A type of headwear (3) A type of medical scan (2) A type of smoked haddock (6) A written law or act, passed by a legislature (7) A zero score in soccer (3) Accessory that traps heat near the body? Actor Ethan Peck now plays this logical Star Trek character (5) Actor Jeremy ___ survived snowplow accident (6) Actor Matt ___ is fighting to save a historic NY church (5) Actor ___ Arkin died in June at 89 (4) Actor ___ Pascal was named one of Time's influential people (5) Actress Jean ___ had successful heart procedure (5) Actress Raquel ___ died in Feb. at age 82 (5) Actress Zooey Deschanel got engaged to a Property Brother in this summer month; abbr. (3) Actress ___ Cruz appeared in Emirates airline commercials (8) Adobo preparations All-inclusive vacation spots (7) American English is abbreviated as this (2) An Irish paramilitary organization (3) An Italian ___ boss was arrested after 30 yrs on the run (5) An alcoholic spirit of Russian origin (5) An all-night party featuring electronic dance music (4) An animal missing pigment in skin and hair (6) An annoying individual (4) An item of value (5) An open-meshed device to catch fish (3) Appendage on a fish (3) Approximate times of arrival (4) Article used before a word starting with a vowel (2) Artist whose Christmas song beat "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to No. 1 on the Billboard charts this month Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons (8) Atrocities continued in this Horn of Africa country (8) Attest to Avian ___ killed 50,000 wild birds in U.K. (3) Act of refraining or abstaining Ale must affect lucky charms Antonio -, Spanish architect famous for his designs for the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Actor Alan who won Emmys for M*A*S*H and The West Wing Alley-___ basketball play Alternative to stairs for wheelchair users Angry beast in an enchanted forest Antipollution group of the government: Abbr. Approve a PDF contract in a way: Hyph. Approximately 4047 square meters Art of pruning bushes into shapes Article 1, Section 3 subject in the Constitution Artificial bait used to catch fish At top volume ___ and Nancy (1986 Gary Oldman movie) ___ around with (hang out with) "A Spell for Chameleon" author Anthony A solver confused about second clue: Garment (8) Any one of the Gemstones, in "The Righteous Gemstones" Approximate intersection (10) "Ask a ___" (workplace column by Alison Green) A cover for a pillow (10) A small amount of spirits (4) According to the book of Genesis, the first human to die (4) Any member of a church founded on the doctrines of a German Protestant theologian, 1483-1546 (8) "Anything's possible if you've got enough _": J K Rowling (5) Area of the western Atlantic Ocean where, urban legend has it, numerous ships and aircraft have disappeared (7,8) Alphabet soup component Agreeable answers Alternated working with another person Airstream owner Abhors extremely disagreeable exams (7) Accidents by negligent couples (10) All Blacks dual World Rugby Player of the Year 2016-17 (7) All Blacks first-five 1995-2004 (7) Athletics/swimming qualifying event, abbrev (2) "A Doll's House" playwright Henrik ___ Apt name for a cook that sounds like "Stew" Activist Brockovich ___ Alto, California (4/7) "...___ all the way..." Ambulance's loud alert Ad-___ (improvise) After-bath powder (4) Authentication (5) Australian dog — account (never) Apr. addressee Auction Albumen And not out of ignorance About to have nothing but eggs Advantaged with transport And not Avoid Antelope Artist's stand Any of a series of Soviet satellites, such as — I, launched in 1957 Aircraft firm founded by Alliott Verdon Roe in 1910 & 1A The —, 1981 comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Alan Alda (4,7) Ave - - -, prayer — a limb American marsupial At this moment Any number going out for drink Arrogance of assistant having succeeded ousting American Afternoon meal Assign Academic body discussed defunct quadrangle, say American fashionista receives a universal hand in the main 15 22 - and its lead character An ITV Christmas special from 2012, which starred Sheridan Smith and John Bishop Artform associated with Marcel Marceau (and 23 across, 24 across) Proverb saying that if you pay someone to do something then you should let them do it (3,4,1) 15 22 - and its lead character (6,5) 3.15 appointment A fine man - especially in France (4) A hostel (anag.) (7) A line snorted by naked bloke that might be David Attenborough A member of the front row in a game of rugby (4) A profit once more? A racing one you can put your house on A winner like world marathon champion Kiplangat? "Able was I ___ saw Elba" (famous palindrome) (2 wds) About 20,000 square feet Accomplishing an aim According to Lana, I'm just a beast! Actor who played B A Baracus in The A-Team (2,1) Adjust air-con with a simple instrument Admires unusual pistol for example (7) Adult male in jail, set up, given life (8) Adventurous pursuits After cover up, Thompson (or Watson) may create difficulty Age (abl. sing.); sometimes, youth: fui ego illa ____ et feci illa omnia, Pl. Bacch. 