Clues Starting With m Medium-sized apple Mystery writers' award Mo. metropolis Mil. hospitals Michaels of "SNL" Measuring stick (5) Mammal of forests of central Africa with a reddish-brown coat Muse about creatures Menace Magic formula Most frank (8) Mother wit (4) Mark above a lower case 'I' (3) Mac to use moisturiser (7) Miss a film that wins Oscar (5) Miscellaneous stuff ends with these (4) Mother's knocked up top pancetta stuffing for meat (4) Man-made waterway (5) Medium-sized apple Mystery writers' award Mo. metropolis Mil. hospitals Michaels of "SNL" Men's hairdresser (6) Male cat (3) Messy (6) Monetary unit (4) Moisten (3) Material’s unfortunate stain Movable Money Merged Might wartime captive start to escape with support from Resistance? Muslim who fought against the Crusaders (7) Mountain range (4) Mix with a spoon Member of the legal profession Melodies Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a bull and the body of a man Mathematical crawler Magical story Muzzle Military game Maxim Most charming and beautiful woman (at the ball?) (5) My goodness! Typical Ascot gear's time-consuming (5,4) Massive flier covers a short distance (7) Measure litres then stupidly put in gallons (6) Mineral (3) Marine creature living in muddy sand used as bait by fishermen Male swan Movement disorder affecting golfers Marcelo —, 1999 Hamburg Masters singles tennis champion Mark to allow some colour Measuring device around fish Match Marten Motorcycle attachment Machine for weighing Malice Moment Multiplied by Male offspring Medic, depressed, not initially dissipated Marines in a group of musicians displaying part of insignia? More than one religious figure is enthralling mother Money-saving measures (4) Meat-free fast food (6,6) Mexican pancake rolled round a filling (7) Mineral (3) Mistaken or guilty Move into underwear Mislays soles, sadly Mark, at church, is seldom seen Meadow Make fun of progressive characters in right-on liberal bubble Moving — gin on tap (anag) (8) Marie or Pierre Curie, say (9) Mineral (3) Major artery Motive Musical growth Managed to catch old steed Mail Maiden upset with gut size Manage (4) Move overseas (8) Muslim ruler (4) Merely Moral principles (6) Mr Els, golfer (5) Mexican spirit (7) Main stem of a tree (5) Medal, slang More than a few Mediterranean variety of wild marjoram Marcel —, German golfer who won the 2014 BMW Masters MS —, 2011 Cricket World Cup Final Man of the Match for India Money for nourishment Males Male singer Mortuary Marsh grasses Military command contemplates where armies clash (4,5) Merciful post-war PM (7) Man climbing trail — before he makes this? (7) Massive spinning wheel associated with the circus (3,3) Make void (5) Make too hot Male parent Movement for the political unification of Italy in the 19th century Mel —, Pop Art painter whose works include Lola Cola and Elephant Seal Mighty river shelter Met to compose song Made out something alcoholic Man’s title Mortal Mythological heaven Mended with stitches Maiden name I grieve over, divorce ultimately twice dismissed Mockery of Catholic, one involved in high mass Moore or McGough? (5) Member of West Indies cult movement, one embraced by South America (2,5) Memo composed by a family in outskirts of Hong Kong: 'No longer just a female role' (10) Morning person protected by spies in the country (8) Mental picture (5) Marks from old wounds (5) Month Miguel —, winner of the Tour de France cycle race from 1991-95 Member of a warlike nomadic people of Central Asia and Eastern Europe whose leaders included Attila and Bleda Meg returned something valuable Mythological god Money paid for a plane ticket (7) Male spies? (7,4) Must be a player - he won't work! (7) More than 500 take poetry and find it varied (7) Mark of disgrace (6) Managed (3) Military greeting (6) Mass of falling snow on a mountain Medical disorder caused by inadequate production or use of insulin Marland —, Sale Sharks and England rugby union wing Mike —, rugby union utility back whose 1994 England Test debut was against Wales Metallic ring made by musicians Meadow Medieval weapon Make better Money as tip returned we hear? I'm surprised! Male bottom becomes motionless Musical instrument adjuster (5,5) Moulded (6) Mechanical aids (8) Ma's said to groan, troubling helpful neighbours (4,10) Motorway pull-ins: troops like to keep fixed watch here (4,5) Muscle, bit by ear affecting the mouth (8) Moving pictures detected evidence of arthritic joints (8) Mast at sea trapping Nelson's second arm (5) Monuments in honour of medics (5) Makes notes, for the record perhaps (8) Mexican snack (4) Manservant (5) Metallic element Modern Mend with stitches Motorist’s club Mean to change designation Move aside to see flatterers Musician is inapt, sadly Myth Margin Mop (4) Medic with a degree works in theatre (5) Makes notes, for the record perhaps (8) Mexican snack (4) Manservant (5) Member of an American Indian people of New England and Quebec Moving so near ground Mineral Make fun of Male cuts clothes, an Italian import Melancholy may follow this in ancient concert hall Makes notes, for the record perhaps (8) Mexican snack (4) Manservant (5) Married Spanish woman Micheline —, 1948 Olympic shot and discus gold medallist Musical ending Miserly economising Malodorous Make holy Maybe house rival briefly in temporary accommodation More insubstantial theory raised in leaflet mischievous sprite in Irish folklore (10) Muti-talented (3-7) Meadow (3) Make mistakes (3) Month (5) Mine (3) Make worse Mark —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Kids Are All Right Member of a Himalayan people of Tibet and Nepal noted for their mountaineering skills Mammal in glasses Music maker to fix stair Mythological heaven Margin Mounted police meeting a member about going from place to place (7) Move on board to a fortified place (6) More than a few (7) Major artery (5) Man-eating giant Miserly, ungenerous Michel —, French marshal executed for treason in 1815 Musical lubricant Map of esplanade Manner Made a sign (8) Mechanical device that blows or sucks (4) Move in a circle (6) Maestro primarily inspired by work in creation of score? (8) Musical section briefly captivating royal 2 (6) Mend with stitches (4) Musical instrument (5) Meeting for discussion (7) Mutually held or used with others Meg returned ruby, perhaps Metal guide Mild information let out Marine formation Mistaken Male goose Marked change — shipmate's room (anag) (13) Man coming back in a rush to be given another title (7) Mechanical routine (4) Manufacture Midday meal Marat —, 2000 US Open men's singles tennis champion Marian —, author of the novels Angels and Sushi for Beginners Mary —, 1966 Commonwealth long jump gold medallist Mate Man’s name Most of celebrity magazine's awful Most piercing (7) Meaningful (8) Mathematical crawler? Meeting new marines Money for manor’s renovation Marine bird Measure of keenness to offer unflattering comments about big name Musical instrument degrees - about the limit? Muscle having instant power? Singular Moved upwards (5) Mild powdered seasoning Martin —, 2001 World Championships high jump gold medallist Merciful, tolerant Monthly pay Mountaineer Make warm beforehand Male fertilizing organ of a flower Meal Male Musical term [1] (6) Musical term [2] (5) Make little of (8) Make a crafty move and draw a quick pint (4,1,4,3) Male swan (3) Martial art (6) Maths chart Moderately hot Martin —, actor who starred as Jed Bartlet in US television series The West Wing Milton —, prime minister of Uganda from 1962-66 Mean to change