A freshwater ray-finned fish (4) A reddish-brown colour (5,5) Antonin, Bohemian composer noted for his New World Symphony (6) Annual U.S. theatre award first established in 1947 (4) Aim for some bail-out body for countries (1,1,1) Apple product of the '90s A serviceman's drink not sold publicly? (7,4) A man bringing a sailor back to dance (5) After Thur. Asian plain Airey, British Conservative M.P. who died in a bomb explosion in 1979 (5) A lump of gold (6) A trying experience (6) Adjust rent again in country (9) A mad basil recipe from the city (9) A girl's characteristic feature is to be absentminded (8) Alex .... , 2005-14 Cameroon and 2006-12 Arsenal midfielder (4) Alex ..., 2022 Commonwealth Games triathlon gold medallist (3) And 2 Down. Crystal Palace and 2021-23 Eintracht Frankfurt manager; 1992-2011 SV Ried defender (6,7) Antonio ..... , 2016-18 Chelsea, 2019-21 Inter Milan and 2021-23 Spurs coach (5) Andy .... , Benetton Rugby and 2013-23 Bristol Bears scrum-half (4) Alternative 24-hour period not long ago (3,5,3) Allegations which are not freely made? (7) A drink and a kiss, nominally (4) A Scottish one (3) Adult working around edges of dancing club Amazed husband further down street inside vehicle Attach cards, then try small cutters Amphibian was not seen before on Tuesday (4) An animal found with a chimp and anteater (5) Area away from the city where Downriver enters Kent, perhaps (7) Aran knit - stylish but rebellious (8) As good as November in advance (6) A sailor goes to sea when we humble him (5) A draw is made for the presentation (5) Amazed that Dud atones for it? (9) A 'messenger' one joins us in our devotional exercise (7) A snake appears so quietly Avoiding a dousing in the water (7) A leash for the pointer (4) A bawdy word for "sturdy"? (10) A fellow stiff with cold (6) About time to make clear (5) Are stars and cost more than the others (3,3,4) Animal you put among "Possessions" (6) A scam - it's not on the level (4) Aphid firstly, then bee, appear in flower (6) Animal upset a lot of shops (5) (and 5 Across) A way to learn what Pretty Polly tights might be considered? (6-7) Alistair who broadcast Letter from America for many years (5) Albert ___, TV rag-and-bone man (7) Acrobatic little bird (8) A ___ Named Desire, play (9) A way to learn what Pretty Polly tights might be considered? (6) A way to learn what Pretty Polly tights might be considered? (7) Annual U.S. theatre award that was first established in 1947 (4) Actresses Stone and Gless Apple "helper" Asian stir fry ingredient (2 wds.) Army groupings Avoid a big wedding, maybe Aperture in door (7) Above average ability (6) At_ (disagreeing) Animal which features in an Aesop fable (4) Acts of washing (9) A calm broadcast in the course of battle gets praise (11) Affleck, Stiller and Kingsley Army Wives star Delaney Asthma sufferer's tool Africa's largest country by area, since the secession of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011 (7) A kind of untanned leather with a rough granulated surface (8) Annual Mediterranean herb, family Apiaceae, used to flavour liqueurs such as absinthe, ouzo, sambuca etc. (5) Alternative name for the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), from French (8) A two in a deck of cards or the side of a die bearing two spots (5) Any plant of the family Lamiaceae, commonly known as the mint family (7) Amedeo ___ (1776-1856), Italian physicist whose eponymous law states that equal volumes of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules (8) Argument about thing at work at the present time (5,3) Attuning to environment in film based on a book, say (10) Available to be contacted for professional services (2,4) A coastal road, especially one cut into the edge of a cliff (8) A ruler of a Muslim community in Islamic history (6) Anne of ____, fourth wife of England's King Henry VIII (6) A wreath of flowers or beads worn on the head (7) Absent-minded or preoccupied, especially by anxiety (8) Archaist (sic) removed as Nirvana type (5) Acknowledge an order (2) Acknowledgement callsign (5) Another name for the Roman Catholic Church (6) Another name for the Roman Catholic Church (2,4) As brought by a charmer with a decent fortune? (4,4) Athletes or names changed (7) A light (4) "Ahh, it's good to be here!" saying on some decor Act of splitting into smaller units (11) "A rat!" Agra attire Actor's comment to the audience Act, rub oil in (anag) (11) Audio fault that comes back again (3) Amuse the titular head with a Verdi composition (6) A number confessing to playing the fool (8) Among gods, he was in authority (4) Admitted being a bit of a blether (3) Arabian football team fixers Article on female explorer crossing river to reach country Administrative group (9) A king that will get your measure (5) A good trade if you play your cards right (4) Artfulness not learnt with a lot of bother (4) A violin player? Could be Jack (5) A Spanish snack served up on a Polynesian cloth. Thanks Dad (4) And so on (abbrev)(1,1,1) Absence of dirt (11) At the earliest opportunity (inits)(4) Acted with propriety (7) Area of a coastal town (8) Assume or adopt (an attribute or quality) (4,2) Away from the