Clues Starting With t Type of bagel The "D" in DJIA Tram load Takes badly? The result of a cardiac transplant? (6,2,5) Telephone conversation at the summons of the bell! (4,4) The safety of the circus performer may depend on this (7) Trust (5) Thick (5) That woman (3) Threshing implement (5) Takes for granted (7) Travelling case (6) Thin candle Tolerate The —, 2002 novel by Jonathan Kellerman Time of pageantry Time to tear into fashion Tame recipe for beef, say Total state Twosome Think alike Thespian Trying experience Toilets unfortunately blocked with animal body part Those from around these parts, and alien near them? Theatre is nothing to heartless devil (5) They may subsidise part of service, but only with one rupee (6) Tiny amount of money for exercise area's crazy (7) Tacit (8) Type of bagel The "D" in DJIA Tram load Takes badly? This may come between neighbours (6,5) Time spent in bitter argument (3) To tell the truth, one may make it (5,6) Take unlawfully (5) Type, kind Thomas —, chief founder and first president of the Royal College of Physicians in London The —, 2010 comedy-drama film starring Omid Djalili and Richard Schiff Thwart with a weapon Track Terribly phony sibling's alternative therapy That lady will shortly launch an attack Top of chimney pot caught bird of prey Time to block low ball in sporting event (9) Tempting figure's about to eat doughnut pieces (7) They shouldn't be drunk, for example, when doctors are around (5) Their work as an artist is deeply impressive (8) Throw this at weddings (8) Tolerate (5) Type of mammal (4) This place (4) Terribly eager to concur Tally Take (to be true?) (6) Tactical move (6) Titters infuriated some bars at the end (7) Tag Tree Taken advantage of Tall Australian coniferous tree whose large cones contain edible seeds Transforming triangle shape Transmitted Term of respect Toothy smile (4) This type of clue is back — without a couple of letters, it's a killer! (4) The Guardian has coverage of gastric haemorrhage as a sign of desolation (10) The two Top prize Tall fur helmet Tom —, rugby union back-rower whose 2007 England Test debut was against Scotland Tin from Tuscany Tenner spent on cheese ingredient Talk of argon, say Tearjerker set in kitchen Taxes have to terminate Transform Type of grass Type of element Tearaway blowing limits of everybody's capital The capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999 Tot up (3) Toyed (with something) (8) Tea-maker (3) Turns down (7) Town in Orne, France; an early lace manufacturing centre Tex —, 20th-century US animator known for Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck The —, 1996 comedy-drama film starring Colm Meaney and Donal O'Kelly Technique of decorative knotting believed to have originated with 13th-century Arab weavers Three ran yonder Terribly avid performer The burden we bear Type of horse Total Type of beer Topic Tonic (4-2-2) Telephone kiosk The half that's better if we go outside! (4) These speakers keep their topics to themselves (8) To ban (6) Touches (5) Tips up (5) Thick Twelve TV inspector concerning transport Tear around by decree Time of pageantry Ties up location Talon Take a chair Tease or ridicule Trailblazer Trick signal from Robin? Time fades (anag) — negativity (9) Take in — hoax (4) The indignant take it as a violation (7) The quality is not entirely the same (5) Took a tumble from deadly hill (4) Talk and smooch freely, when abandoning a city (9) Teachers sorting out the classrooms (13) They shoot horses? (5) Treatin' chemical in an unusual way (7) Transgression (3) Trite (5) Tree type Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd The —, 1934 novel by Helen Reilly Tobias —, golfer who won the 2002 TNT Dutch Open Title character in 1826 J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans Town and major railway junction in Cheshire Term is arranged for address Tim’s lost in obscurity Turn aside Travelled as a passenger Tusk material Thoroughfares Tie Thoughtful letters read aloud They should bring you round (8,5) Turning aside cast in Cold Feet (10) Talk on 50A light (3,4) Twice the trouble and strife in such a state? (6) Those who cannot keep straight go off them (5) Tell about being unpunctual (6) The scheme puts fifty in the vessel (4) Turn down right to throw out (6) Type (7) Tyrants (5) Turning tool (5) Therefore The —, posthumously published 1924 story collection by Saki Twin brother of Cassandra and son of Priam and Hecuba in Greek mythology Tear off at speed The first worker has strange outburst Tricky as a well-stocked gallery? Thieving bird Trump cut short meeting with prostitute, we hear, which is novel Thoughtful towards others (11) Toxic gas, Rn (5) Tenant (6) The end of acts in play touring old city (8) The anger of people who are excavating? (11) There's nothing in the jealousy of the ambassador (5) The last form of secrecy (7) This rubbish dump is the very end! (3) Tree sap (5) Threefold (6) Takes notice of (5) Theme Time to come Talk of neon, say Talk at zero speed Type of element Type of offal Transparent Tail bone Twilight Tiny piece (4) Toady (4) Typical report on patient's condition in absence of coppers? (2,6) The peace subsequently includes the French (7) Team with an air of superiority (4) Thick paper (4) Twofold (4) To badger (6) Thick oil (6) Total state Turn in gale Tenner spent on cheese ingredient Track The Senior Service (4) The peace subsequently includes the French (7) Team with an air of superiority (4) Thick paper (4) Twofold (4) To badger (6) Thick oil (6) Tedium Throat disease of children Tin from Tuscany Traitor in fraternity Thing of value Therefore Twosome Tips for sentence with unchanged opening word? The price of a pint for one in Daisy's family Talk too much (about) (2,2) The peace subsequently includes the French (7) Team with an air of superiority (4) Thick paper (4) Twofold (4) To badger (6) Thick oil (6) Takes into custody Tony —, snooker player who won the 1983 Professional Players Tournament Tiny part of a cat Thus get attorney a drink Thanks for every candle Three ran yonder Term of farewell Terse Turn into Trust Mark The sauce in this barrel is hot stuff! (6) The match is a draw (3) Torn apart - the letting fee is shown below (4,7) Tin up the price for the chemical (7) The underdog is the topic (7) Tempest Tactic shows German scope Three using anaesthetic Trim a bit of film The point of literature? Turn up at British inn Thus Tavern Terribly chilly at Mayor of London's place The Sistine Chapel has many such paintings (6) Tasty paste from West Asia used all round Britain (6) Terrible slur spread about pedigree dogs (4,8) The French kiss is sloppy (3) Thick-skinned individual marched awkwardly around yard after start of parade (9) Target protest (6) Those who lost ground have it to make up (6) The leader without a stage turn becomes indiscreet (8) The sort of weather they have in the Pacific, Lima, Tehran, etc? (7) That keyed-up feeling married people have? (7) The glory of the Empire, now no more (6) Tup (3) Track suitable for riding horses The —, 1967 film drama starring Peter Fonda and Susan Strasberg Tricky situation causes injury Time mob turned grave Thick oil Tag Triple-layered, the answer has to be varied slightly Tyrant locking last of opponents in garage (6) The time of the Big Freeze (3,3) The air will cause people to move in time (5,4) The position of one whose final departure is imminent (2,6,4) Tight crowd of journalists? (5) This may cause amusement when manually operated (5,6) Twelve months Teach Therefore Touch down To rise The —, 2012 Patricia Cornwell novel Technical name for the knee Thanks for every candle The end of the beef Toy Tropical fruit Transactions Twelfth Night's cross-dressing heroine (5) Thirteen rugby league players (4) Temporary (7) Tube for transferring liquid from one container to another (6) Tiger Moth has to fly last bit of the journey (4,8) Tiny tree developing — it never stops (8) Treasures former PM's wife's keeping shut up (9) Take a firm line with trendy little girl — end of argument (6) Traverse (5) Trivial (5) Turret (5) Talons (5) Tarantula, for example (6) Teacher (5) Terence —, actor whose roles included PC Snow in BBC TV series Softly Softly: Task Force The —, 1971 film drama starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page Town near Jerusalem; birthplace of Jesus Town in Kirklees, West Yorkshire associated with the shoddy industry in the 19th century Time to reach border? Not us Treats delivered with old device Terrible graduate, on the day Training Those people Treatise Type of offal They're blown away by bubbly person Helen used regularly That is poor, rounding on Brydon's latest impressions The swine won't appreciate them (6) Takes cab (anag) — inferior position (8) Trendy supplement found in salmon, for example (7) Take off topless summer wear (7) Training inept GI forces — how long might it be? (5,2,6) The faith of many in meat (6) Twofold (6) Truncheon (5) Ticket money (4) Title of a knight or baronet Thomas —, 18th-century English composer noted for his setting of Shakespearean songs The —, 2001 novel by John Irving Town in Galilee north of Nazareth where Jesus performed his first miracle Those do manage to get calmed The convenience of the military? Type found with water in church Tutorial Tender Talk over (7) Thin on the ground (6) Talked about a lift — making arrangements (6) Trouble inside — punch unwelcome visitor to house (7) The faith of many in meat (6) Twofold (6) Truncheon (5) Ticket money (4) Trade ban Take illegally Traces out a wheel Type of sugar Turn left twice on motorway to reach part of Scotland These days North Korea's ready for revolution Thing (or person) that is no longer useful (4,4) Tentative (8) The faith of many in meat (6) Twofold (6) Truncheon (5) Ticket money (4) Trench dug in the ground Travelling fair The —, 1980 children's book by Roald Dahl Trevor —, chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1968-86 The French politician finds illumination Total state Time to tear into fashion Tattered Type of tree The full value of a horse Taking action against something bad before it becomes worse (8,3,3) The ------: period 1804-15 in France under Napoleon Bonaparte (6) Tendon; gristle (5) Two biblical characters bought as a speculation (3-3) Travelling case (6) Thawed (6) Twelve inches (4) Thing pressed in an emergency The —, 1972 film thriller starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard The —, 2013 film thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey Trim copper on time Trendy new pub Tin from Tuscany Title Type of tree Tavern Take a firm stand (6) Taking the driving seat, change gear after a short distance (2,6) Tied house right behind field (7) Time-saving hairdo? (5,3) Top actress playing for them, say (10) The Lord has one for each letting in light (6) Ties rocking horse's tail with pin (13) Trace packing box (5) This drug, it makes swollen (6) Trail secretly (6) Term of office (6) Tumult Terribly evil and disgusting Time to order something Tiny flaws exposed part of one's extended family Thatcher's revolting for jailing opposition leader and the Queen (6) The colonist who pays his debts (7) The right bird to grieve over (6) Theme (5) Threefold (6) The —, 1972 film thriller starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard The —, 2013 film thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey Tidy in one attempt Tear They’re wise to use some imagination This 14 tends to stock the lady’s samples of skimmed milk and nuts Tackle a backlog (5,2) Transport bacon — ham's off! (6,3) Trained stagehands do it, confounding expectations (7,3,4) They'll cheat hotel over chops with right stuffing (7) Took a picture featuring African browser (5) The clue, senor, could be included in the envelope (9) Tapering block The —, 2001 action film starring Jet Li and Carla Gugino The —, 1868 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky Times of confusion, say Trimmed around edge Tread on a sticker Type of steel Took in both sides in court defeat Terrible fear in turkey, seeing gull (7) Tell us if Tony is upset (6) The point where nothing further can be expected (7) Twice gain men wrongly through partly indelicate ambiguity (6,7) The deity that took a seat on a vessel (6) They won't be missed any longer (6) Torture (7) Toddler (3) Top musician Thing that causes a change Town in Greater Manchester that shares its name with a snake companion of the puppet Sooty Town in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames; base of the Rugby Football Union The —, 2011 action film starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster Took stolen property when cornered Tax: it’s absent from laughing matter, perhaps Tip of tape measure going round collar (5) Tango close to body (5) Tell us if Tony is upset (6) The point where nothing further can be expected (7) Twice gain men wrongly through partly indelicate ambiguity (6,7) The deity that took a seat on a vessel (6) They won't be missed any longer (6) Torture (7) Toddler (3) This place Turn upside down The —, 1972 novel by Frederick Forsyth Tony —, World Middleweight boxing champion from June-September 1948 The French girl is permissible Them as crosses the watercourse Terse about pines, say Traces out wheel The golfer’s conceit Terrible place in shade, possibly Type of sugar Threesome breaking novice's heart Tell us if Tony is upset (6) The point where nothing further can be expected (7) Twice gain men wrongly through partly indelicate ambiguity (6,7) The deity that took a seat on a vessel (6) They won't be missed any longer (6) Torture (7) Toddler (3) Tetralogy by Ford Madox Ford whose central character is Christopher Tietjens Town in West Sussex housing an 11th-century castle Term is arranged for address Time for a parade Terribly mean to the Spanish – that’s hard Tooth covering Type of meat Thus denied start, stopped by this writer's boss Tailored fragments for an admirer Trio going round at noon are menacing Two ducks leaving malodorous bananas in Wiltshire site Thane to get pariah punished, and Queen's release That's all there is to it; it's that simple! (4,4,5) The kind of psychological slip that upsets a friend about the middle of January (8) They bring endless sorrow to the other sex! (5) To cause a postponement is to disconcert (3,3) Tendon (5) Timorous (5) Transgression (3) Town on the River Tyne; home of the Venerable Bede Time of underachievement Total Two and four, say Transgression Twisted swordplay? (4) Teachers after a job - they allow no slacking (11) Takes the part of Feste, maybe (4,3,4) The ring is concealed by Karen Andrews (5) Try to find a kind of warrant (6) Thespians (6) Torn cloth (3) Tribe (4) Tall grass-like plant (6) This place (4) Temporal Top British parasite Toad turned variable before midnight Type of meat Take into custody