Crossword Clues Start With A, page 1548
As is a femme fatale?
Admit a lot of vice
Awful career, not a person heading for the top
Ancient civilization originally capturing unknown tribespeople for evisceration
Artisan beer we drink extra warm – bottoms up!
1 across's portrayal of contents of red can knocked over by drunk guy?
1 across's portrayal of musical elitism
Avant-gardist seen in can, euphemistically (prison)
Arrangement with cheap horn for Spooner
Ancient empire where bionic man oddly not seen
Army chaplain has accommodation next to soldiers
Advertising for irreligious lawyer?
American stirred malty sedative
A bit of fun at last leading to hesitation by Mellors perhaps
Appallingly inelegant of Rose
A refusal to receive Labour leader is sent back by letter
A few weeks to live in retreat among native Australians and Maoris, primarily, in one of 13's stories
Airline‘s fate
Approximate location of misdirected golf ball?
Asterix's mate finally dropped Roman daggers
American fuel is blended to be profitable
Account by bishop in cold fury turning bitter
Average young salmon, reportedly
Attackers? Odd characters in cars in this case
Angle a half-frame makes with dilapidated hut
A lot of calculation when called to account
Alternatives include a third rate speaker
Asks crew to pull nets closer
Amusing place for Noah's assistant, you might say
7 academics and students cross
Artist, prig at heart, secures collector's items
Android perhaps showing how things are done in theatre?
Almost frighten French monk and the occasional flyer
A bit hungover at Easter; consumed too much
American thug, loud, in swanky hotel can't find reception!
Ancient tower Open University unearthed in pieces from town
Asian marsupial, stubborn creature copper captured
Assassination in Japan might be seen to involve one
Atila's accountable for destruction of this Bible version
Arab uprising very soon
Avoid being last to get away
Appreciate not starting without academics being all together
Agreement with Turkey's law
A right crazy sick old creature
Army unit arriving half-cut at stag party?
A durable role, possibly, for Corbyn?
Abandoning its responsibilities, National Trust is retailing skimpy night attire
American agents about to be hiding in tree?
About to secure strongbox, where one may 8, giving nothing away
Assured piece of topical mimicry
A lot about leader of right-wing party in female novelist
Aim to be free of prejudice?
Arab arranged to tour Arizona in charitable fair
A header for Vardy against Italian forward
A way to recognise a tax break?
A French parent adopting Portugal's current unit
A quiet river on location – just the job!
Article on women's muscle
Appear clumsy in golf with a wedge, ending in bush
Airbrush out borders in removing Pennsylvania city
Arriving at airport, female leaves confinement
Article by monk, one deduced
A 19's baby's toys
Actor's way-out and eccentric, so great when holding party
Air traffic controller that's first leaving 20?
An excellent conductor of energy in a storm, perhaps
A short nap in Susie's tavern
A Schubert composition is capital
Actresses retain potential – never getting wrinkles
Advance guard for our direst criminal
Acting Tory leader introduced to Spaniard is a lawmaker
After peeling off, they might give you slippers!
A theorist vacillating could be one
Artwork quite attractive once topped
A rifle dug up by safety worker
Australian doctor was first, having walked slowly
9: American group sex must be banned, you are told
A net helps wild animals
A smart point of view in a tight corner
A call for repeated effort
A danger out east at this time of the year
Academic angrily cautioned a pupil
A real challenge for climbers, reversing government monopoly
Action course avoided by sage
Article given number immediately
A composer, pianist and contralto: let me take you for a 21!
As Spooner says, giant steps show disdain
A course for making early toast?
Associate with retainers thrown out by force
About to make trouble in government
Area of land left in agreement from France to produce essential oil
A crew Independent draws in conveniences
As discussed, observe deep fish
Author, seeing learner in street, had turned left
Animal and a collection of teeth found in burial site
Australian leaving country in need of food
Adam finally taken in by falsehood gets fruit
Always remove injured soldiers
Article, canny one stirring anger
Agreement necessary to provide alibi
Affair to end all affairs? Hang on, Chuck!
Action is permitted – financial executive
A new rota for building a large vessel
A subject for those who have a mind to study
Apparently tough poser is never really understood, maybe initially impossible?
A private's ending in the army, a simple form of life
,18across Obeying Thatcherism requires a new approach to foreign aid policy
,26across Go for it! There's risk (so moaners need to be prepared)
,27across Get back on good terms with repair man by keeping quiet?
About rent in arrears, perhaps to one's ears, a type of clue that's somewhat new
Ask for it?
Avoided science first thing; had a nap
A daughter garlanded by fragrant, timeless rose
Ambitious study covering right current and velocity
Arty group writhing in torment
A boring dim person interested in being a scientist
A sitting target for disgruntled shareholders?
A trial leading to the noose?
A number try out the French shrub
A male delegate?
A reservation almost captured by very old cowboy
Arbitrary comment, I agree, is kind of average
Author‘s odd email covering sign about last letter
, 19 across, 24 down Instructions for shooting 17, 12, 13 across
A second attempt to bring in one off-course
A railway brings in one cultivating the big guns?
