Clues Starting With l LGBT History Mo. Large-audience schedule item ... and what the four other longest answers comprise? Law exam, familiarly Lai or Thai Laughs nervously (7) Learned Leave out of room itself Learnt about payment Lessen crude performance with key Lovely Liquid measure Lonely type behind upwardly mobile Chinese people Living with difficulties from dodgy repairs? (5,5) Live alongside former lover on island, splitting expenses (7) Libertine (4) LGBT History Mo. Large-audience schedule item ... and what the four other longest answers comprise? Law exam, familiarly Lai or Thai Loved to see the dreadnought wrecked! (6) Leonard briefly comes in silently (3) Left rascal to hobble Large crustacean Low cart Limit Long story: ear needs boxing Like a latte? Kind Knut's round! Low sound on beat failing to generate excitement (7) Left before the end to give a warning (7) Large sea (5) Lies about some land Listed Link between two words (6) Look to see one's equal (4) Learning a new role (4) Lout (4) Leisurely walk Look in Tuscany Liberated Like a bath? Some of day’s dust to be lifted Less serious (7) Lust is sadly seen over Brighton & Hove? (8) Lovers stripped with poet to embrace love in the water (9) Look to see one's equal (4) Learning a new role (4) Lout (4) Lock up one by one, say Live Lair Look to see one's equal (4) Learning a new role (4) Lout (4) Loss of memory Look for key spear Large order for drink Lord, for example, tucking into Whopper Little drink and last of rioja creates excitement Long heroic poem (4) Long-tailed rodent (3) Lacking width Low-value coin Lettuce Layer Lively and quick Less attractive Lower oneself (5) Log on (4,2) Lid (5) Leave for dead (7) Lubricate (3) Level (4) Lawful, genuine Loosen at a French party Laid low Leave (informal) (4,3) London columnist (6) Lacking gravity, that's plain (12) Luggage (7) Lily-livered Listen secretly Large tree of the East Indies that yields a valuable wood Left some wine Leave out of room itself Left rascal to hobble Learn layout of the kidneys Lazy Like unbaked bread (6) Liberty could mean more fed (7) Last round of a competition Large weighty book Leonard —, late poet and songwriter whose novels include The Favourite Game Level Le Fanu? Who scandalised the educational establishment? Liveliness and sixth sense slowing Large jug (7) Like the peacemakers, biblically (7) Letters of appointment (4) Little fish of various parts (5) Landing pier (5) Lizard type Lacking fat Linda —, actress whose roles included Daphne De Carter in 1948 film comedy Unfaithfully Yours Lack a young lady Look after intellect Labelled Last couple in invite covered by ‘plus one’ possibly? More than sufficient Lotion applied to the skin to make it less oily (10) Lead (8) Like some humour the writer's penned, surprisingly strong? (4) Labour leader making a change, mostly wrong about everything (9) Letters of appointment (4) Little fish of various parts (5) Landing pier (5) Low-flying bird Little devil Like a march or an arch? Lacking date, one's rejected by Kelly and Irene heartlessly Letters of appointment (4) Little fish of various parts (5) Landing pier (5) L Frank —, author of 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Look noble Last word from the cricket? Landlady has character Length Large spoon Language Large black bird Leader of social elite becomes comedian Leader’s first performance is curtailed Lack of excellent treatment Logical (8) Language, dialect (inf.) (5) Lowest point (5) Lamp that is easy to carry? (5) Lapsed into wheel-turners (6) Lather (4) Leave out (4) Little devil (3) Like this, sounds ill Listen out for trimming Leisure (4,3) Lad clutching top of designer group (4) Label meat cooked for partners in the ring (3,4) Learn when determined (9) Lousy (5) Landowner (5) Little (5) Lett (7) Layer of the earth's atmosphere that lies above the mesosphere Large Old World tree of the mahogany family whose bark is used to make a tonic Loathing Look through Large Greek with large son Line in solid design of aeronautical engineering triumph (8) Leaven (5) Light beer (5) Large crested pheasant of Asia such as the Blue — or Green — Luciano —, Italian composer of opera Un re in ascolto which premiered in 1984 Left university, free to be sensational Look after Luxuriate (4) Loosely-coiled amount of yarn (5) Large organ of the abdomen (5) Logically decide what could produce a snore (6,3) Leaping as non-U greeting (9) Lowly soldiers embarrassed about rank (5) Let down (5) Law-enforcing citizen Land pamphlet Learnt tea was forced to change Log Lift Lazy start - sweethearts turn over and don't get up Linnaeus maybe wrong in principle - nothing to prevent one seeing clearly Lewis initially accepts blame for shooting game (5) Lying face upwards (6) Low in temperature (4) Low-growing plant of the borage family with blue flowers Lay out odd parts of diet: odd bits of cake Land where people break into song (7) Lying face upwards (6) Low in temperature (4) Light-coloured dry sherry Little known candidate's a nightmare? Legal decision (7) Lying face upwards (6) Low in temperature (4) Large desert-living African antelope with long, twisted horns Large baboon of West Africa with a brightly-coloured face Layer of ground between the topsoil and bedrock Level with first woman Light Lock of hair Lengthy Language old lady uttered puts off daughter Large white roundish Asiatic legume – usually dried (8) Lashes about the favourite dogs (8) Large sea (5) Lengthy (4) Limbs (4) Like an elf (5) Large desert in E Asia Lupita —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave Limb Look again for academic work (8) Like shoulders of beef or lamb, they can be smoked (6) Location of a debutante's first gown (7) Large (3) Love intensely (5) Liquid measure Light horse-drawn carriage for one person Lack a young woman Like a family Lease Longed for Geordie to do a turn at Hogmanay Like Knutsville named after Knut? Knut raised about £25 Look cross (5) Large round rock Large desert in E Asia Lupita —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave Left omen about something sharp Late translating story Lazy-sounding hero Lesson about molar Lukewarm Like a fry-up? (6) Lawman, it's said, puts down government supporters (9) Look lasciviously (4) Like, resembling (7) Long walk or journey Lied about being lazy Lip Lilting Irish accent (6) Laud vet following surgery after duck produced eggs (8) Leader of Conservatives in bumbling oaf is humiliating disaster (6) Loud complaint of 150 having love affair (7) Look up the bill and make good use of it (4,2,7) Lent out (2,4) Luxurious (5) Long-tailed rodent similar to, but larger than, a mouse Laurence —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Boys from Brazil Look in Tuscany Lose argument about the Med, say Live together Lacking colour (4) Like to stay in bed and take it easy (5) Line to put into program for computer (6) Loud complaint of 150 having love affair (7) Look up the bill and make good use of it (4,2,7) Lent out (2,4) Luxurious (5) Leon —, author of the novels The Haj and QB VII Large, triangular, plucked string instrument Left port full Laugh back at Frenchman in resistance unit Lawful Liberate Large shrubs Loaded Leash Loud complaint of 150 having love affair (7) Look up the bill and make good use of it (4,2,7) Lent out (2,4) Luxurious (5) Little Lair Lucien —, cyclist who won the 1966 Tour de France Look noble Left woman to right of a satellite Lady’s companion? Larger ears on this adult French palatine tweaked Language used in the Quarter Sessions (4) Looking glass (6) Large sea Lawful Large container for packing goods Laugh at work circle Lifeless (9) Liner after refit carrying old oil (6) Lacking fat (4) Lettuce (3) Large amount of money Ludicrous, absurd Lloyd —, actor whose roles included Harry Standish in 1970 film drama Airport Lady finds queen transparent Little horseman's time after work Large struggles by family in 'Succession' drama Lacking professional expertise (7) Live within one's means, as a contortionist could (4,4,4) Land in the west at eventide (6) Little devils (4) Large broad insect common in warm regions the male of which produces a high-pitched drone Like a family Layer Lowest point Listening organ Long slender sword (6) Lump fish circling loch (4) Leather worker (6) Loafers (6) Locate, place (4) Lamentable Light pink wine such as Mateus Lift gets more money London area Ludicrous cost in writing material available for sale (2,5) Lose one's cool in 2 (4) Look into first of rooms: see drunken principal (8) Lariat (5) Long time Lazy-sounding hero Looking after Lavish (10) Lariat (5) Leap Lauren —, television and BBC Radio 6 presenter Let it alter heading Lair Label Look after Lovemaking superpower shown by one in bed Lariat (5) Liquid skin cream Liam —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Schindler's List Long-winged seabird such as Cory's — Loathe terrible heat Leaf-chewing insect Literal Limit broken: industrious worker becoming aggressive Lack of agreement or harmony; bitter discord (6) Listen to (something) (arch) (7) Letters sent to public figures from admirers (3,4) Lacking refinement, cultivation or taste (7) Light evening meal Light automatic rifle Large, spiral-horned antelope of eastern and southern Africa Large, American feline mammal also called a cougar or mountain lion Laze in parlour Laze in parlour Largely woolly letter from abroad? (6) Level in cup match, right? (4) Long process gently nursing husband (7) Look for brochure American left (8) Levels of adequacy required for posts (9) Lure (5) Loaded (5) Labyrinths (5) Lair (3) Legendary bird (3) Light creamy dessert Level of command Large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs that dates back to the Bronze Age Liza —, actress formerly married to actor Colin Baker and singer Alvin Stardust Leave out of room itself Look noble Leave out of room itself Look noble Litigious patent-holder, in patent dispute? Location for Wendy house reflected equal right to light Lay bare a street reprobate (5) Lower what the building stands on (5) Lubricate (3) Large wooded area (6) Large sea (5) Lacking knowledge Largest island in the Mediterranean Sea Large diving duck of Eurasia and North America, the male of which has a dark green head Light piece of music based on two or more popular tunes such as Galimathias musicum by W A Mozart Left omen out – that’s sharp Lesson about molar Left omen out – that’s sharp Lesson about molar Like spring rolls? Main man devours one Lovely tune, ultimately inspiring start of hymn — listen! (4,4) Lack of movement in battle... (8) Lift (5) Lyric poem (3) Long waterproof boots Lets on about being hot Lets on about being hot Love backless new dress Like balls leaders of Greater London Labour spun Lack of consensus (12) Leave the pudding, we hear (6) Love deeply Lad gone off to a province Look after the intellect Lad gone off to a province Look after the intellect Liveried servant (7) Laid down (9) Longing (6) Ludicrous (informal) (6) Leader pushed to back of room gets through (5) Lines on baby's foot (8) List players supported by United Leave the pudding, we hear (6) Lindsay —, actress whose roles include Maggie Peyton in 2005 family film Herbie: Fully Loaded Listen out and sign up Lose argument about Med, say Level with first woman Late ordering duck Low-flying bird Listen out and sign up Lose argument about Med, say Level with first woman Late ordering duck Low-flying bird Left Spain and Portugal for part of Africa Listen out for mum Leave the pudding, we hear (6) Last order for condiment Last order for condiment Large amount of dope found on head of mission Largest anthropoid ape (7) Last of the three names of an ancient Roman indicating his house or