handle Music maker to fix stair Mesh that’s now worldwide Maxim Move (something) with effort (4) Moving under, can do circular steps (5,5) Music suggested by dejected Royal Navy? (3,5) Middleman's oddly abandoned notion (4) Make a comment that's awfully verbose (7) My Brynner, actor (3) Marry (3) Moose (3) Mercedes —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The Fisher King Merlene —, 1990 Commonwealth 100m and 200m gold medallist Market town in the Scottish Borders at the confluence of the Rivers Teviot and Tweed Margaret —, Foreign Secretary from 2006-07 Monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona Melanie has vigour Month with alien band Meddle Mythological heaven Made a fortune, having been in Bath Minor actor that's listed in the book along with 1D? Married Yoko, proud every now and then to get out camera attachment Measurement of distance covered by assembling Tory demo Most precious (7) Media event for celebrities (9) Mother and boy tend to awkwardness (10) Missile to stun borders of Egypt (6) Make 21 happy? (6) Maker of menswear (6) Monarch's seat (6) Market, exchange (6) Monetary unit (3) Mannequin Mexican snack Martin —, actor who starred as Jed Bartlet in US television series The West Wing Milton —, prime minister of Uganda from 1962-66 Man’s name Military student Mammal, eg Moist Most common page’s revised poorly Maybe a ruby from curmudgeon sorry after Georgia’s left More subtle control upped following stir (7) May be worn by nearly everybody near the beach (6) Musician to cope with, we hear (6) Makes a pretence, as the drama producer does (4,2,2,3) Male offspring (3) Masculine (4) Metropolis (7) Most recent (6) Manages (5) Metallic element (3) Morally bad Make laws Men’s golf trousers Most recent Marine fish with a bony-plated body Microscopic fungus used in beer and bread manufacture Moderate one’s mood Move stealthily Man’s name More dark-skinned Manage to text stud - having absolutely no time for going out Money returned — woof! (3) More than one bird rises up, it's said? (5) Monster will continue tediously (6) Mountain range (4) Magic servant (5) Missing (4) Male voice M J —, England Test cricketer who took 6-57 against India at Nagpur in 2006 Minor member of cast often subject to examination More unfinished canapés, crackers and cheese (10) Monster will continue tediously (6) Mountain range (4) Magic servant (5) Missing (4) Male goose Mixture of gases, chiefly methane, found in coal mines Mean, at home, to nurse Mature pier design Metal guide Muscle spasm Mesh Married man eats lunch noisily? Miserable birds making awful noise Means of securing important raw material Madden (9) Mirth (4) Morbid fear — a Bahrain pooch (anag) (13) Monster will continue tediously (6) Mountain range (4) Magic servant (5) Missing (4) Money holder Make beloved Maiden’s attendant Manage firm exercise Man’s title Musical ending Mountain system Mortgagor; debtor (8) Make painful progress, lacking backbone (4) Man to man contest of course (7) Mass of bees Miloslav —, 1988 Olympic singles tennis gold medallist for Czechoslovakia Model-actress whose roles included Simone Clouseau in 1963 film comedy The Pink Panther Managed to get out of France Mad as nine changes Marine animal Mine Mount a rail the wrong way round Mentally prepare Yankee companion opening soft drink Misgivings (6) Malefactor (9) Mixed up (like eggs?) (9) Milky fluid found in poppies and other plants (5) Make fast arrest — it may be filed (4) Make another distribution of genuine quantity (7) Music when the carnival takes place (7) Marsupial (5) Meadow (3) Memo Member of nonet in desert in outskirts of El Paso Make aware (of) (7) Mid-month date in ancient Rome (4) Moved — not natural (8) Move of bishop to China, not a fate that's rectified (10) Meadow saffron for the Coventry horsewoman? (5,4) More than one jailbird takes precautions against the cold (4) Military personnel get poor backing in backstreet (6) Maltreats (6) Monotheistic religious system founded in the 19th century by Baha'u'llah Most arguments are about celebrity Maintain part of the castle Meagre sort of hint Maiden’s attendant Motor Movement of car rested back of skull Male cat (3) Marriage offer Mine gets variable compassion Maybe Leo Tolstoy briefly is confused with Lenin, a leader of Communists Mind you, lies spread about conservationists in a biased way Martial art is to finish in decisive blow Merge (10) Made smaller (7) Man of vision, sounding old and withered (4) Mosquito-bite disease (7) Mr Agassi, tennis star (5) Mistake (5) Molar, for example (5) Married Spanish woman (6) Maori war chant Mark’s out of mascara Musician treats pain first Mongrel from Mercury Mad Ron turned out to be aimless Metal fastener Made up one’s mind Male deer Man (possibly): “I knocked off, finishing early” Monster — huge thing (8) Man of vision, sounding old and withered (4) Mosquito-bite disease (7) Mr Agassi, tennis star (5) Mistake (5) Molar, for example (5) Married Spanish woman (6) Mutilate Matter Michael —, BBC TV weatherman who retired from full-time forecasting in 2004 Movement in art and literature in the 1920s that developed from Dadaism Member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru Max —, World Heavyweight boxing champion from 1934-35 Mother has soldier caught by witchcraft Mice running round river is a bad thing Man joins a woman Morning finishes and improves Mean to change last word Male cat Male Meadow Messy hair? Misdemeanour Male teacher’s title Musical ending Mineral Measure of gold purity (5) Man of vision, sounding old and withered (4) Mosquito-bite disease (7) Mr Agassi, tennis star (5) Mistake (5) Molar, for example (5) Married Spanish woman (6) Member of the special forces group created and commanded by Orde Wingate in the Burma Campaign of World War II Mathematician’s spell? Merriment Month Merit Musical flourish (7) Member of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming (6) Merchant who gives players a hand (6) Medical problem for a seaside resort (7) Musical performance (7) Monetary unit (3) Managed (3) Makes amends (6) Marine mollusc with a conical shell that clings to rocks Michael —, golfer who won the 2005 US Open Championship Mainland territory of Equatorial Guinea whose chief town is Bata Medium dry Spanish sherry Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology More insensitive cardinal? Ms Rudd, maybe, chases companion in the bedroom More fully developed (5) Maggie May singer (3,7) Many thousands of moves taking ages (1,5,2,7) Mischievous spirit to depart, limpin' around (9) Makes small talk finally interesting with very large drinks (7) More than half pubs and clubs of Essex flourishing (2,6,2) More reliable plumb line operator (7) Monkey type (6) Mr Danson, actor (3) Military trainee (5) Mines (4) Mimicked (4) Male voice (4) Misers Meet your maker after court - it's the gallows Most orderly trial with papers I lodged Murderer's impertinence when in jails Mr Universe repeatedly lifts small submarine, perhaps Motion picture awards (6) Makeover with scope for sex change (5) Method of manufacture puts the company back in the newspapers (7) Master copy rearranged for clients (7) Make, construct (4) Move in waves (8) Marriage proclamation (5) Major religion Mention location in report Mention location in report Merry-go-round — 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical (8) Masculine or feminine (6) Motion's art form — might that be in him? (6) Moderately hot (4) Musical dramas (6) Military waking-signal Men’s public lavatory Mention old tree