High-ranking Italian with Spanish help going west Horse riding clubs acquired by sibling Hard to carry on lifting for some time He has tune playing to remove protective covering His Excellency held captive by crazy purser on old hulk for instance Here Norse gods need a second pullover He's taking bets for both sides about a 'yes' vote Head of History in Merkel's school developed an enquiring mind Have short article in current New Statesman Horses are needed for this explorer Hastily read second novel by Kipling Having gone over time, run off quick Heartlessly carries on wrecking sequence of events Hostile moreover with praiseworthy individual Half-hearted hostility and dismal dazzle Help the French ban kind of moustache Half-inch fairy kindles revolt Hush and hesitation after artist represents Bacon How farce ends is silly Horrifying experience seeing cavalier beheaded on horse Half the money refunded for upsetting lecture How big top is making you upset He checks the blue pens qualify Hush-hush operations in Crete upset head of tourism Hope dear Corbyn turns out to be squeaky clean! Hunter working on outskirts of major port Hardy character's absorbing good Biblical text Happen to booze every Friday after labourers leave (just starting!) Having landed, pain when laid up? Have an inclination to accept German song after extremely nice English one Handy suggestion about small and very good place where car can be serviced Hoskins is one to get half-cut with plonk Hit back at husband performing arduous task Hen parties with music and light bites Halfway house is pretty within Hotel at Land's End? One must try this in dire straits He runs with puma all over the place – extraordinary He entertains a lot of people He scores recycling bin after emptying tons He breaks hearts and is consistent Hotel perfect for summer's end? He berates sailor, a drug addict Huge ship laden with oriental generosity Hesitating private then breaks free – the last of many Helping after silly late change High-pitched sound from line dressed for hunting? Herbal infusion from one of the cordylines, healthy Haughtily, ladies entering a horse-drawn carriage Heavens! The French abuse a speaker HE, tiddley, tottering Head cold interrupting crazy rocker's comeback Hit friends back Hollywood film with fish on inland beach How Carol says snow settles in Freiburg finally around 6pm? Hot duke chasing soldiers? Always a few on the pull at Xmas! Heaving pub expends its last gallon after large Latin men returned Having saved one grand, relished travelling for Xmas jaunt? Horse excellent, hitting new peak Half-heartedly worried about having a safety device Half of town's lawyers heading off travellers Host Native American daughter Huge figure has to travel into Yorkshire town, shortly Harp on about Annie, say Hawaiians, for example, all dress in lewd pants Heavyweight boxer's first international defence Hard to impress surrealist with a flower Hold with Deneuve's refusal to embrace South African golfer Hit-and-run careless Himalayan animal unfortunately paraded around Nepalese capital House 21 (12 read backwards) Heading for rehabilitation, is one held within Pollsmoor's walls? Holy leader explodes when son turns to ecstasy Hooded coat found in primary recreation ground? Hydrocarbon pioneers modified Hectored wife and mother shoved into rotten chore Hybrid child receiving letter from Athens Half of hair lotion put around part of London Home open, not house He ran outside, unexpectedly not going inside Having advantage over storm god brings surprise result Heard dog barking in a port Hungry hippo, extremely large and depressed Half of sisters like girl's name Hinted setter's bed contains a lot of bugs Held up in Gatwick – customs are disgusting Hit reef perhaps, travelling westward Hostile to state, subversive's content to drop out Hear wife has little ones making containers for tackle Healthy edge a politician needs to get coverage Head of lovely flower laid back, in image I relish Hillary Clinton's problem was Bill ultimately – imagine it's awkward Hunted for stones here Head girl found in tree Hard worker wants jar – not pissed Huge seat falling apart outside old lodge Hot glow of anger in experience with BA? He scrapes 20 runs He runs a large pub Hot and sweaty place, source of sex at club salon Held by communists after uprising, veteran prisoner getting ground cleaner House outwardly unfinished in rocky place Henry had six weeks, not even taking four He may have to fight racism, even in disguise Heraldic figures elaborated in Scot's tie Head round racecourse with useless ruse one plotted Hopelessly busk in sparse industrial area He takes a risk, flipping over side of ulcer Hypocrisy over partnership in the Americas, a persistent theme Head of Ofcom coordinates satellite coverage of rugby at first, which seems contradictory Hedonistic EU prince travelling round Austria Hacker's tool, escalating bleak conflict Head's unwelcome visitors forged SEN permit Hot rod fans confounded etc Handle new ex-president in short time, right? Heavy metal composer, blogger excited about date, or mountain as 3 set by Bach? Half of really friendly city Home time – one shot to capture route He turns away a poor relation Husband put in place, wandering in religious venue Hospital appears on direction indicator in London Husband's manner stung? That's dis­tressing? Half-cut Barnes punches left-wingers? Ruddy quality! Hard to finish puzzle without Queen Victoria Happy, Julius Caesar's back on track Half-hearted, cold, vicious dog? How nice it can be with Aled being immodest! How Date Nights finally dizzified blondes? 