Drink a feeble sort needed before game ... Delivering campaign speeches Defensive "Definitely not THAT!" 'Definitely not THAT!' Demand concessions by threat Document I turned up supporting abandoned political views Deception, so to speak Deceptive display Deception facilitator Diamond-quality factor Diamond grading factor Diamond asset Diamond-quality factor Doctrine that all events are subject to fate, and happen by unavoidable necessity Diffident danseur in production's holding us up Departed. Dispatch to a celeb Deafening silence and bittersweet Did The Vikings use this to find us or did it give away our position? Decorator's handful Decorator's samples Decorator's samples. Dismissing those in Munster and Leinster, for instance, they have well-defined targets they're expected to hit Deserving, worthy of Declared, in pinochle. Displayed for scoring, as in gin rummy Descending from a train, bus, etc. Deflections. Delivers, as a convention-opening speech Delivers, as a convention-opening speech Diner needs Delphic quality Door openers. Door openers Door openers Dimly, imprecisely Doctor in digs welcomes writers giving out to the chemist Devour in pamphlet produced by one of those responsible for The Web Develops the bass - and more - in places with intensive schooling? Dismiss gangster Moran? Desktop items Drink coolers Drinks of pureed fruit Describing some cams. Dress that makes a slow dance difficult Dress that makes a slow dance difficult Dress for Scarlett O'Hara Display excessive pride in key line that's completed Dingy purveyors of fried fare Dingy purveyors of fried fare Drink lobby tends to go with the flow Directing a shell Did away with Difficult situation in the local pub perhaps Distant Distant Distant Distant Dreamy or abstracted. Dreamy, as a look. Draw back Draw back Draw back Distant Draw back; rebound. Draw back Duct, for instance Do-it-yourself equipment. Douglas' "Wall Street" role Douglas's "Wall Street" role Douglas's 'Wall Street' role Downed quickly Didn't just sip Douglas' "Wall Street" role Describes where the skier went with great individual from county associated with the Dubs Distastefully disdainful Does some stock-car work Dan Cupid's special date Donations Disgustingly dirtier Deposed king of Yugoslavia Drinking moderately but regularly Deceiving to get something without paying Disrespects on the net Disrespects on the net Describing Garroway's facial effect. Destination in Dorothy's dream Dark characters? Dark, heavy type Dark, heavy type Draws level type of comic humorist initially and polishes off outstanding work Dipnoan. Describes in detail Decks, as an opponent Describes in detail Do-it-yourself brand "for the toughest jobs on planet Earth" Do-it-yourself brand 'for the toughest jobs on planet Earth' Diluted espressos Diluted espressos Disney cow romantically linked with Goofy Decorated American League outfielder Hunter Decorative Japanese gateway Decorative gateway in Japan Decorative Japanese gateway Decorative Japanese gateway Decorated American League outfielder Hunter Darkened areas on a Pei plan December holiday December celebration December observance with candle-lighting December celebration since 1966 December celebration December observance with candle-lighting Don't look at advert without note and article from viewers De Gaulle, for one. Damages reputation of detectives seen at the end of film Develop hives Develop hives Develop hives Damages modifier Denies film-making has unseen hazards Does a soft shoe, maybe Dances: Colloq. Does a vaudeville turn Dances onstage Dances to loud music in Soho medley Director's bane Director's bane Dangerous one: Colloq. Dirty player isn't destined for the bigger stage Did one's exercises on one's own at the start of 18 across - how informed is that? Do some creative accounting Do some creative accounting Do some creative accounting Doctor records Detective's union leads to conflict Dogs of a kind. Dangerous dogs Dangerous dogs Downside to topless nights out with the lads - someone will have to pay them Dry runs, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 26- and 43-Across Dry runs, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 26- and 43-Across Dry runs of a sort Describes potential house-sitter from the foreign community chart Dirt on Iris, for one, cheers drinker Doohickeys Doodads Doodads Duty to get one hundred and eighty? Case of poacher turning gamekeeper! Dolts Dearly. Drill successfully Drill successfully Damage part of the cage holding the bones of cocaine found on American boat Disturbed states Dine Dine *Do some scheming *Do some scheming Describes future plans of the man upstairs as one of those great imponderables Deposits of a sort Deposits upstart in new villa on Alpine summit Duff is head of humanities in American University Determines the sum Docks Disconnect, separate Declined gradually Dishy type with most of 25 across and 9 across Divorcee, for example, loses the head at garden party with the sort who can make sense of texting? Does a deal with the man downstairs for state holding prisoners and individuals with spirit (5,3'1,4) Doner kebab and fruit from branch in South Africa Desserts in a box Duty-bound? Drank like a cat Drank like a dachshund Drank like a boxer Drank like a dog Drank like a boxer Drank like a dog Debt-free Designating some life insurance. Drunk at back of car, as some wine may be Deep olive-green Deep olive green Dull gray-green Deep green Dark green Deep olive-green Deep green Deep olive green Deep olive green Deep olive green Deep olive green Don't doubt this sphere at high speed, retiring Deer prints seen around — bad news for cattle? Den furniture Daphne Caruan __, journalist murdered in Malta in 2017 Dalmatian's spot, often Dalmatian's hangout, stereotypically Dalmatian's hangout, stereotypically Dalmatian's spot, often Declaration attributed to Marie Antoinette just before the 56-Across Dietary advice from Marie Antoinette Disloyal. Desserts Drinks dispenser I wonder about in the coldest months Decaying animal flesh Dr. No or Mr. Hyde Dr. No or Mr. Hyde Dismisses derisively Downplays Dismisses derisively Dismisses derisively Dropping off pair with hands bleeding Directed by hand. Did show behind curtains Italian backed and directed During break put up with complaint that's rather petty Document endorser Dotted-line user Dotted line user Doctor seeing someone under contract Decorative gables Declining Declining Declining Declining, rejecting Denying taking drugs along with official December singer? Deputy in game against reserve international can, holding ace Descriptive of a country house. Disappear slowly. Disappear Denizen of Loch Ness. Device for draining fluids Device for draining fluids Dredging pump Dredging pump Disheartened, like rich man passed from host to client Designate falsely Donor Drawing on one is fun, somehow Deliver colourful paintings put up in smuggler's vessel Dropped the ball Doohickey Deceleration engine Disappointment on holiday one's saved up for? Disingenuous Dramatic quality of N African dishes consumed by sightseers on vacation During journey, recruit turned and went obstinately