Across
Points board accepts as defensible | TENABLE |
Holy city set for construction? No no! | MECCA |
Backbiter in moral corruption | MOLAR |
Stirring music loud, loud in shaking arena | FANFARE |
A snow leopard round northern state | ANNOUNCE |
Beer leads to madness in Lancashire disco | MILD |
Texas Ranger, initially confused, runs | EXTRAS |
Acknowledge Charlie in great part | ACCEPT |
Love notes | DOTE |
Doctor prescribed after damage seen in monkey | MARMOSET |
In North Country area very blissful place | NIRVANA |
Dog seen in extra illustration | TRAIL |
Woman married first man | MADAM |
Fight about returning paint remover | SCRAPER |
Credible | TENABLE |
Islamic spiritual centre | MECCA |
Grinding tooth | MOLAR |
Brass flourish | FANFARE |
Publicly declare | ANNOUNCE |
Rather warm | MILD |
Additional items | EXTRAS |
Receive | ACCEPT |
Be weakly affectionate | DOTE |
Small primate | MARMOSET |
Transcendent state | NIRVANA |
Straggle | TRAIL |
Spoilt female child | MADAM |
Cleaning tool | SCRAPER |
Down
Story about one doctor’s meat dish | TIMBALE |
Pole only ruined material | NYLON |
Bishop unarmed converted islander | BERMUDAN |
Influence result | EFFECT |
Stir about knight finding seductress | MINX |
Grail found by church girl | CHALICE |
A leader gets out in front | AHEAD |
Old injury confining one with German sword | SCIMITAR |
Rude tot corrected and instructed | TUTORED |
Gossip strangely alert around non-drinker | TATTLER |
Sarah’s trained badger | HARASS |
Material taken from the ground up | DENIM |
Locks attached here but clasp broken | SCALP |
Hospital member’s injury | HARM |
Percussion instrument | TIMBALE |
Synthetic fabric | NYLON |
Hamilton resident, e.g. | BERMUDAN |
Consequence | EFFECT |
Flirtatious woman | MINX |
Communion cup | CHALICE |
Leading | AHEAD |
Curved weapon | SCIMITAR |
Taught | TUTORED |
Indiscreet talker | TATTLER |
Pester | HARASS |
Cotton fabric | DENIM |
Skin on head | SCALP |
Damage | HARM |