| A region troubled long ago |
IRONAGE |
| A stronghold welcoming in English, but must be planned ahead |
AFORETHOUGHT |
| Allowance for spice's culinary breakdown |
MACERATION |
| Approaching river, draw back? Conqueror forward - no third way |
EITHEROR |
| As some layers turn up, cut over a sour mixture |
OVIPAROUS |
| At start of journey, one experienced war |
JIHAD |
| August, where end of July a parting duty, virtually |
ROYAL |
| Automates to appear about to invest cash in organisation |
MECHANISES |
| Black stuff popular on letter writer's sheet |
TARPAULIN |
| Bottom in actual contention? To the contrary |
REBUTTAL |
| Chrome is pretty hopeless in testing for oils |
PETROCHEMISTRY |
| Corgi in wardrobe? |
CARDIGAN |
| Creditable condition of live albatross, full of energy, see? |
BELIEVABILITY |
| Cutting-edge digital processor? |
NAILSCISSORS |
| Demand reserved person keeps single |
CLAIM |
| Denser fogs with sea airs |
SERENADES |
| Diameter divides accompanying distance |
WIDTH |
| Director's sweet cast? |
CUSTARDPIE |
| Distortion of Picasso that's rejected - a heavenly figure |
CASSIOPEIA |
| Domestic level making management exhausted? |
DRAININGBOARD |
| Duty, say, bound by marriage |
ALLEGIANCE |
| Exhibitionist in rabble |
SHOWER |
| Fat cat cut and run, no criminal - you bet he wins! |
TURFACCOUNTANT |
| Group held up by man, sort of cross |
MALTESE |
| Highly acidic jerk expressing nuances of conversation |
PHONETIC |
| House inferior to unfinished elevation - never mind |
HEIGHHO |
| I let tangerines blend in food processor |
LARGEINTESTINE |
| Impudent lad, thief with camera? |
WHIPPERSNAPPER |
| Inconsiderately, one drops issue to vex |
LITTERBUG |
| Introduction to Charles Dickens' last novel, for romantic light entertainment? |
CANDLESTICKS |