Across Former partner strangled by woman in conservatory? ANNEXE UK national’s most upset with external image SCOTSMAN Removal of one blocking road with skip RIDDANCE Enthusiastic about collection of books as a complete set INTOTO Threatens lives after mistake splits revolutionary group TERRORISES Each year family business ultimately is worth doing PAYS Cross husband yearning…

Across Questionably sound to introduce legal English without forewarning? UNSOLICITED Twisted website image displaying fruit FIG Desperate defender covering line BLACK Officer wrong to confiscate equipment? That is right BRIGADIER A student, married, amongst university students once ALUMNI Drama with transport around afternoon returning – it’s a long-running affair MARATHON Time of year closet is…

Across Sanctioned wretch provided with makeshift bomb RATIFIED Briefly coming back to tour a state NEVADA Chinese order of cooked fish, e.g. skinned tuna FENGSHUI Inside of gulag has tourists stunned AGHAST Ladies perhaps hide, forgoing second chance LOOKIN Occasionally fond of an oddball ONANDOFF Tube fare – you’ve got nothing without it! SAUSAGE Regret…

Across Rib principally toughens the thorax, reportedly? Enter as per fill at 1 Across, with alternate letters filling white squares TEASE Support in the library to reserve hotel in person BOOKSHELF Annoyed as new water heater, failing to start, died NETTLED Dummy swallowed plant with bad smell PLACEBO See God’s city for, unfortunately, the lowest…

Across Surprise to get uncapped wine HOCK Theatre-worker’s hour after time moving into position STAGEHAND In favour of turning in coalmine dividend PRO Devours tuna melts, keen to try something unusual? ADVENTUROUS Crudely insolent about article regarding stress TENSIONAL Excessive documentation returned, leading to more of the same DITTO Bread from birdhouse Mark’s brought into…

Across Good opening song for Broadway show CAROUSEL On date with a hairy pig ABOARD Moralist has bagels regularly before work AESOP Answer number one bags mark for successful candidate APPOINTEE Part of tortoise arguably shell-like EAR Very enjoyable sandwich tasting, sharing one left ROLLICKING Derby traders perhaps smell cool pies after power cut BOOKIES…

Across Drink in article on Turkey is one Homer characterised TROJAN Corvette perhaps departs, led by brave Jack? FACECARD Bay that has dhow looking for shelter HOWL Iffy messages coming from shore, and received by commander PROPAGANDA Midshipman marshalled tide so gently! EASYDOESIT A little salt water sailor swallows back in Folkestone TEAR Northerner suggesting…

Across Possibly a feature of fair skin, except when reflected BRANTUB On moving right to the left out in the open ABROAD Oil peters out – last drops of the well DIESEL Nude in no improper suggestion INNUENDO A group of fliers returning from a long way off AFAR Disconcerted king held by methodical revolutionary,…

Across Lunatic presided over trial, having rejected coroner’s conclusion HEADCASE Dormant snake seen outside shelter ASLEEP Relative value of empty apartment in city RATIO Workman caught a tenant embracing Penny CARPENTER Awkward line in drama about ordinary company department MALADROIT King starts to notice an extremely versatile villain KNAVE French article about strange, retiring creatures…

Across Critical cleric’s case disheartened regime bombing hostile region ARCTIC What may measure resistance faced by government? RULER German nobleman beginning to lisp with an accent LANDGRAVE Flier makes fanatic come out of shell NUTHATCH Observation error current probes returned ESPIAL Put up with split ignoring line down middle HAVE Promoted clubs occupying one ground…