| Clues across |
| 1 | Rechecked path of ink after spillage – wiper needed! (6,12) |
| 12 | “Oh, ’ell!” – held in nets, reversed and pinched (6) |
| 13 | Cheer Alcoholics Anonymous when drunk? What a pain! (7) |
| 14 | Release ace gnu, perhaps? (6) |
| 15 | Wrong test for editorial comment (4) |
| 16 | Friend grabs extra-terrestrial creature, revealing part of flower (5) |
| 17 | Names of sisters sheltering leader of orphans (5) |
| 18 | Mistakenly airs Indian dress (4) |
| 19 | Cadge when miser gives up nothing in exchange for French article (8) |
| 20 | Maybe Doctor Gil is a heart specialist? (12) |
| 22 | A Doctor of Divinity is elevated – gets 25 (4,2) |
| 25 | Some, it’s said, appearing at the foot of a column (5) |
| 27 | Ron means to become a Scandinavian (8) |
| 29 | I hate sauna – it could be death for some! (10) |
| 32 | Knight’s armour – or something at which one excels? (6,4) |
| 33 | Naval colleague’s well-informed, my friend (8) |
| 34 | Dial youth leader about this girl (5) |
| 36 | Very strong retreating soldier hiding in the old twisted statue (6) |
| 38 | “Dear sir,” say, for paper-knife (6-6) |
| 41 | Leader of soldiers is cross about cutters (8) |
| 44 | Seaside feature ripe for development (4) |
| 46 | Headdress? A traitor comes back holding one (5) |
| 47 | Reproduce black grass (5) |
| 48 | Vessel for sheep, right? (4) |
| 49 | Reginald returns, holding cover for aircraft (6) |
| 50 | Intertwined, and held back by cadet tinkering with it (7) |
| 51 | Come down to earth for a source of illumination (6) |
| 52 | Rumours furtively spread, starting with his exercise circle and collection of tents plus a gin cocktail (10,8) |