A shade quiet in Germany? Just a bit
Ancient monument from century before end of paganism in part connected with church
Award mark below zero
Apple, mostly rosy, shared billing
Architectural decoration such as flying dragon round a new church
Antique braced framework, post-Restoration in part
A club admits balance sheet being worthless
Artist almost touched ferny scales
Adult chaps mature, tame no longer
A nut: with scarce bother, it's shelled
Angelfish skirting East River
Ahead in county division after playing side at the top
Appalling manager somewhat disheartened crowd
Addicted to tune being broadcast
Accept offer to go into A&E
A nightmare location for Elstree, hosting movie opening before time
Anger about European flower ring
Among others in a retail supply
A guy's moved about romcom's opening? It's overly sentimental
A serving figure in a party progressing slowly in bars
A bishop to observe hosting African party gets suspension
Applause with sound cut off for rock guitarist
Add a pair of pages before finale
Ancient building may drip fluid
Animal and a plant enveloped by strange aroma
Award given to peer in a flap
As if drunk, thus lying back on the roof
A singular method of dealing with a traffic problem
Amusing panel disheartened about fine
Arrest old learners breaking into vehicle
American behind an expression of disgust
Author hopelessly in love with good man
Accidents in tumble drier
Antiquated old couple drowned in vat of tea?
Agreed with queen after tense revolutionary period in the past
A good time to be a Harry and score a full round?
Argument about limits of load in place Columbus set sail from with 1A
Allude to snaffling cigarette end to make spliff
A resounding comeback
An increase, not for the first time
Ale houses new chain: 'Senior Inn Member'
1 and 6 doing cartwheels, making elementary combinations
After siting's feast, port was drunk
A judge with proceeds from cocaine (nearly new cut) bought home for young pony
A shady spot
Appeal when wicket's taken by Aussie, caught by bowler?
After noon the French walk in arid region
A river, not English, dark blue
Article blended material, not a lightweight builder's stuff
Age of Blair? Not quite, after e.g. reversal
A warning that has Tory rebels going their separate way?
American blocking communist study
Adequate soldiers receive note on plant
Archdeacon after the heart of Tom Baker?
A hound's tail wagging with the hunt's climax
A pair of mice cavorting? Not love at first sight!
Australian half-rewritten scripture
An EU precursor lavishes love stories
American out of action, accidentally shot in the arm
Author one right to pursue love in hut
About hundred in expanded team at airport
Assist in scripting ceremony after scare
Aims for extremities
After remixing, had bruiser removed from the record
At some distance regularly giving way to hail cab
A girl is excited by the French style of painting
Analyse Eastern sect member
As with vintage Conran bonkbuster, it starred Cary Grant
A Yorkshire beauty queen, when speaking, is beguiling
A chemical that can produce a stronger body, and a heavenly one
At the farm produced second crop
Accountant keeps extravagant tunic for priest
A couple of times sumo wrestling, at the maximum
Artist, extravagant in book pair presented about small group
Announcement from mobile seller offering cool stuff?
Arranged bail before the first proof of innocence?
A right to-do with the oven, when the pear's in a crumble
Attractive source? More or less
Aren't sorry to interrupt relations between Mars and Venus, perhaps
American-backed Left beat ruler
An art gallery's pin-up, I suppose, to lie
A European, in essence, is a discriminating sort
A distraught sob by musician who dislikes Fifty Shades of Grey?
Awful-looking artist getting very old
Audibly breathe hard, racing in cars like RoboCop?
A cloth pulled back in yielding Caribbean fruit
A US girl in Canada perhaps?
American guy inviting nurse to strip
Agent offering Hobson's choice of guide on vacation, with a 9
Atmosphere Longfellow captures in no time, poetically
Attempt to deceive in how to choose particular suit?
Attack personal record briefly in review
Animal crossing ploughed up acre in credit with fixture in field …
9 accepting new crate of fruit
Aromatic flavouring one needs to sprinkle on bit of aubergine
Ascended pass with sheep
Abundant booze attracts party man
A lone hermit
Artificial intelligence ultimately occupying fellow geek
Alcuin's first language embraced by head of historical territory
Appear to be heard describing King Charles as a funny guy
A politician in public house allowed to give handout
Area to decorate round university's central hall
Astaire, say, departs having broken cane in silly part
A system set up by the police may show two artists parking without charge
Again Emperor's given order — Congress won't be restricted by it
At work train cashier for long period
A good number remain, we hear, doubtful
Article mislaid, Mike's admitted? Pretty much
After about turn, fled with American revolver
A part with lines composed for musician
Argue about origin of native tree
A lot of pressure: I'm not sure youngster will accept it
Almost out of new porridge, one will surely get the breakfast
A lot of jealousy over one's final words
Actress delivering short line, then short number
A great stop!
Anxious state no good in a street
Affair is an African party in a European city
A ship is circling next to ocean depth
Article on curiously violent experimental book
Almost put on power for finish
Against leaving barge in Oxford?
Appear to assume everybody's lacking intellectual subtlety