Deficient writing has edge over good stuff Dignitary could be said to be on time? Disagreement in French between sons gets harder Dig for diamonds Diplomatic force almost smothers it Deceptively real Mata Hari ensnares English flyer Dramatist in ecstasy after recent plays Drive up price of sheep dip finally Don't go near an empty space Diabolical mobile telephone mishap Drink search organized Deceitful act few do after reform Demonstrated as true Church here in France Dismiss group in church presenting coarse material Device to measure radius mathematician's topped Dominant figure in newspaper is subversive Duty free from centre includes more rum, making you unsteady Divine messenger in a new set Discreet page fronts filthy book collection Devices for shutting up after caging very loud woodpeckers Desire cleaner for the school holidays Don't allow a place to rest? Like unkind comments Devon river with very attractive effect Draconian measures: news welcomed by penurious drug addict? Driver drops off one posh portable heater Deer one leaves loves woody grass Drug den at home is busted Drunk Iberian carries mum's pan Diplomacy originally improving Civil Service procedures Dogsbody's feat in setting up of corporation Do what Morse did, failing to get time for female Doctor who used bay's place of ill repute Dig up French art treasures initially displaying impartiality Dotty drawer's son, one who takes alcohol regularly Decorated knight on board leaving to make a speech Demanding individual, Proust — peripheral sections cut Drink is brought round — pub's Number One Discharges rents Discrimination in annual meeting one's held Drug all jockeys catching a new type of fever Dreadful old hat daughter's thrown out not entirely repellent Doctor still nursing son, extremely dehydrated Dismal, like ever-recurrent problems? Disagreement among speakers for non-standard type of delivery? Dracula, perhaps, put on a cape, one in red or black? Date with old female I persuade to make a special effort Defence in question again Drug addict on a road where there's little of value Detect beat finally in this? Drive out in attempt to cross North Island Drunken priests initially botching psalm in services Distributed coca to broad in novel of poor Americans Dodgy adverts fish for items in transmission Delivers products Dance music recalled in haikus, oddly Diplomatic insult island caught on wiretap Day ultimately spent on wine and port Drunk quickly given the cold shoulder? Decent type of piano Deny in former London prison losing weight Ducks spotted in vacant land? It's unexplained Doctor he met in cave exploit Discrimination shown by third of visitors in gallery Damaging articles on subterranean activity Deer got up having hind part tucked in Dog, company ultimately for soldier Delayed because of wet, we hear Delight of good sheltered place Degenerative state of Venetian magistrate keeping volunteer army once Day was one men overturned skip Dreadful meal in time causes illness Drug, not one for eater of fish Delayed arrivals scare motel silly Dislike seen in clash at Edgbaston Dispatched casually: certainly laid back Difficult, possessing nothing, to save Discharge key errand Divide up complete set of Genesis Numbers etc? Desert marathon perhaps an exhausting grind Dietician troubled with iodine lacking as element Depend — only without me Devious few do act false Desire generated by office worker joining establishment, putting leader off Decorator's coat is long past being mended Drink trader left in charge of pound stores Dress up and show off D'Estaing's on the best of terms with mistress hugging plummy wife (7, two words) Drawing, say, direct from what's plastered over walls? Device trapping a rodent in a power discharge Dining to excess, swallowing horse and heading for inflation Dark lake flanked by group of soldiers Diplomacy is restricting Conservative plans Daughter in the role of the female who is in a hurry? Divide up last of the sweet Daughter kept so untidy a work surface Day coats unfashionable in dyed sheepskin Device administering drug when mountain climbing rule is broken Dancing act is a sly way to provoke a reaction Drink whisky maybe, then tear around? You'll get abuse Discharge Roman who's caught in flagrante? Dance by degrees become sweet, intoxicating? Ducks harbouring bug or parasite Dutch player leaving United, ringing round to cancel Danger briefly upset teacher Don't start stupid song about Shakespeare's country Discontinued your following something corny and crude Disparate bits in use — plus four to spare Deer, put in strange setting, broke out Defined unit, I suspect, not recognised Dad goes in for jogging, determined Damaged, faulty train abandoned Damage ladder one's carried Diverts variety acts with half of recording? Dances with wife following a puzzle Draw tops of the old windows Ditch, the largest, is jumped initially the wrong way Dish from the French, outwardly more Italian Distinctive sound coming from pub, I note Data vegans distributed about benefits Dairy product cattle dole out Done with wearing winter