Mention old tree Must dash, ta-ta - about to go Manage to get a grip Man (or Girl) Friday? (8) Mathematician contributing to group as calculator (6) Make improvements about the bench (6) Moral principles (6) Middle (7) Murderer (6) Month (5) Minimum (5) Managed to get one in bad conditions Money for new tool Morse code at new address Managed to get one in bad conditions Money for new tool Morse code at new address Might they demolish a nice supper, having spent a penny? (10) Men put energy into old contest for real money (6,2,5) Moved by (hearing) 18 15, (one who) 10 23 (takes in) 6 17 – now? More substantial volume? More rapid, but not loud Make improvements about the bench (6) Moral principles (6) Middle (7) Murderer (6) Month (5) Minimum (5) Metal money Music writer Metalloid element used in hardening steel; symbol B Main road is a nuisance Mighty river shelter Main road is a nuisance Mighty river shelter Mother allowed to hold large tool Make improvements about the bench (6) Moral principles (6) Middle (7) Murderer (6) Month (5) Minimum (5) Move forward Multilateral treaty to promote trade that lasted from 1948-94 Managed to unite policeman and journalist Managed to unite policeman and journalist Machine for generating electric currents (6) Mostly like a leader? (7) Medical instrument Margaret —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Go-Between Mother has quiet plan Musical symbol Mistake Material in short letter — broken heart revealed in it (11) Munching hay, animal in high-up region (9) Make a circular call? (4) Metallic element (7) Melodious (7) More than a few (7) Man’s facial hair Maurice —, French composer of 1911 opera L'heure espagnole Mammal of the horse family also called a donkey Managed to find time to enthuse Mild information let out Mention freer translation Moving near a venue Metal guide Metal Merriment Mythological figure Margin Meticulous attention (4) More than mere business acquaintances (4,7) Maybe an overgay traveller (7) Month (3) Man-eating giant Mean to change the last word Musical agreement Minerals Manchester footballers not united? Might this describe Boatman: finished with work? (8) Mark is cross, twice (5) Mark is England's first to settle (8) Mouth a letter (5) Metallic element (3) Mistake Member of the cattle tribe once widely distributed over the prairies of western North America Mad Ron, terribly aimless Money we got back for nut Majestic and terribly large Mike's gone back in lead perhaps (5) Many long dresses include such material (5) Marked, also inbred (7) Mark gets sailor an old amulet Male servant Most neat Moist Musical ending Miser Mistake about a garment Making a grade one drink Mechanical keyboard (7) March (6) Mischievous nibble before meal's announced (7) Main malt whisky distiller picked up legally empowered US citizen (5,5) Many long dresses include such material (5) Marked, also inbred (7) Make, create Member of an ancient Indian people that inhabited the Southern Gulf Coast of Mexico Mislay sole arrangement Managed to get out of France Money for new tool Model has some poetry Mimic Material in river Magnetic coil of wire — no oldies (anag) (8) Many long dresses include such material (5) Marked, also inbred (7) Mental picture Mix with a spoon Measure of the weight of diamonds now standardized as 200 milligrams Mammary gland of female cattle Moving so near ground Marched round building Moral study itches terribly Met to compose a song Maxim (5) Missive (6) Major artery (5) Mediocre (2-2) Main artery Man joins a woman Meadow Money earner Minimal energy required in final Monkey or ape (6) Make a stink (about) (5,4) Middle-of-the-road safety feature (7,6) Move quickly to secure prison (8) Matter hard to press forward (4) Money to make; not nice (5) More than one queen, perhaps, in France on vacation with something to say on stage (7) Mystery of blocked reserve (6,4) Mammals stamp on particles (3,5) Make an opening in part of the gun, we hear (6) Mr Federer, tennis star (5) Musical speed (5) Manservant (5) Mesh (3) Make mistakes (3) Mosque prayer leader Member of the people of New Zealand and the Cook Islands since before the arrival of European settlers Mount —, highest mountain in Greece Morally bad Metal dump? (9) Merry (6) Manchester ground not cameraman's last picture (3,6) Merlot best in mixed drinks (6,6) Mabel changes to a leisurely pace (5) Make a note of a fine achievement (6) Mountain system (5) Mr Redding, singer (4) Measuring stick Market town in Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District National Park Mile away from food Meal as ordered by boy Meg returned jewel Metal fastener Making a terrible scene in anger Mappers (13) Muted (3-3) Maybe the right sort of wife (robust) (5) Many a creature seen in a wood (8) Moneylender's overtures? (8) Model, formerly fat? (7) Make woollens Meet unexpectedly Monetary unit of Russia worth one hundredth of a rouble Mathematical crawler? Meadow Maxim Man’s name Make a speech to only half the electorate (5) Magic servant (5) Monster Most celebrated of the Hindu gods (7) Make a speech to only half the electorate (5) Magic servant (5) Motionless Music producer to fix stair Matters Meshes Manner Member of a prehistoric people who inhabited the southern Gulf Coast of Mexico Man, for example, in Paisley Make a speech to only half the electorate (5) Magic servant (5) Molten rock Mhairi —, 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships Individual and Team gold medallist Mark’s out of mascara Money surrounds student conflict Metal guide Main road is a nuisance Man’s name Moderates engaged in overseas espionage Middle Eastern flower? Minister a sport, perhaps (6) Male rabbit (4) Myth (6) Marsupial Make full Meat from a pig Member of a confederacy of Native Americans now living chiefly in Oklahoma Middle Eastern meat dish Manipulated (4) Mad Hatter is taking on top end counsellor (9) Make something known for the prodigal (6) Moral principles (6) Melody (4) Meat and potato dish Most employees have to stop Margin Mull or Bute, for example? (4) Military subdivision (4) Mediterranean island (5) Mountain lake (4) Mr Robbins, actor (3) Makes higher Medal, slang Medieval siege cannon housed at Edinburgh Castle Mammal of the masses Made off with Dutch export Main road is a nuisance Meal as ordered by boy Marched around building Manage firm exercise Metal guide Margin of the map Mark this American author Momentary lapse of memory by those of a certain age (6,6) Make father avail himself of a break (5) Movement to put first part of play on (6) Mr Law, ex-footballer (5) Male bee (5) Manufacturer (5) Minimum (5) Merit (7) Month Make beer Mike —, Governor of Arkansas from 1996-2007; candidate in the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries Mention old tree Most fatal Miserable Members of a secret society getting on in service Mark with spots led astray installing smartphone program (6) Monsters finally go looking for three knights (5) Matter of time before corrupt cop jails international (5) Make bone funny? (3) Managed - in a hurry, however? (3) Meat spread (4) Meadow (3) Mesh Make tame Member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi Member of a Berber people living in northern Algeria Market town in North Yorkshire on the River Aire housing a medieval castle Means to declare times Musical drama Meadow with bit of foliage? Bit of foliage! Make bone funny? (3) Managed - in a hurry, however? (3) Meat spread (4) Meadow (3) Male spouse Mountain lion Method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the body