free translation! (6) Deceitful (7) Dilapidated Draw back from English bishops Do up laces after second set of exercises Dried grass Decorated Defrosts Detective reveals earl's lost article in jar Divide into two branches (9) Drink heartily (5) Decline the first person plural in free translation! (6) Deceitful (7) Desire to scratch Daring feat Different in feel, seriously Deserve new remit Doctor near curing poet's Hellenic object of desire (7,3) Decamp: the race is cancelled (3,3) Don't stand for a fib! (3) Danger (5) Dirt remover (7) Diaper Dread fare changes Domestic animal Deep black Dull poet taken up Defamation (5) Doves sport with great rook from the east (9) Darn! Flipping husband entirely rendered powerless in song (2,5,8) Distinctions that may be standardised (6,7) Dual purpose stores for lifeboats? (5,8) Dance for soldiers and surgeons (7) Direct (8) Dog really captured monster Donkey Datum Damaged treadle may be changed Day, month and year (4) Dodgy digital currency (7) Diminish — curtail (7) Discharge from the army (7) Distinguished, famous (2,4) Develop into (6) Direct hit! Don’t eat quickly Delivery includes organ Dunce’s dessert Depressed Domestic fowl Dog transported in car Drunk (slang) (5) Deeply personal (5) Directly opposed support for endangered species (5,4) Degenerate men get revolver (5) Direction (4) Doing word Drink delicately Demean Dirt Don't accept deterioration Dread about article that's light Department distributing notices Different arrangement of a red hat (6) Demonstrate (4) Declamation (6) Detest vehemently (5) Deed (6) Discharge (4) Direction (5) Dispatches (5) Deprive of food Despite that Dawn Dan must change profession Daughter finds diamonds in cube Disparaged Discourage animal going round edge of forest Dearth (anag) (6) Divide by two (5) Discard (5,4) Dodgy girlfriend's revealing tits, perhaps (5,5) Did do rumba, in the middle Anton Du Beke messed up (12) Doing it at work? (2,3,3) Dance on screen? Tense performing dance (10) Doubtful — suspect (7) Destroyed (7) Demeaned (6) Defeated contestant (5) Different arrangement of a red hat (6) Demonstrate (4) Declamation (6) Detest vehemently (5) Deed (6) Discharge (4) Direction (5) Dispatches (5) Dorothy comes to a full stop Doctor about to get extra Definitely an article! Darken Distant Drink pints primarily and drink repeatedly Disregard (7) Different arrangement of a red hat (6) Demonstrate (4) Declamation (6) Detest vehemently (5) Deed (6) Discharge (4) Direction (5) Dispatches (5) Data? Distinguish from constellation Distribute a toll differently Domed or vaulted recess Digging tool Dead ends — eccentric made unhappy Dramatists (11) Dangerous jelly obtained from North African date-tree (6) Don't leave graduate in control (6) Dutch cheese (4) Drink of character, say Digit Dull Dam-building animal (6) Dots over the vowel in Köln (6) During scare, lacking guts, not turning into this? (5) Daily upset for the girl (5) Dog lead (5) Dry (4) Dome-shaped hairstyle (7) Daybreak Decorate Deny it’s rubbish Disclose Dash Distribute cards to do business Desire for food (6) Destroy During pregnancy Douglas —, Field Marshal who became Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 Dish as ordered by boy Discard at tip Desist Devil Defender obtains ground Douglas Bader's outfit (5,3,5) Delectable (informal) (5) Desert feed involved hollowed-out coconut (6) Discharge sailor in arch ploy (7) Draw closer (8) Difficult question (5) Deny having daughter's ring put in a car? (7) Deployed joint force European commanded, holding weapon (7) Delivery info initially upset person (3) Dance costume pronounced excessively dated (4) Disastrous (4) Defeated (6) Desperate, hurried (7) Daniel —, Irish nationalist leader known as The Liberator who died in 1847 Dog returned to supreme being Deity Ditty Drain off lowest part Donkey made an effort, we hear – with legs apart Drag queen where prisoners were held in London Device displaying words to be read out (7) Disease of infants and young children that makes breathing difficult (5) Drastic (7) Desires test to be arranged in these ways! (4,7) Dmitry —, president of Russia from 2008-12 Dorothy —, 1934 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Desire wife to join worker Dealing with wall’s top course Demote Drink ruined a nice hat Dangers (7) Desires test to be arranged in these ways! (4,7) Distance down Difficult to lift Devastating, overwhelming Digging tool Datum Drone like bishop with twice the energy Domestic animal