| Clues down |
| 1 | Mine in Capitol exploded (4,3) |
| 2 | We’re told to reconsider stage show (5) |
| 4 | Don’t start feeling sorry for this bird (5) |
| 5 | Use force, breaking arm (3) |
| 6 | Bactericide may make you incline lip (10) |
| 7 | Australian bird found in South Dakota city (6,5) |
| 8 | Opening of the tumbledown ruin in Italian city (5) |
| 9 | Designated regions of natural beauty in country with mountain pasture overlooking lifeboats (8,5) |
| 10 | Dish served in Ephesus, highly seasoned (5) |
| 11 | Impartial, but sided wrongly whilst holding dividend from investments (13) |
| 12 | Saint from this town loved animals – donkey is one (6) |
| 17 | Allowance almost in proportion (5) |
| 20 | One academic goes round avian deposit to get dinosaur (9) |
| 21 | Extortionist – big noise suppressing English queen (9) |
| 22 | Finish outsize priest’s vestment and use this to examine internal cavities (9) |
| 24 | Silly person with favourites turning up for military march (9) |
| 25 | Use this to make a thorough investigation – not to mob chief, as arranged (4-5,4) |
| 26 | Primitive picture-maker features leopard losing tail in mix-up with machine (7,6) |
| 30 | Acids in a van get shaken up in Nordic lands (11) |
| 32 | This is a collection of pedigree horses, so bolt dock using new combination (10) |
| 35 | Argues slyly, concealing estimate (5) |
| 39 | Fail to finish lifting dried fruit (6) |
| 40 | We’re yet to become source of wood for longbows (3,4) |
| 42 | Antelope among many Alan shot (5) |
| 43 | Encircle robin, fluttering (5) |
| 45 | Lee is turning into a woman! (5) |
| 46 | Almost pull up at home to get plant (5) |
| 49 | Note: most of water pipe turned up (3) |