'Hello, sailor' is appropriate, when moving Hook holding one black French dressing gown He saved animals without hesitation Hook's bo'sun regularly simpered Herculean? No; do minimum accepted in our time Hands clasping support first Hank Williams's last relatives touring Europe Healthy bird's last to head for capital Horologer put out by a tendency to verbosity Hung out with old spies tailing fool they'd regularly missed Hypnotised with spots of light instead of softly snoring He employs cowboys with spurs, no nonsense, wiser at last Heroically, ecstatically proletarian: no hothead, no alternative Hearing revolutionary, takes notice Hands over change Have impossible aims: go after bad weather gives way Having wiped rear, animal is dry Horrific overdraft added to personal debts Heartless superstar gets speed Hacking, will fear this security measure? Hamper such a hopeless case Hoax animal mostly is seafood How to make strap for protection around hole Help to paint female friend? Hearts lost twice — that coach's messed up direction to players Have a go at it near to engineers High-flyer‘s saucier gyrating, removing last of lingerie Hairdressing course has a lot of dubious content but requires no skill initially Healthcare organisation involved in a local upset Husband nearly finished large hole He addresses men twice at breaks Host attending the Queen Hispanic misses most mockery I've picked up Hardened about son being protected against loss How one plays after first-half switch in this European city He's tearful as trader holds back French wine Highly bred? Head south for the main cities Have convulsions about cheeseparing in cultural expression Heading off beef, horse He produced furniture to another's design Having a hard time with indigestible food He had a great time with Ivy Half-inch cut, not entirely clean, to the head Holding back 8th item in auction? Hints about bodyguards Hold the fort? Harry, a snooker player? Having the will to help others following on? Here's old piano — time for musical entertainment How leaves may be connected to ridiculous apple price cut Heater or cooler? Heavenly image could upset Catholic primate after Sunday Hardy small hawk Hit triads dumping eastern heroin Horrible soup a few left out He climbs a slope, grasping flag of course HM hosts a novelist, a Georgian perhaps or . . . . Hard or firm, call commercial breaks shrewd business Honest one managed to win Horse, key element Horticulturalist initially cutting plant back Hellenic character's covered in horse dung Hostile article on part of Bible Hoskins must put on frock filled with money and filth Heavy drinker snaffling Scandinavian funds on time? It's not proven Head of government to OK thoroughfare stopping short of scaffold Harmlessness of Old Town hosting university pub, previously High point of item carried over Hold back Greek character during row Hope to extend business credit to self-governing hospital Hangs around in dances slowly beginning to get going Half of all adults were victorious, this person included Hurrah for ecstasy maid recalled, staring wildly? High-flier finally trading in gold to cut deal Head of recruitment is indeed a bigot Horse boxes as slippery Hurdling first of gates, horse high Haircut 100 to prosecute ‘grasping' Queen Hymn that's on hand to entertain soprano Husband punches footballer and he moans Horse-drawn carriage seen in The Boston Tea Party? Hospital worker is disciplined Having done time, gaoled anew Horse caught by a horse back in the country Horse able to manoeuvre during swim, doing the backstroke? Hen bit some sparrow in garden Horses caught Shergar far from stable Head of bakery poked in bread before turning out Heading off, nurse clutching a charm Hide drug in foam Harvest a variety of rape Hill splits and falls, perhaps He wrote music for half the band and part of the orchestra However unlikely, lame odds for defeat History of quadruped I greeted? Home worker engaging nurse and manager Heavenly pair work ship with two propellers Head of state in defeat creating stir Hammer that's wizard, end of brad going in Hard work involving events in theatre where seeds are sown? How's your father? Not very well – variable Herb giving aromatic oil taken internally by old bird (long gone) Humbled, like journalist encountering a bishop Hefty drunk with no breeding in satirical show Holy place that may throb with intense activity Hurry to shave head – so a baldie? Hard going over slippery cove – untrustworthy sort Honest and lacking any slant Hurt film, awfully jolly HM has left fellow for stay in Scotland Head of fortifications erects palisades Halts a beery drunk – to test thus? Heap of hay attracting bird early in day Hydrozoan, odious, not the first found swimming in the sea Handle fuse I inserted Horsemen circling meadows – they get a good view of the action Her caper corrupted minister Heartless person, one disrupting settled area in country Having small swellings cut, bleed badly round centre of perforation Heads for refuge in monsoon under conifer Hating hard work? So pub'll have charm Hard drinks? Try some oulong instead