family (8) Lake —, body of water on the Zambia–Democratic Republic of the Congo border Large fast-moving predatory tropical game fish of the mackerel family Lisa —, actress whose roles have included Epiphany Proudfoot in 1987 film thriller Angel Heart Loosen at a French party Label Liverpool Lime Street, for example (7) Live or die, that's come out nicely (5) Late decree — ordered to slow down (10) Legendary ship making a river journey (4) Looking intently at the leading player, at night, perhaps (10) Leave out (4) Lump of gold Legendary creature also called the abominable snowman Lillian —, author of 1939 Broadway play The Little Foxes Large order for drink Large shrub Leash Lawbreakers (9) Look lively! (4,2,2) Like the morning sun? (6) Let China clay initially be moulded by expert (9) Literary capacities (7) Little cared for, being petty (5-6) Loves intensely (6) Lyric poem (3) Landed estate (5) Landed property Left union, free to be sensational Large house Loose garment Look at these shopkeepers Long-standing resentment (7) Lower limb (3) Liberty (7) Lather Luke —, singer-actor whose roles have included Nomak in 2002 action film Blade II Like apes in aims, possibly Layer Large weight Ladies to gather round, being cut off Liberal entering has been received topless — he'd get an eyeful! (5) Light flammable colourless gas Lowest floor of a building Legendary bird Loved party with Edward Locate nuns settled in Cornish town Lift is warm outside Little workers getting article about saint Language that comes in for some slating Landing strip (6) Last letter from Athens? (5) Look for line expunged in glossy (4) Lack expression to be obvious (2,7,6) Locates Level with first woman Leg joint Living Latvian capital Lair Late December abated Lacking freshness Legendary foster brother and steward of King Arthur Like a family Little bird and I got little nuts Legendary Viking king with links to Ivarr the Boneless (variant spelling) (5) Let fall Large North American deer also called an elk Leo —, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 Light-coloured coarse-grained igneous rock widely used for building Last word from the cricket? Leave-taking word Like one article from Japan, say Large sailing ship trading for the East India Company before 1858 (8) Lets out, or lets out again (8) Little Bo-Peep is cursory, for one? (7,5) Liqueur seen to spoil a small cloth (10) Little spikes: personally, I have 20 (5) Loyal and hard-working supporter Low-growing evergreen Eurasian shrub with clusters of small bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers Louis —, German composer of the operas Jessonda and Faust Len —, author of the novels The IPCRESS File and Horse Under Water Lisa managed to travel Left port full Lust Low noise Loaded Light meal Large spotted feline (6) Lineage (5) Ludicrous Lastly Louis —, French designer of the modern two-piece swimsuit Loot spent on utensil Lean on the table Large shrub Legal centre for solicitor Loco observer teaches craftsman Lots of blades involved in making this cloth (4) Lure (5) Lots (6) Lubricates (4) Largest city in Maryland, US Leave in the wilderness Left value at golf club Lousy table setting? Yes, indeed! Little (5) Largely failing to save edition of holy books (5) Line of defence that makes lawyers angry (7) Long complicated procedure (9) Line in darts (4) Left-handed boxer Lies about some land Last to finish by river Lose argument about the Med, say Leer Lincoln and Roosevelt initially want backing for Scottish city Loud horn (6) Like the living dead with axes? There's nothing silly about that (10) Lacking delicacy, time to be more passive? (8) Line of defence that makes lawyers angry (7) Long complicated procedure (9) Line in darts (4) Leg joint Loose-fitting nightclothes Land measure Louis —, joint recipient with Hannes Alfven of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics Lowest digit? Longs for months with directions Lemur always gets hold of art Left one million? It is the maximum amount Light grey coloured (4) Line of defence that makes lawyers angry (7) Long complicated procedure (9) Line in darts (4) Loathe Lug Little green man (5) Long thin loaf Loud performance, it’s true Level Liquid fuel that turns to gas in America? Lecturer has staple treatment applied for the inexperienced (1-6) Large quiet pile with desirable parking (5) Love followed a certain course in N.Africa (4) Laboured (6) Lake —, body of water in central Africa at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley Lee returned swimmer Lied about being lazy Last to finish by the river Long stride Like this new boy Leather workers finding old coins Leave me alone, teacher foolishly bids tutor (2,3,7) Limit on height of church is to stimulate new ideas (9) Like hens, eat a quantity of grain (4) Let in many in the entrance (5) Large wasp (6) Level (4) Lake —, body of water connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by the Tablazo Strait Large extinct flightless bird of New Zealand Lana —, high school girlfriend of Clark Kent in the Superman comic book series Lug Lettuce Large musical composition (4) Luscious oranges and melons primarily growing in this? (4) Large rock formerly down under 26 (6) Looking glass Leave note on one desert Line of latitude Letter of credit he takes (5) Large South American rodent resembling a small beaver Large bottle with a short narrow neck, often with small handles, used in wine making Let it alter heading Love to bother engineers Large amount Look angry (4) Liable to change (6) Land in fairy story from the east Lenient ethics transformed a small country Language Alice translated after introduction to Greek Letter of credit he takes (5) Lion in The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis Left port full Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s Loaded Look after Large room Letter of credit he takes (5) Lose an opportunity Light foamy dessert made of egg yolks, sugar and marsala Level of authority Location Line Large feline Leave a politician after a month Legible order for bread and ale Look at the whip - it's only a short hair (7) Liable to fall or shake Liv —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Face to Face and The Emigrants Latinised name of the 16th-century French astrologer and physician noted for his predictions Leaving during coffee Learnt to play horn Lotteries Liverpudlian applying science to river Leap (4) Lose voter? Terrible for president (9) Looking embarrassed by love? Have another go (4) Let loose by heads of unusually nice prison in Norway (5) Lift (5) Lash (4) Lower limb (3) Land mass surrounded by water Lot of money for a parcel Leave the car in a public garden Lovers of good food ordered no gross meat Leave boxer with European football player Leaving contentious point on painful condition (6,3) Little wonder! (6,7) Left in the cooler, it may be jammed (4) Large road vehicle Long pointed tooth Large insect, the female of which sucks the blood of mammals Legendary wife of King Arthur Less fat when solvent Limb Less fat Little person's beginning to cry Loose end of coal in fire Like the ideal knight? (7) Little known runner? (4,5) Lovely island castle (6) Label (3) Lukewarm (5) Large-sized letter (7) Lacking fat (4) Later Land or something to work it Leg joint Last bit of Devon, or people in another county Large seaweed with long, tough stalks (4) Live (5) Leave time to get star into successful promo (3,3,4) Labels difficult to get rid of? (8) Land measure (4) Lower (3,4) Lawful (5) Locates (5) Language Large business or company Left retail out, to be exact Last order for sailor Leave concerning bloodshed Lack young woman Look for a long time for titles Lists for despicable people Lofty girl holding broken limb Little folk chopping themselves in half Lacking courtesy (3-8) Like the king of the jungle (7) Like couple in song, endlessly? Strong point (5) Last parts of national anthem in various keys, without winds (8) Line I cry out as part of song (5) Loud string player shielding a wind player (8) Labels difficult to get rid of? (8) Land measure (4) Lower (3,4) Lawful (5) Locates (5) Line on a map connecting places having equal rainfall Largest city in Scotland Large, colourful, deep-sea creature also called a moonfish Large brown seaweed whose ash is a source of iodine Large order for drink Last character only played game Lose argument about the Baltic, say Laurel providing singular shade Large gathering (5) Labels difficult to get rid of? (8) Land measure (4) Lower (3,4) Lawful (5) Locates (5) Late or delayed Light quick meal Long-running ITV comedy-drama series starring George Cole, Glynn Edwards and Dennis Waterman Look in Tuscany Lots may get mislaid Look for simpleton Lied about being lazy Loosen (5) Layperson (7) Loves intensely (6) Lair (3) Limb Large dish Language Language natural to native speakers (8) Listeners (4) Lacking courage or conviction Look after intellect Lettuce Lawful Legs in motion, making one run League ignoring the French complaint Lewis Carroll or George Eliot, say (9) Lament (6) Lustre (5) Light beer Look noble Lowest point Lukewarm Letters from Oscar certainly seem few and far between Ladies possibly wanting occupation, I admitted (6) Lockjaw (7) Leaf of a book Large sea creature such as the North Atlantic — and North Pacific — Last performance with artist of the stars Love to bother engineers Look furtively Lasted Lure Lived in sort of diesel train Little time at present for little fish Like a mansion said to be damp and unhealthy (6) Leader of bloggers is to curse, put out when one's included little-known words? (11) Lizard type (7) Lose blood (5) Lazy-sounding hero Low-lying land Look after male at home with daughter Look for adherent of religion, say Lady setter in trim condition picked up (6) Lizard type (7) Lose blood (5) Lion’s cry Level with first woman Loaned fast Lair Landed property Lowest point in final Lizard type (7) Lose blood (5) Lashed around charred remains Loathe Live comfortably after introduction to duchess Live as soccer team in small estate Latin American cousin of the raccoon (5) Literally, 'dwarf dog', from the Welsh (5) Listener's complaint (7) Large sea Large urban sprawl Lock up one by one, say Leader of scouts was concerned and frightened Least inclined to work - about the end of April, that is Learn dances to an organ (5) Lack of experience of top-class doctor in New York (7) Live as Liberal in college, always a sceptic (10) Lower a foundation (5) Look at (4) Legendary bird (3) Large spiral-horned antelope of eastern and southern Africa Long tree Listen out for trimming Lay to rest in hinterlands Lies about some land Long stride Loathing Loose change around exposed northern city Longs for order during main revolution (5) Look over moves to suppress mad cow disease (7) Leave out (4) Lockjaw Log boat Large mammal also known as a killer whale Line on map is alternative motorway Last letter or letters from some garage Long shot from footballer going over close to netting (9) Lingerie that is not here to stay (6) Legislative measures followed by the Romans (4) Light wind (6) Lazy (4) Logger Light sleep Leased Leaders in South American republic eat fish Low-fat dairy product (7,6) Lockers (4) Look at minutely (5) Legal possessors L —, England Test cricketer who hit 364 against Australia at The Oval in 1938 Large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs which dates back to the Bronze Age Lame sort of gender Look in Tuscany Land seen worked by girl Left port full Loaded Like a jumping cow, highly delighted Leaf to turn over recently Little girl's make-up case guards PIN, enigmatically (5,3,5) Look at minutely (5) Liberty Low-flying bird Listen Leader Lodging in which Frenchman