Clues Answers Advertisement that’s likely to be pulled? TRAILER Angelica’s reformulated as painkiller ANALGESIC Bewildered birds in the sack BEMUSED Carnivore and tailless mammoth in strong embrace BEARHUG Deadly sin — animal out on a limb? SLOTH Diamonds set evenly in circlet ICE Dunce making little progress with teacher SLOWCOACH Eighteen parsons excited — is…

Clues Answers A bison destroyed miniature plant BONSAI Activity for Sir Andy, taking time off in county town ENNIS American with senior antagonist of America once USSR Awful pies call for a flavour enhancer ALLSPICE Britpop band’s disc unchanged OASIS Chat about Wagner’s work in parties GATHERINGS Cross during troubled sleep, kicks out EXPELS Darkness…

Clues Answers Agree total TALLY Anguish from Detective Sergeant imprisoning European couple DESPAIR Audacious, Victor’s left bankrupt INSOLENT Backing correct movement in the main? TIDE Bear Grylls ultimately too macho, chopping off tails STOMACH Book I’ve unwrapped in the middle of Christmas NOVEL Boring short film about a piano VAPID Delivering perfect present? Good! UTTERING…

Clues Answers Blackadder’s servant cut belt BALDRIC Bored with Derby perhaps, needing tip CHEESEDOFF Criminal may have trouble, say, on a lake ILLEGAL Expert in planning and setting targets first STRATEGIST Freezing additional benefit? ICINGONTHECAKE Furious, so each goes off pointless search WILDGOOSECHASE I run, held by father’s braces PAIRS In conclusion, ownership must be…

Clues Answers Abandon a person fighting SCRAPPER Angry tyrant arranged to banish knight RATTY Antipasto prepared at butcher’s BRUSCHETTA Blue vehicle turning round yard NAVY Brought up second of gripes with listeners present REARED Check part of wineglass STEM Condemned act involving second wrongdoing, being upset DEMONISED Covers even concealing animal’s tail QUILTS Discipline playing…

Clues Answers Animals disregarding extremely sweet porridge ingredient OATS Brother rejected computer science course ORBIT Busy Lizzie, say, in factory making mattresses? BEDDINGPLANT Celebrity raised stake in newly-formed company STARTUP City residents initially shunned fair-haired individuals across river LONDONERS Corrupt trial set to imprison old philosopher ARISTOTLE Critical wingers leaving, not returning to football club…

Clues Answers Bishop woke in south coast resort BRIGHTON Blazing a trail finally welcomed by celebrity AFLAME Bottle top very gently placed in river NIPPLE City given crude oil — this may cause complaint ECOLI Composed rock and bop, as making an album SCRAPBOOK Crazy gathering attended by Alice and a group of Republicans TEAPARTY…

Clues Answers Announcing call to restrict energy drink REPORTING Arrived with artist — source of pictures? CAMERA Black bird removing hard obstacle BARRIER Bloomer editor fixed PLANTED Boss’s welcoming hospital department’s trainees STUDENTS Briefly see good politician’s trapped by fib GLIMPSE Complains conclusion of Dominic Raab’s heartless CRABS Conflict diamonds I spot around Calgary regularly…

Clues Answers A great many besieging uranium plant LOTUS Actor from Maine beginning to learn on American guitar MELGIBSON Author’s record win at swimming MARKTWAIN Awful nuisance engaging bouncer, ultimately for protection INSURANCE Band in street on right STRIPE Bar over in parlour SALOON Blunder made by troublesome child forgetting time ERROR Book reckless forward…

Clues Answers ‘Pound’ shown by marrow one admired HEARTTHROB … yet side by side EVEN A twelve? MIDDAY As far as runny trifle goes — now and then! UNTIL Bookish king’s trapped in alternative reality LITERARY Change clothes in the morning twice, looking up old school ALMAMATER Cinema hung with decoration — one takes numerous…