Depart Decay Drastically reduce rent Dead end (3,2,3) Divide by two (5) Desires test to be arranged in these ways! (4,7) Diana —, television fitness expert known as The Green Goddess Discuss what young lady consumed Danes out of range Dusk Deadly Deal with Declamation (6) Drink gingerly (3) Detests Decorative style of bookbinding named after French bibliophile Jean — de Servieres Degenerate spilt rep’s ale Drop keys and perfume Drunkenly berates nun in front of unknown seasonal donor Deal with entertainment paid for by another Deal with story about Calvin Klein initially Don't touch and go Dry plateau, west of the Andes — a mad estate car (anag) (7,6) Development happens here when ship enters dead space (4,4) Deactivate, eg an engine (6,3) Discharge rector replacing bishop as head of trust (7) Dope harvested from rainforest becomes most precious (4) Declare note is sounding sort of identical? (5) Denounce dad and mom's new beginnings (4) Don't interfere - with the water supply (3,4,5) Distinctive character (5) Disgraceful action (7) Droops (4) Dark brown butterfly with orange bands whose caterpillar feeds on nettles Decorated Delighted Dig in a street that's about to crumble Drunk(ard) (9) Dog — Ken's police car (anag) (6,7) Downhill sportsperson (5) Draw attention to lover scratching Nutmeg's back (6) Detest vehemently Department of NW France whose capital is Alencon Decapod crustacean such as the Chinese mitten — Drifting round chasm Doctor sees work decrease Decorate with alcohol? Deity in charge of hysteria Devoured Delicate material Dull Deadly Dressed initially in calico, lace and denim Disprove false yields Doctor slain by Africans Delay supplying tree — new date needed for planting (4,4) Dead language (5) Degree or strength of a poison Defeated competitor Diluted drink of rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of Admiral Edward Vernon Distressing cart accident involves soldier Decree Domestic fowl Draw absent-mindedly (6) Difficult to find (7) Device that encodes images digitally and stores them for later reproduction (abbr) (7) Defunct fixtures need replacement (3,4,5) Drinks shot (5) Dragged into getting married? (5) Defeat (4) Dried grass (3) Disposal of waste material by burial Dessert of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey Dish gone west Dairy product not British, say Do praise terrible take-offs Direct opposite (10) Dragged into getting married? (5) Defeat (4) Dried grass (3) Drink of character, say Drama about animal Decay Decanter Defunct empire Dairy product identifies missing person? Discover king in play with knight Dry-eyed nobleman embraced by Hardy heroine Devastation (5) Detest (4) Dragged into getting married? (5) Defeat (4) Dried grass (3) Diocese Dick —, vice president of the United States from 2001-09 D L —, England cricketer who scored the first century in an ODI Doctor finds rings inside entrance Dance film Don't accept waste Doctor behind preliminary version Dismisses Let It Be: Beatles’ fifth and last hit (9) Difficult request: a bit of buttered roll? A toastie’s offered up (4,5) Do you know what sushi rolls are wrapped in? Me neither! (4) Dodgy leader, sanctimonious and English, getting ripped apart (4,5) Dexter is correct (5) Dull pain (4) Dead language Drama about animal Dinar (anag) (5) Deer turns over something with one foot (6) Determined at first to hold back (5) Dried grape (6) Defence plea (5) Damn vermin Donkey Deal successfully with Draw finished garment Drink for clergyman upset by opening Deliberate wrecker (8) Don't stand for the court's ruling? (3,2,8) Does he mend broken marriages? (8) Dozen Dad’s brother Decomposes Dumplings made of potato Deny it’s rubbish Dry Dull Decline Damage, weaken (6) Defeat Developed torso or other bits Defeated Destitute Dull shade of green Delay yield Dismissive comment by two Americans about university design school (7) Disheartened, throw accordion gently? It's sounding like a guitar (6) Deceiving band in double-cross that's been planned throughout (9,5) Dairy product (6) Disciple (7) Deserve (5) Daughter finds first worker remote Deity has time to gasp Dull accommodation Didn’t fail history, say Don’t eat quickly Doomed person (informal) (5) Dairy product (6) Disciple (7) Deserve (5) Draw towards Dog sound Derision Dani —, television presenter-actress who played Charlie in 2000 comedy-drama film Rancid Aluminium Declare at cricket match Declare Drop by Desisted Divert outsiders in race, twice entertaining public Dairy product (6) Disciple (7) Deserve (5) Different Dress carried back to end of queue Different part of Ascot here Dog shows arranged some day Dispatched railway guard Damned business bigwig, highly regarded Dispose of money in area hoarded by select group (9) Drinking haunt permitted over year to supply promotional material (9) Dowel (3) Decimal point (3) Deceased business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol Disabled, but getting a sort of medal Disagreements in the ranks Determination (9) Down which things run away or get lost? (8) Drive home, back into awful torment in part of Paris (10) Dramatic deeds? (4) Depart (5) Dandy (4) Distant (3) Decorates (6) Derived from one’s ancestors Diverting sleet – that’s hard Deny it’s rubbish Doom Discharge Disapproved of Decline Doctor upset with German article on painkiller David would be avid without it! (7) Danger (5) Droop (3) Disgusts, nauseates (7) Destructive insect Distress Dried, peeled and halved seed used in soups Direction for stirring stew Distinguish from constellation Dish as ordered by boy Devours Depressed Drug produced by a police department Dispassionate sort of chat in action Dram (3) Doubly small for a defender (7) Desperately want to be in Conservative Party? (5) Dirty resort has improved on the surface (11) Dancing ladies beginning to strip off — this couldn't be better (5) Docile (4) Display proudly (6) Discrimination in America is set in stone (6) Dark girl saw 10 swallowed up by beast (8) Dead language (5) Decompose (3) D J G —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 7-66 against England at Old Trafford in 2007 Domesticated South American cud-chewing animal Deserve new timer Defence alliance Domestic fowl Deal Diabolical cast in a play Disregards (7) Deal with (6) Day for fruit Doctrines Discover line near turning Discerned (5) Deceased's money and property (6) Drop car into vessel (8) Dried soup ingredient (se_ed?) (5,3) Devices designed for a specific task (12) Disregards (7) Deal with (6) Decree Devoured Determined Difficult task for second fiddle Disregards (7) Deal with (6) Drying cloth Denim trousers Details, in brief (4) Dissatisfied fellow delivered a lecture on corruption (10) Drag, shifting old pigment (5) Decent honest Conservative? (6) Determined to attack (3,2) Defeat flotilla occasionally (4) Don't move liberated zone that's been evacuated (6) Describing one with plenty of novel experiences (4-4) Declamation (6) Dark long-necked bird similar to a cormorant Decaying Devour Dexterity shown in turning to sardines Drug taken by government leader with high hopes? Demonstration by printers and photographers? (5) Determined to attack (3,4) Difficult question Dumb tailless mongrel has energy Day for fruit Deserved to be educated, but not initially Disqualified Dental deposit (6) Day set out for the firm (6) Delivers publicly (7) Distant (6) Difficult (4) Deserved (6) Deity (3) Dismissal in cricket Divine wife does run round Don’t answer, just overtake Desist Detergent Demonstrations in favour of trials Defeat of king's son nurtured by partner (9,4) Drinking tube Dry white wine from the Veneto region of Italy David —, South African golfer who won the 1993 Canadian Open Dave —, 1972 Olympic 800m gold medallist Device used to judge a race Deeper Donkey Disreputable loud chef tails off Drink while producing works for the theatre Domains in which queen backed charitable donations Disorderly rise in volume is irritating (8) Delightful surprise (5) Den (4) Deserve (5) Deadly piece of jewellery? Dim male overcomes difficulty Dry Does she have half a case against heartless employer? (7) Don't go to bed, taking in English poet (5) Droop Delphinium Drivers start taking different routes? Day at home providing material Director with right milk container Drink — and suffer, by the sound of it Discovered tune heard in composition Decorative edging (4) Disorderly rise in volume is irritating (8) Delightful surprise (5) Den (4) Deserve (5) Dead body of an animal Deeds Dairy product Dawn —, English actress who played Cynthia Slater in 1953 romcom The Moon is Blue Decapitation device named after a French doctor Destined to give party new mode Deity in charge of terror Does order small amounts of medicine Doctor sees work decrease Declare Decay Day with bird or mammal Die off after incident at close of day Daniel has new form fixed Drinks like this turned blue Disorderly rise in volume is irritating (8) Delightful surprise (5) Den (4) Deserve (5) Devour Damaging