consumes fruit Lacking (6) Lower house of the Irish parliament (4,7) Large farm outbuilding (4) Likely to prove the biggest pull in the athletics programme (3-2-3) Large or imposing building Learnt to play the horn Little Large cushion filled with foam or granules for sitting on (7) Liked by many (7) Light shoe Large serving of food Lowest point Lodger Lee J —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Brothers Karamazov Large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns and an elongated muzzle Left port full Lies about some land Lack a young woman Lust Line crossed by granny? It's in the blood Latin queen turns up without a country Lindisfarne or Castle Acre? (6) Left-wing dictator and dictator's bird tailed (6) Last letter from America? (3) Letter from internet company returned (3) Lower quarters for tradesmen, we hear (7) Lump of gold (6) Leprosy victim (5) Little devils (4) Loud explosions (5) Lair (3) Lawful Let fall Last period of the Palaeozoic era in the geological timescale Left university, free to be sensational Late ordering fable Leak Lure Lengthy Like trees in spring, chum? Legitimate (5) Long-distance lorry driver (7) Looks for audience: they fit in well (6) Limbs (4) Locate (4) Lost blood (4) Leg joint (4) Lubricated (5) Lubricate Lively dance in 6/8 time that originated in Provence Loyal Layabout Large amount on a pension, perhaps, worked hard (8) Logger (10) Lather (4) Long journey (4) Loud, competent story Look in Tuscany Loathe Lift Lecturer Leaders of Middle East territory came together Line produced by cartographers primarily, going from place to place Leg bone (6) Love, I talk a lot about big beasts (7) Logger (10) Lather (4) Long journey (4) Lionel —, composer of the stage musicals Twang! and Maggie May Longest river in Africa Lose argument about the Med, say Listen out and sign up Last fellow to break nail Lemonade Louse’s egg Lock of hair Lack of assertiveness (8) Long-limbed South American primate (6,6) Latest time for finishing something (8) Logger (10) Lather (4) Long journey (4) Long to possess Leg joint Loose scrum Large desert-living African antelope with long twisted horns Left some alcohol Long thin fish Long story Less sensitive issue of periodical Low-lying, often reclaimed lands (6) London insurance market (6) Leave secretly last month with a politician (6) Local man gets peaceful Limb Let fifty relax Lack of honey — this is missing List of those eligible to vote (9,4) Lasting a short time (5) Loses colour (5) Lawful (5) Leisurely walk Long-haired sheepdog also called a Hungarian Water Dog Look for join, say Lesion Leer Looped cross, ancient Egyptian symbol of life (4) Look happy (5) Leave out (4) Leading lady curtailed test in protest (9) Lieutenant initially laid into lusty corporal (7) London area's one mistake? Chasing game (7) Longed for deanery (7) Little kangaroo let out to grub around (6) Lent a gun to sort things out (8) Lacking taste (7) Lent out (2,4) Large milk can Love affair Large pouch of fur that hangs in front of a kilt in men's Scottish Highland dress Location Layer Love entering a home on the water? Low land that floods (5) Liable to become intoxicated about leading edge in computers, like Macs (8) Language always supporting smart designer of software, say (8) Lay siege to one entrance to do some finding out (11) Ludicrous (7) Large pot for boiling Large spa town in Gloucestershire; headquarters of GCHQ Loud noise Lives decribed initially by science-fiction writer Leg broken before morning light? Lettuce (3) Lacking width Liquidiser Left omens about fruit Liquid measure Large shrub Listed Legally seize girl's coach Lead in pencil is not required as artist's material Lord (4) Land's ground seemed to contain nitrogen (7) Lettuce (3) Loud explosion Large Old World tree of the mahogany family whose bark is used to make a tonic Left port full Love to bother engineers Language in another sentence Loaded Level Leave unobtrusively (5,3) Loan shark (6) Lettuce (3) Lawlessness Large fish-eating crocodile also called a gavial with a very long slender snout Large, four-part muscle that extends the leg Look for shelter on the right Lowest adult male voice Linens for the dining table (6) Light blows are what fishermen require (6) Lower limb (3) Long race Ladder section Lake —, body of water in North America that houses Manitoulin Island Lean on the table Loss of memory Loathed Lukewarm Letters giving support Large crow (5) Live with students and young fellow hack in terrible dive (5-4) Lounge with book in front of fire (5) Look! Queues in America for Virgin and EasyJet (8) Leave an orchestra occupying the stage (7) Lotto Large container for liquids Leap about without colour Land in terrible rain Line Leader of USSR left in dishonour Long sentence in biography Louisiana city (3,7) Lacking taste (7) Levy (3) Lloyd —, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson with whom he co-authored 1889 novel The Wrong Box Lose art about the Baltic, say Left coal mined in the vicinity Lock of hair Leaders of naval expedition are reconnoitring sea approaches Liquid applied to the skin (6) London football club, founded 1881 (6,6) Large and unwieldy (5) Letter from abroad for volunteer soldiers until recently (5) Lena —, singer-actress who played Glinda the Good in 1978 fantasy film The Wiz Largest river in Guyana Lively people are full of them Lengthy Lake that is part of a series Lure (6) Line of people waiting (5) Latin graduate admitted to dodgy translation of prayer (4,4) Little bit of poetry mother's penning (7) Leading setter's charges immediately reduced (9) Large (3) Landed property Loud Life-changing dossier Long tree Lies about some place Last to finish by river Liquid measure Largest continent Looking to keep home that houses nothing innovative (10) Large (3) Large white Old World swan whose black bill has a yellow base Large deer also called the North American elk Long-bodied, short-legged breed of dog of Wales Level with first woman Low-flying flyer Like a leopard that's seen Liners set out for radio audience Liked by many (7) Large (3) Large strong travelling bag Largest island of Greece Listen out when quiet Love upsetting animal Look for shelter on the right Left atmosphere at home Large amount Letter from Greece about Turkish leader's disgrace Love some French poems Largest city of the Loire valley (6) Large water jug with a wide mouth (4) Live like a number who get on well (5) Lass Lied about being lazy Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s Large weight Large room Lupins hid me (anag) — garden plants (11) Look after small personal problem for careless shepherd (6,2,4) Loud males in heat somehow made them suicidal (6,3,6) Like arty composition getting lost (6) Lack of religious belief set him a problem Literary correspondent? (3,2,7) Level (10) Lock opener (3) Loses colour Lair London underground station on the Jubilee line between Wembley Park and Dollis Hill Lizard of tropical Asia and Africa with reduced limbs Lady has time to get ingredient Long, thin fish Lovely Lots of heavy weights Licensed vagrant goes downhill Lent a hand (6,3) Last of air removed from high cloud and carbon injected as entertainment (6) Leave wrapping right round bird (6) Literary posers will produce vexed expressions (10) Lump of gold (6) Leaven (5) Locate (4) Loafer Line in darts Large tree of the East Indies that yields a valuable wood Lillian —, actress whose roles included Rachel Cooper in 1955 film drama The Night of the Hunter Language in longer sentence Local community’s garment Limb Lariat Latin-American dance (5) Large book (5) Languid and ineffectual (13) Let go: doctor needs small operation (4) Like, resembling (7) Latin name of the river Amu Darya of central Asia Location Long for start of concert followed by wild party Look lively! (5,1,3) Lawlessness (7) Line nailed by author, only just (6) Lingo, tad barking? (3,5) Loose rocks over elevated cave shown (8) Like prices that have sharply risen? (5) Legally prevent Eastern vessels returning (5) Lose one's footing on a piece of glass (5) Lower limbs Lift Large prawns usually eaten fried in breadcrumbs Long-legged wading bird such as the sacred — or straw-necked — Los Angeles graduate becomes a monk in Asia Language from Merseyside? Leafy recess (5) Large waves swamping tips of pontoon anchor (7) Line about number turning up close to fantastic US city (7) Like prices that have sharply risen? (5) Legally prevent Eastern vessels returning (5) Lose one's footing on a piece of glass (5) Low-value coin Level with first woman Linger round an old royal house Leather strip (5) Like prices that have sharply risen? (5) Legally prevent Eastern vessels returning (5) Lose one's footing on a piece of glass (5) Long-stemmed clay pipe for smoking tobacco Largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea Lofty, thanks to students Learnt about payment Loosen at a French party Last number Level Looking at a little valley in geography Long piece of (tedious) writing (6) Layer (7) Large out-of-control fire (7) Light touch or push (5) Late tenders? (5,6) Leprosy sufferer (5) Low-growing evergreen Eurasian shrub with clusters of small bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers Large Eurasian bird of the crow family Long green edible vegetable seed pods (4) Legit (5) Largest continent (4) Leave freezing block entire? That would make no difference (3,2,3) Like hard wood (3) Limit set by a developed place for what a ground can hold (8) Lean Italian nurses a woman (5) Last character elected with Conservative element (4) Love apple (6) Labour (4) Landed property (6) Leave out Lower back pain Lose blood Little bit in favour of weight Like pie, or a piece of cake (4) Liable to (2,6,2) Loves deeply (6) Let it stand (4) Linus —, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and 1962 Nobel Peace Prize Level Large bird providing amusement at funfair Let the bride be missing at the ball? Good-welcome relief! (8) Lie, say, without difficulty (6) Limb (3) Lads worried about English contracts Lying about top arrest Last in form has flower for teacher Last snifter near Deal, heading north (8) Liquid measure (5) Lettuce (3) Lawful (5) Low upholstered seat Lottie —, 1891-93 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Lies about holm Loser Lingers Largest continent Low satellite? Not quite Liquid measure (5) Lettuce (3) Lawful (5) Lion in The Chronicles of Narnia heptalogy by C S Lewis Lubricant from the boiler Like a family Landed property Locks, not all permanent Liquid measure (5) Lettuce (3) Lawful (5) Lindsay —, director of the films Britannia Hospital and This Sporting Life Loosen at a French party Lois ran to the store Look noble Lazy-sounding hero Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s Lady in view? Large room Large spoon Lancashire town seen in north after quick movement Lake crossed by lady without equal Leading female character (7) Large flatfish (7) Loudness (6) Lacking width (6) Lord High Everything Else in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado Laze in cocktail bar Lack a young lady Level with first woman Lawman of scope Lip Living room Laugh Large breakfast Like this ace, card is very wet Like the main language? Look after European that Parisian conservation group finds persuasive (8) Locks securing books and eyewash (3,3) Log boats (5) Largest Asian antelope Late entertainer who authored the 2001 autobiography Bananas Can't Fly! Look for top stylist Left assistance to be positioned Level Look to see that letters are correct (10) Limpet and rocks firmly fixed (9) Launches an attack and demands cash (5,1,6) Large prawns (6) Let fall (4) Lazy (4) Lightweight anorak Large wine bottle Lettuce Lew —, 1956 Australian