Cryptic Clues

A drive in a famous English car will get you to this capital 

But you’d need a famous English bike to get here 

Then again, you could have got here at twice the speed of sound in a famous aeroplane

Sex shop owner Miss Summers blushing by the sound of it 

Give an ex-Bee Gees wife a medal

Sounds like an order to a sportsman to carry on with the innings but wear make-up

Generally speaking, a deep-South capital 

Painful treatment for a boil 

Cross-channel ferry travellers would be very confused ending up here

A famous ex-president travelling in a town car wearing a green-suit might feel at home here

How a burglar makes a living 

A small cry of pain a Cockney might make 

In sailor’s slang, a serving bird

If you’re unfit and running uphill, you could end up doing this

This bird sounds like a group of German men

You couldn’t have a kebab without one of these 

What you would need to settle if you bought a new electric shaver 

Would you use lots of these birds to decorate an outdoor party

A small measure of what’s not wanted after threshing wheat 

A Cockney would probably need to do this to the door-bell if the householder was slightly deaf 

This supposedly flies when you’re having fun 

What a posh person would do if overtaking golfer Trevino

Would this have described Miss Palmer-Tompkinson having left the building 

Would it be a wise move to use this herb 

Got the troops together to obtain this favourite

Famously, she said she did everything Fred did, only backwards and in high heels

Sounds like someone’s nicked my motor

Would you apply this with a brush?

This is best used when in perfect condition

Singer Mr Morrison sounds in worse health than before

Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman starred as detectives in this gruesome murder mystery 

Would '60s singer Del have "Runaway" on this river 

Golfers use these regularly 

Appropriately, Bonnie would have liked this stretch of water

If you were a Londoner living in Bow, would this be a useful accessory?

If you end up in this position, you've just missed the chance of a medal 

A smaller version of the answer to No.6 but sometimes called the same

Listen carefully, you may hear this calling 

Would comedian Jack feel at home on this river?

This river has a bit of a fork 

Not a very economical animal by the sound of it 

A close relative but not the nearest

Sit and realIy enjoy the sun in sexy underwear 

Nothing short of being saintly 

Fed up with members of management 

The middle part turned out to be rubbish

Got wind of something that sounds quite risqué 

As a rule it’s usually quite wet

A nice filling dish to give to a man of the cloth 

An amphibian given road-side assistance 

Stress caused by a dirty mark 6/5 

A close relative causes a bit of trouble 7/6 

Moaned about being dressed like Batman 6/5 

Some racy news about a casual item of footwear 7/6 

A member of children’s TV’s Rainbow blowing his own trumpet 6/5

Someone in hospital, that’s fairly obvious 7/6

A local who doesn’t seem very worldly-wise 6/5  

Do these insects suffer from this through lack of vitamin D? 8/7 

If you catch your sleeve on this, you might get this result 5/4

Scrooge was full of this because of what he was 6/5

A doll’s boyfriend got high  

A physical feature of both a horse and a big cat

Join up, sound a note then separate 

A maritally committed flower-power female 

An unspoilt sensory organ

A male Scot with six old pence 

Beat up an egg in a bad way

Sounds like two women and a Spanish connection

Listen then use a tool 

A TV ducker and diver who is, as he might say “all about”

Courteous detectives perhaps 

How you feel perhaps when tooth-ache is driving you mad 

Take a fall during a gang-fight

Think about your food then add herbs and spices 

Got into a scrap over nothing at all 

A psychiatrist finds himself in a holy place 

Lose your nerve before a big fight 

Give an ant a disease 

An Eastern ruler with a healthy glow 

Get a bit shaky about a black eye 

Initially, Miss Redgrave had a rough edge to her 

An old ex-racing driver’s trade name maybe

You’d be pretty sure to find a Hilton here 

Alright, be afraid

A character in “Auf Wiedersehen Pet” feeling sad

A painful result of conflict by the sound of it

A support garment sounds less sensible 

Last man on a tug of war team 

Really get up someone’s nose 

The road from Torquay to Brixham maybe?