1079 Agent holding information back from jerks playing golf Alberto, who followed Fangio as the world's No 1 driver Alex, a titan of the triathlon Alexandra will lead you there Ambience you'll find in restaurant (4) Amphibious vehicle returns with a queen at the tops of its crow's-nests An ITV Christmas special from 2012, which starred Sheridan Smith and John Bishop (5) An alibi says you were ... at the time of the crime An elite unit lacking one injured soldier An excerpt from Poulenc or Elgar that's requested by the audience Andre, winner of eight grand slams Animal representing a sports team Appointed to a task Appropriate when belonging to a religious fraternity (2,5) Apt to achoo Aquifolia et ____, carmen gratiosum Area by train lines home to birds Area with sign about double parking in Syrian city? (6) Arranges in a particular order Artform associated with Marcel Marceau (4) Article kept in school: it’s inside, alarmed Artist requiring mostly brass and tin to start with As a Benn is to a Eubank, for example As fired by Alison Williamson, perhaps As unlikely as it sounds, he played for and managed Wales Assist surprisingly in a period of equilibrium (6) Assume positions to resist attack by bear on the outskirts of Truro (5,2) Astrophysicist ? deGrasse Tyson At a previous time (7,2) Augusta Corner where golfers no doubt pray! Author of The Faerie Queene Auto part called 'wing' by Brits Autumnal drinks Available call-in channel Avis quae ova aurea peperit A bank of snow; a curl of cloud or smoke; a circlet of seasonal flora and evergreen foliage hung on one's door at Christmas or set with candles to represent four weeks of Advent; or, a band of twisted A bole or log of a tree customarily burnt in the hearth at Christmas or represented in chocolate as a buche de Noel, for example; a blanket box; or, a travel chest (5) A book or collection of cartographic charts for navigation to Bethlehem, Christmas Island, Lapland, the North Pole, Santa Claus, Sint-Niklaas and all other earthly areas, countries or zones (5) A clamour or din, such as that of a lively wassail or revelrous party (5) A compartment for a single animal in a cowshed or stable; each of a row of seats in a choir; one of the fingers of a glove; a booth for the sale of goods in a Christmas market or any other fair; or, a A contrivance used in a test for measuring blood alcohol content that one could potentially fail following consumption of two standard glasses of wine, some 30 mince pies or around 850 chocolate lique A creative activity such as baking, basket-weaving, chandlering, Christmas card-making, decoration creation, embroidering, flower-pressing, marbling or quilting (5) A false or idle tale; a thing of litle value; a slight piece; a small sum; a gewgaw; a type of pewter; or, a cold pudding of custard, fruit cocktail, jelly and sherry-soaked sponge with a sprinkling o A forename of the author Dame Edith Marsh who penned the Roderick Alleyn detective novels including her classic Christmas murder mystery Tied Up in Tinsel (5) A fragrant evergreen conifer with woody cones sometimes used as Christmas decorations or placed in seasonal potpourri with citrus slices and cinnamon quills (4) A frill or pleat of fabric as decoration on a garment or soft furnishing (5) A gander's female counterpart with a fabled auric egg-laying example killed by its greedy owner; or, with "Mother", an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes (5) A luminous phenomenon involving streamers of light above polar regions (6) A mass of snow or leaves, piled up by the wind; a large spread of daffodils, snowdrops or other flowering plants; a flock of cattle or birds; a heavy shower of rain/sleet; or, loose fluvioglacial or g A model in a Nativity scene of the manger in which the infant Jesus Christ was laid at birth; a wicker basket; a cowshed for oxen; a bin for grain; a card game developed from noddy; or, a little bed f A piece of spiced browned bread placed in alcohol; a favourite lady whose health is drunk to and name supposed to flavour the bumper, like the aforesaid crouton; or, a tribute marked by raising one's A pirate, originally one operating in the Caribbean (9) A plump gallinaceous game bird central to the popular Christmas cumulative tune that also recalls doves, drummers, French hens, ladies, milkmaids and a pear tree, among