Championships singles tennis champion Light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Lots may get mislaid Lowest point Long for a tree Let cash fall out of bag (7) Left TV programme, missing the forecast of good weather (3,3,2,5) Loiter (4,6) Lacking fat (4) Light beer (5) Lilliputian (4) Lyric poem (3) Lock opener (3) Lassie bit cracked root Lifting device Like crab that's cold? Loose robes, not at all tight Louisa who wrote in rural cottage Like this top firm Lhasa's region/country (5) Large structure for open-air events (5) Like a siren copper turned up, entering drug cutting area (9) Lose blood (5) Labels Length Liver secretion Law they break to become rich Lighter left beside hearing aid? Like Autumn leaves, oddly white and red Lose blood (5) Lacking fat Light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage usually with two seats whose name derives from a character in Greek mythology Listen out and sign up Laugh at key used by bricklayer Live in Germany in a healthy way Large rooms Long strides Lease Lecturer Lascivious Leaders in Puerto Rico avoid introduction Lose blood (5) Likely or about to happen or appear Lack of due care Long tube Language in another sentence Land in terrible rain Lucky charm Layer Lure Leave area for Indian state Labour (4) Large sea London Underground line coloured red on the tube map Last word from the cricket Lowest digit? Let lad see ground Laud comes from Essex to London Lash (4) Loan shark practice (5) Live on edge nearby (6) Lodgings at the point of embarkation? (8-5) Let down (5) Lucien —, cyclist who won the 1966 Tour de France L Frank —, author of 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Late ordering story Learnt about regular payment Listen Leave a gang with no comeback (7) Lair (3) Labs used a chunk Left university to join detectives, clear? Line connecting points on a weather chart (6) Line in darts (4) Low car for driving on sand Large crocodilian Les —, group of French artists that included Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard Liberian oil tanker forced on to rocks off the coast of Brittany in 1978 Large edible game fish of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Leguminous plant with edible flattened seeds Lied about being lazy Large number Large house La Scala sadly missing a singer Lax (5) Leaves container (6) Long thin pipe (6) Land adjoining a house Legal document Leaving no trace behind Lazy-sounding hero Look fixedly Liqueur prepared in tea set Light afternoon meal (3) Lourdes, for instance (6) Leftover material (7) Love great ending to series (5) Language using few words needs no introduction (4) Last though almost sure to finish first (6) Light afternoon meal (3) Last to finish by river Level with first woman Land in refusal Living Line is good in French capital Lead, say, for Bond's boss and others Large and dreadful — but not forbidden Legendary Greek hunter, who after his death was placed among the stars (5) Largest of the National Theatre's three stages (7) Long (4) Last though almost sure to finish first (6) Light afternoon meal (3) Listening carefully Line in darts Large extinct flightless bird of New Zealand Large North American deer also called an elk Life-changing tool Lies about some land Land surrounded by water Like a door that's broken down? Crazy! Leave out (4) Lip, brink (4) Large crow (5) Log boat Laws made Loosen at a French party Lowest digit? Large dish Lubricate (3) Large nose (9) Largest joint in the human body (4) Leafy vegetables (6) Luxurious pad mostly, one in a tall building (8) Left wearing reasonable gift (5) Language of poetry beginning to wither away (4) Loved sum about mineral (6) Loved sum about mineral (6) Long bounding stride Large colourful deep-sea creature also called a moonfish Large breed of dog formerly used in tracking and police work Lean on table Lazy-sounding hero Length of the French allotment Light-coloured (5) Like-minded party people eating battered fish (7) Light motorcycle (5) Layer of paint Lake —, body of water in central Africa at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley Loud performance, that’s true Let it stand a new test Left coal mined in the vicinity Look noble Lawful Lie down in a den producing home-made drink Lingerie near neckwear Little sound that echoes just the same? (4) Like an animal carried by every quartet? (2,3,5) Liquid for drinking (5) Leave out (4) Long seat Large windproof hooded jacket Labour MP for Vauxhall from 1989-2019; Minister for Sport from 1999-2001 Liquid measure equal to around one and three-quarter pints Learnt about lease Love soaps in translation Lot of geese getting disheartened in strong wind Look lasciviously (4) Leg joint Longest river in Africa Let’s hit out at national symbol Land yielding rare tin Lay out, as lucre Look lasciviously (4) Last part of the Preface in the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church Lesson about molar Leer Louse’s egg Looked happy, having got a long way in South Dakota Look at centre of storm? Leading characters in television and radio understand objective Look lasciviously (4) Large inn enclosing a courtyard in desert regions of North Africa and Asia Language in another sentence Little donkey, extremely scrawny Lashes could be a great deal of trouble Long story about the capital of Ecuador Land soldier who's dropped, not straight, clutching uniform (8) Look old on mother's ruin (6) Lord (4) Lounge Lots of time with broken nose? Large mammal Label Lame sort of lunch, say Like ditchwater? (4) Latest war over the sea (4,5) Lough —, inlet between Donegal and Derry on the north coast of Northern Ireland Long angry speech (6) Lively (4-8) Lover of fine food (7) Lament for the dead (5) Listen in with royal receiving a fake shock (6) Lettuce (3) Largest ethnic group native to Sri Lanka Large rodent with a body covering of protective quills Laura —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Rambling Rose Lies about some land Long-snouted mammal Look for lord Loafers (6) Loses colour (5) Lend an ear (6) Locked or well protected Luigi —, Italian composer of 1961 work Intolleranza 1960 Listen out for trimming Leave tea off point of beard Lively beer with soldier Learning about merit Lair Litter left in boat Language into which neat prose may be translated Lethargic entertainer taking part Losers (4-4) Lazy pupils, we hear, do some hero-worshipping (7) Laboured (6) Legendary bird (3) Locate (4) Limited or confined Loud, competent story Left university, free to be sensational Legend Largest continent Line penned by novelist? I shouldn't think so! Lazy pupils, we hear, do some hero-worshipping (7) Laboured (6) Legendary bird (3) Locate (4) Love intensely Let it stand Lean cut of beef Large mammal also known as a killer whale Leave flower with a big ape Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (5) Long narrow passage (5) Likelihood (11) Leg bone (5) Lazy pupils, we hear, do some hero-worshipping (7) Laboured (6) Legendary bird (3) Locate (4) Large blowfly with an iridescent body Lucy —, actress whose roles have included Kitty Baxter in 2002 film musical Chicago Leo —, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 Last order for sailor Left some wine Lack a young woman Lust Lineage (8) Large blade with phoney coating's a cracker (12) Loud insistent call oddly tender (9) Like canine amputee in yard? (5,4) Lately discovered radio operator in London borough (6) Louts (5) Lure (5) Lift up Luxury sports car manufacturer founded in West London in 1913 Lair Lithium crystals initially applied to birds or plants Local leader, European or African Looking about Live from day to day with hardship (3,3) Length of wait spelled out in detail, maybe to extremes (4,4) Love sickness? (9) Lowers oneself? (6) Lessen, decrease (6) Let it stand (4) Long-necked bird Loud explosion Large aquatic bird that stores fish in a pouch below the lower mandible Large round Dutch cheese similar to Edam Look noble Learnt about payment Lovely Legal ownership (5) Light waterproof jacket (7) Land measure (3) Lucky Light-coloured dry sherry Left coal dug in the vicinity Lake sounds creepy Law-breaking implement Like a zombie? (7) Language as spoken in a particular place (7) Little old star, no posh god (6) Loud and biased form of amusement (7) Lather Large ferocious fish Little Leaf of a book Large family of languages that includes Tamil and Telugu Lizard of tropical Asia and Africa with reduced limbs Little possibility of losing weight Lisa worked with a pseudonym Living Let up (6) Laid back, office siesta criticised (6) Leg bone (6) Latter part of the day Long-necked bird Listed Liberated Line of waiters, we hear, may be prompt Letters from somebody else wouldn't upset church leader Lineage (8) Low-water mark (5) Leg bone (6) Lose argument about the Baltic, say Late ordering duck Lesser enemies get peaceful Limb Lord ahead of time? Not quite Leg bone (6) Latin American dance Leave out Lock opener Luggage Lord of Tyre in William Shakespeare play Pericles whose two lines are responses to Helicanus Large tree of the East Indies which yields a valuable wood Lancashire town whose Britannia Coconut Dancers perform annually on Easter Saturday Lois ran to the depository Listen Lair (3) Lucky (informal) (5) London area south of Hyde Park (13) Lecturer caught finally in forbidden instruction (4) Lie about soldier being promoted for a major job (3,3) Large passenger plane (8) Lament (6) Law-breaking implement Legal excuse Louisa May Alcott book Last offer Lord installs square safe (5) Long to decorate? Not I! (4) Lacking fat (4) Lacking freshness (5) Lid Lot of ice in stream, we hear Loosen at a French party Loathe Liquid measure Learner (7) Looked good impaled (7) Loves deeply (6) Large (3) Lower limb (3) Lacking fat Long series of events Larry —, US golfer who won the 1987 Masters Tournament Language in another sense Level Lemons thrown in grave Logical basis for a course of action (9) Large sea (5) Light shoe (6) Loud, competent story Legend Leave one's homeland to see Indian state with general Lousy letters from Lamb, say Long right jabs this close to heavyweight (6) Largely a private journey on foot (5,5) Lubricant (3) Leslie —, actress whose roles include Christine Everhart in 2008 action film Iron Man Long-bodied, short-legged breed of dog of Wales Linked to diet change Lies around in living rooms Level of command Lazes Last bit of stuff in a locker Large flatfish prized as food (6) Location of the Great Salt Lake (4) Largely a private journey on foot (5,5) Lubricant (3) Long narrow mark Luigi —, Italian author; 1934 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Lillian —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Duel in the Sun Left coal production in the vicinity Listening organ Look fixedly Leaders in military uniform feel too insecure in civilian dress Liquid refreshment (8) Largely a private journey on foot (5,5) Lubricant (3) Lacking knowledge London borough including the areas of Bow and Poplar Landlady’s character Layer Line of rotation Line Like bears and lemurs in every part Locks (4) Leaders of gardeners' and zoologists' unions meet privately to seek a higher offer (6) Little time for tea or coffee (5) Lionlike, the French take nothing before nine (7) Looks at the mineral - it's a hideosity! (7) Love apple (6) Large wooded area Large pit viper of the south-eastern US also called a water moccasin Lingered (7) Live bear (5) Last killer leaving America dry (4) Lady who opened a box gave cooking vessel to girl (7) Learnt about hire charge (6) Large ape (7) Lair (3) Large sofa Large container for milk Lemuroid primate of Madagascar also called a babakoto Low-flying bird Lightning seen on the bed? Lack of shelter