| Clues down |
| 1 | “Like a lozenge?” – doctor in disorganised choir (7) |
| 2 | Money for wild animal (5) |
| 4 | Join centre of retreating retinue (5) |
| 5 | Chimney turning up in Scottish island, mostly (3) |
| 6 | Harmonies we hear accompanying singing – or the things which produce the sound (5,5) |
| 7 | Royal Engineers get sorted – again? (11) |
| 8 | Monkey initially has tail wrapped around Sri Lankan (5) |
| 9 | Atlantic guano adapted to prevent clotting (13) |
| 10 | Bird’s nest found when youth leader jumps in lake (5) |
| 11 | Firing a gun on the prairie? Find a target here (8,5) |
| 12 | Doctor of Divinity inside fence provides means of propulsion (6) |
| 17 | Hits hose (5) |
| 20 | A new employer will expect to see this umpire around North Carolina (9) |
| 21 | Means of propulsion for ship when identical siblings are employed as sailors (4,5) |
| 22 | Burst clip, perhaps, whilst removing clothes here? (5,4) |
| 24 | Venerable old fellow, Irishman – waggish – going round Rhode Island (9) |
| 25 | Feeling ill at ease, peace-keeping body takes three leading characters from committee for board (13) |
| 26 | Old-fashioned way to send messages to European – this holds up the means of transmission (9,4) |
| 30 | Acceptable notes and coins used for lawful offer (5,6) |
| 32 | Putting emphasis on horrible acne? No, just the opposite – she’s part of our family history (10) |
| 35 | It goes round whichever way you look at it (5) |
| 39 | Boars – one chewed up feature of weather map (6) |
| 40 | Glued badly (directions seen later), causing floods (7) |
| 42 | Hold forth whilst at zero speed (5) |
| 43 | Vegetable, we’re told, is used as unit of weight for diamonds (5) |
| 45 | Mix oil and go to see this dwelling (5) |
| 46 | Fool replaces leader of team with first of morons, in a manner of speaking (5) |
| 49 | Brick-carrier returns, note (3) |