signals of its rider Model has some verse Moan about land Males McCartney from Liverpool in dancehall Means of communication for TV detective Michelle or Barack? (5) Make bone funny? (3) Managed - in a hurry, however? (3) Meat spread (4) Meadow (3) Martial art level Musical animals Metal fastener Myth Merited Money earned Matter Mr Meldrew is a winner Manage; parry (4) Mete out; allocate (5) Mental pictures (6) Mr Affleck, actor (3) Mild Make amends Mark —, winner of the 2014 World Snooker Championship Michael —, Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1998-2001 Mark —, actor whose roles have included Friar Tuck in 2010 action film Robin Hood Marion —, 2013 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Michaela —, first woman to referee the World Snooker Championship final Manager’s shoe Moving near a venue Military group in work stoppage? Melanie has style Mesh Management of growing timber (8) Marvellous month ending with a starry event (9) Managed to penetrate English poet's creative language (9) Mouth-like opening found in enormous tomato (5) Michigan jailbird in possession of drug (5) Marvellous (5) Minute particle (4) Musical speed Main circus tent Motherly Member of the aboriginal people of Japan Maiden’s attendant Mix in prison Mark’s out of mascara Move Metal Modifying a sort of triangle Measure by sexism? An odd activity! (4,4,5) Making up is indicated, say after lunchtime (9) Motive (6) Make amends (5) Martin —, Astronomer Royal from 1972-82 Mad about braid Move bran to small buildings Musical sound More time for one who yearns? Miserly (4) Make longer Member of the reformed Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance noted for their rule of silence Metal tip or mounting on a sheath or scabbard Mock Moving slowly and carefully, taking ages in movement Match, perhaps, for football player Mindless (6) May Eden, say, tend to be found between 11 and 13? (5,9) Monkey sports with one female between two rivers (8) Many are fond of a bit of spice (5) Muslim claims I am converted (7) Master switch for the current (6) Minor earthquake (6) Medical operation Mount —, mountain in central Crete associated with the worship of Zeus in ancient times Marsh-dwelling birds, of the genus Gallinago, with long straight bills Member of a Native American people of NE Arizona Mr Savalas on the box Monday (anag) — powerhouse (6) Moved from side to side (7) Musical sounds — new, in place of fine lady's bells (5) Musical theme in mass sacred work provided (5) Many are fond of a bit of spice (5) Muslim claims I am converted (7) Master switch for the current (6) Minor earthquake (6) Minus Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name Maori war chant accompanied by gestures More polite with agent Maltreatment Mineral Middle More dice being cast? It's no great shakes! Many are fond of a bit of spice (5) Muslim claims I am converted (7) Master switch for the current (6) Minor earthquake (6) Meteor Manages Marat —, 2000 US Open men's singles tennis champion Muse about avian creatures Male goose Measure some lime trees Minor illness (7) Meat in rashers (5) Mechanic McCartney owns wagon Make bed for an accountant? Malign Manner Mimic Movement at sea is wonderful Move TV near bar Mr Hansen, ex-footballer (4) Make void (5) Male monarchs (5) Means Meeting for boat races Method of restarting play in rugby when the opposing packs of forwards group together in a huddle Major trading city in ancient Greece on the west coast of Asia Minor Member of youth organisation on a Caribbean island Mean individual (9) Most of river reaches English channel eventually (2,3,6) Make off with metal by the sound of it (5) Male swan (3) Military greeting (6) Male offspring Move in water Musical instrument with four valves resembling a small tuba Mountain of the Andes; highest peak of the Western Hemisphere Maiden in Greek mythology changed into a spider for having challenged Athena to a weaving contest Mess about with unknown earthenware Monkeys, Circle or Roll? (6) Maybe Saudi theologian in distance, always keeping to the rear (6,9) Move back match official, one refused by coaches previously (8) Mobile hospital covers independent sector institutions (7,7) Material named for its use (6) Mother is not by the sea on the continent (8) Monetary system introduced by firm when old (7) Misplaces spittoon continaing reservoir of waste water (7) Marginal difference is enough to make one afraid (8) Mother-of-pearl Mature Mario —, winner of the 1978 F1 World Championship Mammal of Africa and Asia with a long tail and brindle coat Max —, World Heavyweight boxing champion from 1934-35 Make way for pets to play on a team Move north? That’s sharp Medium art is better left to the wind Move laterally Misdemeanour Make amends Monotonous sound Matching china (3,3) Most eccentric groups of soldiers in company dealing with communications (8) Miscellany in large book needing no introduction (4) More than one wild animal, see, climbs (7) Mine (3) Melts (5) Metallic element (3) Make eyes at Medical centre Mo —, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1997-99 Margin Monarchs meet heavyweight in Jamaica Mosque tower (7) Mine (3) Melts (5) Metallic element (3) Medium Military formation Mischa —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for My Man Godfrey Mislay sole arrangement Move off to get new toxin Melanie has style Military student Merchant Musical entertainment makes their pal go crazy More than one abominable snowman still exists Military dining room (4) Messy individual (4) Make a way through (6) Mayday! (4) Mine (3) Melts (5) Metallic element (3) Make a person understand Mo —, 2012 Olympic men's 5,000 and 10,000m gold medallist Martin —, 2001 World Championships high jump gold medallist Move in prison Mix Maple genus Magic formula Minerals Make possible a reconciliation of Len and Abe Members of an Augustinian mendicant Order (6,6) Mobile homes are here? (7) Male voice (5) Monotonous (7) Maths chart Magician’s stick Molasses produced by cartel out east Many long for hidden store More mature (5) My fees are high; that's unfortunate (4,2) Madly keen to receive love, a source of energy (8) Music and weed, which you may have in the back yard (4,6) Ministers spared criminal (6) Managed (3) Musical dramas (6) Mr Armstrong, cyclist (5) Modern centre design Man’s title Medical devices for introducing fluid through a vein (5) Musical echo effect (6) Member unwrapping Italian ham (3) Maria's bowled over after church appeal (8) Messenger, for example, climbing north face of Everest (4) Main point of government — it's complex (4) Made-up (9) Marry (3) Managed to find time to yell Ms Parton with camera support Meg returned something valuable Mean to alter handle Maths chart Majority Man’s name Material for a girl's mum? Moment (informal) (4) Modern train at London: second from King’s Cross (14) Material to stop a snake in its tracks? (7) Make mistakes (3) Make sore or worn by rubbing Meat spread Marionette Make beloved listener follow conclusion Main sort of number Moment, instant Merge Many times over Mink, perhaps, was first rolled up Monies, given or received (8) Make 25% by getting one over it (4) Mutated rural mice become erratic (9) Managed detectives, but became sour (6) Money as would be needed for rises (5) Move to music (5) Mr Pratt, actor (5) Mounted bullfighter Manufacture in bulk M T G —, Australia Test cricketer who hit 199 against England at Leeds in 1997 Marcelo —, 1999 Hamburg Masters singles tennis champion Member of a people living chiefly in SW Nigeria