I depend on? Only in part Long narrative poem (4) Large arboreal lizard (6) Leaves less polluting van in York (8) Lighted match? (8,4) Learned (8) Loafers (6) Lubricates Large house Lack of energy — it leads us astray Light yellowish-brown (5) Large meshed sieve Largest city in Sudan on the River Nile opposite Khartoum Louse’s egg Left-hander (8) Large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland (10,3) Little-known degree held by Guardian's head of entertainment (7) Left in pieces after contestant finally made a mistake (7,2) Large leaf taken from soil often flipped over (5) Land you may read about in fairy stories Like gran's rough play (4,4) Leprosy victim (5) Likeness or similarity Look over quickly Lillian —, author of 1939 Broadway play The Little Foxes Left to finish advance Leader sobs uncontrollably Lengthy Loan Linger Lectures go badly in English city Leading seamen point to fish Legal (6) Lacking profundity (7) Lukewarm Lasse —, 1972 and 1976 Olympic 10,000m and 5,000m gold medallist Level with first woman Loaned fast Lair Last notes a physician brought back Landed property in Egypt's capital, say Leprosy victim (5) Long piece of (tedious) writing (6) Layer (7) Large out-of-control fire (7) Light touch or push (5) Largest French-speaking city in Belgium Linnets have a place to stay Little bit of calm, say Lean on the table Long stride Lust Leaves’ sound Let beast ruin safety device Lusty saint in error, ignoring leader Long film got abridged for release (3,2) Leading thinker's work on female brilliance is outstanding (3-6) Long thin piece of wood London travel permit Long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen Lent may be brought forward Long for Henry to meet queen Lose colour (4) Labyrinths (5) Leg bone (6) Lawsuit that sets a precedent Likeness Long-legged wading bird such as the Sacred — or Straw-necked — Leaders in Dar es Salaam — very small lot Living without Jack, I found, is capital Legendary king, son of Uther Pendragon (6) Language of terrible boaster carrying zero credit (5-5) Legal possessors Lost blood Large store of something Lake —, body of water straddling SE Canada and NE United States between the Green Mountains and Adirondack Mountains Leave out of room itself Like a family Long-necked safari star Loud noise Lookout Look-alike may be dead Letter (often dropped in speech) (5) Little fish thoroughly sautéed — it's first for gut-busting cuisine (3-3) Legendary bird (3) Lumbered with school food Large shrub Licence Landed estate Lengthy Language expert a millionaire employs Lost in Rome or astray in Spanish resort Line in Catch-22 (6) Love trendy coats Oscar's wearing (7) Liquorice-flavoured seed of the anise plant Let old wall be built round Lazy Located in the open air Low-lying Caribbean islands (4) Large bottle (6) Lustre (5) Large (3) Liked chap’s name, so they say Listening organ Like Swiss scenery, perhaps, with a large tree Lack of employment gives one endless recreation Lake —, body of water in NW Russia between Lake Ladoga and the White Sea Last word from the cricket? Lovely Light, playful musical composition (7) Light evening meal Like some puzzles in mathematics (8) Like some big game one bungled in series (7) License first person at work showing enthusiastic interest (7) Lout in a mob rampaging is individually exposed (3,2,1,4) Last, final Lights up Lag behind Long-running BBC Radio sitcom set aboard HMS Troutbridge Large containers a lad stowed in vehicles Let fly, as good dressmakers should? (4,1,3) Lacking taste (7) Lukewarm (5) Liquid measure (4) Loose change Leg part Live within one’s means Large-toothed fish Large brown seaweed whose ash is a source of iodine Leer Lessen Loud budgerigar is hushed? Not entirely Lent out (2,4) Light slender nail Loud, competent story Loves to upset animals Lively beer with soldier Lean on table Legend Let Maria weave fabric Leader of a group of Brownies or Cub Scouts (5) Leaving expenditure (8) Like a single letter, it has many languages (4) Light beer (5) Legal possessors (6) Lettuce (3) Large Eurasian bird of the crow family Large, droning insect common in warm regions Learnt to play the horn Lake seen in summer excursion Lip (4) Larceny (5) Lasting conclusion about old city Listed Lady ih India beams with him around Love story from Cremona Licked sweet (8) Legal obligation (to be one of twelve) (4,4) Largest of the Balearic Islands Learn layout of the organs Luvvies have to compete Land for each university Law Last object — lion's share Length of metal links Lump of grass and earth Labour, chore (4) Large flat dish Lord and assistant to Angelo in William Shakespeare play Measure for Measure Leave on London street Look for shelter on the right Level with Adam’s partner Lengthy Ledge Large and small in a fantastic part of France Lowest point in cracked drain Left murder victim's identification tag (5) Leaving nursing home, sign on form for discharge (5) Latest version making me old? (3,5) Lethargy shown by overweight Miguel taking clothes off (7) Lament getting temperamental around November (6) Loud confused noise (10) Large pot for boiling Linda —, 2010 European Championships javelin gold medallist Limit on headwear Land in terrible rain Links to a number of shops Line Lay hands on book of not so great size (5) Laid-back court accepts English as a form of language (7) Literary heroine, awfully gung-ho on the inside, but lacking good resilience (9) Lyricist's after power charge (5) Lake —, largest natural lake in Wales Lisa —, author of novels Kinflicks and Original Sins Leave out of room itself Listen out for decoration Landed property Line taken by part of Europe or part of Africa Lack of concentration is responsible for this feeble answer Low dull noise (coming from the stomach?) (6) Let a lamb initially sound like a cow (5) Liked by many (7) Long-lasting (7) Large passenger ship (5) Loves deeply (6) Legislator, statesman (7) Level of command Lock opener Location Lengthy Lukewarm Leader of Girl Guides in Wells Looking round for a letter? Like top kisser? Charlie excited on one date, finally has fiddle (6,3) Legendary figure to go brown: Greek character around lake getting sun (8) Lose one's way (5) Lawful (5) Light wood Lowest deck in a vessel with four or more decks Lift gets more money Living replica Leaders of Third Reich in odd news broadcast Leave brief message outside? Almost! Lesion (anag) — it's found underfoot (6) Lost nursing home initially remains here? (7) Lowered the value of graduates indeed! (7) Labels (4) Leo —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Quo Vadis? Left diamonds for parasites Love to upset small animal Lawful Light work, shaking a tree-top Letters from author not glad to have stopped Last bit of stuff in a loom Laborious effort (7) Lowered the value of graduates indeed! (7) Labels (4) Level Legal statement in Islam issued by a religious law specialist Loaf-shaped cake containing dried fruit that has been steeped in liquid Laszlo —, Hungarian journalist who patented the first practical ballpoint pen Learner I scolded and set free Lowered the value of graduates indeed! (7) Labels (4) Large sea Look noble Long story about a gas Large amount Low dam across a river to raise its level upstream (4) Line on a map connecting points of equal elevation (7) Letter that's regularly dropped! (5) Lonely, fail to go back into romantic meeting (8) Little light fish (3) Letters from interesting people (10) Lukewarm Leading spinner Landed property (6) Log boat (4) Lariat Let off steam in the seventies Lair Location Long car Like mum or dad, unaffected by revolution Late entertainer, greatest in the cemetery? (3,8) Little child is involved in a deception — gets punishment (10) Low evergreen heath plant (5) Local resort repaired Queen's Ride (6,7) Lady with expectations - she's upset about anger (7) Lingers (7) Lawful (5) Large round rock Liquid measure equal to about one and three-quarter pints Left port full Leave stream to a large animal Lost out a great deal Left coal production in the vicinity Loaded Language required by each individual Latin American dance with a rumba rhythm (5) Lame man's first goal (4) Lower number attached to name (6) Light motorcycle (5) Leprosy victim (5) Leg bone Large prawns usually eaten fried in breadcrumbs Lair Living Lacking consistency (6) Let loose (5) Less tasty (7) Leave out Lend an ear Large windproof hooded jacket Liberate Long-haired sheepdog also called a Hungarian Water Dog Lied about being lazy Loudly breaking nail last Large shrub Lucky charm Land is a small nuisance Look for shelter on the right Lighting that none used Language of lovers evolves Left in charge? Run away! Laterally (8) Lost control (when under pressure) (7) Liquid measure Lough —, largest lake in the British Isles Lech —, president of Poland from 1990-95 Late ordering story Lectured on small radii Leaves’ noise Liquid measure Large quantity (4) Lungs of sheep, bullocks and pigs used in pet food (6) Lion's deadly sin? (5) Lying face upwards (6) Lorry Lightweight motorcycles Located, placed Lesley —, author of the novels Remember Me and Father Unknown Laurence —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Boys from Brazil Loosen at a French party Label Leave last bit of coal in small mine Large vessel that people drink from in turn at a feast (6,3) Lubricate (3) Label (3) Large cooking stove Leaping insect L-shaped tool Longest river in France Look noble Look like a goose Learner finished as sweetheart Like that hotel round Westminster area (4) Least strong (7) Leaving out (9) Low budget film made mainly for showing on TV (1-5) Large long-horned African antelope (4) Lacking freshness (5) Let it stand (4) Levy (3) Light purple (5) Loafers (6) Located furthest within Leonardo —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for What's Eating Gilbert Grape Large black, earth-boring dung beetle Leave out of room itself Lark back in poem again Looked on behalf of the elderly Least amount Liquid measure Lead on everyone by river Ladies and gentlemen relaxed briefly (4) Loathing to break thread Left side, right book Low and trimmed-down portable night vision aid (9) Leave out gender-specific term (4) Lot of winter sports equipment (source not revealed) encountered (6) Looking overweight - it's the strong drink (5) Lights untidy forest site (4,4,2) Louise —, 1948-50 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Looking for loose change, sir? Large gathering of people with something in common (4) Looking overweight - it's the strong drink (5) Lights untidy forest site (4,4,2) Lizard type Love intensely Longest river in Africa Lily —, model who played Valentina in 2009 fantasy film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Lose argument about the Baltic, say Love to work with one material Loud note played outside many times Limb Literary typos Look displeased about English and French capital in Africa Leader of Opposition helping speech Looking overweight - it's the strong drink (5) Lights untidy forest site (4,4,2) Lug Lukewarm Look after lion's first den Like a lamb? (4) Like washing still wet, not mangled by a doctor of sorts (6) Latitude with lavish downpours, do we hear? (4,4) Light beer (5) Lent out (2,4) Lacking fat Low-flying bird Likeness Look amazed Liquid wood preservative (8) Legal name-changer (4,4) Leave out some from Italy (4) Lift (5) Liquid for drinking Long narrow hilltop Level with first woman Loosen at a French party Largest continent Lively energy (informal) (4) Large sofa with padded arms and back (12) Little doggies carrying master's shoes (5) Labour (4) Large (3) Latin type of wave Look for shelter on the right Location Left-leaning (informal) (5) Locate and correct computer program code errors (5) Loose coins ruin her plans (8) Leg joint (4) Lessen, decrease (6) Light yellowish-brown (5) Lad Leon —, Russian painter and stage designer whose works include 1913 watercolour The Butterfly Lake —, body of water in Russia that drains through the River Neva into the Gulf of Finland Last king we put up expanded Leader in Texas behind president Look at a little donkey eventually Leaves from Asia — temperature in that part of world has shifted (4) Like, resembling (7) Lowest point (5) Ludicrous Large pointed tooth Living in or among trees Land of midgets in the Jonathan Swift novel Gulliver's Travels Learnt to play horn Lacking young woman in Greece Long-necked mammal Lawful Like a bird (5) Live (6) Like, resembling (7) Lowest point (5) Leave aground Located new diets Left omen out – that’s sharp Lair Leer Like, resembling (7) Lowest point (5) Large bag Left university, free to be sensational Layer Look displeased as small animal left Little Leonard's optical device Left over quail prepared by colonel without formality (10) Light wood (5) Light purple (5) Lockjaw Let it alter heading Lettuce Large shrub Lay eyes on (6) Looked glad (6) Last letter home has finally tragic element (4) Look at the first person one hears (3) Large sea Landing pier Liz —, author of the novels Egg Dancing and The Paper Eater Leon —, author of the novels The Haj and QB VII Lid gets left in plant Length Lust Lawn weed Logical pursuit Linda's resettled in Corfu, say Light wood used by Hannibal's army? Lesson or lecture (5) Light purple Liquid skin cream Large guns on wheels Lightly paints Lots may get mislaid Learned wife is European Leave holiday resort Laredo's rigged trials Line dance? (5) Love to break quickly into a modern industry (9) Lily heading off from old rotten borough (4) Lyric outside lifted little room (6) Loud explosion (4) Log boat Luis —, Portugal footballer; 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year Legendary courtier of Dionysius I of Syracuse invited to dine under a sword suspended by a single hair Lob chalk over, with energy, to astronomical phenomenon Label a game Lame sort of gender Lively beer with soldier Lawyer's beginning to relax tenancy contract Legal expenses (paid by the loser!) (5) Leave Egypt's borders around eleven (4) Lazy drooping posture (6) Large cooking pot used by soldiers (or campers) (5) List what fibbers do endlessly, one such as Boris (9) Legendary bird (3) Labyrinth (4) Little devil (3) Lumberjack Lowest floor of a building Large gland in the neck that secretes hormones Large weights LSD, say (12) Legendary bird (3) Labyrinth (4) Little devil (3) Large African mammal Livestock eats everything green Location of fish, say Lair Legendary bird (3) Labyrinth (4) Little devil (3) Leave Lukewarm Lacking moisture Low marshy ground in South Africa such as the Umgeni — Lot of money for a parcel Leg parts Long sort of t-shirt Little Sarah and Edward like some nuts Lose impetus (3,3,2,5) Live together (7) Location, we're told, upset Welshman, a tourist (9) Large sum of money Laid-back style of girl accepting cash card number? Lacking accuracy (9) Large scissors with strong blades (6) Literary world to stroke good person in welcome (4,6) Live and prosper, losing nothing (5) Levy (3) Lacking depth (7) Lubricant (3) Long grass on a golf course Lettuce Lariat Lethal time to have to stop Learnt to play the horn Least awkward bargain Lied about having nothing to do (4) Liked by many (7) Lustre (5) Large road vehicle Late ordering story Love visiting half of Turkey for series of gigs Liquid measure Look furtively up and down (4) Leans over to one side (5) Let in (5) Lizard type Look at (3) Liable (3) Look associated with cunning jumbo? (8) Label attached to a southern county: 'It's saucy!' (7) Local agent's ultimate green housing (6) Lord (4) Light wind (6) Less, inferior (5) Like American uncle somewhere in India Loot forming part of a burglar's wages? Leave by a slip road (4) Let's Do It songwriter (4,6) Lord (4) Light wind (6) Less, inferior (5) Low-value coin Leaving during coffee Listens to fellow journalists Leave a fib for keeper Lair Large shrub Louse’s egg Look after Log house Leave a group with no backing Leisurely walk (6) Laxative (5) Lord (4) Light wind (6) Less, inferior (5) Let's shake hands! (3,2,5) Less expensive (7) Large dark enclosed space (6) Legal profession upsetting Bertha (3,3) Lord that is holy person, coming before all others (8) London arcade in which Heather is embraced by actor Richard? (10) Lazy (4) Lacking knowledge Loafer Loose flowing garment Leap Lillian —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Duel in the Sun Lee —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses Librettist; co-founder of the English Opera Group and Aldeburgh Festival Leonard —, Victoria Cross recipient; founder of a charity for disabled ex-servicemen in 1948 Local man gets peaceful Lengthy Location Listening device Lent was approaching Last pole for bears Like part of Africa, loves idiosyncrasy (7) Letter and next two found between opposing letters in manuscript (5) Like unedited report and leader in Guardian, agreeing (9) Larger kitchen utensil, say (7) Label (3) Long-lasting (7) Ludicrous (7) Lashes Lubricant Leon —, 19th-century French physicist credited with naming the gyroscope Love to upset animal Leer Logical pursuit Lazy (4) Legendary sailor's succinct religious view? 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That's a relief (5) Literal result of picking the wrong key (4) Looked angry as flag finally taken down (8) Little child has item to play with (4) Listen to half a cry of approval (4) Lettuce (3) Lied about being lazy Light lunch for actors and WI at church Loot around tree Label Least fresh? Not fresh at all Long easy stride (4) Look for German weapon Legendary Himalayan resident still going to India's capital List includes Independent Party (7) Losing hair, Uriah Heep's playing southern city of old (7) Large insect (6) Large retail shop Lass Lacking due care Left coal mining near here Legal Lovely morning in squirrel's home Large prawns (6) Laura ___ , Welsh fashion and textile designer, d.1985 (6) Large passenger ship (5) Log boat (4) Lose blood Lot of money for a parcel Living Loath Legal excuse Litigant Left-over rail used in construction Loudspeaker — dog? 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(7) Little devil (3) Locate Large waterbird such as the Black-throated — or Great northern — Large glass for sherry Lowest adult male singing voice Laverne —, 2002 Commonwealth javelin gold medallist League Light narrow boat Long way Latin American dance Lois ran to the store Luxury console London football club Lease may be a hindrance Legendary bird somewhere in Arizona Lumbered with school food Loser sent parts Late translating fable Learnt about payment Living Leave for resort on the other side Large African mammal (5) Large woody perennial plant Lowest point Long narrow sled made of board curved upward at the front Lame sort of gender Little bit of peach in trifle Lamp's laboriously cleaned out with a soft touch (7) Laughed at reading 1 down — setter had put in funny clue (9) Light boat (5) Landed property Large black dots in eyes (6) Large sea (5) Lawful (5) Let it stand (4) Loch —, body of water in Scotland east of Fort William between Loch Treig and Loch Ericht Look in Tuscany Left atmosphere at home Leave a tip Learnt to play the horn Last shape for piece of wood Light in study reveals source of colour Leader of force went first - and ran away! 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(6) Law broken by government after a day to decide (7) Last time in, for example (4) Letters translated on unusual map provide illumination (6,4) Loafers Let fall Language in another sentence Left heat out of machine Landlady’s character Lovely Lust Low sound Legendary river, we hear, in wood Ladder with its step shortened (3) Ladies who reform become perfect examples (6) Letter for a girl I've finished (7) Leg and foot joint Liquid measure Long-barrelled firearm with a spirally grooved interior Late California-born singer-songwriter whose poetry collections include Listen to the Warm and Lonesome Cities Lay bets out like an animal Large church Level Large shrub Length Listen Let slip there isn't a feast Last, in spite of expectations Large fruit bat (6,3) Lantern's opening by ten gets wet (4) Look Conservative leader up and find unpleasant smarmy person (5) Light shoe (6) Look intently (4) Lowest point (5) Large scissors (6) Large wooded area (6) Lass Lazy-sounding hero Lacking key to Italy? Not a problem Left one working and helping Label (8) Less cooked, flipped over rump prodded by skewer, finally (5) Like a small laboratory put back in the wood (5) Leather bits returned (5) Like a retired doctor? (3,2,8) Luxurious (5) Love affair (5) Lettuce (3) Looking glass (6) Looks lasciviously (5) Lump of gold Leg joint Large deer also called a moose Light short-barrelled shoulder rifle formerly used by cavalry Look in Tuscany Leader of some parties, even Democrats, went quickly Like Elvis making enquiries? Literary work, after only half a month, upset everyone Love affairs, generally secret (6) Light horse-drawn carriage with four wheels — a homburg (anag) (8) Leave the tracks Like a small laboratory put back in the wood (5) Leather bits returned (5) Like a retired doctor? 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(8) Loser paid for breaking into two camps (9) Language changed at canal Language Land worker Lucky charm found in mother's bed Learning about a hot Asian city Lose strength and vitality Lottery type Leader avoiding fresh hazard (4) Landed on island, in custody of Catholic queen's army (8) Love stricken about one girl (5) Lean cut of beef Large cat also called a snow leopard Looked to unite aristocrat with journalist Lean on table Laugh and rang about large building Locator of plane going east or west Laid up in Dorset resort Lab test (anag) — medication (7) Love stricken about one girl (5) Long story Leslie —, winner of a Best Music, Original Song Oscar for Talk to the Animals from Doctor Dolittle Lies about some land Louse’s egg Literary anticlimax (6) Love stricken about one girl (5) Larry —, US virtuoso mouth organ player who died in 2001 Look at shelter on the right Lied about being lazy Lame sort of lunch, say Loosen at a French party Language Lady Diana's first university game Like a plain cake that's observed? Lengthen pamphlet after person making regular cuts (8) Lots missing a penalty, sadly (6) Light wood Lubricated Lake —, body of water in N Italy between Verona and Brescia Lotte —, singer-actress who played Rosa Klebb in 1963 action film From Russia with Love Level with first woman Largest continent Lettuce Leader in dance is wrong to twist Looking around for five in need of food Lubricate (3) Large brown seaweed whose ash is a source of iodine Let it alter heading Left some wine Love Mark’s statuette Location Leaning Tower location Lovely Line Legendary vessel making a right turn Luddite somehow weakened? (7) Locate (4) Long difficult journey Large road vehicle Leonardo —, medieval Italian mathematician who popularised the decimal system in Europe Late ordering story Large house Leisurely walk with small Scandinavian goblin Lost no sucker (6) Legendary bird (3) Lowest point (5) Lockjaw (7) Lariat (5) Lacking width Last order has new inclination Large weight Label (3) Lament (6) Large or imposing building Large New Zealand parrot with brownish-green plumage Less sensitive to quantity Leash Lay it on thick Layer of rock Laughing uncontrollably (2,4) Lunar phase (3,4) Let down (5) Like woeful number produced by adding constant to one third, oddly (9) Learner isn't turning