Tag TV channel in an uplifted state Terrible Russian brought up copper and coating of lamina for incense boat Three-pronged spear (7) Two successive lines of verse (7) Train a gun (4,3) This can't be! (13) Tending to scare off star Liam (8) Truncated fancy bra raised temperature (6) The deficit in fuel is massive (8) Tedious (10) Thing of value Toddler Town in N Sudan on Lake Nubia The bird in the nest Tiny period Type of gas Two Labour leaders set to sack head of union for business grouping (8) The French ship is definitely a 'she' (4) The number of points gained is twenty (5) The way 50 make a pattern (5) The conclusion is oppressive (5) Tooth covering (6) Trustworthy (6) Treacherous conduct The —, 1991 novel by Stephen Fry The —, 2005 novel by Harlan Coben Three huddled around a provider of warmth Tropical plant Terminate Type of school Traveller Team's oddly beset by failure to secure cup Trembling or shake following ends of seismic event? This follows the route when the army is on the move (5) To retreat is a disadvantage (8) Telephonist who works in the theatre? (8) To correspond in every detail (7) This is used for firing the stove (5) They provide partial cover, one hears, for the lowlands (5) Tired, worn out (5) Tup (3) Tilt or cause to tilt Two times The —, Test cricket ground in London Three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family The —, 2002 novel by Jennifer Donnelly Tim’s lost in obscurity Tallied with a vice Tomatoes around rug Type of sugar (8) To do with trade and/or traders (10) Tell (6) Taking down and out to get £1,000 (6) This follows the route when the army is on the move (5) To retreat is a disadvantage (8) Telephonist who works in the theatre? (8) To correspond in every detail (7) This is used for firing the stove (5) They provide partial cover, one hears, for the lowlands (5) Tired, worn out (5) Tup (3) Traditional stories and beliefs Torn clothing Throw of dice Town in County Durham founded in 1948 under the New Towns Act Time to put pressure on cleaner Transfer a novice after month Term of respect Type of hat Thread-like structure in living cells carrying genetic information (10) Treacle (anag) — daughter of Agamemnon (7) This follows the route when the army is on the move (5) To retreat is a disadvantage (8) Telephonist who works in the theatre? (8) To correspond in every detail (7) This is used for firing the stove (5) They provide partial cover, one hears, for the lowlands (5) Tired, worn out (5) Tup (3) Thawed Truck The —, William Congreve stage play first produced in 1693 featuring the character Lady Touchwood The —, 1981 novel by Norah Lofts Timothy —, actor whose roles include Sonny Crawford in 1971 film drama The Last Picture Show Total zero at sport Trade in lead production Throw Tarn Thespian Transaction Transport ecstasy left for political alliance Tragedy to be denied sacred books — are you listening? Tree forced flat to sprawl among scattered pears Thicket or dense growth of trees or bushes (5) Tall, nearly cylindrical, military cap, often with a plume (variant spelling) (6) Take stock (6) Trite (5) Take away (5) Total (3) To rib (5) Truncheon Tablet The —, 1955 novel by Norman Mailer The —, 1995 action film starring Christopher Walken and Elias Koteas TV inspector concerning transport The ram’s used as a pet TV inspector concerning transport The ram’s used as a pet Talkative person (10) Take it easy (5) The kind of duties for one who succeeds (5) This will cool one with ardour (3) The level on which to find spacecraft? (6,5) The advantage of changing seats (5) Twelve (5) Threshing implement Terrify, frighten Tropical Asian tree whose ovoid, edible fruit has sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh The —, 2011 comedy-thriller film starring Brendan Gleeson in the title role Twin brother of Jacob in the Old Testament The —, 1995 novel by Stephen J Cannell Terrestrial crested bird of central and southern North America also called a chaparral cock The —, 1989 action film starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio TV detective’s code The burden we bear TV detective’s code The burden we bear The faithful priest in the case of Beebe v HM Customs, removing habit Till (4,8) Tiny amounts (5) Type of tuna (8) They hope to be elected to different seat after being outspoken (10) Transport the complete works (7) Think son is fuddled in strong drink (8) They're non-existent when given away (7) Tie tightly (4) Truck Town in Cornwall north-east of Camborne formerly associated with the copper mining industry Tidy in one attempt Team dies away Tire of emblem Tidy in one attempt Team dies away Tire of emblem Teacher of the Torah (5) Trouble over sphincter, tender (7) Table includes boundaries from your old player (6) This could produce the start of the prelude with air of note (10) To flutter (4) Takes a seat (4) Toy weapon Thighbone Thomas —, top points scorer for France in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup The Bluegrass State (8) Tours in France, say — plane came with parts around middle switched (5,4) The science of dealing with pupils? (6) There's nothing in the boxes but drawings (8) Theme (5) Tennis shot Totally naked Tall tree affected by fungal disease DED Time for some coffee Told nine off for being idle Time for some coffee Told nine off for being idle Tipped off (7) Taking everything into account (3,4) Taverns in France avoided by north Europeans (4) Taps into source of mineral pigment (5) Turn down end of alley, following retreat (4) Timely song about a lot of cake Tired out with husband about daughter - split’s improvident Topics? The writer is engaged in most of the current ones The science of dealing with pupils? (6) There's nothing in the boxes but drawings (8) Theme (5) Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas with a hairless, prehensile tail The —, 2007 film thriller starring Kristen Stewart and Dylan McDermott The —, Epsom fillies race Time of pageantry Tempt hospital department with diamonds Time of pageantry Tempt hospital department with diamonds Train a swimming group They go to make several reforms Travel with vehicle for passengers or freight The science of dealing with pupils? (6) There's nothing in the boxes but drawings (8) Theme (5) Test or put to experimental use Titfer Ties up location The Romans’ champion Ties up location The Romans’ champion Those heading to icy emporium to get gift for Noel? Type of clue about a ragman? (7) The main way an officer should take? (5,4) Tortoise, for example (7) Topic Third in degree or order Triangle having all sides of unequal length Tony —, WBA Heavyweight champion from 1985-86 Tiny moment Ticket on wrong bat Trip on small roll The point of literature? Type of burglar They travel gratis to arrange half of league fixtures These stir soil, ultimately making uneven places Take a cocktail, having time out for a chat maybe Take a deep breath and oppress play despite not knowing the score Tiny hero of English folklore (3,5) To boot (4) Turbulent river in Europe, as far as the Guardian is concerned (7) Terribly quaint and ultimately obsolete (7) The hapless are to speak (5) They say thin is right (4) The religious leader crossing river brings drink containers (9) Tower officer is no vegetarian (9) These leaders could be real idiots (10) Time for detail (4) The first murderer is able to take one in (4) The virtue of this fellow is domesticity (6) Topics (6) Thighbone (5) Tympanic membrane Tented area Tie wrapped round university case They might be fancy, sleek — can be worn by many? (9) Tasty fruit left out? It's rotten, one's no good (10) There's no place for them (4-3) Talk a lot and hang up (3) Thin fog (4) Taverns The —, 2011 horror film starring Rebecca Hall and Dominic West The —, 2009 film drama starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw Tolerate animal Top may cut in terribly Time to catch artist The food of love? Tidy in one attempt Too Thai leader held by Japanese leader yields weapon Toleration for animal breaking cane Toady - one who moves slowly Thorough girl and boy turning up Taking a while and requiring patience (4-9) Tacit (8) Tawdry items (3) To survive on regular contributions, it's problematic (7) The corrupt accept this: to live, cut by ridicule (5) There's no end to early morning link-up — whatever you want! (3,4,2) Traipse around for some money (7) The first to reach a sporting conclusion (6) Terrible fate (4) Thaws (5) Tyrannical ruler Talk about the past Therefore Took Enid out with daughter and had a meal Talk at zero speed Team to declare first across the pond Type of offal Tavern Type of triangle Tools needed for a quarter of the deck They wriggle in a creel sometimes The first man a woman married Tam o' Shanter poet (5) Traditional pantomime — No. 1 bus stops (anag) (4,2,5) Take (or pull) back (7) Tranquilise (6) Thawed out (7) Theatrical friend in hotel, having forgotten new address (7) Temper! Losing head a lot (5) Talkative person Tooth covering The —, 1996 novel by Jonathan Kellerman The —, 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud Temperature one can catch? The best topping Train did improve island Travelling icon somehow gets crazy Treasured Thug (7) Thaw (2-3) Toilet paper (3,4) Type of printer (6) The very thing left by critical attack when the axe drops? (4,3,3) Travel daily to and from work Think about again Tree with an edible fruit whose leaves are the sole food source of the silkworm Tropical, yellow-flowered plant cultivated for its strong fibre The —, shallow inlet on the North Sea coast between Lincolnshire and Norfolk Trendy plant Time of funeral That woman’s in the right Terrible name for a ruler Twosome Target The lead singer of Mott the Hoople The brightest star in the constellation Aquila Term, first coined in 1818, for any human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels, most commonly the bicycle The fur of the beaver Thirsty bird I supplied with cocktail Test, say (7,5) Type of lottery Type of rock music Thrive Throw sots out Time to order something The burden we bear? Type of house Tavern drink, we hear, for one with access to confidential information This writer's turning up twice outside a US city Talk about the French holiday accommodation The elder sort of English king Takes the blame (7,3,3) This may provide ventilation for the art gallery (6) This will hold the powder firm and close (7) The most one can pay for a spinning device (3,5) Turnip variety (5) That woman (3) Thespian Tree with yellow edible fruit native to Africa and W Asia Tuned percussion instrument consisting of a set of strings stretched over a sounding board Town in Greater Manchester on the River Irwell Tired of being drilled Topic Trespass Target Theresa arranged source of timber Terrible liar not appearing in court Two strips of beach (6) Twist a short tournament for tropical tree-dwellers (9) Tea display vehicle (7) Take in most of cuisine before start of lunch (4) The right gear for the match (7,5) The range, maybe, is very extensive, we hear (5) Turret (5) Treat badly (6) Talk or chat Tale Type of footballer Thumbtack Toothed wheel Type of fastening invented by Georges de Mestral in 1948 Type of meat Traditional square dance for four or more couples (9) The necessary spot of sweetener in tonic (4) The French money regularly used by Caesar (5) To outrage the feelings with a mass of untidy hair (5) The aforementioned (5) Type of explosive Title of the viceroy of Egypt under Turkish rule from 1867-1914 That woman’s in the right Trifle with attorney before midnight The Romans’ champion TV (6-3) Truth (6) Tunic or nightie? Not tight, that is a fabulous creation (7) Team batting at the Queen's pleasure? (6) Tormentor who would make Shelley more smart, when read out? (10) Tentatively propose sin as a tyrant's thing (10) Thoughtless advice to those who are over-worried (8) The Evil One (5) Taxi (3) The —, 1971 novel by David Caute Traditional paper size of 22 x 30 inches Taro —, prime minister of Japan from 2008-09 The —, 1964 novel by William Golding Talk of argon, say Type of element Terminated Transmit Thankfulness Talk about Panama, for example Trade vehicle (3) Transferred from one vessel to another (9) Trump's behind troubles and torments (7) Takes a plane seat via resorts (7) They may be tied up with postal deliveries (7) Towboat (3) This place (4) Trivial (5) Tub of water Town in Highland, NE Scotland, due south of John O'Groats Town on the River Meuse, site of a 1940 World War II battle that began the German invasion of France Titans Tend a furnace Trainee I caught in Peter Pan broadcast Trout die at sea, fatigued To be honest (4,4,2) Think a lot of diamonds get hidden in a bog (6) Takes a plane seat via resorts (7) They may be tied up with postal deliveries (7) Towboat (3) This place (4) Trivial (5) Town in NE Essex on the River Colne Talented with a drink Throw sots out Transform Totter That was close! (4) Target centre (4) Takes a plane seat via resorts (7) They may be tied up with postal deliveries (7) Towboat (3) This place (4) Trivial (5) Trygve —, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1946-52 The editor has to listen Throw cats out Traumatise Take apart Diana's cloak Thoughtful writers I have seen Thoroughly corrupt (6,2,3,4) They carry heavy burdens in many ways (7) The two (4) Thick paper (4) Top card (3) Tendency The —, 1963 novel by Iris Murdoch The —, 1981 comedy-drama film written, starring and directed by Alan Alda Talk of neon, say Thus get attorney a drink Type of element Type of tree Threefold (10) Torso (5) Took out someone a bit past it (5) Tough but very much present! (2,5) Tessa returned with something useful (5) Thin strips of paste (5) Thus America produced a composer (5) The air in Amiens (4) Take unlawfully (5) Tree (5) Tantalised Traffic light colour Tree of Africa and S Asia that exudes a resin used in perfume and medicine The —, 1999 romcom starring Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger The —, 1958 novel by Jack Kerouac The —, 1978 novel by James Herbert Traditional name of the star in the constellation of Ursa Major also called Alpha Ursae Majoris Tune is an effort Terribly mean to the Spanish – that’s hard Twosome Type Tooth covering Tempted to throw ten dice? Tie up an awkward flower The police should have paid this long ago Times for incantations? Thin — steep — complete (5) They may make one clutch! (4) Titled lady no one associated with a lord, somehow (5,5) The dailies held back this story (5) Thought a great number were employed (5) Tirades freshly mounted (7) Tuneful (7) Teller The leader on edge? Not us Tasty Those people Type of cheese There he goes with flashy adornment, getting much more Trees like female swans This is necessary for hearing a murder suspect Ten cents circulating in the Midwest Teeter (6) Turkish capital (6) Taped (anag) — expert (5) Troops set back a party sign blocking way (4,2) Tyrone town evicts German with a place in Nebraska (5) Tricked by putting woodcutter's tool in bricklayer's carrier (6) The sailor is not at home, but is around (5) Two times (5) Toddler (3) Tranquil (6) Trilby, for example (3) Tending to copy or mimic Title assumed by 19th-century Sudanese military leader Mohammed Ahmed Truth about groove Thawed TV detective indeed Tie saddle in way that’s most dangerous Two chaps are foreign Transgressed Thawed Tea with fresh pitta bread from India Trade is without high standards Terribly cool cinema saving money Test skin wound with no difficulty Tied position in a game at tennis (5) Truck for moving goods or troops (5) Teacher (5) Tapped in (5) They protect the Crown (7) Turn provided by senior cricketer (7) Troy besieged by messy rebels with special structures (7) Top of double-decker bus to crash into reservations (6) To the audience, type of TV view material (5) Transport gold in two hands by end of day (5) The aim is to finish here (3) Tows (5) That woman (3) Travelling fair (8) To waste Tubby Time and motion list Terribly evil, as it happens Turn key to finish Tops Type of ant Thin sheet used in baking biscuits or cakes (4,5) They say you again got entangled with an American native (6) Timekeepers extremely eager, but not this one (12) The aim is to finish here (3) Tows (5) That woman (3) Travelling fair (8) Threefold Touch down The —, Dmitri Shostakovich opera first performed in full in 1930 Throws and hides The golfer’s conceit Terror Types of tree Thigh bone The most northwesterly of the Canary Islands They're not about to disturb a bees' nest The first male worker is unyielding Traverse (3,6) The aim is to finish here (3) Tows (5) That woman (3) Travelling fair (8) Tennis term This place Thomas —, English publisher of an 1818 expurgated version of The Family Shakespeare Ties up venue Time to tear into fashion Types of pet Tiring walk The clear, upper air; an anaesthetic (5) Tolkien's tree-like forest creatures (4) Trial of one's sanity? (6,4) The spirit of the singer (5) Tantalise (5) T M —, Australia Test cricketer who took 6-47 against England at Brisbane in 1990 Trail Trashed new fibres Tomb's terrible curse: help! (9) Trouble for each major enemy (7) Trousers that come sizes 8, 12 and 16? (4,5) The standards of Eric and Rita (8) Take physical education - it's a drug (4) The business of a very loud tune (6) That's fine - there's nothing left (3,5) Trader (6) Thick (5) Time to order something Thus behold a lead break Take into custody Tattered Traumatise Thing of value They are heard in court making some people ashamed Three stumps (with two crosspieces) (6) Throaty (8) This club is much patronised by gymnasts (6) Tries out (5) Tooth covering (6) Terrifies, scares Translate orally Town in Scotland; administrative headquarters of the Council Area of Clackmannanshire The —, 1960 novel by Dennis Wheatley Town in N Lanarkshire east of Glasgow Thus get attorney beverage Throw a bribe Twosome Tedium (5) Truth (6) Tell, and tell again (7) Tea urn (7) Tolerated (6) Tell, narrate (6) The empty traps show principles Type of offal Too Titled people exclude rolling stone Talk about singular garnish Trainee left with breadwinner? Things that read like 'senile felines' (11) Ta! (5,3) Third person by eighth vehicle? It may be fruitful (10,4) There's to-do, then, about being punctual (2,3,3) Tyrant (6) Tarnish (5) Throw overboard The —, English title of the 1928 ballet by Igor Stravinsky based on Hans Christian Andersen tale The Ice-Maiden The part of the lower back also called the lumbus Tommy —, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1931 Take out timber Tried working when exhausted Tradition Type of wood Top of class found with a drink is expelled Tibetan mountain guide (6) Tiny pieces (6) Tore to pieces another composition of Verdi (5) Trial cast upset opera producer (9) Trumpets opinions, well-argued, very, very loudly (6,3) Time spanned by piece of music fine for composer (6) Told a story in song (4) There's to-do, then, about being punctual (2,3,3) Tyrant (6) Tarnish (5) Thomas Alva —, inventor of the phonograph Type of pottery of Chinese origin with a pale green glaze Twyla —, US dancer who conceived, directed and choreographed 2002 Broadway musical Movin' Out Thomas —, golfer who won the 2011 Omega European Masters Terrible to rent out The bar conditioned air Three keys to resting place Total state Type of beer Try to think of a more powerful solution Taxi ride not involved in legal handover Talked rhythmically, sounding ecstatic Traps I've set for soldiers Thus a king gets thoroughly wet Teacher with first of essays completed Tissue connecting muscles to bones (6) Tropical fruit eaten fresh or used to make jellies (5) There's to-do, then, about being punctual (2,3,3) Tyrant (6) Tarnish (5) The —, 1938 novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Tom —, US actor portrayed by Bruce Willis in 1988 comedy-drama film Sunset The rat posed a menace They enclose people who trade illegally Toothy smile after tea causes annoyance They are settled when people have departed (5,6) The sounds of those about to become engaged (6,5) This may get caught when one is in position (6) Thin candles (6) Tented area (4) Twelve dozen The —, powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands The —, 1922 short story collection by Katherine Mansfield Trophy worn on the head Trace awning, possibly useful in the garden The point of literature? Thieve The other side of a circle shown by black lines (7) Take flight, holding line of the sun (5) The latest slavish followers of sitcom vanish, if convulsed! (7,7) The Italian boy's high dives becoming reckless (3-7) Threatened to change the decor (8) Term for mountainous area with lake and wood (6) Tess disturbed about hospital room attendants (8) Tea pours into it, and is exported from it! (5) Those who play naturally don't do this (7) The car is diverted to part of Greece (6) Torn cloth (3) Treat with contempt (4,2) Take care of (4) Twelve o’clock midday Tyrannical ruler Third planet from the sun Tracey —, conceptual artist whose works include 1998's My Bed Tom —, 1973 French Open men's doubles tennis champion with John Newcombe The —, play by Aristophanes in which Dionysus descends to Hades in order to bring back Euripides Talk to an animal Tried working when exhausted The shape of cricket in London? The French girl is permissible Temporary shelter (4-2) TV show judge's entertaining pooch? (7) The basic requirement for a live wire (7) The highest bidder doesn't leave anything behind (5,3,3) To love in excess (3) Type of bed (4-6) Too Town in Hertfordshire south of Hemel Hempstead Thomas —, 16th-century English dramatist who authored The Spanish Tragedy The picture contains a story Togas worn by mammals Turret Treat tripe and fish that's sent back Thatcher may have used these instruments That's disgusting! (5) The street as a meeting place (6) The consequences of having personal estate (7) Tune carried in flight (8) The other rat I can see is partly unpredictable (7) Twelve (5) Take refuge (7) Tendon The —, 1984 film drama starring Richard Gere and Gregory Hines Traitor in fraternity Tale about getting kiss in acclaim Turn to dance Taste, sample The sweaters knitted for lovers True lady involved in extramarital sex Time to switch off! (6,3) Tiny flow of liquid (7) Tells off (6) Turn away a sick man who came back (5) Time for music (5) Ten-sided figure (7) Throw violently (4) Theme (5) The —, 1977 action film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood Took test again Tedium Think too little of — me, nude artiste (anag) (13) Traveller's things (7) Travels round with some soldiers and privates (6) Threw party, embracing new game (8) Turn away a sick man who came back (5) Time for music (5) Ten-sided figure (7) Throw violently (4) Theme (5) Tommy —, Welsh boxer who fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight title in 1937 The —, 1973 comedy-drama film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford Tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield a fat used in soap manufacture Thanks for every candle The German has beer with businessman Trim couple, we hear Toed line by yielding thus? Turn away a sick man who came back (5) Time for music (5) Ten-sided figure (7) Throw violently (4) Theme (5) Throttle Toxic radioactive metallic element; symbol: Pa Throw sots out Took a chair Thing of value Two letters for a horse There's no commoner old coin Trees, evidently of some antiquity (6) Tribal badge or emblem (5) The aforementioned (5) Tease (5) Trailblazer The —, 2004 film drama starring Ryan Gosling and James Garner Terry —, 1964-65 and 1965-66 National Hunt champion jockey Topic changed to supplier of alcohol Time and motion list Trifle with attorney before midnight Trendy new pub Teacher back in prison Type of berry Tavern Tear Term of respect Traditional English food — boar's feet stew? The wrong word for it (8) Tapered tuck in dressmaking (4) Tug (4) The monster is not completely retrogressive (4) Telephone cut off - so the journalist may not make it! (8) This will cause the match to be called off (6,7) This could produce a laceration by the girl (7) The screen shows scarlet in rose variety (7) Transgressed (6) Total loss of hope (7) Travelling case (6) Tribal badge or emblem Tidy Threaded fastener The —, 1989 action film starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Term is arranged for address Turn pins round Type of house They may be dark or creative! (4) The teacher takes care of the geniuses (11) This provides support for the displayed settler (7) The two (4) Tranquil (6) Thick mist (3) Therefore Tubular optical device allowing a viewer to see objects which are not directly in the line of sight The —, 2009 comedy film starring Matt Damon and Scott Bakula Touch a tub, possibly Thus get attorney a beverage Tire of emblem Trusted engineers were untruthful Tom’s broken more than half Title The best stuff is packed with energy Terribly slow birds Took horse round in this? (5) Team golfer wearing short fleece (7) Taxes one with millions and more than one job (7) They're eaten, unless after sweet (4) Too many flourishes form a tenor? (6) The classroom is untidy - and he's responsible (12) The fists, slang (5) The —, 2006 comedy-drama film starring Brendan Gleeson and Kim Cattrall Thespian Type of crop Transport frequently used by weaver? Trickery (5) Time away (7) Three-parter (7) Trade (4) Temptation to clean out account with purchase (10) Teacher has the answer-book? (6,3) Two-wheeler for two wheelers (6) There's a danger in this paper, I'll be bound! (5) Take the girl back to have a meal (4) There are waves when it turns (4) The dances are modest (9) The garden of much-loved England (4) Toys for girls (5) Ten-sided figure Toilet Throw sots out Toy biro in childish area Turned to snack with journalist Tumbled Tear in odd part of the eye They sweep bedrooms when Ed's away Tries on pants off the shelf? (2-5) Tick brown cans you need to recycle (7) Teacher has the answer-book? (6,3) Two-wheeler for two wheelers (6) There's a danger in this paper, I'll be bound! (5) Take the girl back to have a meal (4) There are waves when it turns (4) The dances are modest (9) The garden of much-loved England (4) Toys for girls (5) Thicker of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle The —, 1971 book for children by Dr Seuss Tourist town in Kent that houses two 16th-century castles The educator has to pay attention Top of the address Type of material Time taken in horrid retreats Talk madly, having left composer This provides a ring, one hears, for a pretty girl (5) The girl is upset by the boat (7) Those who manage to escape break this (5) The effrontery to make money .... (5) Try to make better pleasure excursion (5) Takes some of the fare at suppertime (4) Took steps to keep to the beat (6) The kind of meal that's fragmentary (5) Togs (7) Toothed wheel (3) Town in S Holland, Netherlands, associated with a type of tin-glazed earthenware Tana —, All Blacks rugby union captain from 2004-05 Talk of argon, say Tug back on stomach Type of element There's nothing in chap's complaints Train drivers etc right to take endless trouble The first man in Canada, maybe They make music with metal rings Turn out (5) Test quirky uniform in zoo, initially (4) Till a need is required to show the shape of a great river mouth (4,5) Thin biscuit (5) Toddler (3) Threshing implement (5) This place (4) The —, 2010 film drama starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker Type of West Indian pop music; a forerunner of reggae Tardy ordering tale Type of tree Transform a frog to achieve success Tall clock part (8) Typically stand in line with key (4) Tramp pursuing former wife finally set off (7) The south wind is almost severe (6) Translation of "Electra" is sweet stuff (7) Traitor (5) Tie up (6) Thin and bony (7) Thin fog (4) This place Time to change something The picture contains a story Temptation is a bit confused Thong Temporary home Tease Tiny plant or animal organisms that drift in water (8) Tenor joins singing group during quiet day off (7) The result of adding to unfinished story (5) The spectacle of one apologising? (5,5) This will include some nutriment and some nutriment will include it! (4) Trips and falls under the back of the bus (8) They cultivate one who's already married before other fellows (10) Telephone selling (9) Touch lightly (6) The two Trench dug in the ground The —, 1997 film drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin The —, 2013 film comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson Terrence —, Best Director Oscar nominee for The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life Tin from Tuscany Tried using soldiers at time of loss Teacher Type inclined to be emphatic Tools for bridge-builders? Tongue-in-cheek (6) Tropical island I see in middle of Slough (4) This is used as an insulator in the ceramic arts (4) Twelve months (4) The self (3) Tree (3) Thing a bird lays (3) Takes a seat (4) Tropical climbing orchid whose long fleshy pods contain beans used to flavour food The aim of literature? Tries unsuccessfully to take test anew Tramp’s companion? Teller Take exam again Titled woman Tool for hard labour damaged hedge in prison Temporary work in the theatre Terminated (5) Trudge along (7) Talk about current lawbreaker at sea (6) This is used as an insulator in the ceramic arts (4) Twelve months (4) The self (3) Tree (3) Thing a bird lays (3) Takes a seat (4) Touches down Talented with a drink Throws small felines around The point of literature? Test set with new accommodation Tool wasted money This is used as an insulator in the ceramic arts (4) Twelve months (4) The self (3) Tree (3) Thing a bird lays (3) Takes a