middle (8) A stream in the garden? (6) PREVIOUS SOLUTION ACROSS: 1 Laughing gas 9 Oak 10 Axminster 11 Ducks 13 Sirloin 14 Norway 16 Speeds 18 Prevail 19 Resit 20 Out-andout 21 Pie 22 British Rail. DOWN: 2 Ark 3 Accurately defined new recipes A sum Ben worked out for Ray A metal machine operator in America perhaps A Wagner opera A coiled brass instrument All-you-___-eat buffet ATM service charge A, e, i, o or u Auction Actress Margret Actor Orlando Astin and Penn A hot topic: worldwide conflict with China? Acting monarch of London street (6) Adorable canine has fondness for sugary treats (5,5) Ancient Nile king Areas for ship-building Alleged killer of aviator Charles Lindbergh's son, ... Hauptmann was executed in April, 1936 At the declaration of WWII this pioneer aviatrix joined the Air Transport Auxiliary but died in 1939 after baling out over the Thames (3,7) Away in the past, perhaps (3,7) Agents busting counterfeiters (hyph.) Account for (2 wds.) "And then you'll be at the front door of my ___" (2 wds.) Available, but not at theaters (2 wds.) Additional items will be an unknown quantity in revised rates (6) Asks how stationery is sold (8) A little bit of history Area that's right for instance to have one on (6) As a result study the order in which things follow on (11) Albert, she's acting strange in this movie (10) A more energetic engineer (6) A bit of a diabolic lass if you wish to label her (8) A willing participant (8) Alined and joined together (6) Association of sporting clubs (6) A strange lassie's assumed names (7) Agent, taking care of termination by married one, allocated allowance (8,5) Actress Laura ____ A green concoction could provoke fury Artist produced small picture like that Appoint beforehand eccentric dean and prior A theologian has to finish article for supplements And not Norman, losing chap After prayer I take on another part of the service American ten-cent pieces A paragon of virtue or an errant type! (6) Altar guy African trips Africa country Alliance grp. A lot of soldiers at macrame evening last Thursday! (4) A government's obligations (8,4) A fast start? (3,9) After-school destination (3) Actor who played Bergerac and DCI Barnaby (7) A very young child (6) A truant released large American spider (9) Alongside in time (8) As they say, end of story! (4) A few knights errant led by man into bonfire and so forth (3,6,5) Act over fickle destiny of film maker (4,6) Affectionately move into multinational conglomerate (6) Advanced, complex maths generating complaint (6) Armour-plated - old battleship (8) Aromatic seeds used in cooking (5) "Avengers: ___ of Ultron"; 2015 movie Actor on "Single Parents" (and 5 Across) Earth, cryptically, having second thoughts? (6,2,5) Apostles' deeds (4) Anita Brookner's 1984 Booker Prize-winning novel (5,2,3) Amstrad founder (4,5) Any ill-bred dog (3) Arabic cracked-wheat salad (9) Author of Ode to a Nightingale (5) Alternative therapy which originated in Japan (5) Almost throw up, transfixed by party disturbances (2-3) Asylum built around small plant (7) A large gun causing scare (5) Appear in panic, sadly at the last moment of crisis (9) A spot inhabited by number one fool (5) A fact - the grids can be blank! (8-5) A rook sang about marsupials Aid in the form of money A certainty of course A Greek character allowed to display charm Annoyed, having gone ahead after demand A petty war organised by famous lawman Afraid playing snooker, scoring just two Ay, there's the way to polish it, Hamlet (3) Autographs more than one 4 (5) Area exempt from Jewish law (4) Any part of a skeleton (4) Atmospheric air current (3,6) Accounts of incidents (9) A room to want to know about? (7) A letter perused in fear (5) An English school of note (4) A very loud tune associated with love (6) Amadeus, who shouldn't be called a pack of wolves! (6) Artificial ridge for confining a waterway or carrying a road (10) Art Garfunkel song, the UK's biggest selling single in 1979 after it appeared in the animated film Watership Down (6,4) Australian tennis player who was world No. 1 and won the US Open in 2001, and won Wimbledon in 2002 (6) A public boxing match fought for money, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries (10) Arid land "All About ____" Analyse a nervous condition (9) A certain amount of water round eastern vessel (7) After tea request some work to do (4) ...a source of mineral wealth around a state (5) A sailor returning chartbook (5) ...appearing among the darnel in grassland (4) Accomplished satisfactorily (4,4) Aviator, ___ Earhart At home? Near to a position within (4) Award, having lost its head, has a hurt look (4) Aggressive outburst of Portuguese saint going around Las Vegas (5) Ascertain the 10-across (7) Airscrew (9) Anything hidden in undergrowth? Administrative region of China Allocated shares Animal entering that is put out (5) A snuggle with acquaintances primarily wagging tongues (9) Agricultural labourers (8) A ragman, possibly? (7) Assuming student free from pain after dose of medicine ultimately cures illness (7) Anytime, lad performing in a spirited way (10) Attraction of every Yorkshire river (6) A painter's tool A developing area