clothes? Dismal criminal getting bird Devoted to someone, one has rewritten novel Dog collars on rectors getting itchy, originally Discharge erstwhile gym class learner Drink and fish after exploits Dome-shaped dwelling I see during journey Dashes up with a companion to get healthy food Daring to poke right inside lip Drainage sorted for shrub Dahlia root, perhaps, in large container here in the middle Daring gain access to power on the way up Does this tell you what's wrong with Conservative nieces misbehaving? Dodgy dealer important people returned to see Devotion of shepherd's maybe timely in the extreme Disreputable person you wouldn't want at breakfast! Discover me erotically hugging old artist Descent from pier edge looking tricky Denied row involved quilt Drunk on port? At once! Drops artist home Disease social worker keeps missing Did coach, being married, stop collecting rent? Doubt the Gospel? Drink a wading bird left unfinished Doctor taking walk round reveals stratagem Drinker very troublesome to start with Dam — spooky no end Disgusting old boy linked with ugly incident Decoy's snout Distinctive character in Newmarket hostelry Drop daughter with it by church Detest rough bar small house installed During parties one's up for it? Discover heartless mob in command Duke providing barrier to limit queen's dispute? Don't talk work, which talking this is Distinguished member of upper house possibly gathering army Dummy run in a mo, using bombing Dear Parisian entertaining member, one out to impress? Delighted duke following portal Dog to go astray entering bank Detective left to probe dwelling-places Dexterity inappreciable, from what we hear Drop class by the sound of it Discount to exist, coming up in proportional price Do guests break up lesson? Double small holes? I am mature Don't drag feet bearing cross Deploy a lunatic marine Dog bites messenger dropping off her flier Drink for a joke during speech Dance composed by a doctor in South America Detect both poles coming into view Dogs, mine, leading bovine animals Declare invalid must have blood type checked yearly Design symbol, second on short row Driven back by hard shot, becoming cross Doctor Silver is a bore Driver slept in, wrong fellow for errands Double helping of red fish Disruptive cheek hampering foremost of luvvies? Delivery of first Christmas meal, menu having changed Downgrading of French proposal Detain criminal retailer, a clerical fellow Design made of three interlocking figures primarily Drill — dull activity Don't vote for this party? Dozy supporter more often away Difficult adhesive Dish one street that's corrupt Desert ship and hide — after running away, heads here Dukes, including peer: — in short, the blooming establishment! Data introduced to win over meeting Deficiency makes her goats go crazy Dance son's entered unfortunately, going the wrong way Drink for American drivers? Take too much ale at first (4, 4). Dramatist's railing not quite over . Device for controlling temperature in our lager supply Drink to lacrosse's first summer league table Doctor photographs strain and graze Distribute drink around east of France Declare a sure winner in speech Deep sea fish, black when small Dance of millions in Cuba — right for clubs Debussy's piece is less convincing Dumped old females given confidential advice? Dead, then ending in Elysium? It's different for this lot! Doctor and a copper taking on the French vampire Deaf old fellow's first to appear in severe part of court case Domineering woman to fight the sack? Dangerous movement in which Linda's led astray Diana unusually displaying natural spirit Days after date in which somehow Paris no longer expanded Deed admitted by old man to obtain agreements Disease in granny's heart and chest, lacking oxygen Did exhaust part for American's car by day Description of socialism in business doctrine Dress crab and earn capital abroad Designed, as they say, gold trainer Drum when rested up Drain made by bore with time running out Desperately important to correct daft headline Dull and boring, cornering attention Do I steer acting in play with this? Due to blunder, mounted soldiers on manoeuvre caught out of position? Decline of French commander English think highly of? Discharge gas into drink Dolly, artist's model? Danger for each one left Dallas diva or wayward Catalan artist… Develop simple diet — you might be punished for breaking it! Definitely not like sailor to have house by river Drug agent's not travelling around after end of year Daggers the Spanish brought into form of evil magic? Dispute involving four dukes? Dirty job involving spades Desire, just in a promiscuous way Daily newspaper's takings Dearer to rent, we're told Dracula maybe in rage chasing seductive woman Difficulty replacing our belt Day cutting grape plant is profitable for wine Drinks rounds? Dash about, getting ambassador something for lunch? Drug crime stopped by volunteers over time Devil's lair imprisoning little Maureen Drink half of just frozen water Don't move and chill to a certain degree Domain of politician in Ireland