 What a wolf might suffer dressed in sheep’s clothing 

Give the third letter a bit of GBH 

The value of a fairy’s equipment

Getting TV comedian Harry in a tangle perhaps

Blimey, this place sounds enormous 

 Sounds like the paperwork for your inheritance is complete 

What to do for the cast when you’ve seen a good show

You can be pretty certain there’s a channel dug here 

How a Cockney might describe the main part of a doctor’s job 

Sounds like Superman’s alter-ego is out of sorts

Could be the birthplace of singer Bob maybe 

This island is a sweet measure of land

Is this where well dressed men go to get knotted

Sounds like a bunch of American males all answering in the affirmative

You could get well-lubricated here

A female supporter perhaps, doesn’t sound very well 

Take legal action against a desperate comic character

Take a dodgy deal out of building material to get to this island

Does one of the Tele-tubbies come from here 

If this island was covered in this, it could be the answer to a brewer’s prayer

A number of old crones having a go at something

A detective may depend on these to get his man 

A vessel wouldn’t get far without this

Sounds like a poet is crying 

An extra that you can firmly attach 

Sounds like a Cockney is swapping a joint

A university professor fly-fishing maybe

A south-coast holiday resort that certainly doesn’t sound dull

Mr Fawlty finished with what he was doing

Sounds like the Cockney cook got better

Sounds like a pair are perfectly capable 

Would you put the flags out for this little bird 

Knitting, stamp collecting or maybe photography

Is this an entrance that prisoners use?

When actor Finney meets diva Diana, will they get the bird?

A  big smile on Mr Como’s face by the sound of it

A door opener for us perhaps 

Is this what a Cockney offering you a television would say?

A famous Brazilian sportsman also sounds quite able

Get this right, or you could be left with a three-pointer 

Not one of the youngest trees around. 

Someone crazy about bricks and mortar

A description of Shylock as a young boy perhaps 

Did Michael Caine take his stage-name from this tree

Give actress Miss Ryan a “Glasgow kiss” 

By the sound of it, if you were included this tree would be well liked 

Absolutely fed-up with an ex-Bond actor? 

A fanatic about Dolly Parton perhaps 

Is this where you’d find an abbreviated Mrs Thatcher and one of the Gallagher brothers? 

An inevitable outcome for a debtor

DNA dressed in casual wear

Ejected from a seat of power

Hid in the corner like a yellow-belly

Kismet at the local fund-raiser 

Something to get your teeth into on your computer

Would you need to rotate to play this part 

A perjurer playing an ancient instrument 

This would leave a bitter taste in the mouth of an old Frenchman

Would a leading dignitary ride on this

Remained respectable 

Is this a compromise to “Men only”? 

A German perhaps, using devices to regulate the beat 

A female relative in a bit of a tangle

Actor Paul goes down a storm and gets applause

Firearms and floribunda should lead you to this US group 

According to folklore, these do not amass small flowerless plants 

A religious servant who is a bit down in the dumps

What you might say to your two young sons if they asked “What is the best feature of Bournemouth?” 

Ravers on a box at Hyde Park Corner maybe 

A poodle, a beagle, an alsatian and Paul McCartney?

Mix this with water and you’d get grog

Sounds like a crazy time on this holiday island

Would it be appropriate to wear a bonnet here

Is this what you would do if someone asked you “What are conches?”

Is this where you get the best satellite TV service 

Sounds like a greeting given to a famous alien 

You don’t have to be mad to live here, just a bit daft 

Funny, there aren’t any pyramids on these islands 

Secure the Spanish king with rope perhaps

Could be acute or obtuse, have a look

Sounds like a popular doll is capable 

A segregated place of worship in the East End 

So this is where the brothers of colour pray

Could this be Penny Lane for instance

A royal sounds angry 

What copper rings will do to your fingers 

An instruction you often hear in “The Weakest Link” 

Egg-shaped maybe

Well-liked, briefly

Manufactured part of a bride’s trousseau by the sound of it 

“The Jazz Singer” was the first one

An entrance solely reserved for your old Mum 

You’ll certainly need your swimming gear here 

It might sound like the pits but it’s one of the West Country’s favourites 

Does this describe the weekly increase in holiday-makers at this favourite northern resort? 

What the Worzels used to start their harvester in 1976 

Instructions, with an arrow, on a Welsh door-bell, telling you how to use it?