one letter around for composer (5) Label (3) Lament (6) Lazy Large round Dutch cheese similar to Edam Light-coloured dry sherry Laugh at Dutch carrier Lose argument about the Med, say Lead out English chart-topper Long-term prisoner Literary term for England (6) Literary device linking two unrelated terms (6) Label (3) Lament (6) Lodger Local man gets sedate Landed property Lock of hair Lure Light gas? Let rip Leaflet about United Kingdom being more fortunate (7) Leave nothing inside the sporting ring (5) Leaves out (5) Large sea Lion in the The Chronicles of Narnia heptalogy by C S Lewis Loose-fitting garment worn under the toga in ancient Rome Loose flowing dress (4) Light boat (5) Limb (3) Lastly (7) Landed estate (5) Lose blood Landlord’s character Love to upset animal Libertine’s utensil Learn about legless peer Large shrub Language of the French in Dijon Lucky Jim author (4) Lacking spirit — feeble (5) Light-fingered folk (7) Lover of metal car was made to conserve energy at first (10) Low German novel is something to entice a swimmer (9) Liquidiser Left university free to be sensational Limb Laughter from the boundary? Leader of band helps string players Lacking experience when hostilities return (3) Local disturbance by us showing no sympathy (7) Loudness (6) Large bottle (6) Lawful (5) Like an elf (5) Label Level Loaf brought back with a fish Lean crab (anag) — one with a hard shell (8) Large noisy party (informal) (5-2) Last to finish when everything has been considered (5,3) List of charges producing endless traffic chaos (6) Loo (3) Low-value coin (5) Lame arrangement for lunch, say Last to finish by river Level with first woman Length Long skirt ending below the calf (4) Last to finish when everything has been considered (5,3) List of charges producing endless traffic chaos (6) Loo (3) Low-value coin (5) Let it stand Luxuriant Long audible breath Lazy and slovenly person Large SE Asian fish kept in aquaria when young Live like a headless chauvinist Laugh at unknown fodder Lets run after Frenchman thaws Limb Largest continent Late (7) Last to finish when everything has been considered (5,3) List of charges producing endless traffic chaos (6) Loo (3) Low-value coin (5) Look noble Live with wife in valley Lodestone Location Local ordering ale or gin Lack of due care and attention (10) Language of associate academician and writer (6) List of options at the core of camera manual (4) Lukewarm (5) Lower back pain Lukewarm Loyal, firm Look like a goose Lady Label Living Land on fire Look for domain of bishop and king Lying (10) Landlocked Asian socialist country (4) Lorna likes men and women with time to make an expected contribution (2,4,3) Lawful (5) Looked at carefully (4) Leave of absence Luggage Lemuroid primate of Madagascar also called a babakoto Loud performance, it’s true Little European grebe (8) Lincolnshire seaside resort (8) Leave the road act cancelled (4,3) Likely to go up in the air, I reckon! (5) Little devil with the skill to communicate (6) Lair (3) Little bit of a steal Loosen at a French party Lethal Lawful Level Large weights Lid Little child's line on, say, Sweeney TV show (7) Loose flowing garment Loops round reel Lively beer with soldier Little bit of the American dream for starters Loves to read so badly Lose argument about the Baltic, say Large amount Line over river blocked by points failure (5) Lift firm books onto one shelf at the top (4) Lion in the Chronicles of Narnia (5) Large container for milk Lawlessness Lough —, body of water in the north-western part of Cork Harbour, Ireland Large tree of south-eastern Asia also called the ipoh whose sap is used as an arrow poison Lines Like a crocodile arranging a Nile trip? Locate exactly Lillian —, 1969 European Championships 800m gold medallist Large bird of prey with a bluish-grey back and wings Lashed around tree Line Landed property Leg parts Loud noise Live what's left out of uniform (6) Long time since deregulation for companies (8) Lure a parent to go astray (6) Lesser deity (7) Lariat (5) Legislator, statesman (7) Lord (4) Long vehicle Learnt about Northern light Large title? Unexpectedly tiny! Level with first woman Lettuce London Tube route Live with team on outskirts of Rome Lake in capital for wild cats Levy, we hear, for fasteners Lover of Beauty loses first point Learnt to play a horn Lure first of tourists in Eastern Mediterranean resort Liberia's capital (8) Ladder section Leonhard —, 18th-century mathematician noted for his work on the calculus of variation Lucy —, actress who played Kitty Baxter in 2002 film musical Chicago Last order for sailor Like to have one article from the continent (5) Leave an orchestra with no backing (7) Large oceanic bird Lots unfortunately mislaid Lean on table Loves upset animals Loot spent on utensil Lubricant Latin American dance Language a scholar finally understood Largest port in Cyprus (8) Leg part (4) Ladies do climax when holding nylon skirts! (3,5) Lush local choir improvised no end (9) Lend a hand (6) Layer of spinal cartilage (4) Literal king (anag) — Jack, for example (5-6) Like solo organ performance in audition (8) Lock opener (3) Lair (3) Lubricated (5) Lean and haggard Liquid measure equal to about one and three-quarter pints Listen out when quiet Lost her new case Large mammal Leaders of Socialist Party instigate new revolution Lost leader held by state for murder Loose trousers (6) Little unwanted plant cut short (3) Limb (3) Landing pier (5) Lift (5) Long-handled agricultural tool with a curved blade Long-tailed rodent similar to, but larger than, a mouse Lee —, actor who played John Bacchus in BBC TV series Inspector George Gently Left some wine Look at novices with European animal Lifting Liquid measure Lithe acts, possibly Lifetime of bridge? Last drink of the day? (8) Little unwanted plant cut short (3) Limb (3) Landing pier (5) Lift (5) Leon —, Russian inventor in 1920 of an electronic musical instrument that bears his name L E G —, England Test cricketer who hit 148 not out against South Africa at the Oval in 1935 Large desert in E Asia Leader sobs uncontrollably Language in another sentence Lair Large African snake (5) Little unwanted plant cut short (3) Limb (3) Landing pier (5) Lift (5) Lacking courage Legal inheritor Lazy-sounding hero Lose from memory Large amount Lightning strike brings in first of pickets Long angry speech from one in business Lays out feasts (7) Lower back pain (7) Large extinct elephant of the Pleistocene epoch Lies about some land Large amount Legal action in which rotter falls Lukewarm food served up, including pitiful starter Lower part of an inside wall (4) Long loaf (8) Little girl's dog carrying lead, oddly comical (7) Lift's free with key (4) Land in the water when one's left suspended in the middle (4) Leaving to collect small women's group, not even mums, to take a dip (2,8) Light clear red colour (6) Latin American dance (3-3-3) Large and showy Central and South American parrot (5) Listed thing (4) Loose violin section repels composer (4) List that is covering broadcast times (7) Laments (7) Lamb and potato dish Love friend with gem Long fish Like enclosure for tree Lights up for celebrities? Lecturer entertaining one is more willing Large hole for container, right? Letter or note written by devout holy man to the French (7) Lines for a child rising ten (6) Loudness (6) Large ape (7) Level of command (7) Lend an ear Leguminous plant with edible flattened seeds Leguminous genus of plants of Australia and New Zealand with slender scarlet flowers Look for shelter on the right Leaseholder puts number on a book Lone, relaxed Christmas Late ordering story Live comfortably after heading for disaster Lift (5) Left always needs time to gain influence (8) Lying face upwards (6) Landed estate (5) Let it stand (4) Laughing uncontrollably Lake —, largest natural lake in Wales Law cited incorrectly Lied about being lazy Leaden rig somehow gets arranged again Lent ad out about canines? Live Less pleasant Late change of direction when putting end to old battle Lightweight latex with an air-filled structure (4,6) Large African antelope (5) Loves deeply (6) Lazy person (4) Leave or cease to occupy (6) Large (3) Lift (5) Lame sort of gender Line taken by Brazil and Indonesia? Lie acted in a way that was subtle Line of latitude Look good with weapon Look up and down Loves deeply (6) Lazy person (4) Leave or cease to occupy (6) Large (3) Lift (5) Largest of the moons of Uranus Left in France? That's awkward! Letters from a peer are rather less common Lofty is intoxicated Lifelike (9) Loves deeply (6) Lazy person (4) Leave or cease to occupy (6) Large (3) Lift (5) Lumberjack Lindsay —, actress who played Maggie Peyton in 2005 family film Herbie: Fully Loaded Lancashire-born US painter whose works include 1833's The Titan's Goblet Low-flying bird Looked in dog ledger Lazy-sounding hero Leered Look after Lucky charm found in grandma's cottage Living side by side (2-8) Lost cause in preparation? Not if you’re hungry (9) Living has been difficult with fun primarily put on ice (8) Lose interest in standard (4) Light beer (5) Little (5) Little devil (3) Latinisation of God's proper name revealed to Moses in the Old Testament Lew —, 1956 Australian Championships singles tennis champion Lawman is firm on parking London football team Label Lively horse breed Little flower that's extremely useful held by joiner Leaders of Anglo-French business make an assertion Leave for outer space with posh chap Logical statement that contradicts itself (7) Lightning intelligence? (4,5) Lacking taste (7) Likable or gratifying Line on a map connecting places having equal rainfall Lois ran to store Lengthy Lacking energy, attempted to reverse malicious gossip Less than fifty per cent from all-rounder Leave talk, missing one truthful statement (6) Lots of flowers are found in Greek territories (8) Lav (3) Large passenger ship (5) Landing pier (5) Lettuce (3) Legendary bird (3) Layer of paint Low padded seat Largest of the wild geese native to the UK Letter from youngster opening deposit account Lower in disappointment (3-4) Light boat (5) Lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other Lake —, body of water on the Peru-Bolivia border Large Eurasian bird of the crow family Lets on about being hot Limb Larks in a strange land Loner ordered to join up Lock cleaner (7) Large tanks for keeping live fish and underwater animals (7) Light beer (5) Large old ship that's broad and slow (5) Lawful (5) Leave out Leaves wastelands Lazy-sounding hero Leasing Lean meat, oddly enough, for monk in Asia Leave after friend in Paris or friend in Madrid Largest city by population in Arizona (7) Lawful (5) Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye Level with Adam’s wife Lawful (5) Largest Asian antelope Locked up trendy team Lucky charm Large shrub Leading directors just right for sailors? Love intensely (5) Like-minded collection of moneylenders? (8,5) Lean on a set of newspapers? (5) Length times breadth with people? (9,4) Libertine in the garden? (4) Long journey (4) Last word from the cricket? Location Laugh loudly (6) Lower limb (3) Large sumptuous meal (5) Loss of memory Leg and foot joint L S —, painter whose works include 1948's The Old House, Grove Street, Salford Look noble Leaving queen a bid Long fish Leave a group aboard Light sleep (6) Light waterproof jacket (7) Large strong box Language in another sentence Let it stand new test Loved to bother socialist Last game Leash Lady Godiva under observation ends tale Large quantity of reading matter (4) Loose dressing gown for women (7) Let into Duke University after good grade (5) Lines up a sling (6) Little opportunity to correct obesity? (4,6) Least (7) Lose colour (4) Largest