other things (9) A snail (9) A snowy incline for winter sports, often with a series of moguls; or, a dry artificial construction, mimicking such a piste, for practice (3,5) A solid figure, Prime Minister Sunak enters without greeting (5) A space-occupying substance or thing, such as a present placed in a Christmas stocking, a stem of foliage/greenery incorporated into a bouquet or the tobacco in a cigar (6) A style or method of cooking characterising a particular place (7) A sustained and enthusiastic show of applause from an audience (7) A sweet baked food, such as the elaborate fruit-laden "twelfth" variety cooked for the feast of the Epiphany, customarily including a dried bean and a pea (4) A thin roll of coloured crepe paper or strip of confetti that cascades when thrown; a banner headline; or, a flag flowing in the wind (8) A tremble in response to cold, such as that portrayed in the "Winter" concerto of The Four Seasons (6) A weak vowel sound in some syllables that is not stressed (5) A well-known brand of British foods including its gravy powder, originally named for "browning, seasoning and thickening in one" (5) A winter white-like colour; sweet sherry; a confection of soft fudge or peppermint fondant covered in chocolate; a sandwich-biscuit filling; or, one of the components of the pudding described in 37 Ac A young salmon or trout between the stages of fry and smolt (4) Actor and comedian who played Michael Rodwell in Coronation Street (3,6) Actor and comic, Ricky ------- (7) Actor who played the emperor Augustus in I, Claudius (5,7) Actor whose films include The Prince Of Tides and Affliction (4,5) Agglomerations of chocolates, conifer needles, fallen leaves, firewood, mince pies, presents under Christmas trees, roasted chestnuts or snowflakes; or, mounds or masses of things generally (5) Aggravates Spanish woman negotiating Florida motorway (8) Air quality measure judged to have been a factor in the byelection caused by the resignation of 15 (4) Ali ....., president whose military decided in August he had 11/17D/16 (5) Alignment of the body (7) American actor Orlando carrying flowers (6) American term for a sweet made of the ingredient described in 42 Across, boiled and crystallised; bonbons, comfits, humbugs, toffees and other confects collectively; or, with "cane", a striped stick o An Old English round dance; the tune accompanying it; a festive hymn of joy at Christmas, such as any one of those of the Manx "Oie'll Verrey" event ; or, an enclosure for a study in a cloister (5) An abies popular as a Christmas tree and recalled in a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen (3) An auric offering of the Magi (4) An authorisation to act as an agent for a company's products (9) An expression of friendly salutation said on meeting or in a written message in a Christmas card; or, hails, handshakes, kisses, nods or other welcomes generally (9) An unspecified degree? (3) Ancient Roman coins that were equal to one quarter of a denarius (9) Andirons; animals "for life, not just for Christmas"; or, frankfurters (4) Another name for chenin blanc grapes (5) Another name for the streaky brown meadow pipit in the order Aves with fellow feathered vertebrates including robin, swan, turkey, turtledove and wren (7) Armistead ......, author of Tales of the City (6) Around bottom of chain, locket is somehow bound tightly (5-4) Articles of food made of flour or dough collectively; the dough itself; a small individual cinnamon bun, eclair, gateau, millefeuille, puff, slice or other fancy; or, the crust of a galette des rois, Artisans who make or repair jewellery or other small decorative objects from the precious argentine metal that was formerly used to make sixpences and other coins (12) As two words, a phrase from the Biblical annunciation to the shepherds in the Nativity for amity, kindness or well-wishing; or, as one word in the US, a thrift shop (4,4) At ....-Two-Birds, novel by Flann O'Brien (4) A hut built for headless writer A wife in one African country or another Asked for drinks neat Abominable snowman Aeroplane body Appointment Against the law As easy as falling __ log Actions "__ and his money are soon parted" Actor George Actress Jacqueline A French resort almost completely developed (2,4) A tin so placed to hold a prickly plant (8) Against everybody, especially the Traffic Authority leaders in island capital (8) Altered in error, so it's reported (7) Attacks the hides (5) Auto parts brand owned by GM Academic who works with many different schools, maybe Arrival announcement Actress Amanda ___ and ran Athletic items never purchased individually Aligns "Ay, dios ___!" ___ and downs Arena arrangement Antonym of ''ally'' Alphabetic homophone