You’ll feel very relieved after spending a week here 

There’s nothing dull about this place 

A female swan’s mother’s sisters

Sounds like this dog will certainly give you an idea of which way to go

Beer refreshed with the use of a foot-pump perhaps 

A Communist quiz compiler? 

Give this dog a second and he’ll come out fighting 

The middle ingredient of Indian butter? 

Would you use this dog to give actor Mr Crowe a mechanical lift? 

Sounds like you’ve got a frog in your throat 

You’d be forgiven for thinking there are all sorts of this dog 

A dog with a bad smell and not very bright by the sound of it 

Herr Schmidt, responsible for ovine well-being?

Make a journey on a pebbly surface

A card-sharp perhaps makes life more expensive

Hang around for a bit of spice

Keep a financial record of the paying guest 

Hold a grievance as you slog along 

A comedian’s spiel when using a golf club 

A parent getting in a bit of a sweat 

A tidier warming device 

The surname of a fictional schoolboy becomes the nickname of a Great Train robber

Put a piece of jewellery through the wringer 

Do you plant this flower in neat parallel lines?

In other words - “keep me in mind” 

A big cat, dressed to kill 

Tie the knot with an Olympic champion perhaps 

More frequent than weeklier? 

Is this what John Lennon said when he first met his first wife?

Sounds cold enough to turn you blue 

Add the US last letter to the end of 24 hours to find this common flower 

Make a successful transaction then have a posh meal 

Handwarmer for a vixen?

It’s doubtful that this super-model would be picked up by a Rolling Stone 

A self-made millionaire who, ‘though he sounds sweet, was tough enough to once win his Spurs 

A soap actress who was used to a bit of a carry-on

A small nail and a coal-mine will give you this super-star’s name

Sunrise in St. Tropez perhaps will give you this funny girl 

Send an account for the opening barriers to this super-rich man 

A famous Archbishop became a female politician in a post that was foreign to her

A holiday afloat for male cats maybe for this super-star

For this female ex-presenter, take legal action against one of a famous funny duo

An ex- British political top man who, by the sound of it, would never have been a miner

The risk associated with a wardrobe accessory 

Speak indistinctly then get all mixed up 

A boiler attendant who likes to light up 

A cowardly man by the sound of it

A dangerous substance to stir perhaps 

A textile retailer could keep the stock here 

A small metal fixing found in the farm outbuilding

Put your hands together for a footballer maybe

Spot a learner 

A harsh noise heard in the Amazon perhaps

This area sounds as if it’s well-liked 

Is this where the Cockney kings and queens get their outfits? 

The 1,760th yard perhaps

Take a pace towards a low joint 

As a haulier, you might go here to get your load checked 

Where a cockney farmer might keep ‘is chickens perhaps 

Sounds like you really do have to be mad to live here

This is where you can draw your pension, put on your boots and go out and buy a bun

Is this where a Cockney gets ‘is ‘air cut? 

A shallow area where a moggie could cross the Thames maybe?

Demand for payment of overdue loan causes concern in Capital’s campanology fraternity

55 year old mother charged with cruelty towards her enormous brood claims ignorance of birth-control and child-management as root of all her problems

Whilst his charges ran riot, missing livestock guard found comatose in animal feed pile

Young boy found guilty of semi-naked late-night neighbourhood rant blames genital slur caused his mental state

Unseemly bovine athletics followed by canine humour blamed on feline musician

Obesity claimed as factor in fatal fall, on-site cavalry regiment reprimanded for inability to aid victim and appalling lack of medical knowledge

Wanton massacre of two dozen songbirds and mutilation of female servant whilst uncaring monarch checks wealth 

Whilst walking to a patient's house in inclement weather, medical man narrowly escapes drowning at the roadside. Vows that he will not visit that district again 

Noble-born army commander’s sadistic training regime exposed as pointless waste of boot-leather

Girl’s picnic spoiled by giant arachnid’s unwanted presence

As a mentor and guide in a child’s spiritual development, this man’s vow of silence had nothing to do with the church  

Stan’s comic partner, and what he might say at Pontoon 

Regularly deported male pensioners may end up convinced of this 

Think the world of mainland UK 

Unfortunately, departed due to flatulence 

Rebellion over corporal punishment?

What a famous artist used to make sure his letters couldn’t be used in blackmail

Cleopatra for instance?

