A step up for one who attained his majority some time ago |
LIEUTENANTCOLONEL |
Bright spark's wrongdoing before shoot, some say |
SCINTILLA |
British politician's fashion enthralling old London area |
BROMPTON |
Bull's-eye found in chap's cattle food |
MANGOLDS |
Butterfly — one mostly seen in early spring in Britain |
MONARCH |
Chap's right one to interrupt keynote speech at the start — it's play-acting |
HISTRIONICS |
Close imitation in the chorus |
ECHO |
Colourful swell is a coward |
YELLOWBELLY |
Declaration from drinker providing earthy matter for pupil? (5,3,2,4,3) |
HERESMUDINYOUREYE |
Dejected Conservative leader learns left are regrouping |
CRESTFALLEN |
Disgusting conversion of other barn |
ABHORRENT |
Dogs given sleeping accommodation in pens |
SCOTTIES |
Edible snail, something aircraft carry in east of France |
ESCARGOT |
Educationist's appeal for accommodation |
BEDSIT |
Excellent example of a venomous snake! |
RATTLER |
Fertiliser from fine new shop spread around back of ranch |
SUPERPHOSPHATE |
Girl with boyish charm: Georgia — I claim her! |
GAMINE |
I investigate army corps sportsman touring Home Counties |
RESEARCHER |
In large lorry, this at first is aesthetically pleasing |
ARTISTIC |
Inexpressively play from end to end of mass |
THRUM |
Insist on moving chaff, using left hand |
SINISTRALLY |
Irish girl entering soon after midnight in New Hampshire |
NIAMH |
Jester shut up by a head's haughty manner |
ALOOFNESS |
Kind of article on new Lettish honour |
ORDEROFTHETHISTLE |
Lacking vanity, like Mussorgsky, nominally? |
MODEST |
Like Dutch fellow climbing, showing obsessional enthusiasm |
GERMANIC |
Like region conjuring up the spirit of Shakespeare, so to speak |
AREAL |
Losing head, scatters about close-fitting garments |
TREWS |
Lotto chief acting in loco parentis? |
HOUSEMASTER |
Medical expert's interest cousin demolished |
NEUROSCIENTIST |