island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Loser is ordering a snack Learners with time for five spots Lifeless? Very! Long step or pace (6) Liked by many (7) Light wood (5) Lowest point Large passenger ship or aircraft Last king of Babylon before its capture by Cyrus in 539 BC Lied about being lazy Lively beer with soldier Law, say, revised constantly Lacking the means to fight back (7) Long step or pace (6) Liked by many (7) Light wood (5) Large mammal also known as a killer whale Large weight Lovely Limb Long fish Layers (6) Long step or pace (6) Liked by many (7) Light wood (5) Large triangular plucked string instrument Longest river in South America Lake —, body of water in central Africa at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley Long story about a gas Left omen out about citrus Long stories going backwards or forwards Liar must reform to show regard for others Lucifer's former prison Leaders of the Soviets assassinated Russian ruler Little Miss Muffet's sitting place (6) Live around loving couple? I don't care! (4,2) Light creamy dessert (6) Loves deeply (6) Love apple Little Land seen worked by girl Lose argument about the Baltic, say Large bag Lengthy Left out until re-written (5) Love to make an entrance, we hear (5) Lacking knowledge (8) Ladder section Lot of money for a parcel Lock up one by one, say Lovely Loudspeaker (6) Long convoluted process (9) Legendary king has home with gold foundation (6) Little creature of high birth (6) Liked by many Large pot for boiling Lying face downwards Language in ruder sentence Look at overgrown garden Lariat Large shrub Long fish Linnets disturbed by good little bird Lethargy from United playing sport outside (6) Light purple (5) Lowest point (5) Low-lying wetland Learned sly choral composition Lav (3) Long-tailed rodent (3) Look for a long time for titles Light-hearted entertainment (4) Location in which fish may be heard Longing for bread in Japan Lindbergh initially absent from aviation contest Lav (3) Long-tailed rodent (3) Lazy Loose, small garments Limb Lack of harmony in road behind dance club Look back just the same Lav (3) Long-tailed rodent (3) Ling Lies about some land Lame sort of dinner, say Leave out of room itself Lord may be heard yielding nothing Likeness of a person exaggerated for comic effect (10) Lovely lad who may make cannibals soup? (1,5,2,1,3) Label bit of tarnished silver (3) Like foreign money, this provides somebody with a rise (6) Less, inferior (5) Lockjaw (7) Large wading bird (5) Legal document Lorry Lake —, body of water on the Zambia-Democratic Republic of the Congo border Lip Louse’s egg Looking more embarrassed, going back and forth Long time after end of winter storms Live with odd desire Long journey (4) Lowest point Lengthen, spin out Leonora —, Surrealist painter whose works include 1960 oil Eluhim Loop back for a game Last word from the cricket? Lido Leave-taking word Location Look after Loud noise made by extremely ticklish subordinate Legendary river, reportedly, doesn't flow smoothly Lust came after mixing wine Lid on chest modified to display tools Lose colour over time (4) List of sources used by a writer (12) Like ten to four on some watches (8) Long period return to a district (4) Legendary Greek king able to turn that which he touched into gold Largest city of Myanmar also called Yangon Lies about some land Level Leaves trendy gold jewellery at last (7) Legendary bird (3) Looked at lasciviously (6) Labyrinth (4) Lightly armed escort warship Long step or pace Luke —, singer-actor who played Nomak in 2002 action film Blade II Large Australian flightless bird Level with first woman Lively beer with soldier Large weight Last of citrus peel left over Lab process in which small bird takes part Lower surface of stump Large container for dumping waste (4) Lawful (5) Love affair (7) Leguminous West Indian shrub; a source of indigo Look in Tuscany Long cushion Long-necked mammal Large shrub Lawman spoils Henry Leading player on time for opening Laugh softly (7) Loose robe — design's wrong (anag) (8,4) Load boat (4) Lawful (5) Love affair (7) Lavishly expensive Lost blood Lean at an angle Louis —, French aviator who made the first flight across the English Channel Lose argument about the Med, say Living Lair Location Line of shops Leftovers (6) Line attached to the bow of a boat (7) Lead into temptation (6) Lawful (5) Love affair (7) Lawful Love deeply Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar Lucien —, cyclist who won the 1966 Tour de France Language in another series Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s Large room Leading Russian trembles after going to extremes Like an exhausted jumper outside prescribed limits (3,2,6) Lacking freshness (5) Lift up Lock up one by one, we hear Large weight Listening organ Lass Leaders in Puerto Rico getting on almost too quickly Leave out workers' garments Leader in a pact that's been arranged Left two articles in machine (5) Look, new space suit at last (6) Locate (4) Late US author of the series of fantasy novels The Wheel of Time Large snake of tropical America that kills its prey by constriction Love to upset animal Locked up trendy team Lawful Landlord fights for holes in doors Last ring ordered for bird Light source (4) Landed estate (5) Less, inferior (5) Landowner (5) Letters and parcels delivered Left coal production in the vicinity Leave a note to provoke Last bit or last bits of the lemon curd Lobby in favour of fencing Yorkshire's border (5) Long-lasting stain finally covered by rug — it's coloured (9) Less risky returning in the role of whistle-blower after retirement (5) Larynx (5,3) Lost blood (4) Local authority (7) Last king of Troy (5) Less overcast (7) Legal right to property (5) Loco and carriages show how to go (5-5) Labour (4) Lubricates (4) Lift (5) Little devil (3) Lack of progress in country where women are excluded? Labour (4) Lubricates (4) Lift (5) Little devil (3) Lean cut of beef (7) Labour (4) Lubricates (4) Lift (5) Little devil (3) Line connecting points of equal pressure (6) Lariat (5) Legal possessor (5) Large (3) Lays waste to reform, at any rate (9) Lifted title regularly to gain mark of honour (7) Lacking fragrance, love? Manufacture or use LSD (9) Large southern hemisphere bird (which you don't want round your neck) (9) Long dog with no head (4) Last of troops drank up supplies found here (6) Leprosy victim (5) Little dog heard showing resentment Legendary king put girl's name in manuscript Large monster seen in Scotland, reportedly (6) Like a dead parrot? (2,4) Lazy person needs a bullet to drag up! (8) Legal document he is given will make him squirm! (6) Last (5) Learn (4,3) Like but not identical (9) Leaping into little retail outlet? No, a big one! (8,4) Lastly, latte? Skinny or black? (5) Like Samuel Taylor Coleridge's mariner? (7) Lugubrious (6) Lie in wait possibly? We must be concealed first Leave supports for little birds Late start — very bad but not forbidden Labour Party leader, 1980-83 (4) Long Island artist has night working outside in drizzle (5,4) Leaves out (5) Liar Boris in NHS U-turns? Terrible time (5,10) Lay out section with page having margin (5) Letter to sorcerer causes involuntary movement (6) Lout gets most of the bread (3) Look at some of the yearly reports (3) Lacking fat (4) Levy (3) Lake in northern Israel (3,2,7) Labour shortly to follow this US-style party? (4,6) Lewd (7) Liquid measure (4) Last worker, sweet (7) Love deeply (5) Loudness (6) Laundry used to be hot Lend one thousand rupees to be invested by postman? (6) Love deeply (5) Loudness (6) Like a mad dog worrying a bird Like plants, they are worth having Likely (6) Love deeply (5) Loudness (6) Let in tiny boy coming back after short notice Level (4) Longs for time with poles Lazy, don't move around so much (9) Lionel, with a piece of Handel — this one? (7) Leaden cop messed up a means of controlling crime (5,4) Lieutenant, appearing about middle of film, has a pleasing accent (4) Lawful for example inside, all wrong outside (5) Lazy (4) Large (3) Lass (4) Little devil (3) Left in France? That's awkward! Lion's share (4) Lasting form of prettiness? Like worshippers having bother with phone Late transport Let on suspense affected abundance (13) Learner always produces something to lift (5) Legendary bird (3) Let it stand (4) Left-wing eloquence in scientist's workplace? Lukewarm (5) Let everyone go to town centre Left (6) Low guttural sound (5) Lord has to welcome London Transport's founder (2,4,3,5) Lukewarm (5) Lecture (8) Lukewarm (5) Look both ways Loss of liquid from evaporation or leakage (6) Lager beer (7) Load the vehicle and get under way (5) Logs I ordered from a town in Ireland Large wide-mouthed vessel (4) Live like a dunderhead - successfully (5) Light haircut (4) Leaven (5) Let oboes become out of date Laureate's wiles manipulated with delicacy (5,3,5) Led, say, into time lost (6) Lever for lawyers to boast? (7) Lubricant (3) Light from church on hill Luxury food coming from America via Russia Leave Virginia with an elk Lowest point (5) Lid (5) Landowner (6) Last overall commander of the American Confederate States army (3) Light sparkling Italian red wine (9) Limited (6) Long-snouted mammal (5) Latin American dance (5) Long step or pace (6) Landlords delivered by postman? Let lad see round LSD and K2, for example (9,4) Liquid food — a Sioux plot (anag) (6,4) Limited (6) Long-snouted mammal (5) Latin American dance (5) Long step or pace (6) Long key (5,3) Light (6) Limited (6) Long-snouted mammal (5) Latin American dance (5) Long step or pace (6) Language translated by Belgian Leatherworker finding old coin Letter (7) Lost for words (12) Last, like a dead saint? (6) Liquid, for example (5) Land provided by heiress Lose hope, changing diapers Left-handed baseball pitcher (8) Liberal Party wet a renowned law enforcer? (5,4) Lord (4) Large meshed sieve (6) Los Angeles has three quarters with narrow streets Loud metallic sound (5) Light-headed (5) Lakeland feature seen in summer excursion (4) Liked by many (7) Lettuce (3) Lucky thing taking millions at 6 10 (6) Lav (3) Lariat (5) Legal successor (4) Look at warily (3) Leg joint (4) Little time to get tea or coffee Listlessness (7) Liking less parking in transport (7) Live rail (8,5) Large ray (5) Lubricant (3) Land adjoining a house (6) Legendary king (5) Large cooking stove (5) Lose a thousand on a Scottish isle Lynn's upset about old stockings Like chips? (4-5) Little beast (4) Live rail (8,5) Large ray (5) Lubricant (3) Land adjoining a house (6) Legendary king (5) Large cooking stove (5) Lose oar tossed about in spray Lee is odd name for girl Lovely (9) Live rail (8,5) Large ray (5) Lubricant (3) Land adjoining a house (6) Legendary king (5) Large cooking stove (5) Large expanse of sea (5) Like a king I will get a set of medals (7) Land measure (3) Leaves (7) Leg part (5) Light wood (5) Lairs (4) Let out grass around end of April, showing some heart (9) Laura goes mad, according to hearsay (5) Lent out (2,4) Long story about English leader Loaf in living-room Level of public transport with more up front? (7) Like to take one to a continent? (4) Loves deeply (6) Leader (4) Legendary bird (3) Looks quickly at note on old weapons Large whirlpool bathtub (7) Look behind outhouse initially for shelter in garden (6) Little devil learning to beg (7) Left an aperture for a window (8) Look for (4) Long story (4) Little devils at one mile per second! Lean pigs mucked up, seen in passing Look like a lord (4) Lower limb (3) Light taken from attic and left Lay to rest (5) Lacking (7) Literary adventurer disturbed lingerer grabbing tool for opening letter (9,6) Lock web address after X linked to copyright (4-4)