Would a bad-tempered Jeremy Vine produce such a crop? 

Red Rum with a sore throat perhaps?

An assassination plot against President Clinton 

Merlin – from Melbourne?

Bananas, growing naturally 

How quite a few people prefer the weather

The young flock to send you to Coventry 

Check in, take a shower, meet my Mum!

A first date for President Truman and actress Miss Field 

A group of male mourners

The Channel Tunnel? 

How the Hanging Gardens, the Colossus of Rhodes etc might be described

Talk amongst yourselves about a pine tree

Lords it over everyone then packs it all in

A modern pop-singer who used to hunt for a living

A seafood favourite to put a light in your eye

Was very scruffy but still pulled! 

Make a heck of a noise putting up a shelf support

A man all alone in his underwear

Get in a sweat then hide maybe 

If you pay attention, you could shine

Feeling healthier, go for a fried treat

Having declared himself a Communist to the other six, is this what Sneezy became?

Perfect pairing on Tuesday perhaps

If a contest was held, Lemonade or maybe Orangeade could be favourite for this

Standing in for the King at a military parade, what William might consider the passing troops to be? 

Dracula feeling quite depressed? 

Give us a twirl on your arrival

According to “Dave” in the title song, the following are the sole labourers! 

If moved up North from London to this site, would they hold the ancient ceremony on the crown of the road? 

Is this what they mean by “I was only obeying orders”? 

Honest, I’m hard-working and won’t let you down

Now retired but still the Premier League’s top scorer, does he make a living selling sheepskin coats?

Ex-Olympian field-eventer, she sounds like an obese “old lady” who is heiress to a brewery 

Was this ‘50s driving champion named after something that Robert the Bruce picked off the walls of the local castle as a souvenir after Bannockburn?

A six-time top snooker player – that’s interesting!

A crafty Cockney sparrow, he could really throw an arrow 

With “‘is ‘ammer,” this champion K/O artist used to have his opponents over a barrel! 

A double Olympic field-events champion of the early ‘80s, he sounds like he was a 24/7 kind of personality 

Change a letter in this leading striker’s Christian name and he sounds like he could strike an even harder “blow” for England

A tennis great whose father sounds like he used to breed chickens 

An ex-World Champion snooker player turned commentator, did he prefer to nibble cuttle-fish bone rather than biscuits between frames?

I know it sounds obvious but is this what girls with long  shiny hair braids have been doing?

Can I use this to preserve food?

According to old fashioned rumour, this metal is wide-spread in pig-sties

The country built on this has Latin to thank for its name

Take things literally by the sound of it

Maybe using Factor 30 will help you do this 

As domestic use of this is increasing, the more it is decreasing!

Not a very PC form of address 

The main aim at an archery contest 

Was in first place all the way

What you’d call a native Glaswegian or Aberdonian?

What you’d get out of a nice forest perhaps? 

In a Grand Prix, what you would be driving for Ferrari! 

The best way to get a smooth finish on a rough wood surface.

A Scottish lad with an oak perhaps, to call his own

The reason why the horses and hounds are finished for the day?

Is this what you’d call out to get attention at your local surgery? 

A University lecturer who is a keen fly-fisherman?

What forgers are doing making pounds making pounds!

Every ambitious trader is seeking this  

Have a drink then complain about it 

A long-eared animal makes an appearance in a risqué ‘60s musical

Is this the way to obtain heavenly food

Put an embargo on the Rolling Stones perhaps 

A bird does a perfect impersonation of an underground worker 

Assessed the pounds before a walk through deep water 

Sit on matching furniture to eat a rhubarb crumble perhaps

Having become an adult, make a dissatisfied noise about it

Engaged in conflict over a military stronghold 

Overtaken by history

Put a parent in a sack

A recording of a ‘70s British TV comedy classic 

From the sound of it, it doesn’t cost a thing to live here 

A marsh you say? Oh thank-you! 

A final resting place for a well-loved vehicle?

Certainly doesn’t sound like a woman

The ultimate outcome a pyromaniac desires

Give a cheer for famous blues singer Mr Charles?