gossip (4) Do office work for fifty pence piece! (4) Determined lad initiates attack! (4,2) Don't continue work at the bottom of the street (4) Dosh (5) Discover Disgusting Deliver a forceful speech and hear a gun going off Don't worry about US city getting cross Dictator (8) Drink downstairs? Nonsense, according to a shanty singer (8) Don't worry, it's right to break an axle! (5) Don't go to give support (4) Detests (5) Dozen (6) Distinctive taste Desiring food Decorative Domestic fowls Duke appearing after attendant is called for Dishonest scheme (3-2,3) Dash of French? (4) Dry (4) Dance music (5) Defeats (5) Ditty (4) Doom Devil Discrimination when manipulating images Dreadful scam in hotel that may take your money Deny any connection with row about Miss Piggy? Declare it's proper to drink cola, shaken or stirred (8) Data (4) Doghouse (6) Drily humorous (3) Depart (5) DNA unit Destroyed Department of central France whose capital is Chateauroux Dated pear recipe was converted again Destitute Deny order was void Derived from a wide range of sources (8) Disregards Dense layer of grass Department of SE France whose capital is Toulon David —, author of 1975 novel The Death of Reginald Perrin Dorothy —, actress who played the title role in 1958 biopic The Bonnie Parker Story Damn vermin Decaying Dish in sink blocking channel (7) Done without delay Disgraceful action Drone to exist on energy Different in steel section Devoured more than seven, say Drink dispenser (5) Drinks counter David —, Best Director Oscar nominee for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Diane —, actress who played Daisy Jackson in 1980s ITV sitcom Foxy Lady Distribute a toll differently Danes out of range Dissuade Deprived of food adverts all over the shop Don't accept trash (6) Dotty and some other people missing (3,3,5) Detected a strange descent (7) Decompose naturally (3) Drainage channel (5) Deep purplish-red Dutch cheese Danes designed a chair Devoured less than nine, say Domed recess Delivery made by down-to-earth supplier Doctor Who's done dances Detective left out wordplay that's unsophisticated Disc that may be broken Desire to take part in chit-chat Departure (5-6) Device for connecting rolling stock (8) Deputy taking credit for cleanse (5) Dour church with no branches? (9) Different alert sign shapes (9) Down payment is back in store (7) Describing the fundamental virtues for a churchman (8) Describing nearly everything about star arrangement! (6) Dog lead (5) Definite article (3) Desert region along the west coast of South America D E —, England Test cricketer who took 6-77 against West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 1990 Dileep —, actor who played Dr Max Patel in 2009 action film Avatar Duck (5) Dahl ingredient (6) Dolly, perhaps, was 151? (5) Document about petty officers having been reduced in rank (7) Deep in thought (7) Distant Direction of street beyond us Delivers with new peels Doctor near turning expert Dull sort of bard Dead language Diplomacy Drawback that wasn't evident (5) Divide into three (7) Dirty and unappealing (informal) (5) Drug that's acceptable in church? (4) Destroy the good looks of French countenance (6) Dislike very much (4) Domestic animals backing part of procedure Demonstrate in favour of cricket match Disclaim (4) Declare in a tavern Delicate proposal Disclaim (4) Drummer recruited by string orchestra? Disclaim (4) Drunk (10) Devote (8) Deferred action but served the food (6) Destitute, distressed (5) Draw back (7) Dowdy swimmer holds backside Displayed (9) Dictionary compiler (13) Deny failing to save energy? That would be poor (5) Dismissal from Wellington's command? (5,2,3,4) Diviner decree replacing one abbey's number two released (9) Determined to broadcast Hemingway, for example (7) Descriptive of a sharp drop in sweet production (4) Defrauds, swindles (7) Develop into (6) Displayed —like free-range eggs? Decorate without a central point and it becomes gaudy (6) Depend on some fiendish ingenuity (5) Donkey (3) Drawn match (3) Detest resident in chateau Dependable sort of alloy Draw back well-uphostered part Dress protecting male and female in horror film (3,3) Do better than most in complex Celtic language (5) Die (6) Disapprove strongly of silly old peer Doing time? (6) Detested (7) Do not attend church service when drunk or collection when disorderly (8) Dating? Must grab apartment at top speed … (5,4,3) Ditch has to be found in county (6) Demanding love, Gloriana entertained by wit (7)