and Benin Masculine Minerals Most serious Sherpas start on mountain Mark's boy holding onto old record company pass (9) Misleading, as stationary ship may be? (5,2) Managed detectives, but became sour (6) Money as would be needed for rises (5) Move to music (5) Mr Pratt, actor (5) Moving so near ground Margin Mopers hate fresh air Metal used by Mercedes-Benz in cars Move to and fro, for example, around centre of Norwich Machine for making butter (5) Mary Seacole, say (5) Members of one sex included in strange deed will be put right (7) Mixed up assortment of dunces (8) Macaw, for example (6) Make practical use of Mountain range in south central Europe Michael —, US dancer and flautist associated with stage shows Riverdance and Lord of the Dance Melanie has style Mesh Media changes as intended Mediterranean herb, ingredient in a bouquet garni (5) Medication (4) Maggot first in beef to turn (3) Millions leaving real snowmen to melt in US city (3,7) Make certain drink by bar (6-5) Manipulate PIN for digital protection (10) Monkey (6) Made beer (6) Mountain system (5) More than a few (7) Managed to find time for rave Mine changed in manner Man’s name Mountain system Metal Man dropped from show, necessarily Material used in lovely cravats Mr Kilmer, actor (3) Minor earthquake (6) Man’s facial hair Miscellaneous small objects Michael —, comedian and former member of the Goons who died in 1996 Mob returned British weapon Music maker to fix stair Male cat Main wine of Marseilles, for example Much-loved (9) Make a wrong conclusion (8) Miss one's footing (4) Mrs Jellyby, for one, should improve, speaking ungrammatically (2-6) Made a sharp noise, talking in a trance (4) Mother, for example (6) Minute particle (4) Mouthy Marie —, winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry More polite with salesman Mother and daughter are crazy Mention old tree Minimum Mimicked Mixture of ink and water in Jersey and Guernsey, say Most ineffectual bees felt funny More chubby (7) Mind-reader (7) Make economies (6) Malaise rare in report (7) Maestro elected to double back on opera (9) Meddle, as some Canadian leader? (7) Make a faulty announcement and fail to locate the art gallery (8) Measure that comes into force! (4) Make some connection with unfinished case (6) Marvel (6) Move quickly Metallic element Mix with a spoon Marine crustacean with a slender flattened body and large tail Michael —, actor who played David St Hubbins in 1984 film comedy This Is Spinal Tap Myth Male driver sees to rotten turn? More desirable (6) Missive (6) Mona Lisa singer (3,4,4) Metric weight (5) Make a faulty announcement and fail to locate the art gallery (8) Measure that comes into force! 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(6) Marks that upset good men (6) Male Egyptian deity becomes Greek female one (4) Masculine (4) Make worse Made off with Dutch export Most rotten, having to jog Man’s name Most recent article in French trial Make one military group start to exercise Most charming copper on trial Move smoothly and effortlessly (through the air?) (5) Musician — one deliberately getting the count wrong? 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(9) Motive (6) Maori war chant Mary —, 1966 Commonwealth long jump gold medallist Merging Myth Meshes Made to measure Male child Measuring device Minister concealed by Uncle Richard Make less heavy (7) Mid-morning snack (9) Makes fun of member in saloon, drunk (8) Motive (6) Mike —, snooker player whitewashed by Steve Davis in the 1988 Benson and Hedges Masters Final Middle of the month Move backwards and forwards Mesh Martians as terribly helpful people Motive (6) Major artery Member of the aboriginal people of Japan Mixture of sauteed root vegetables used as a base for braising meat Mix in prison Mine changed in manner Move Man’s name M East country Medusa's transformation may be taken for granted More or less important player (5) Musical instrument (5) Middle (7) Molars, for example (5) Mountain pass (3) Minimum (5) Montgomery —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Search Minimum Measures of alcohol for military groups Musician to do a bit better than Queen (5) Mostly hostile states (5) Memo about bodyguard (8) Maintenance of high castle (6) Made a knight in the film industry? (6) Mated, but didn't get beaten (7) Murder results when two idiots put one over the people (13) Motorist (6) Monetary unit (3) Move furtively (5) Melodious (7) Maintain law and order Methodical Mislay sole arrangement Margin Magic formula Mountebank (9) Male singer with a deep voice (4) Mesh (3) Male offspring (3) Monkey (6) Mountaineer Meshes Melanie —, 2011 US Open mixed doubles tennis champion with Jack Sock Most northerly of the Shetland Islands in Scotland Monica —, late actress who played the title role in 1966 action-comedy film Modesty Blaise Met to design emblem Mortal Mobile home Mythological figure Miss out (4) Mushroom with a brown cap (3) Mixture of hot and cold on a chip (5) More than one horse kicks (5) Musical instrument (5) Moderately wealthy Mass departure Maori war chant accompanied by gestures Measuring device fastened to the neck of an upturned bottle of spirits Main son ran manor Make sturdy Merriment Murder party at home Month extremely unclear for forecaster Money to make fast fell over time (7) Miss out with date, without this for protection? 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(5,6) Musical instrument (7) Musical instrument Monastery or convent Medieval weapon made of a spiked metal ball attached to a handle with a chain Mammal of forests of central Africa with a reddish-brown coat Marcel —, French mime artist who created the character Bip Member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru Michael J —, actor who starred as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy Merit of learning Most arguments are about celebrity Move awkwardly Member of a workers' organisation — auditor sent in (anag) (5,8) More than a few (7) Metallic element (3) Male parent (3) Military caste; one of the four varna of Hindu society Mel —, US actor who voiced cartoon characters Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Mort —, Canada-born comedian who penned the autobiography Heartland Manage to enrol hermit Mean to change handle Mortal Man sees crackers all together Mass of lymphatic tissue giving don ideas Merriment entertains a rural deity Major setbacks (4,5) Music, say, rubbish? 