seat (4) Top musician The —, 1976 film thriller starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick Tenner spent on curdling agent Tale about a gas Threaten conflict to the north Traumatise Type of nut Type of wine Traffic hold-up near Cork? The ----, Irish area under English rule (4) Trim a conifer (6) Top of the bill gives permission for young, promising performers (8) Three MOs diverted to a sanatorium (4,4) Ten years (6) Temporal (7) Toil (6) To weaken (3) Trivial The —, 2002 novel by Andrea Semple The —, sculpture by Antonio Canova commissioned by the 6th Duke of Bedford for Woburn Abbey Time of underachievement Type of tree Thus Traveller may be weary, struggling over a great distance This noble Arab could be an actor Terrible Russian ruler? (4) Trophy I had as boy archer (5) The nose one looks down? (5) The start of everything, a very noisy affair? (3,4) Tidy home, given command (2,5) The sort of letters one finds in a crossword (7) This employee makes pittance at first (4) The boss makes his employees look older (7) Tumult (4) The —, 1980 children's book by Roald Dahl Trial or trade Time to order something Trauma Thoroughfare (4) Tango's predecessor (6) They look into wrong mark given to swimmers (1-4) The end of the road? (4) Teacher (5) Thighbone (5) Type of parrot (5) Turf accountant Ties up venue Ticket price sounds reasonable Tolerate animal Trivial illumination Type Type of selling Take in — convert into money (7) The writer's holding capital back for part of computer system (6) They show developments after snap judgements (11) The bane below (7) To be precise (4,2) Take photos with this (6) Thing of value (5) Transgression (3) Terrible fate Transgression The —, 1969 horror film starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee Terribly laden gent snarled Talk at zero speed Top bets are lost Temp’s beer brewed for thirty days Twist in tornado? (4) Turn up to either building, though not hospital (9) That man in violent slide reversing car (6) They have to climb down when they have conquered (12) Turn aside to do duty round point (6) Typewriter user (6) Throw this at weddings (8) Tablet (4) Talk idly (4) Trilby, for example (3) Tree (3) To delay (5) Trade union official Twofold Tony —, Secretary of State for Industry from 1974-75 Terrible to rent out Through in deviation Tom’s broken more than half Tedious The way out of complexity? Talks about headgear Tackle an unpleasant situation (4,3,6) Tea drunk by queen in Royal Gala, say (5) Takes off part of the weekend, given flowers (9) They have to climb down when they have conquered (12) Turn aside to do duty round point (6) Typewriter user (6) Throw this at weddings (8) Tablet (4) Talk idly (4) Trilby, for example (3) Tree (3) To delay (5) The —, 1985 adventure film starring Sean Astin and Josh Brolin The —, borough of New York City The —, 1945 Broadway stage play by Irwin Shaw Thread of a story Terribly lewd time to have lived Tall tale Turn up Tendency to break nipper's toy This captures first female robbers Tough pasture north of the railway Tepid (8) They have to climb down when they have conquered (12) Turn aside to do duty round point (6) Typewriter user (6) Throw this at weddings (8) Tablet (4) Talk idly (4) Trilby, for example (3) Tree (3) To delay (5) Tear into small pieces Thick and shaggy Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd The —, 2008 biopic starring Keira Knightley as 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana Spencer The only fish Tender rose arrangement Too Type of element Topic Times are changing for Arab lands Three-pronged spear I'd put in river Thick socks might be the cure for this failure of courage This indicates caution among chamberlains (5) They attract long odds - to us, rides should be reorganised (9) This will keep going round the peak (3) The stormy petrel could be an armful (6) The girl is partly African, naturally (3) Troops Thespian Twelve T W —, England Test cricketer who hit 258 against West Indies in 1957 at Trent Bridge The —, 1968 film drama starring Burt Lancaster and Janet Landgard Test Type of tree Turf Team having only clubs? (3,6) They produce vegetables for red-faced athletes (7,7) This controls the current changeover (6) The chap at the students' fete appearing as a scrap merchant (3-3) This will cut timber from the far west (4,3) The lathe operator is an artist (6) Tranquil (6) The others relax Tessa returned something useful The burden we bear Tree product Thing of value Tender resignation in brief message? Almost Taken for granted (7) Torpor (8) To block noise, sheriff covering those with these? (8) The cheat's victims may end up escaping inside (5) Tin is needed by the ton in Switzerland (3) Thick oil (6) Tolerates (6) Tup (3) Taut Tall widely cultivated plant of the mallow family with stout hairy stems Twin brother of Esau in the Old Testament The —, 1994 action film starring Brandon Lee in the title role as Eric Draven Time to drive into vehicle Team dies away Talk about headwear Terrible sort of ride Tame recipe for beef, say To a great extent Type of cheese These are black and white underwear items on non-binary third person (6) This country is back — after having an illness — that's just for starters (5) Try to be seen in reflected light for practice (9) The chemist's quick reply? (6) The account will cause an explosion! (6) The pier is black, it would seem (5) The fists, slang (5) Tolerates, endures (5) Thick cable Town on the Wirral on the left bank of the River Mersey opposite Liverpool Talented with a drink Talk at zero speed Tuba got transported by craft This sounds like a capital ramble Trout dissected by teacher? The heart of the matter Type of terrier (3,4) Tiny dot in a cathode-ray tube screen image (5) Team attending pub strip in window (7) Tenancies cancelled, excuses being made (4,3) Turn away 50% of travellers in distress (5) The condition the country is in (5) The cries of 9 getting us in a pickle (6) The orchestra observed a cutting machine (7) Thrown out but not quite cast down (7) Type of rattlesnake Town in Surrey containing the field of Runnymede Thomas —, top points scorer for France in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Terrible sort of ride Throw cats out Tip over mine Translated into CID talk Type of tree Throw with force Took unlawfully Tacit arrangement in Room At The Top The state of sweet Miss Brown? Tie for 007 Totally unworried (8) Troublemaker on broadcast intended being heartless, creating harm (10) Travellers gloomy, drinking beer? Quite the opposite (8) The condition the country is in (5) The cries of 9 getting us in a pickle (6) The orchestra observed a cutting machine (7) Thrown out but not quite cast down (7) Truncheon Tony —, World Middleweight boxing champion from June-September 1948 Transport favourite rug Those people Tidings Tint The editor is circumventing court orders The condition the country is in (5) The cries of 9 getting us in a pickle (6) The orchestra observed a cutting machine (7) Thrown out but not quite cast down (7) Topic Thomas —, 18th-century English composer noted for his setting of Shakespearean songs The shape of cricket in London? Terribly lame set of courses Teach how to swindle Type of pasta Track Telling a long, far-fetched story (8,1,4) Turned to trade that's new (7) Take illegally (5) Trachea Trend Travel permit Time of underachievement Tease or ridicule The noble art of self-defence? (8) Train — bus (5) Type of service available en route to popular escape (8) Training expert in silence, perhaps (5) Thin core becoming small — it could shock you (5) Troubled sleep is over for bears (6) They reflect as lion, say, moans audibly (4-4) They admit they may be punched Take no comfort in organised riot — ugh! The price the athlete has to pay? (7,5) To admit charge, as it were (5,3) Therefore (4) Twelve inches (4) Twelve dozen (5) Turning tool (5) Twelve inches The —, 1894 volume of stories by Rudyard Kipling Tough or possibly broken Tame recipe for beef, say Teach wrongly to swindle Turning up with others is most refined This German concoction may give you bad dreams Terribly sober attire for judges, perhaps Tom, Dick or Harry? (6) They put the squeeze on Hypnos, cast outside Troy (7) Tending to shake, a bit like a flight case? (9) The base for many a sporting deal (4-5) Tension causes rest to be disturbed in the ship (6) Trace mislaid box (5) Tot (7) Trilogy of 1973 stage plays by Alan Ayckbourn (3,6,9) Throw sots out Therefore Tossed (6) Terrible (9) Thin sea or freshwater fish (3) Tone in empty bar: call from landlord to stop drinking outside? (6) Thus I appear in the telegram to be gregarious (8) The theme of the underdog? (7) Their strikes are timely (6) Trite (5) Twelve (5) Tablet The —, 1825 novel by Sir Walter Scott whose characters include Queen Berengaria Tree with winged seeds whose wood is used for tool handles The —, BBC series that won Best TV Comedy prize at the 2002 British Comedy Awards True edict worked in principle Transgression Title-holder excluding a single Tory leader This may reproduce letters from clients Thin coating (4) Twin having fallen from campanile? (4,6) Tight trousers splitting finally, vehicle held overhead — strain every sinew (4,1,3) Thinks five hundred seem confused (5) Type of workplace Two times Took notice of Throw high in the air Tennis racket string The —, 1979 novel by Peter Benchley Terrestrial gastropod mollusc with an absent or reduced shell The —, 1996 sci-fi film starring Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Crouse Tear out of Tripoli The golfer’s conceit Traumatise Titled Tabloids primarily publish light material Take weapons from spy chief after fresh raids Thinly sliced raw fish dish — his aims (anag) (7) Timber European found below crest (9) Thinks five hundred seem confused (5) Turning tool Type of loud horn Tie for first place Treating people equally Timetable The —, 1970 novel by H E Bates Talented with a drink The first to knock carriage Thieve Traitor The bad guy in Othello (4) That's tasty! (3,3) Thinks five hundred seem confused (5) Thrive Tall annual grass also called Indian corn Tube that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi Time to order something The picture contains a story Trinket Take unlawfully Throughout the text (6) They should get what's coming to them (9) Take some reflex action (5) Take slight action (5) Trade died perhaps, if workers were so weary! (4,5) Thomas —, golfer who won the 2011 Omega European Masters Tom —, actor whose roles included Richard Sherman in 1955 film comedy The Seven Year Itch Time of underachievement Truth about groove Transform Twosome Type of oil To economise, dig ditch again Take off in second gear They watch actors step out Tea (3) Toy figure (4) Treaty (anag) — talk (6) Thick stone removed (5) Tom is horribly damp (5) Trouble is generated about money — producing this? (12) Trumpeter might need this spokesperson (10) There will be no rises this session (7) Tempests (6) Trilby, for example (3) Total (3) Trivial (5) Truthfulness Throw and hide Tim’s lost in obscurity Type of meat Thespian Talk about a northern dog Thrill so to see fluttery butterfly? Tree, by the sound of it, that's found at the seaside Tailor worked in part of Venice Trough carrying rainwater (6) Thwart (9) The end carriage (4) Twice as tolerable (2-2) The unusually stern needs of affection (10) There's a lot he wants (6) Town in Piedmont, Italy, famous for its sparkling wine Tomas —, 2010 Wimbledon singles tennis final runner-up The —, 1870 novel by Charlotte M Yonge Trap broken a bit Thanks for every candle Tried working when weary Trees with coats, say Type of cheese Thin disc Types of tree Time for making uniform Taking it easy, wound again Trim dried fruit Thrive (7) Tanker carrying crude (5) Timid (13) Trinidad's island partner (6) Tartan trousers worn by Scottish regiments (5) Type of soldiers covering partners with return fire (4,5) Trunks almost all removed — smashing result for swimmers (7) Title of cricket ground's cool (8) Thin spears broken (6) There may be a chance to draw them (4) The most competent stable reorganization (6) Twists out of shape (5) Tree that bears cones (7) Town in SW Spain famous for the making of sherry Terrible place in shade, perhaps Thugs get sign of affection Talk at zero speed The others relax Transactions Tank too hard, perhaps, for a US state They take orders in nameless novel Tied up, we went by road Tropical tree with blue trumpet-shaped flowers (9) Train hooted, skirting theatre punctually (2,3,3) Thin cover lifted on truck (6) Taste too much? That's out of order (5) The Italian's stopping doctor's tipple (4) The old country! (7,7) Twisted irons can't have a restrictive effect (9) The result of multiplying what comes from the factory (7) This may be run from north to south, for instance (5-2-5,4) To rib (5) Tented area Threaded fastener The —, mission in San Antonio, Texas; site of a siege and massacre in 1836 Tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield a fat used in soap manufacture The —, 1957 novel by Muriel Spark The —, 1909 novel by L Frank Baum Town in NE Hampshire associated with an international airshow Tom —, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1973 Tall aquatic Mediterranean plant from whose pithy stem a kind of paper was made by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans Tennis for the unattached Total state Twist key tip Tease lad, terribly coarse Types of mammals Talk too much about one buccaneer This is one prompt to pen line (4) Taking off coat in Swansea, turning it upward (10) The old country! (7,7) Twisted irons can't have a restrictive effect (9) The result of multiplying what comes from the factory (7) This may be run from north to south, for instance (5-2-5,4) To rib (5) Touches lightly Town in Vicenza, Italy, east of Lake Garda associated with the wool industry Town in Galilee north of Nazareth where Jesus performed his first miracle Tin from Tuscany Tardy translating tale Traitor in fraternity The golfer’s conceit Tenner spent on cheese ingredient The same The chest of a big lad? They're used for cutting bits of grass Taverns in Nova Scotia primarily Those who hate foreigners (10) Tinned meat (4) Tiny songbird with a large high-pitched range (4) The old country! (7,7) Twisted irons can't have a restrictive effect (9) The result of multiplying what comes from the factory (7) This may be run from north to south, for instance (5-2-5,4) To rib (5) That woman The —, 1957 novel by Iris Murdoch The —, chief parliamentary party against that in office Transgression Terrible fate The pursuit of pleasure (8) Tend (5) The scent of a wanderer, one hears (5) Teach The —, 1982 horror film starring Kurt Russell and Wilford Brimley The —, 1978 novel by James Herbert Tommy —, Welsh boxer who fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight title in 1937 Trimmed around edge Teacher bit a classic Today Talk constantly heard among talking heads They have pupils — for English, certainly Transport for baby (4) Tender and considerate (4) Threat from soldiers on crack (6) Throw about rum that's cheap and nasty (6) Thick unpleasant smell above climber (6) Tolerating nothing that may start epidemic (7,4) Take no active part but buy the drinks (5,6) The man with the staff is a biblical king (5) They're used for lying - it's allowed among friends (7) This provides the relish when a crony had a meal (6) Throw in a high arc (3) Touches down Type of Algerian popular music Tessa returned something useful Titled woman Type of tree Thing of value Thinker needs this in middle of Cumbria beside waterfall Taunton is its county town (8) Those beginning to scheme against reigning monarch (4) Test confidence without restraining me (4) Taxonomist in mid-life gets posher housing (10) The expression of a hard-faced expert (7) Total for eighteen holes is an approximation (1,5,6) Turns to an arrangement giving credit (2,5) Tolerate (5) Thick oil Truck The —, 1986 novel by Iain Banks Temperature isn’t about colours Tool wasted money Transaction Three different articles for woman Thrilling (12) Temporary living quarters (4) Turn computers into a dishonest business (4) Type of company stock (9) The body of male college members useless with scrambled egg (3,3,5,3) To extend my range as Duke, I write poetry (9) Taps closed, gas turned up for warming drink (6) The next generation to come forth (5) They are located in the dead centre of the community (6) The arrow from the cross-bow will make a row (7) Tenacity required for interpreting stern pieces (11) Tackle made from ropes in galleons, initially (3) Test the timber inside - it's of little value (6) Their delineation may produce borderline cases (9) They are run by messenger-boys (7) This instrument is an object of terror to the French (5) Ten years (6) Tennis surface Tip Theme Thrashes Town in Greater Manchester that houses the monument Mab's Cross Town in Egypt on the River Nile noted for its temple built by Amenhotep III The —, 1917 novel by Joseph Conrad The —, 2011 biopic starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher Tony —, winner of the 1966 French Championships singles tennis title Thus has time for drinker Teaching session The sycophant may be a slowcoach The weight of rock? Thirsty doctor has last of sherry Tear-jerking bulb (5) Time off (5) Throw party, performing Blue Moon on dropping tab (14) The greatest dessert for a legendary caveman (3,4) Twirling aristocrat let go of hot guy here! (7) This by itself is only a gradual process (6) They may well appeal to the public (7) The pattern of old China (6) This state is too good to be true (6) They weren't worn long during the Sixties (6) They take orders and form a circle (6) Tea urn (7) Top of milk (5) Take up again Tree with yellow edible fruit native to Africa and W Asia Town in Warwickshire on the River Anker TV detective’s code Tangible cattle wandering round island Totally spherical and versatile Tramp’s companion? Titled woman Times covering new girl Think constantly about source of water in river Travel and again back around the Home Counties and then back south for fruit (9) This convention is full of people, say (4) Transparent cover for her hat? (6) Ten Arabs concocted arsenic poison (8) T Greig's men ordered spice (4,6) This by itself is only a gradual process (6) They may well appeal to the public (7) The pattern of old China (6) This state is too good to be true (6) They weren't worn long during the Sixties (6) They take orders and form a circle (6) Tea urn (7) Top of milk (5) Type of melancholy Portuguese folk song Three-sectioned dragnet, the two outer nets having a large mesh and the middle one a fine mesh Talk of neon, say The aim of literature? Terrible place in shade, perhaps Tear up Tradition Type of element Type of duck Target To any extent (2,3) Tawdry — shtick (anag) (6) Theatre, films, TV, pop music etc (7) This by itself is only a gradual process (6) They may well appeal to the public (7) The pattern of old China (6) This state is too good to be true (6) They weren't worn long during the Sixties (6) They take orders and form a circle (6) Tea urn (7) Top of milk (5) Take a chair The —, 1958 film drama starring William Holden and Sophia Loren The —, 1999 novel by Sandra Brown The first to knock transport Tempt hospital department with diamonds Type of offal Thespian Too involved in Laos? Thing to alter between today and tomorrow? Training for help with communication difficulties (6,7) Type of caviar (6) Times for recreation (7,5) They mark time (9) Tree type (5) Thaw (4) Time to get caught in city office The purpose of camping? Term of farewell They won't let one pass out, presumably, at home Transport to hotel with infant, one with large eyes (8) Terrified by a concoction for roughage (7,5) Time in Ross-on-Wye area (4) Takes half-term in a hurry (5) The first man finds worker to be extremely hard (7) Tale (5) Time to come (6) Teacher (5) Touches (5) Title character in 1826 J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans Two-act opera by Richard Strauss first performed in Dresden in 1924 Trygve —, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1946-52 Term is arranged for address The editor has to pay attention Ties up place Term of respect The food of love? Two daughters interrupting irritating type, who poses a problem (7) The degrees to which boredom is dispelled? (8,5) Therefore This place Tina —, comedy actress who created and starred in US television series 30 Rock Tony —, WBA Heavyweight champion from 1985-86 Two vehicles surround a trailer Thick slice Trimming Transactions Take on US prison where child may be behind bars Terribly simple drives Toiletries container (6,3) Tunisian built on second peninsular peak (5,5) TV connector, zero switches, piece behind back of clock (7) They are often associated with the odds (4) They develop the muscles of stupid, pretty girls, we hear (9) This carries seed corn for a bird (6) The beginnings of any regular circular sections (4) Then pole is adjusted to the end of the wire as means of communication (9) The peak account written by the first person (4) Tumult (4) Tedium (7) Teacher's title (3) Thin biscuits (6) Tub of hot water The —, 1977 crime-comedy film starring Art Carney and Lily Tomlin Tropical Asian tree whose ovoid, edible fruit has sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh The —, 1967 film drama starring Peter Fonda and Susan Strasberg Time to order something That woman’s in the right Tear-jerker set in the kitchen Type of offal Troopers rip off business owners The sonar is working here Times by four (9) Throwing lines on river catching a fish (7) The —, 1908 novel by W Somerset Maugham Total state Tennis for the unattached? Time for some coffee Trusted engineers weren’t honest Terrible place in the shade, perhaps Transgressed Taxis carrying right nippers Theseus oddly appears in English river Tease (5) Thick cable (4) They are usually closed at night (7) Tower for power lines (5) They form a chain (5) Tragic figure's return followed by artist (7) Through defending American government, Republican is an enabler of Congress (6) Terrible avarice is perhaps a staple for the rich? (7) Though socially acceptable in time it gives one the shivers! (4) They make very fine traps (7) Tributes to the dead from the wars (7) Those doing it are out for the count (6) Tease (5) Thick cable (4) Tobias —, golfer who won the 2002 TNT Dutch Open The —, 1979 horror film starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar The game I play in Latin Talk of neon, say The golfer’s conceit Tell engineers to get quote Thieve Type of element Trouble when international organisation takes break The cad prepared to take off Trip out (6) Talking point (5) Though socially acceptable in time it gives one the shivers! (4) They make very fine traps (7) Tributes to the dead from the wars (7) Those doing it are out for the count (6) Tease (5) Thick cable (4) Temporary road markers Tropical Asian plant with fleshy leaves cultivated for its large, edible rootstock The shape of cricket in London? Talk about the French house Tenner spent on cheese ingredient Traumatise Twosome Talon Type of pasta Tender touch worries head of security Titled lady upset crazy European Temporary interval of calm (4) Thin, wasted (9) Trade ban Touch with the lips Ted —, London-born bandleader who died in 1969 The —, 1999 action film starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Time for parade Turn to dance Twosome The kingdom of heaven (4) Titaness turning out to be most unpleasant (8) The proposal isn't on, apparently (5) This muscle goes up and down and sends things round (7) Truncheon (5) Terse (7) Titles (5) Term of office (6) Trite (5) They make things happen (9) Try to seduce (5) Tin provided strong smell (5) The proposal isn't on, apparently (5) This muscle goes up and down and sends things round (7) Truncheon (5) Terse (7) Titles (5) Term of office (6) Trite (5) Tries Tom overtly has to budge They must accept hip-hop treatment The first nine letters turned up with a letter from Greece Trees flourished, it's said, in leading industrial nations (5,5) Top course for bobby (4) This may need a warrant for a period of repose, we hear (6) Tolerates (6) Tooth covering (6) Theme (5) Two-winged insect Traffic light colour Throttles The —, 1912 volume of verse by Walter de la Mare Twin brother of Viola in William Shakespeare play Twelfth Night The first dray, terribly late Talk about headgear Threaten conflict to the north The French girl is allowed Trial or trade Trauma Title The tales translated for sporty types Table support (7) This makes one eat like a horse (7) Thrash metal about right for band (6) Tie proves an attraction (4) The demon drink? (4,6) The deficiency will not last for a long period (8) There are lines of feet in it, of course (6) The face of a five-year-old? (6) To be able to (3) Tranquil Thing of value The —, 1976 action film starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan Terribly eager to concur Time to change something Throw gold at star Tally Type of tree Tiny piece left in accommodation for travellers The way bargees walk Tenor, out of practice, is however reliable (6) This singer, it's said, never gives an encore (4) Torn cloth (3) Thieve (5) Tree (3) Type of folk music popular in the UK in the 1950s That woman’s lad turned out a forerunner Traitor Terribly eager to be consistent This singer, it's said, never gives an encore (4) Torn cloth (3) Thieve (5) Tree (3) Tall fur helmet Tinned food fish Theda —, US film actress nicknamed The Vamp who died in 1955 The —, 1996 romcom starring David Schwimmer and Gwyneth Paltrow The riddle of the kitchen? Tom back with a form of defence Terrible name for a tsar Terror Thin piece, sliver (5) Test (4) This singer, it's said, never gives an encore (4) Torn cloth (3) Thieve (5) Tree (3) Tom —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Reuben, Reuben Thick wheat flour Japanese noodle Town in Valencia, Spain noted for the performance of an annual medieval religious drama Thomas Love —, author of the 1831 satire Crotchet Castle Tool wasted money Tardy ordering tale Type of tree Trim round notice for procession (6) To line, add a new tree (5) Train expert in roses in a different way (6,7) Tunnel in progress? (5,3) Two ends have to be played to be fair (4-6) They make bouquets by hand, draping large gold heart in roses (8) Times alluding to England coming first is stirring (8) The recipes are exact (7) The result of crying about 21 (5) The bowler's appeal causes a tumult? (6) The colour finally preferred (3) Too (4) Turning tool (5) Turning tool Throat disease of children Too Truncheon Town in Dordogne, SW France, associated with the wine industry The —, 1997 horror film starring Penelope Ann Miller as Dr Margo Green Traumatise Thieve Thin porridge Talk about headwear They go to blazes (4,7) Ties, broadly speaking (7) There's anger in their expressions (3) Temporary assistant would look odd if permanent (5,4) The arrogance which is taken for granted (11) That part of the lower back also called the lumbus Too far away from the mountains? Ted, Tom and I may be missing There's a trace of uranium in many a flower Thin French pancakes (6) Trains heading for Euston with fees to carry pet (8) Tube is heading north, getting call to leave east (6) They go to blazes (4,7) Ties, broadly speaking (7) There's anger in their expressions (3) Temporary assistant would look odd if permanent (5,4) The arrogance which is taken for granted (11) Tree sap (5) Tyre surface (5) Type of canvas bag Time to order something Tried working when weary Twosome Titled lady in Italy one casts out Talk for too long? That's absolutely right! Top Gear for Pope That's peculiar, not even Italy misses Al Time and date in Rome for flowers Tender translation of runes Tranquil (6) Transgression (3) Table game (7) Town in Cheshire on the River Mersey east of Widnes The victor gets to remove Time to return cigar – sad Type of facial hair Tempo device Thick-skinned beast almost over English river Thoughtful enclosures I have seen Temporary relief (7) Tavern's opening has beer enthusiasts returning — it's over the road? (6) Tango to mimic Diet Coke, regularly finding means of copying pop (4,4) Take away dude misbehaving in front of court (6) Trouble from school next to motorway — that is loud (8) This minute chicken's split at the back? (2,3,4) The subject of article by me (5) They can only operate at one's bidding (11) The dramatic spirit of one in real confusion (5) Take away (5) Terrible fate The —, 1983 comedy-drama film starring Tom Berenger and Glenn Close The —, judicial institution of the Roman Catholic Church founded to suppress heresy The bean rolled under Type of tennis TV doctor gets a call to stop The subject of article by me (5) They can only operate at one's bidding (11) The dramatic spirit of one in real confusion (5) Take away (5) Throw a pancake Teacher back in prison Talk about the French wooden house Time to order something Tawdry Type of cravat Term of respect Trail Trick Tree hugged by Grace Darling The subject of article by me (5) They can only operate at one's bidding (11) The dramatic spirit of one in real confusion (5) Take away (5) Therefore Tropical vegetable related to taro plants Tiny part of a cat Twosome Tight-fisted skinflint's first for wealth The French academic is beguiled Two cricket sides appearing occasionally Tap or tango (5) Team from busy Cheshire station on the air (4) Transmissions from an English port in case of hostilities (9) They're team events, of course (6) Thankful to have finished one's duty (8) They put on other people's clothes (8) Throw