Damascus' country Drunkard -- she regularly conceals bad smell Desire Deal with composer in audition Difficult question for bad egg, say? Daughters in coffee bar that's contemporary Debauchee having left island, knight Edward VII embraces? Despair initially avoided may become hope Disowned aide, put out, getting into the wine Duke ingesting MDMA joins a celebration Definitely lifeless (2,4,2,1,4) Des Moines homeowner? (5) Destroy; ears (anag.) (4) Difficult second argument (5) Disreputable seller (5) Donations from altruism lately going up (4) Dramatic player (5) Drop duck, seeing rude behaviour when serving hummus (6,3) Dull uniformity (7) DC fundraisers Days with dissolute man: Sir Francis Deathless seabird enters wild lea Duchess in Verdi's opera The Sicilian Vespers (6) ___-de-sac (circle) Dissolves Drag; haul Doesn't let go to waste Dog slipping lead is American symbol Double-reed woodwind Dig up a French fox's burrow (7) Domestic's time off here? (3) Dress of India Donations from altruism lately going up Drop duck, seeing rude behaviour when serving hummus Dull uniformity Dutch rate must (anag) – come up to scratch DVD player's error message Dagger-shaped marks in the foreign flower (7) Didn't kill drapes off (6) Donkey Kong Jr. and others Dr. Kelly McInnis, for the Boston Red Sox "Don't panic!" Disneyland city Director Luhrmann *Desert plant on the back cover of a U2 album Draw upon Dish alternative Desktop array Divining tool Docs’ bloc David loses capital for being greedy (4) Deflects or turns aside (7) Dennis the ___ (rhyming comic character) "Dirty Computer" singer Janelle "Dios ___!" Detailed bit suffering having been weakened (11) Dexterity of the French in a sense (7) Dial relaxed (4-4) Drop in at home, nevertheless (7) Deep dish for soup etc. Dejected Deeply felt Defoe novel (8,6) Doe's mate Decisions, selections Device for accessing the Internet Display, put on ... Delegate hears a sign (6) Duos call for fruit (5) & 11D Paris diamond merchant; title character in 1878 Thomas Hardy work The Return of the Native (4,9) & 15D 2006 novel by Kathryn Fox (7,7) Dad! There's no roof on the hut! Nine in it and it's flooded! Dealt badly, having quiet year, but in a skilful way Demoted from a team Deplorable apology Dolphins' protectors Decide to take a taxi Deity starts to act silly about a note (4) Depeche ___ ("It's No Good" band) Desert with the Spanish animal (5) Dolla-___ (notoriously cheap Applebee's drink) Destroyer destroyer Dubai’s Burj al ___ Deli breads Dorothy’s way "Dads" actress Song Device that takes pics Divisive culinary herb (9) Dog catching right scent (5) Drunkard drinking 'The Macallan'! At heart is a highlander! (4) Delayed beyond the usual time Drink like an animal 1985 drama starring John Malkovich (5) 2002 drama starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell (5,3) D-I-Y landlord first takes in a nonchalant way (4) Decorator hangs it with raw apple round top of lounge (9) Director and star of 200 Motels, Frank - (5) Drama TV series starring Kevin Costner (11) Dramedy starring Ben Mendelsohn and Edie Falco, The Land of - Habits (6) Doo follower Dutch cheese Dental filler Disarray Drove away Deserting one’s allegiance or duty Dwelling place Detest Duster Desperate creature in Lewis Carroll’s poems Jabberwocky and The Hunting of the Snark Desert south of the Atlas Mountains Diet no-no Door sign Deliriously happy Dramatic player Difficult second argument Digs deeply (into a subject of interest, eg) Did pilot hit the roof crossing top of this? Doctor Who won’t fight no dalek, ultimately! Direction, as employed in Spielberg film 59 Down associated with churchyards (3) Dad about to hug a daughter in ceremonial event? (6) Daisy, maiden to maintain religious procedure (10) Deal