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(3) Melts (5) Make full (4) Mutilate (4) Moral principles (6) Mesh (3) Meadow Micheline —, 1948 Olympic shot and discus gold medallist Martin —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Ed Wood Mad rodent that is outside Magnificent newspaper employee on top of tree Male different from female parent Makeshift (10) Magnetic (10) Mug up (4) Melts (5) Make full (4) Mutilate (4) Moral principles (6) Mesh (3) Musical instruction that a piece be repeated, in part or whole, from the beginning Mathematical crawler Mineral Magic formula Maxim Man’s name Models posed infrequently Melts (5) Make full (4) Mutilate (4) Moral principles (6) Mesh (3) Moderate yellow-orange colour Movies Mean to declare how old one is Motivation for vet in nice resort Move in a different direction (4,4) Manipulator jerks toe in a very big way (9) Monsters making a lot of progress (5) Moral behaviour from the start in every true heart, it's common sense (6) Mr Gibson, actor (3) Military cap (4) Merit Matthew —, quadruple Olympic rowing gold medallist for Great Britain Mark’s out of mascara Maiden’s assistant Marched round building Mend with stitches Main design for plates Mean to change last word More excited by capital Musical game Metal fastener Maple Meek person Management (7) Make whole (5) Measure uncompleted turn and record (5) Mean to change leader's vision (5) Marathon taking place, cutting through Lake Geneva, initially (4) Money detectives at last appearance of The Clash, date-wise (8) Member of force with unknown ape Mad Max — or spy getting fit Metal fence (7) Marginal consciousness (6) Medic's not worried, consuming new spices etc. (10) Meat in rashers (5) Mr Selleck, actor (3) Make rope with this (5) Mends (7) Male voice (5) Motorcycle sport Mound of drifted sand Meret —, Berlin-born Surrealist artist noted for 1936 sculpture Object Muse about creatures Meg returned something valuable Metal pin Margin Malice (5) Manufactures (5) Mountain system (5) Made mistakes (5) Member of a Nguni ethnic group that included Nelson Mandela Mystic characters Manufacture Mournful or pitiable Maxim Make a mess of hairpiece, occasionally sold for sport (6) Mood tense over missing gold sovereign (6) Mobile phone communication (4) Make a mountain out of a molehill, for instance — I tear into all (anag) (12) Male gathering old maestro and commoner up, creative (8,5) Misery at the front in an unspecified battle (5) Mature (5) Mountain pass (3) Male cat Modest about some verse Move swiftly in one's life's work Mix up clothes with French article Mature (5) Mountain pass (3) Martin —, rugby union lock whose 1997 England Test debut was against Argentina Medium-sized wading bird with a long straight bill Mediterranean seaport and resort in Alpes-Maritimes department, SE France Metal Man’s name Money we raised for nut Mistakes at rare assembly Milk producer (5) Meat-processing machine (6) Male domestic fowl (7) Mature (5) Mountain pass (3) Make a mistake Maliciousness Metal fastener Material Monster Mountain system Measures taken after duke's trapped by game birds Motor sport is getting better Mature lawyer retired last month (5) Modified Bronx diet, one with lighter content (9) Moving 23? (5) Marsupial (8) Mix with a spoon Metropolis Major trading city in ancient Greece on the west coast of Asia Minor Mountain in Greek mythology sandwiched between Olympus and Pelion by Otus and Ephialtes in an attempt to reach heaven Made objection, having one left Most employees have to stop Mad Ron turned out to be aimless Metal Musicians not allowed to be heard Massage required by bishop having work-out? What rot! Mounting a stage that is wide, making a bloomer (7) More than time one was put on to bowl? (7) Make an effort (3) Mr Robbins, actor (3) Month (3) Musical dramas Mesh Michael —, Secretary of State for Education from 2010-14 Mates wielding old power Mail off to new city Missing leader censured dancing bears Material wealth (6) Military luggage (6) Material teacher uses to hem government leader's finery (7) Major artery (5) Mother-of-pearl (5) Major religion (5) Moisten (3) Midday Mean Making continual demands Mikhail —, winner of the World Chess Championship from 1948-57 Monetary unit of Israel worth one hundredth of a shekel Mix in prison Meddle in Florida resort, say Managed church and farm Musical agreement Measure leader Move Make a choice in this election (6) Mention a price (5) Mr Keating, singer (5) Middle (7) Misgivings Martin travelled the district Mollycoddle Marshal cares about a conqueror of Gaul Member of a religious order, like Robin Hood's Tuck (5) Mock (6) Marriage (5) Mr Danson, actor (3) Matted fabric (4) Musical performance (7) Male goose Merlyn —, Home Secretary from 1976-79 Made crate designed by journalist Manufactured Make certain Mothers and fathers Male due for lawn maintenance Moving rapidly (6) Moderate orange-yellow colour (5) Mr Danson, actor (3) Matted fabric (4) Musical performance (7) Mountaineering and ski resort in Valais, Switzerland, at the foot of the Matterhorn May return school food Make beloved Mineral Mesh Mountain ash Male deer Manner of walking (4) Mr Danson, actor (3) Matted fabric (4) Musical performance (7) Musical performance direction, whereby dots placed above notes indicate that they be played abruptly Most arguments are about celebrity Musical growth Managed to find time for rage Mountain pass Merriment Meat Make more secure (7) Might Florence Nightingale reappear holding it? 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Measure Mischievous trick (5) Moira goes native (5) Mental pictures (6) Mafia boss (9) Male voice Music maker to fix stair Mortal Mountain ash Meadow Melt Mocking one with small chest Money bag (5) Mechanic Meet and pass Major industrial city in Chubu, Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay Musical agreement Make amends with key immediately Male relative (6) Methods (4) Martial art (6) Moved cautiously and led on, scratching head (5) Majority think again briefly when cutting caper (13) Mouth organ? (6) Make a home pay (6) Maybe Dundee state wants King Edward's head (4) Married type's exploit (4) Merciful, tolerant (7) Medium Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology Market town in Cornwall famous for its Hal-an-Tow pageant and Furry Dance Marine forced to stay Manage with English symbol Magic rod Miserable Mysterious character Move slowly in Winchester Meat's dropped on dog Momentary pain (6) Military conflict or struggle Market town in South Norfolk on the River Waveney Manuel —, military leader; de facto head of state of Panama from 1983-89 Midas’s girl Model’s terrible prose Mark five notes Mountain in Crete Motionless Manner Man’s name Monarch capturing small-time cattle thief? Middlesex possibly is holding trade fair Merciful, tolerant (7) Muslim religion (5) Multiplied by itself three times (5) Make more extensive (7) Morbid, gruesome (7) Mark —, Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester from 1997-2010 Mind how you go! (4,4) Music for a movie — something to settle? 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(9) Month Male monarch More polite with salesman Mistake, catching extremely insular creature Majestic Elgar composition Man’s name Mortal Matted wool fibres Minimal (5) Material (6) Make progress (7) Many fish thus swallowing hard on a line (5) Made a mess of catching hammerhead, getting beaten (8) Many a boy with clothes on (4) Musical drama occupies a long time after work (5) Michael —, actor who played the title role in 2014 biopic Cesar Chavez Madeleine —, actress who played Julie Moore in 2002 film drama We Were Soldiers Males Merge Musical entertainment somewhat discordant? Monarch with prizes for flowers Meat cooked in ovens? 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Misery Mesh Mineral Meditate moodily upon children Man of fashion will provoke worker (7) Musical instrument (5) Male deer (4) Man’s facial hair Michael —, director of the films Bad Boys, Armageddon and Pearl Harbor Mother left permit for hammer Mock, jeer Metal fastener Money, by the sound of it, in a hidden store Monster allegedly is seen at sea Minion (6) Meet (7) MGM mascot (4) Main road! (3-4) Meeting for discussion (7) Mammal (6) Moderate coldness Mother’s sister Musical instrument Mild analgesic drug Move furtively Moose Marine animal Mischievous GI's hour comes round Measuring device for king or queen? 