this at weddings (8) Tolerate, endure (4) Tumult (4) Truck (5) The golfer’s conceit Tender Transfer tied up This holds fodder — not quite enough to make nag obese! The Return of the ___ , 1878 Thomas Hardy novel (6) The tax takes it in (5) Thoughts that could be put aside (5) Total, say, or just a bit Total state Term of office Take unlawfully Turning up with evasive rodent Treacle for Missouri girls Touch (4) Travelling salesperson (abbr) (3) The one expensive motor cuts power (2,5) Transport valuable metal criminal stashed in vacant house (7) Two setters in water — this keeps us dry (9) Turn back before it erupts (4) Tree (3) Table game Tender rose arrangement Truth about groove Tiny part of a cat Ten in mesh, subsequently Toothed implement Type of seed Twosome Train isn't diverted on the way Thrown guard ignoring fifty The ultimate customer (3,4) Takes liberties quietly and then gets back to business (8) To sit down outside wood is most foolish (7) The self (3) Toddler (3) Top of milk (5) Truncheon (5) Test of knowledge The —, 1965 stage play by Harold Pinter Tom —, 1973 French Open men's doubles tennis champion with John Newcombe Tom —, author of the novels Without Remorse and Red Rabbit Threaten conflict to the north That woman’s in the right Three ran that way Teen’s idea about prisoners Travel gave you endless trouble They open out for novice Too sad, the fragments belonging to a nation (9) Talk about exercise in run (7) The call of the chessplayer in action? (6) The doctor has nothing on the ship but waste material (5) They give patient service (6) This is intended to inform players how to deal with the score (5,6) They provide solid understanding for the square-bashers! (4,5) Taxi (3) Travel permit Treat unfairly or dishonestly Take or receive Thick white sauce flavoured with onions and seasonings The convenience of the military Top bets are lost Time with Lewis as actor Tea brought around in porcelain The call of the chessplayer in action? (6) The doctor has nothing on the ship but waste material (5) They give patient service (6) This is intended to inform players how to deal with the score (5,6) They provide solid understanding for the square-bashers! (4,5) Taxi (3) Torture instrument Three-handed card game using 32 cards Terror that wakes you up Tether Type of wood True capital of Mayan kingdom The study of fossils (13) Tangle (4) The call of the chessplayer in action? (6) The doctor has nothing on the ship but waste material (5) They give patient service (6) This is intended to inform players how to deal with the score (5,6) They provide solid understanding for the square-bashers! (4,5) Taxi (3) Tree native to Africa and northern Australia also called a monkey bread tree Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd The Picasso contains a story Terribly avid performer The editor has to pay attention Throw a bribe This bean may be transformed into a drink Terrible starts for anyone who files unread letters Thrashed (8) Too many laid into such a pudding? (4-5) Tempt to enter apprenticeship (6) There's no let-up for the rich (7) Tear things to pieces - and put them in order again (10) Two-footed animal (5) Tentacle (6) Tented areas (5) The —, short story by Nikolai Gogol adapted as a mime play by Marcel Marceau in 1951 Tim’s lost in obscurity Time of underachievement Trendy new pub Thick topping Tavern Tenth little bird with huge wings Tulip may be illuminated Thankfulness (9) Thin slice (6) Time for an old political journalist (3) The fate of enemy aliens - burial round the north? (10) To shoulder a heavy load will produce despondency (4) The same ship is wrecked by stress (8) Touchy (5) That woman Type of puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words The —, 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Tributary of the Narew River forming part of the Poland border with both Belarus and Ukraine Thomas —, author of 1673 literary work Roman Forgeries Three ran that way Take off after sign of approval — lounge finally is carpeted (6,3) Thailand? I'm confident it's mainly Buddhist (5) Time went quickly when discussing complaint (4,3) Told Pip to give up (4) They bloom in a set-up that needs properly arranging (8) This shows how far I'd returned to a set position (8) Thing a hen lays (3) Transmit The —, 1988 film drama starring Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster The Adventures of —, 1940 novel by Alison Uttley The Romans’ idol The picture contains a story Timber not turning — it's drifting in the water Those people taken in by Ernest Hemingway Take (an exam) again (5) They're mine workers on leave (5,3) Trendy bright female, at heart, is a poser (6) Trained guardians removing grid where it gets quite hot (5) Troop learns to avoid the regular drinkers (6) Time to bend an ear (3) Teacher the French can get the better of (5,6) Terse (7) Ties (5) Television, informally (5) Teacher (5) Tarnish The self Tip over or spill Totally engrossed The —, war memorial in Whitehall designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens Thomas —, English author of 1675 stage play Alcibiades The —, 1971 film drama directed by and starring Dennis Hopper Time for some music Tree found in a small enclosure Tailor giving girl exercises Trips (7) Twilight (4) Turn to corner to fix things (3-3) They're put down on canvas? Beat one's that's run out of craft in the main? (8) Training part that's boring (5,3) Telephone the expert circus manager (10) The kind of rider to send to eternity! (8) Taking off the record will upset a singer (7) Throw in a high arc (3) Toothed wheel (3) Tending to brag Town and resort in central Switzerland between lakes Thun and Brienz Terribly feral Dutch king Threw dice, even to get proof Threefold Transfer Type of ant Trueman not prepared for series of games Transvestite clothing is an obstacle to progress Tinker's follower? (6) Telephone the expert circus manager (10) The kind of rider to send to eternity! (8) Taking off the record will upset a singer (7) Throw in a high arc (3) Toothed wheel (3) Tusk material Traitor in fraternity Thinking about writing material The problem with alien food processors The French find Virginia hot stuff Tears off to look Took in from undersea terrain Type of tree Type of dressing Taking heart, being related Type of fruit of rustic origin TV programme with fat actors? Type of tuna (8) Trespass (8) Type of flatfish (6) Text of an opera (8) Telephone the expert circus manager (10) The kind of rider to send to eternity! (8) Taking off the record will upset a singer (7) Throw in a high arc (3) Toothed wheel (3) Travelling miles to find parking is easy Topic Tough guy not first to retreat in Arctic region Trollope's fictional cathedral city (10) Traversed (7) Tanned hide (7) This writer lacked a single bit of inspiration? You surprise me! (1,3,2,4) Take weapons right for one in 2 (3) The work I consumed was sleep-inducing (6) The way is half open - have a go! (5) To be precise (4,2) Take on Telephone box Texan mission that was site of a siege in 1836 by Mexican forces Tributary of the Elbe River upon which Potsdam, Germany, stands The —, 2015 horror film starring Reese Mishler and Pfeifer Brown Thin creature to remain in group Turn to dance Tropical creature Too Tree seen in London area Turn upside down (6) TV (informal) (5) Type of tyre (6) Took a dip, evenly spread, having too much on one's plate (7) Transience of intrinsic nature said to follow Welshman (11) Treads on relation by marriage (7) Tree featured by half-racy newspapers (7) Twelve months Toy figure Three-dimensional shape in geometry that resembles a ring doughnut Title Tear Torn (6) They help to run vessel laden with fish (6) This person's overturned umpire's rule (8) Tech trouble ends in god-awful irritation (6) Too high a price to be on the level (5) The business end of a loop line? (5) Turning quite sour and blue-green (9) They throw things around in a spirited way (12) To badger (6) Tree sap (5) Toddler (3) Take turns Toxophily Tax on imports Town west of Glasgow known as The Cradle of the Royal Stewarts The French eleven get prisoner a book Travelling on a gold vessel Traitor Top playing cards Turf Total? Not total, we hear Tell about company backing move Tries to reform the Post Office inside to get a quick answer (7) The sort of agent subjected to insurance (5-5) Thaw (4) Trouble, afflict (3) Throw of dice (4) Tooth type (5) Tooth covering (6) Tavern (3) The —, 1987 novella by Patrick Suskind Time to get reckless? Nonsense Time to change something They happen to mean phone went off Temptress Things to cover (that may be hidden?) (6) Thought to have left out light meal (9) Transport official parking in trendy part of town (9) Terribly tense, rapid walker Twofold (4) To show fear, ruler cried out (5) Team ban that's not part of the main article (7) Type (7) Turret (5) Tug Tennis racket string The —, Test cricket ground in London The —, 2003 novel by Martina Cole Title character in a US television cartoon series that debuted in 1960 whose supporting cast included Ty Coon and Vincent Van Gopher Thomas —, political pamphleteer who authored 1791's Rights of Man Tolerate Dutch whiskers They dread becoming dry The girl from Esher Types Time included by leading players for openings Type (7) Turret (5) Throughout the text (6) The —, 2000 action film starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg The —, Greek epic poem ascribed to Homer Time to alter something Tried working when exhausted Tavern Type of pasta Type of meat Toil as chap cooked sausages Trig function (4) Told to lift a cutter (5) They look cold-bloodedly at a fall of the dice (5,4) These not wanted after I saw some attacking strokes (7) They explode, as hospital fails badly (1-5) Team always has large number following (7) Taken plenty turning over both of 18's banks (6) Turning pale, question filling for dental problem (6) Trainee left a breadwinner Tsar has four before article Time and motion list Type of tree Type of cheese Transgression Top darts score? (6) Town in Derbyshire, north-west of Kinder Scout, at the foot of the Pennines To faint (5) That woman (3) Ten years (6) Town destroyed in 1937 by German bombers during the Spanish Civil War The —, 1980 children's book by Roald Dahl Terribly evil and awful The picture contains a story Trial or trade Trauma Taverns (4) The French fools — they're cut off and wet (7) Taking neither side in a war The —, 1958 action film starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis The —, 2005 comedy-drama film starring, directed and co-written by James Franco Thomas —, golfer who won the 2011 Omega European Masters Tolerate a beast Tiny relative has least Tried working when weary Tiny moment The French daughter or son Trudge Total possessions — type of car (6) Tail bone (6) Time to take a different position in the issue of sight (5) Tips of shark's teeth: evil, edged like a sword (5) Traps set for little fish (5) The vehicle I discarded has disappeared (8) The fellow grew old but could cope (7) Tightly stretched (4) Toddler (3) This works with right garment Thankfulness Temporary loss of electricity Toilet Temporary setback (6) That won't be a problem (2,5) The —, 1983 BBC TV comedy series starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role The —, 1990s BBC TV drama series starring Suzanne Burden and Richard Hawley Talking gets CID into trouble Travelling lane gets old on one’s own Told nine to work when slack Two-masted sailing vessel Take a seat Travel into unknown regions Titillating (5) Tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and spices (6) To whip (4) The two (4) Thespian The —, 1981 horror film starring Dee Wallace and Patrick Macnee Terribly eager to concur Total state Tally Type of harpsichord Tumble They may be open to receive weapons Train set in order for travellers Together — one with sister and one with child The —, building in the Latin Quarter associated with the former University of Paris The golfer’s conceit Thus behold lead break Thespian Tease a twerp They organise the classrooms Turn down European or US coin Transparent panel inserted in an otherwise opaque material (6) Time to remember rising in Dublin and Rome? (6) Top actress gained ally in play about drama's opening (7,4) Traffic light colour Third son of Adam in the Old Testament The —, 1980s US television series starring George Peppard and Mr T The picture contains a story Time to tear into fashion Tavern Throttle Theme to select? Not entirely They see sense with disordered senses To succeed, it must follow her in first (7) The morning help is easily won over (8) Transport gives me a rest (7) Trilby, for example (3) Transgression (3) Thomas —, Irish actor; founder of a sculling prize in 1715 that is still competed for on the River Thames on August 1 The convenience of lads? Total zero at sport Tip making primate cross Three-day rock festival held at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, NY (9) Tool for turning or lifting grass fodder (7) Tibetan or Mongolian priest (4) Timber turned out beautifully (6) Takes the air, as we can hear (6) Twist in a current of air (4) Truncheon (5) Thieve (5) Temporary stay (7) Trite (5) Tup (3) Town in South Australia built in 1947 as the administrative centre of the Long Range Weapons Establishment Type of West Indian popular music That part of the N Pacific Ocean between NE Siberia and Alaska Turn gold over to gallery Trade in treated lead Ties up location Transaction Two under par Twig, for example, rolled over by bird The normal banner (8) Turns in the New Testament? (4) Tackle the boss about laundry container (7,6) Tension produced by shower on the street (6) To only a limited extent Twelve Turn up Tracey —, conceptual artist whose works include 1998's My Bed Tuna roast prepared for distant traveller Talked at location to journalist The others relax Tapenade ingredient Transfixes Type of pasta They help one to see good girls Through these you can see jockey ride lions — wow! (5,7) The charge if one goes from one side to another (8,3) Thick mist (3) Takes a seat (4) Toy weapon Thick slice of bread Tie is a nuisance Type of maple Transgression Twisting of antlers or of breastbone Title is arranged for supporter of privileged group The charge if one goes from one side to another (8,3) Thick mist (3) Takes a seat (4) The —, 2001 film drama starring Jim Carrey and Bob Balaban Takuma —, Japanese F1 driver from 2002-08 Traitor in fraternity Thugs, a great many, around union Transport favourite rug Turns away from bad serve Type of conifer Turn up Telling a story while engaged in textile manufacture? The charge if one goes from one side to another (8,3) Thick mist (3) Takes a seat (4) Turret Teacher Toni —, Spanish MotoGP rider; winner of the 2006 Portuguese GP The —, 1986 horror film starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis The woman from Esher Teach how to swindle Turn Twosome Type of plant Too Trendy light away from the coast Try underground in trade, reversing basic principles (6,5) To begin with, lack of energy overwhelms wild fling's durability (4,4) Truncheon William shortened, adding wedge perhaps (5,4) Tailor (tiny and agile) creates warm atmosphere (9) Twice 16Dn.? (4) The sad state of a niggard? (6) The skill needed to fly it? (8) The plight of an apologetic country? (5,5) Tell how rare tan may be acquired (7) Tilt (3) The same (5) Town in Greater Manchester; birthplace of composer William Walton The —, 1944 novel by Dorothy B Hughes The name of God in the Islamic faith Tender bishop gets one note Trim a table with a rug Team Toothpaste lid Tall, vivid flowering spike There for the taking (2,3,5) Total (5) Two-sided legislation about a rate change (9) The postman gets the sack - this one! (7) The sort of agent subjected to insurance? (10) The stronghold, one hears, went into action (6) Tarnish (5) Tags (6) Touchy (5) Tease (5) Type of miniature golf The —, 1990 crime film starring Don Johnson and Virginia Madsen Timber tree of Australia used for plywood Thomas —, author of 1843 poem The Song of the Shirt Tense and nervous (2,4) Take control by force (5) This ham's potentially a huge success (5,3) Thrillers maybe shot while in Glasgow (6) Take a bow and fiddle, perhaps (4) Took exception to mad monster being scolded (12) Tranquil (6) Thing a hen lays (3) Topics This place The —, 1986 novel by Ian Rankin Total zero at sport Trifle with attorney before midnight Testament There's nothing about article, but it may be filed Top worker to call teacher (10) They hold Women’s Institute meeting with more senior people (8) Those put on it may expect firm offers in writing (7,4) Turned up in France (9) They're not often miscast in Westerns (7) There's a scrap when a communist is told to be quiet (5) Their skills are sinister (4-7) Total way to review the evidence (3,2) Traffic marker (4) Tooth covering (6) Take legal action Thin biscuit Town in St Petersburg, Russia; site of a 1921 rebellion on an island in the Gulf of Finland Tim —, leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2015-17 Three scattered that way Thwart Type of offal Took a breather Timing device Twosome Type of combat in which manure is thrown by duke? Threefold success for choirboy? Talk about English fleece Tracked snow vehicle (6) The crash was the mischievous child's doing (6) Take the chair - but not impartially? (7) The fellow's charge is a big house! (7) The opposite of talk (8) The most discriminating insect (6) The —, 2011 comedy-drama film starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James Turn to a bigger prize Tenth of a dime Type of tree Those fronting band include fab four hit Time covered by European poet Tree in familiar old story Two-wheeled vehicle with pedals (7) Two-wheeled toy with floorboard (7) Tawdry (5) Textile fabrics seller (6) The crash was the mischievous child's doing (6) Take the chair - but not impartially? (7) The fellow's charge is a big house! (7) The opposite of talk (8) The most discriminating insect (6) Tiny amount Tin from Tuscany That woman’s in the right Tramp’s companion? Toxin Traitor Types of tree Titled woman They may conceal terrible evils The crash was the mischievous child's doing (6) Take the chair - but not impartially? (7) The fellow's charge is a big house! (7) The opposite of talk (8) The most discriminating insect (6) Trite Town in Scotland; administrative headquarters of the council area of Clackmannanshire The —, 1997 action film directed by and starring Kevin Costner Type of fruit Tankard material Trees since found by writers Tom the actor has holiday afloat Team turning up to circumvent court orders Take lead off vizsla wagging tail — essential (5) Tablet initially prescribed wrongly (4) Turn green with envy in the end — that's life! (6) Timetable for school: 50% escape to head north (8) Trap Truncheon Tropical tree whose dark hard wood is used for cabinet work Time and motion list The flair of Michelangelo Tear Tom and Anna agitated, in a state Tanner requiring treatment for heat burns? The bird song that wakes you at dawn? (7,6) The height of a severe storm (7) Though yellow at heart, it won't run (4-6,3) They are certainly biased (5) Tarantula, for example (6) Travel permit (4) The heavens (3) Termination Thrive The —, 1988 novel by Robert Ludlum The —, 2002 horror film starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson The —, 1997 horror film starring Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore Thick wheat flour Japanese noodle The —, 1955 novel by William Golding Tranquiliser also marketed under the name Valium Thomas Love —, author of 1831 novel Crotchet Castle Time to order something This place sounds like a landmark Topic Two companies with one drink Tear on a projection (4) They had characters arranged in circles in old offices (5-6) Tell all this band is ordinary (4) The English do is not normal (9) Three similar things considered as a unit (7) Take to one's heels (informal) (4) Total rubbish (informal) (5) The French hate cooking that's ready on the outside and tough (8) Type the French provoke (6) Theme (5) Tag The —, Sergei Prokofiev opera first performed in 1929 based on a Fyodor Dostoevsky story Twin brother of Jacob in the Old Testament Tourist city in NE Hungary at the centre of a wine-producing region Transaction Trim Boston style for musician True as true, ignoring the odds Thick fluid but so clear, essentially (6) Tea at home limits King George's discomfiture (7) Tell how many there are again (7) These women had arms, of course (7) Thus fancy material comfort (6) Trite (5) To long for (5) Take action on Type of West Indian pop music; a forerunner of reggae Tear-jerker set in the kitchen Talked about trade tech Take note Thin layer of wood Time flies — in small amounts They use librettos in a prose translation Tanks in shade getting fresh air They defer to those in authority (3-3) Theatrical locations? (6) Top president who's become careless? (6,3) The price of a bed round the south (4) Telephoned and ordered to serve (6,2) They are seen first on name-plates (8) Ten-sided figure (7) That woman (3) Tented ground Temperature scale The —, 2000 comedy-drama film starring Sam Neill and Billy Mitchell Track cycling competition consisting of six events The —, 1961 novel by Brian Aldiss Thwart with a sword Thin sort of suggestion Three in Rome initially eat olive, say Transfixed Take unlawfully Tranquillisation Transfer diamonds in royal house The price of a bed round the south (4) Telephoned and ordered to serve (6,2) They are seen first on name-plates (8) Ten-sided figure (7) That woman (3) TV commercial Turn up again Town on the east coast of the island of Bute, Scotland Type of metal Type of gas Type of deer Try to hear leading characters in South Africa? Take a pew (3,4) The price of a bed round the south (4) Telephoned and ordered to serve (6,2) They are seen first on name-plates (8) Ten-sided figure (7) That woman (3) Terribly neat feature of Sicily Tsar, e.g. Alexander, disguised as a king Turn to dance Term of respect Twine The calm hen gets agitated in an English town Treatment for kidney failure (8) Take foolish risks (4,4,4) The cool cat a poet made up is absolutely useless (9,6) Tolerate a new wife moving right out (5) The facts are these: freewheeling stars will break apart defence (5,5) Theatrical fellow houses son in apartment (10) Two promises and an oath (9) There was bad weather when I hurried round (4) Tip-top drink and string (5) The grammarian's time of strain (5) Trees feature in the Spanish manuscript (4) The works built to Design T (5) To father (5) Tup (3) Twofold (6) Tree (5) Treasure Tony —, actor who played the title role in US television series Monk Tom —, 1973 French Open men's doubles tennis champion with John Newcombe The —, 1959 horror film starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn The —, 2005 film drama starring Guy Pearce and Ray Winstone Twyla —, US dancer who conceived, directed and choreographed 2002 Broadway musical Movin' Out Terribly mean to the Spanish – that’s hard Ticket to see game Tin from Tuscany Tooth covering Tier Team in residence Tired utterance (9) The fighter's craft (7) Turns west and lists (6) Teller of anecdotes (9) Torn cloth (3) Toy figurines Tree whose wood is used for bridges as it resists underwater rot The —, 1996 comedy-drama film starring Colm Meaney and Donal O'Kelly Time to change something Travesty right in front Tune ending Telling falsehoods — some only in German Tell Russian leader to cheer up Theban plays fail to make peaceful appeal (3,3,4) Turns over and over (5) Talk like the Beatles to right-winger (6) Those legal? Watch criminal avoid serious punishment (5,3,7) Tom turns to her, naturally (6) Time of year in which Capri looks its best (5) They entertain large numbers of people (5) Too (4) To rib (5) Twist out of shape (4) Temporary traffic marker Turn up to give church shade Tried working when exhausted Tiny moment Tease America to turn up sweetener Trick with bottomless ravine Trendy joint Tree product Top of the leg Top builder? (6) The ___ , 1960 Billy Wilder film starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLean (9) Take a hand in a sporting way (4,5) The biography of a pugilist? (9) Tugs (5) Tarnish (5) Term of office (6) Tungsten (7) Threaded fastener (5) Turn away or aside (5) The German comes back downcast Trying to improve worse aim with energy Tedious Throb Type of offal Tree from Matabeleland There's nothing in the prank to cause provocation (5) Toddler (3) Tooth covering (6) Teach Tourist town in Kent that houses two sixteenth-century castles Tradesman has the German beer included They’re sharp, and have left omens out Transform The face of a fool Train me to make clothing Tedious dances — but not indoors Take it to save time (5,3) Turn it to keep reading (4) There's nothing in the prank to cause provocation (5) Toddler (3) Tooth covering (6) Toy weapon The -, shallow inlet on the North Sea coast by Lincolnshire The —, 1970s BBC sitcom starring Richard Briers and Michael Gambon Talked of bicycle part Took a chair Trough Type of tree Travel document is in Virginia Travelling people transported it to USSR Tirade (8) The Garden State in the US (3,6) The day preceding Ash Wednesday (5,4) There's nothing in the prank to cause provocation (5) Toddler (3) Tooth covering (6) Toad type Town on the north bank of the River Tyne south of Whitley Bay Tom —, tinker in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream The Romans’ idol Those drunk on spirit Total state Tuna's prepared for family members Trouble at start of career Testing conditions (7) Tribute of silver received in house (6) Tournament contests that might have you out of your seat (6) They ride in order making descent (8) They keep going round the peaks (4) Trivial The —, region of SE England between the North Downs and the South Downs Time of pageantry Tthe admiral initially drank rum in this vessel The ___ , (horse racing) (4) Tumultuous (5) Turn pale, perhaps in fear (6) Tries to take in tailor’s top suit (6) That woman at supermarket has Covid; initially family shields like this (8) Time to dump date: kiss at the back for thrills (10) Tramp having appropriate hippy place to put money? (6) True bent of a dark girl (8) The babies of years ago (6) Tendon (5) Toys for girls (5) Truck (5) Take photos with this Tedium Thin biscuit Talk at zero speed Throw Tiny thing taking time in musical work Ticket to ride? (3,4) Tracked down and slaughtered another rat (3,2,5) Troops look cross mounting guard at entrance (10) There's nothing in solid secret store (5) The strange pets I loaned turned out to be troublesome (9) Tags (6) This place (4) Trudge like a policeman Toil Torrent Trials or trade agreements? This red revolution is uncertain Toughen — acclimatise (5) They have an answer for everything (4,4) Tube that takes air from the throat to the lungs (8) Three-toed South American flightless bird (4) Tall eastern temple building (6) Trotsky buys pint with old money (6) Taste a delicate starter of pâté beforehand (8) Tough little pieces skinned (4) There's a Terrible Russian vehicle after me! (4) This instrument is properly one's forte (5) The proposal doesn't stop there? (5) Too Tuesday —, US actress married to Dudley Moore from 1975-80 Turned to give snack to journalist Tremble as friend puts pressure on one gallery Tumbled Trained, the least sporty people Traveller's guide initially given meat and potatoes There's a new source of timber The money ran out, eliminating a former Middle East country (5,5) Three quarters of strategy rearranged in turn (6) Treasures commercial products of mine (6) Thin and surplus to requirements (5) The fruit of 19 (5) Teacher (5) Tropical plant (5) Town and administrative headquarters of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Twining plant of South and Central America cultivated for its edible fleshy yellow root Time for a walk Terrain lost by instructor Transgressors Touch and run Thin and surplus to requirements (5) The fruit of 19 (5) Teacher (5) Tropical plant (5) The —, 1976 film thriller starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick Target for livestock Teacher Type of grass Type of cheese Transaction TV programme in which dog devours headgear Tape made by group in class Toothless mammal (8) Thin and surplus to requirements (5) The fruit of 19 (5) Teacher (5) Tropical plant (5) Throw lightly or casually Tree The —, 1997 film drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin Tessa returned something valuable Thing of value Take no notice of ogre in novel Try short period with book That won't happen! (2,2) Take a dip (4) Tree with furry catkins (5,6) Things We ___ Today (1964 Beatles song) (4) Throw things at raw hide (4) The colour of my vehicle (7) Two Europeans give a finish to the furniture (6,6) The record, played such a long time after, proves hopeless (12) Thomas —, 18th-century English composer noted for his setting of Shakespearean songs Time of underachievement Tropical creepy-crawly Touchy (9) Take heart from Beano and Dandy, too (2,4) This clue is unlikely to be forgotten (9) Topmost (7) Top cards (4) Traverse (5) Takes for granted (7) The —, 1911 novel by D H Lawrence Town in Surrey at the foot of the North Downs Television presenter whose credits include Big Brother and The Million Pound Drop The —, 1987 crime film starring Christopher Lambert and Terence Stamp Time to jump Tear off at pace Type of information on America Ties up location Tricked by small fish To summarise, it's a captain's position (7) The vessel is a cutter (7) Topless spectacles for girls (6) This is assumed to be at arm's length (6) The kind of temporary accommodation