with enemy finally to effect this? (6) Decorator of bathrooms maybe has pound in bank (5) Des got surprisingly heavy food (6) Description of the Stuarts in Horrible Histories (5) Detective longed to be apart (8) Device for the TV (6) Device linked to a computer, right, kept by dramatist (7) Dials not vandalised with feathered edges (5) Difficult situation with pitch (5) Discipline in push for reform (6) Disprove; brute (anag.) Division in two (9) Domestic intercepted by oddly terse host Drink of wine one catholic knocked back (5) Dune that can change shape with subtle undertones (7) Daft having nasty US wine Dance class unit Death Of A ___ , Arthur Miller play published in 1949 (8) Decoration on a guitar neck Despite Detailed requirements, informally Diamond value reducer Distinguished ancestry Dots on a bus map Ducks doctor holds closer? _ Difranco (3) ____ Davis, boy who owns the toys in the animated film series Toy Story (4) Do damage to 90 degrees from NNE "__. Doubtfire" Delete Deliver an address Days of __; yesteryear Delight Denied access in revolutionary study Dry and brittle Driving force Deserved comeuppance ___-de-Marne (French department) Disney title role for Liu Yifei "Don't just sit there!" Dismay greatly Decisive time Dad about to hug a daughter in ceremonial event? Daisy, maiden to maintain religious procedure Deal with enemy finally to effect this? Detective longed to be apart Departed Division in two Doubtful Dry ___ _ Danson, actor (3) Dance for which a girl needs music (5) Dave upset about a broken shin? Not any more! (8) Denver option, at a diner Dodge, as in tax bill Dash dial Dull pain "Darn it all!" "Doctor Who" role for Michelle Gomez Dove sound Dark red DEA agents Daughters in coffee bar that's contemporary Daring if placed beneath of leg (5) Dissolute man away with his share (4-3) Dog died in crash (7) Dorothy's way Draw interest Dubai's Burj al ___ Deep chasm Doggo Dark gemstone Did cleric manage to turn round in a field? (6) Did two hands have to go under water to gather salad plant? (6) Doped (out) Drinking a lot of best gin cocktail Drop a hint to a close acquaintance Dog in a handbag Dallas sch Dec. 31 Diva's performance *Dreams of unattainable things Disolve a church Dud at the box office ****** de Paul, singer noted for her 1972 song 'Sugar Me' (6) Devices before smartphones, for short Decorated with hammered pattern (8) Drink brewed from malt Decorative metal containers for baked treats Dessert made of ice cream and black-and-white crumbles Don sits around with rocker in We Kenny Everett Wdeo Show (3,4) Dried fruit all over Fawlty Towers actor Ms Scales (8) & 6D 1954 stage play by Brendan Behan (3,5,6) Declare a victory over wife Disconnected Do turn around! Just get round here! Doctor to copy curtain Dr Tom attends Alcoholics Anonymous in Spain? No bull? Dreadful scrape - socialist ran off Drying up desiccation Dependent Deserting town like this, where the British PM is concerned (7,6) Dish-warming vessel (4-5) (& 8-down) Try to match rival's score (4,5-2) Disjointed; rambling (10) Drains, with lid off, containers of liquid (5) Decode "Kashmiriyat", I'm not involved as a warrior (9) Departed without breakfast, finally some coffee (5) Design it, especially to keep torches (7) Dress, clothing (6) Dip under the surface (7) Do well, prosper (7) Delicate, discreet (7) Dramatic performer Don is down when rising (3,2) Dances performed to swing music Dressed for a sleepover Dinner prayer Draft status Drape round clergyman Drama involving a rope Dull apartment Dai —, captain of the 1957 British PGA Ryder Cup-winning team & 6D The —, William Thackeray novel first published in serial form in 1844 (4,2,5,6) Draw out Daily events Dealing with colour, check an artist like Turner eschews navy