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(3,3) Mineral (3) Mournful song (5) Makeshift barrier Mark of social disgrace Moving part to stop in breakdown Mound of distortions Might have small capabilities Musical ending Male duck Male is taken in by worthless fortune-telling Most eager to see Kent resort Minimum age required to stand for Parliament (8) Mediocre (2-2) Maims (9) Mr Dillon, actor (4) Move over snow (3) Midday Melt, having keys to sort out Majority Mishap I had, in a manner of speaking Males Mesh Mountains Mother-of-pearl Man’s name Mediocre (2-2) Maims (9) Mr Dillon, actor (4) Move over snow (3) Mass of bees Mosque prayer leader Mopes about meeting Moving near a venue Male fish that was used in laundry Menace (6) Maidenly (6) Male lover, beau (5,3) Mediocre (2-2) Maims (9) Mr Dillon, actor (4) Move over snow (3) Male relative Modern centre design Mention freer movement Moorland birds grumble Money in store, by the sound of it Monsters consequently turning on head of security Medal of British and French football side (6) Masculine (4) Moose (3) Make completely wet Marine crustacean with a slender flattened body and large tail Mild yellow Dutch cheese Marine food fish related to the cod Meeting to design coats Metal wrapped round large gavel Most arguments are about celebrity Muscle twinge Meadow Master arranged flower Manage to probe corrupt deal somewhere in West Sussex (7) Mature circle disowning Republican (6) More for the bit player (5) Minimum (5) Metal fasteners (5) Modelled on a thing from the past Musical instrument Michel —, French marshal executed for treason in 1815 Manage firm exercise Mental tension Male goose Most agreeable Material Manage Madam Antoinette, somewhat unyielding Male offspring Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology Madeline —, actress who played Lili Von Shtupp in 1974 film comedy Blazing Saddles Musical growth Modest about some poetry Mature Money we brought back for nut Mole seeing emperor beheaded Male swans may be nuts Minor Spanish nobleman (7) My beer keeping cold in boat (7) Messenger cut short one final message (5) Musician offering support with hymns, regularly (6) Meat quickly offered, not half! (4) Motorist's route finder (4,3) Master in a hurry becoming new resident of hospital (2-7) Meet with French chap upset about matter he ingested (9) Montgomery —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Search Mark —, actor-writer; author of 2008 novel Black Butterfly Malice Moustache shape? Men are free to change handle Monkeys with dirty child not right wearing hats (9) Most vulgar broadcast coverage of the Oscars (8) Making response, Charlie moves to the front (8) Motherly (8) Mettle (6) Male cat (3) Male parent Man's headdress worn especially by Sikhs and Muslims More colourful, environmentally More eco-friendly Minimum Moulded again Menu item for attractive person Motherly (8) Mettle (6) Male cat (3) Mournful song Member of an American Indian people; furthest west of the Iroquois Manage, in charge of symbols Mislay sole arrangement Multiply journey by the French Moan about land Muscle pain Mail payment Minerals Metal Mineral Mails M Eastern sultanate Mo was first to be amused Musical celebration for which one visits salon? Massages, so we hear, may be required items Manager of a hostelry (8) Motherly (8) Mettle (6) Male cat (3) Make ready Make an offer of marriage Monetary unit of Malaysia worth one-hundredth of a ringgit Maroon beach Metal Mean lass upset one taking orders Move effortlessly by the sea Majestic (like the Twelfth of August for some?) (8) Money deposited by the German road joining an autobahn? (6) Make nothing of repeated dirty stuff (3-3) Military policeman carped terribly (6) Mr Astaire, actor and dancer (4) Make or become clearer Meteor Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 1995-2005 Mark placed over the letter n in the Spanish word ’senor’, indicating a palatal nasal consonant Money Monarch Measuring device Mythical ship Male sheep Mineral More than two and less than four times (6) Miscalculation, as one can put back clerical position (10) Make hanging smoother? That was bad for international relations (4,7) Minute gee-gee? That is a cat! (6) Martial art (4,6) Man-eating giant (4) Meadow (3) Make things with wool (4) Mishap Most socially desirable category Mogul emperor of India from 1556-1605 Modern centre design Mighty river shelter Musical agreement Maid moved between Main road is a nuisance Metal Massage firmly Magazine features about rice and salt Make less severe (5) Mobster (7) Maybe it hurt — move awkwardly (8) Motive (6) Monetary unit (3) Most employers have to stop Meandering line by waterway Mediocre Monopolise the laundry? Nonsense! Men drink in M&S More skilful old wife has escaped a quickie, say (5) Mercy, leniency Miles —, actor-comedian who played Archie in BBC TV children's show Balamory Merged Monarch Mother is one who wins a game of chess Meet a number on the border (8) Make things with wool Musical instrument Metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram Managed to get one in bad conditions Melanie has style Miserable Manner Madness about to be cut short in Canadian province Material left during visit Mountainous area a beginner has left Middle East capital (7) Measure of interest in group of islands, or one (5) Marine creature's head swallowed by old fish (7) Meet a number on the border (8) Mythical king of Crete; son of Zeus and Europa Mention old tree Musical lubricant Model reveals some poetry Mimic Male relatives at start of donkey race Mother has nothing for Chinese chairman Mimic has to leave the ground Meet a number on the border (8) Mend with stitches Michael —, 1991 Wimbledon singles tennis champion Mum’s bed has charm Mean to change handle Meagre sort of hint Material that did not stand out? Make known what was meant to be kept a secret (4,4) Might they produce tears or tiers? (4) Mixture of large men rioting leaving Reading (7) Male heir holding box back, containing king's bones (8) Main thing to secure papers (6) Miss peer that's shaken up area for a business (8) Michaelmas, for example - six hours long? (7,3) Manage to get through a tidal wave (4) Major or minor, it's among our satellites (4) Military greeting (6) Moo (3) Mr Gibson, actor (3) Melting snow Mean, underhand Member of any of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde between the 1st and 4th centuries Mention location in report Man’s name Moment Mean Meadow Metal fastener Mesh Material produced by prophet and fool Magazine belonging to us among soldiers (7) Mosque prayer leader (4) Mountain pass (3) Mountain system (5) Male relative Main city Musical chord consisting of a note and the third and fifth above it Menachem —, prime minister of Israel from 1977-83 Mixture of diced apples, celery, walnuts and mayonnaise served on a bed of lettuce Mammal with large branched antlers that inhabits arctic regions Majestic form of lager Male name Male relation Monday off for current producer Missile fired from crossbow (4) Mere giant (anag) — sprout (9) Mistake (5) Mother's sister (4) Much ado in state east of China (7) Mean Scottish eminence about to smoke pot (7) Mount Etna is on ground beside river (9) More dough that's flatter, but not soft (5) Meal done? Have a drink! (8) Mechanical routine (4) Mass of bees Militant radical Martha —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Some Came Running Member of whole group Mistake about one registered animal Mild chap follows the French Monarch Manner of walking Means of measuring kings and queens? Make love with a film star? Make high-pitched sounds (7) Military or medical activities (abbr) (3) Most up to date (6) Musical lament (5) Mrs Dogberry? (8) Make fun of Eddie