associated with a toll? (4,4) They brawl but the noise fades away (7) Topics (6) The —, 1953 war novel by Martin Dibner Tradition Transaction Those people Type of meat Take exception to Sterne novel Taking place in the area not visible to the audience (8) Type of lettuce (7) Television, the internet, advertising etc (4,5) Tax on imports (6) Two US states that share a capital (4) The way to hold garden tool to deal with this? (8) Tool initially had open end (3) The region of 100 fruit (5) Twelve inches (4) Tree sap (5) To guide Totally, completely Tool for boring holes The —, 1990 biopic starring Gary and Martin Kemp in the title roles Technique of grey monochrome painting used in imitation of sculpture Thick rectangular straw mat used as a standard to measure a Japanese room Training or diets that may boost performance? Time to embrace violent ruffian True ally upset about nothing Tidy jasmine at entrance, clipping what's choking it (6) The Stage article about enthralling atmosphere (7) Take part voluntarily (3,2) The one rule broken in rigged vote (4,4) Thousands round hotel area head for interior shade (5) The Parisian punching couple around hooter (5) Trouble right behind English in Second Division (9) Tries to win over bowlers, say, in competition (5,2) Take action to stop weakening the spirit? (3,4) Tied up money? (5) Taken unawares? (6) Taxi (3) Tyre surface Touched material Triple Temptress loosening reins? Talk about bowler, say Two of a kind (4) Take action to stop weakening the spirit? (3,4) Tied up money? (5) Taken unawares? (6) Taxi (3) Turn turtle Town in Wiltshire associated with the railway industry The —, one of three ships commanded by Christopher Columbus in 1492 That woman’s in the right Type of tree Term of endearment Tidiness Turn up with right band, sounding pleased Thankless person (7) Take action to stop weakening the spirit? (3,4) Tied up money? (5) Taken unawares? (6) Taxi (3) Thing worn on the ear The —, 1975 novel by Barry Hines Title Tear Tiredness upset nonconformist Thrash tense European Terrific change in purse Tumbler that's black, held by a European That woman has articles to enclose Tosh (7) Two couches, a uniform between them smeared (8) Temporary break ruins routine print (12) The girl from Montpellier (5) Two that stir in a haphazard way, initially (2,5,4) They're thrown from horses in rodeos (7) They figure a great deal in population surveys (13) Trifles - child's play really (4) Take whatever is left (7) Thing shot from a bow Tropical evergreen tree whose dried unopened flower buds are used as a fragrant spice The —, 1988 film drama starring Sean Connery and Mark Harmon Texan mission that was site of a siege in 1836 by Mexican forces Teacher of rhetoric in the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar Trace out a box Time for some coffee Time of underachievement Tavern Type of hat Trees brought back from Alaska originally Take turns (9) The quick way to a world of newspapers? (5,6) They are set in gum (5) Thin candle (5) Two-footed animal (5) Town in Uganda on Lake Victoria housing an international airport The —, 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film drama starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles Time to change something Tell clergyman not to start Tempt French nobleman in bishop's domain Tired out (9) The rarest eagle? Of course it is! (4,2,3) The first sort of test in old solver's book (7) Thrilled about muck-up? That's harsh! (8) Tries out wickedness first: that's ominous (8) Telling of someone close (8) Took advantage of dues (4) Throw in a high arc (3) The —, 2007 crime drama film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels The —, 2000 novel by Gore Vidal The —, 2001 action film co-written by and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme The Town that Dreaded —, 1976 thriller The —, 1967 romcom starring Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland The —, 1969 novel by Jackie Collins Terribly rude about medium object Tried working when exhausted The bird in the nest Transfer some firm overseas They will spend their time together (4-5) Tease (5) Tropical American bird (6) This place (4) To gossip Throwing line in darts The —, war memorial in Whitehall, London, designed by Edwin Lutyens The —, George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza Talk of oxygen, say Thin people with terribly pale bones Type of element Therefore Types of wasp Tree product Terribly sad poet holding fifty little wrigglers Tolstoy novel (3,3,5) Too often mistaken for an unimportant event (8) They're bound to work out ref's needing specs ultimately (5) Tactile, round sort of window (7) To keep down right, ruler has to oust Marxist leader (7) Tea flavoured with bergamot (4,4) Toil (4) Topmost point (8) Those traversing south-west state both uncovered prospects (8) Top-grade partners cutting post one intended to fill on board (8) Those in service favouring church society (6) Thought better of hypocrisy in a rush (8) Tolerate (5) Thick piece of timber (4) Tedium (7) Terrifying dreams Three-hulled vessel The —, 1967 film drama starring Peter Fonda and Susan Strasberg The —, 1859 novel by Anthony Trollope The —, 1958 stage play by Brendan Behan Terribly evil, as it happens Three got moved at the same time Twister in two minds before a party Turning endlessly to nurse: medicine's first remedy Terraced houses built to form an arc (8) Thought better of hypocrisy in a rush (8) Tolerate (5) Thick piece of timber (4) Tedium (7) Take prisoner Table game Thin fog Talk at zero speed Top card for pro Threaten battle to the north Tin from Tuscany Trust right cathedral city Turns to snacks Ticket price sounds reasonable Twosomes Tumbles Taxi passenger Transported when given instruction Tries a new type of comedy Travelling salesman taking fruit round outskirts of Dutch capital Temporary substitute (9) Thought better of hypocrisy in a rush (8) Tolerate (5) Thick piece of timber (4) Tedium (7) Thomas —, English author of 1675 stage play Alcibiades The —, 1999 romcom starring Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger Tim’s lost in obscurity The golfer’s conceit Type of grass Thespian Tool found in quiet country road? Turn aside from state capital in Texas Trenches so safe when there's been an upheaval (6) The French hut held together with rope? (6) There's nothing odd about a uniform song-hit (4,6) Tented area (4) Throw overboard Touches The —, English horse race for fillies held at Epsom since 1779 The —, 1985 adventure film starring Sean Astin and Josh Brolin Towel wrapped around chick Truth about groove Tugs Teach Transgression Team about to take on recording pioneer Taut (5) Took a picture that includes this game (5) Turns I botched, including three in game of ill repute (9) There's nothing like it on bone — is much initially cut? (8) Trial deficit of trawler company? (3,6) The range of half a circle-maker? (7) Take-off? (6,5) Titles (5) Trivial (5) Tolerates (7) The —, short story by Nikolai Gogol adapted as a mime play by Marcel Marceau in 1951 Tributary of the Narew River forming part of the Poland border with both Belarus and Ukraine Ticket price sounds reasonable Term of endearment They use rum to get some sleep Turn a blind eye to trick that's performed Trial — Hampshire river (4) To a very great extent (8) Turner embarrassed, getting flustered (8) Took on title, as king abdicated initially (7,4) Telephoned egghead to an extent (5) Take exception to the thing (6) Take the bend too sharply and capsize (8) They may be held by the checkers (5) Toys for girls (5) Term of office (6) Trapeze artist Thumb a lift Thwart Tinned food fish The —, stage play by W B Yeats first performed in 1903 The bird in the nest Tuna-mad relative Type of maple Toothpaste lids Track (4) Trees (anag) (5) Thrilling vote for Republican, I see (8) The spirit of Hogmanay? (6) The measure of an Israeli seaport (4) Ten years (6) Tea urn (7) Time to come (6) Travel permit (4) Take apart The —, 2015 film comedy starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway Type of painting Tears flowing for flower? Those few who stay on after the others have left or been forced out (4) Toddlers (4) Thighbone (5) The two (4) Troublesome The self Three-legged stand Top cards The —, 1888 one-act comedy play by Anton Chekhov The —, 1900 novel by F Anstey Twist key conclusion Turn ale out that’s indifferent Told nine off for being idle Type of tree Type of music — and French salad ingredient The pool may be splendid Toddlers (4) Thighbone (5) The two (4) Tall thin person Traditional Indian dress This place Town in Cornwall across the River Tamar from Plymouth That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach Traitor in fraternity Talented with a drink Tremble Treble Thin line in poster? Toy with amateurishly (6) Toddlers (4) Thighbone (5) The two (4) Terse The —, 1868 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky Total zero at sport Topic The present time? Told porkies (4) Trappist, for example (4) They chase members of burial party? (9) Thorough, in the hope of making a discovery (9) The language of non-comprehension (5) The outside (8) Thickness, fold (3) Tree type (5) Take photos with this (6) Thick Take flight To brag Television play by Samuel Beckett first broadcast in 1966 The —, 1910 ballet by Igor Stravinsky and Michel Fokine The —, 2001 action film starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton Textile town in Greater Manchester; birthplace of the Co-operative Movement Tiny duration Tendon Thrash with stick Top bird holding a presentation Trendy partners for residents Too much work: left to retire (6) The end of dog exercises, no lead on Rottweiler (8) That man will love welcome (5) Tell fibs at home and stay in bed (3-2) Trendy son sits uneasily to make demands (7) Twist formal legal document for recorder, maybe (4,10) Treat marine as a person of mixed parentage (9) The way in which one may charm (8) Their work is play (10) The beauty of justice (8) They have to be driven home (5) To some a handy guide to events (4) Tip up (4) Thaws The two Tea for two - and one more dance Tense, but otherwise flawless Time not working? Swell! To some extent includes cryptic spot (6) There's no point in being outspoken (5) Thin and bony (7) Temporal (7) Trite (5) Tub of hot water Talked, getting love assessed Tern To each Trees little Leslie found on chart Thermos designed for some parents Type of ice cream (5,6) Tail one wags, extreme part (7) Their job is to keep down correspondence (12) Type of hat (6) Torn cloth (3) Trivial (5) Thespian (5) Thing that recalls the past The —, 2002 novel by Rani Manicka Thomas —, furniture maker who authored The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book Time to change something The first ritual is banal The star turns getting break Third largest Balearic island (5) Tidiness (5) Thick paste of sugar and water, used for making sweets or icing cakes (7) The near or foreseeable future (6) They have been worn by men in retirement (11) The top salesmen in print? (4,7) They're often in hot water or scrapes! (6) Turn from the right? (3) To iron (5) Tenant's payment (4) Total (3) Technical language Twelfth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar Terribly stale stories Took a pew Type of tree Team up to cook raw rice? They have been worn by men in retirement (11) The top salesmen in print? (4,7) They're often in hot water or scrapes! (6) Turn from the right? (3) To iron (5) Tenant's payment (4) Total (3) The —, 1987 film drama starring Matt Dillon and Diane Lane Talented with a drink Time and motion list Thinking about writing material Trail Transaction They have been worn by men in retirement (11) The top salesmen in print? (4,7) They're often in hot water or scrapes! (6) Turn from the right? (3) To iron (5) Tenant's payment (4) Total (3) Trend Touch down Type of puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words The —, 1970 film comedy starring Ron Moody, Dom DeLuise and Frank Langella Thick white sauce flavoured with onions and seasonings Time to jump Time to tear into fashion Tell engineers to get overdue Terribly bold with old family The burden we bear? Type of cheese Trinket Tally The first man to construct a barrier They may be struck in sporting events Tall, slender dog with a silky coat and large drooping ears (6) Treat guest with grace — it's not all bad! (7,3) The way it's positioned is a real benefit (5) Travel wearing explosive weapon (7) Tory offer could be a runner (9) They won't go off with US men that lack energy (4) Trouble following older cast to wealthy location (2,6) The respect in which going up meets the point (6) Take away (5) Truncheons (6) Tags Type of heeled boot The —, 1987 novel by James Ellroy Tolerate an animal Type of information on America Tot’s bedsore caused by footwear The golfer’s conceit Too confused in Laos? The Fighting Temeraire artist (6) Throw (the salad?) (4) That is upsetting about BBC boss — untouchable but showing nerves (8) The French studies could produce languor (9) The middle name of Enid Anderson (3) The girl takes the stairs for first air-trip (6,6) Temperament (6) Take notice of (4) Tag (5) Trade in smuggled goods Towboat The —, 1996 Harold Robbins novel Ticket price sounds reasonable Twosome Thicket They have no power to fly Teenager turning to drink Thick-skinned beast dropping back by European river Tricky question for Easter break? Type of living environment (7) Taking object, servant I mistreated hides it (10) This symbolically and literally is wrapped in 23 (4) This will keep the sheets in place (5-8) To hold some esteem as a nobleman (5) Toured madly round the ring and excelled in horsemanship (7) Top card (3) Team trip The —, 1924 silent film comedy starring Buster Keaton and Kathryn McGuire Tardy ordering tale Thinking about writing material Terribly pale small rings Too The Mayor of Casterbridge author (6,5) Temperature scale named after a Swedish astronomer, d. 1744 (7) Trouble: money mislaid at the back of inspector's carriages — it ends in Lost Property (9) Turner sketched a general, partly from the rear (8) This clue shows lack of care (7) Take advantage of (7) Teacher's title (3) Therefore Tempest Tooth covering The —, 1947 stage play by Jean Genet Talk at zero speed Turn to HQ to find distance between axles Tears, being terribly stern Tiny part of a cat Toughened Turned Taking most of the salad back with a regretful expression Tooth revealing Da Vinci's original? Not entirely Tinker with instrument Thumb one's nose disrespectfully (4,1,5) Thawed (8) Trim fruits in different heaps (9) Temporarily stay at the gatehouse (5) This sort of ability is worthy of esteem (7) This is arranged after the draw has taken place (6) The colour of a topless figure! (5) The middle part is lying unused, by the sound of it (5) Too (4)