 Make a reservation and take it easy 

 Sounds likes Hades on a very dark night

A Belgrade citizen, this knight is proud of his nationality

If you’re buying a house, call on this chap to give it the “once-over” 

A gallant knight, one that you can be absolutely sure of

This knight’s name sounds rather apt, he’s really a bit of a toady, self-abasing and humble

Another foreign knight, he was born in a small country in South America but his native language is Dutch 

A knight who likes to play the clown, this is where you might find him 

An ex -valet who rose through the ranks 

A day spent with this knight would prove to be just a little too much 

Any form of identification usually includes this 

A knight who fought a lot of battles and lived to tell the tale 

Not obese and able to reason 

Have a friendly talk then begin to sing 

Do a little comic sketch about being stony broke

A bird flying over a harbour

Increase the temperature of the cereal

There’s nothing odd about this occasion 

Level and able to stay on the surface

Rant about the big black bird

A part of a boat in which you might need to bend a leg

 Adopt a stance and take in some poetry

The man to talk to when you want a “P” 

The Sun, Moon and Jupiter perhaps 

A male singer 

An old fashioned form of  wheeled transport

Is this what you’d pay for a cavy?

Sounds like how a Cockney might describe wood laminate or lino for example

A worker who's used to delivering a good hiding!

A woman’s name, shortened 

King Kong had 2 of these, one in each leg!

Headgear for royalty

An old-fashioned fight about a diamond for instance

Takes a long hard look at a flight going up and down 

Is aware of a facial feature

Make a confusing move then pass out 

Cut the grass after a fashion

Neutered a cat but surely not with this!

Compare something to a growth on a rock

A length of timber – I’m not interested!

An officer who sounds like a bit of a nut

Shakespeare was not welcome at his local

As a mentor and guide in a child’s spiritual development, this man’s vow of silence had nothing to do with the church  

Chef Jamie dancing to Chubby Checker?

Regularly deported male pensioners may end up convinced of this 

Think the world of mainland UK 

Unfortunately, departed due to flatulence 

Rebellion over corporal punishment?

What a famous artist used to make sure his letters couldn’t be used in blackmail?

Cleopatra for instance? 

Would a bad-tempered Jeremy Vine produce such a crop? 

Red Rum with a sore throat perhaps?

The "Lone Star" state demands these compulsory financial contributions from its citizens

A British Prime Minister likes the taste of this edible root of a tropical climbing plant

A European car manufacturer remains unbiased and impartial 

Would this ex-husband of Ava Gardner have been considered a worker in a skilled trade? 

Something made from the heraldic term for silver would make a nice setting for this deep red vitreous silicate precious stone 

The portrayal of this tragic Shakespearean male role, getting a call for an encore from an English sporting hero of 1966? 

A single man may well enjoy a visit to this Highlands area in Scotland which includes Fort William 

This well-known herb may well have been served up aboard this famous 16th century flagship 

Saves goods from damage or destruction in the USA’s “Sin City”

In her day, would Queen Anne have been able to enjoy these Spanish snacks at her favourite racecourse? 

Is this how you would describe having borrowed money from your wife? 

How a trouble-making, irritating male’s behaviour will affect you

No-one enjoys being in this 

Speaking familiarly, something done in the style of the 44th US President

Open your eyes, it’s two fivers!

The first letter, sounding sun-burned

I once owned a gardening tool

Beat together the omelette mixture in a fit of anger 

Every acre is owned by TV cook Berry 

That sounds like an awful lot of teeth! 

Who plays the outlaw Ben Wade in the 2007 remake of the film 3.10 to Yuma? 

Which quiz presenter is nicknamed “Queen of mean”? 

Who co-ordinates all the experts’ work in The Repair Shop? 

Which South African film star received an Academy Award in 2004 for her role in the 2003 film "Monster"?

What was the name of the lawyer played by Gregory Peck in the film “To kill a mocking-bird”?

Which 1950s singer/actress shared her surname with her present-day super-star actor nephew? 

Buried in one of his creations, which famous 17th century Englishman’s tomb bears the  inscription “Reader, if you seek a monument, look around you”?

Equally famous as Miss Brahms, for which other TV character was the actress Wendy Richard most well-known? 

In the book “Gulliver’s travels”, what was his Christian name? 

Having written and directed it, who starred as the character Andy Stone in the TV hit “The Detectorists”?