Redmayne's debut adaptation (6) Main art rule for making deep blue (11) Make a reservation Makes amends Medical disorder of the lungs causing breathlessness Musical ending Mineral Merge Medieval lawman Moody leader in Claudius in 10? (8) Musical performance (7) Mother-of-pearl Maker of barrels Metal in a thin sheet Mel —, actor married to actress Audrey Hepburn from 1954-68 Mislay sole layout More anxious Medal, say, for duke after a conflict Multinational computer company, founded as PC's Limited in Texas in 1984 (4) Mocking — scornful (8) Musical performance (7) Malady Musical instrument Minimum Mixture of sauteed root vegetables used as a base for braising meat Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name Member of whole group Most remorseful about shock Metal Monastic group Machinery put in the ground Musical chairs without wings Musical performance (7) Moving so near ground Most employees have to stop Merriment Musical sound Midge Margin Move a loose dress Man taking part, showing enthusiasm Master of camouflage worried, if scent found on meadow (4,6) More loved, even if up in price (6) Medallion omitting first name would lead one to complain (7) Mention lack of credit rising? It might sound like that (8) Minor difficulty, informally (6) Military land force Mervyn —, author of the Gormenghast novels Male fowl Margin Mysterious characters confused nurse Mythical creature in mythology, tall tale with a twist in the tail? (7) Man in nude possibly could be so described (7) Minus (4) Make warm again Michael —, author of the stage plays Alphabetical Order and Noises Off My one is a pit Managed to find time to shout Mail off first article on beast Mathematical crawler? Moist Monday (anag) — Moscow football club (6) Milk containers (6) Moving record of old poet taking last of coterie cycling (5) Make a hole in second rock that may hold gold (4) Make beer (4) Manages (4) Mountain pass Mound of drifted sand Marine gastropod mollusc such as the Waved — Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Cortes in the 16th century Men's tennis player; winner of the 1950 US National Singles Championship Money for instruments Meaning (6) Moronic (anag) — letter from Greece (7) Mercenary guerrilla never bottles uprising (5) Mend (6) Man-eating giant (4) Mary —, pseudonym under which Agatha Christie wrote 1930 novel Giant's Bread Merge Many-sided figure Material I mend, if damaged Macho character back in job market Merciful, tolerant (7) Mark’s out of mascara Most arguments are about celebrity Moreover Muscular Christian provides wood Memorable German is in mixed choir Muscular and heavily built (9) Macintosh make from waterproofed cotton fabric (7) Man on train's an old friend (12) Martial artist's naive punch (5,4) Munro play (anag) — about the lungs (9) Merciful, tolerant (7) Mild Matter Metal unknown – that’s the paradox More polite with salesman Musical growth Molluscs Move rapidly, having offended the French Mashed potato's the stuff for dental hygiene Material for sealings? Maxim. saying (5) Manage, cope (3,2) Minister to, tend (5) Merciful, tolerant (7) Means Morally wrong or bad Mum – true form of grown-up Musical animals Monarch gets regulation registered Metal fastener Mode Make one think of theorem in dispute (6) Might Ernst & Young watch out at last for corruption? (8) Mythical winged horse (7) Melts (5) Marriage ceremony Movies Major religion Meryl —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Sophie's Choice Mixer left in drinking session Musical foursome going up or down Man receives a million to get Pele playing with zest (5,4) Make an attempt at composition (5) Medium (7) Mistake (5) Music of spirit Make case to contain echo Melanie has style Male deer Moose Manufacture Maxims Material for which orders are taken (5) Mother, for example (6) Multiplied by (5) Mental pictures (6) Men's public lavatory (5) Matted fabric (4) Made-up Midge has unpleasant tang Molten rock Mythical figure Minerals Men on board to handle poles Make wrong move with queen taking rook? Motel: it's about providing a recurring theme (9) Malicious fire-raising (5) Make pottery of potential worth (5) Male monarchs (5) Mr Redding, singer (4) Make more intense Month Michael —, leader of the Labour Party from 1980-83 Mountain in central Switzerland in the Bernese Alps Money for an animal Most unexcited about melody Mighty river shelter Moist Malicious Mortal Merge Manila's wild creatures Mark is bad-tempered Melody with variations (5) Magazine love story captivates daughter (5) Meal's off — drink? (4,3) Match (4) Make woollens (4) Meadow (3) Male offspring (3) Madagascan primate (5) Martial art (6) Musical pitch indicator Mine changed in appearance Manner Male Managing Match (4) Make woollens (4) Meadow (3) Male offspring (3) Madagascan primate (5) Martial art (6) Musical instrument Mechanical routine Market town in the Scottish Borders at the confluence of the rivers Teviot and Tweed Mountain pass Magic formula Maxim Males Manager Mimic Move in a cicular motion (5) Muslim place of worship (6) Man assuming the traditional role of a housewife (12) Match (4) Make woollens (4) Meadow (3) Male offspring (3) Madagascan primate (5) Martial art (6) Man-made material Musical instruction to play a piece quickly in a brisk lively manner Made out title Menace Mountain system Marine manoeuvres for fliers Marked dates in wrongly (7) Midday (4) Musical instrument (7) Market, exchange (6) Mary Roberts —, US mystery writer of 1908 novel The Circular Staircase Mark isn’t a problem Move into underwear Mean to alter heading Male relatives Metal fastener Maintained (4) Mythical king of Thebes, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother (7) Military unit is one of four in southern front that's shelled (8) Managed (3) Minimum (5) Mild powdered seasoning Mel —, Pop Art painter whose works include Lola Cola and Elephant Seal Make an effort on a tune Mad Ron turned out to be aimless Mean to change last word Myth Milky stone Mother requests materials Morning getting close? Correct! Mr Gore relies on retaining current benefactors (9) Medic examining pupils? (7) Metal casing over unknown poison (5) Many take a break at the top of a hill (5) Mr Cruise, actor (3) Melodious (7) Military pageant (6) Machine or device Member of an American Indian people originally of the central Ohio valley Mention freer arrangement Moist Minerals Man’s name Member of group to project sounds (6) Must I lie around without energy? Drugs could be the answer (7) Mesh (3) Merciful, tolerant (7) Month Musical instruments Matt —, comedy actor who co-wrote, co-directed and starred in 2015 BBC TV series Pompidou Mediterranean island; capital Cagliari Marked ski run down a mountain Musical girl Many a centre came out of ecumenical order (6) My special area of coastal mountain road (8) Most cautious, but ties broken after fighting (7) Metal money (4) Mineral oil (9) Moves to music (6) Makes amends (6) Melody Male swan Minute particle also called a thrombocyte crucial to the clotting of the blood of vertebrates Musical-comedy by Oscar Asche that ran for five years in London from 1916-21 Markus —, golfer who won the 2007 China Open Most northerly of the Shetland Islands in Scotland Masculine Mighty Monsieur is immersed in unspecified French river Magical power (4) Matured (4) Most cautious, but ties broken after fighting (7) Metal money (4) Mineral oil (9) Moves to music (6) Makes amends (6) Major artery Monarch’s headdress Marc —, frontman of glam rock band T. 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