| Clues down |
| 1 | Warrior Samuel (first class) holds old city (7) |
| 2 | Outspoken words for a song (5) |
| 4 | Incident caused by first lady with collection of books (5) |
| 5 | Worker in spelling competition, perhaps (3) |
| 6 | Spa has gauge used to measure specific gravity (10) |
| 7 | Strong wind from a particular quarter requires queen to be placed under direction (5-6) |
| 8 | Wooden tableware made from tree on edge of nowhere (5) |
| 9 | Ban stammerers, perhaps causing red faces (13) |
| 10 | A profit once more (5) |
| 11 | I quit military service, given metal to make tinsmith’s tool (9,4) |
| 12 | Give knowledge to woman in Swiss city (6) |
| 17 | top-knot turned up in fleecy head-wrap (5) |
| 20 | Cruel foes made to glow when exposed to radiation (9) |
| 21 | Margie almost turns back when going under factory for minute mass (9) |
| 22 | Water vapour’s trendy in this vessel (9) |
| 24 | Break plain seal to get to glider (9) |
| 25 | Pixie, submerged in sin with French policeman and Edward, may have this sort of wound (4-9) |
| 26 | Control displayed by young ox in good swing round (8,5) |
| 30 | Very French – overtaking and going where one shouldn’t (11) |
| 32 | Finishing work and going to bed (10) |
| 35 | Tattered coat’s right for player (5) |
| 39 | Mistakes made when extreme fears fail to start (6) |
| 40 | Close link worn by ladies when 32 (7) |
| 42 | Love enormous Greek character (5) |
| 43 | Renegade, initially in charge at home, making deadly poison (5) |
| 45 | Editor wearing battered hat wasted time (5) |
| 46 | Saltpetre, when stirred, doesn’t react (5) |
| 49 | Tree remains after fire (3) |
