Across
| Respond nervously regarding carbon fuel | RECOIL |
| Number backing a new shed intermittently | ONANDOFF |
| Dutch defender chasing payment gets subsequent comment | FEEDBACK |
| Reversal of decline in series – here’s the rest | SPIDER |
| Source of flavour in wines – good effect of the sun? | TANNING |
| Recent advances, say, to strike City hard | HITECH |
| Weak start of cheer from party official | WHIP |
| Speak with enough representatives, without question | ORATE |
| What describes making fake hake and cod? | FISH |
| Hellish region giving European a puzzle to solve | EREBUS |
| Singular bravery seeing off a source of affliction | SCOURGE |
| Point to one leg, revealing fetter? | PINION |
| Old military weapon is source of triumph in endless song | BALLISTA |
| Historic speed challenge’s second to produce male pride | MACHISMO |
| Place of a harsh nature to become calm | PLACID |
Down
| Very particular group seen around the French college | SELECT |
| Caught with mouldy biscuit in wintry weather? | COLDSNAP |
| Slippery muddy goal is one letting in United | OLEAGINOUS |
| Stun in topless dress | ROCK |
| Free ticket – Italian dishes? No thanks | PASS |
| Internationally-minded speaker in India is in a spot | IDOIST |
| Old fellow fights in instances of disorderly behaviour | OFFENCES |
| Odd bits of German stories without content from German writer | GRASS |
| Sacred character? Phi he represented with glory | HIEROGLYPH |
| Difficult to accept scripture lessons provided by an old witch | HARRIDAN |
| Ridiculous accommodating British territory in distant California | FARCICAL |
| Sparkling river entering bay | BRIGHT |
| Crazy losing head about one occasion | ENTAIL |
| Ability to detect rumour? Not I | NOSE |
| Disapproving response given to King novel? | BOOK |
