| NORTHCAROLINA | 3, 5 Across [1] (5,8) |
| ROBED | Grandly garbed (5) ACROSS: 1 Tidiest 5 Paid 10 Groucho 11 Sinus 12 Thyme 13 Dilute 15 Slyest 17 Take to 19 Saunas 20 Aches 23 Panel 24 Hampton 25 Lido 26 Vandals. |
| EVERY | Each one (5) ACROSS: 1 Knee-deep 5 Tsar 9 Locksmith 10 Rum 11 Anti 13 Organza 16 Sari 18 Bumper 19 Client 21 Idea 23 Explode 25 Yo-yo 27 Via 28 Thirty-two 30 Reel 31 Deferral. |
| CHILE | 3, 5 Across [3] (5) |
| ALABAMA | 3, 5 Across [2] (7) |
| CLEARAND | (& 5-across, 1-across) 1994 spy thriller; US standard for judging speech or reporting restrictions (5,3,7,6) |
| CANNIBALISTIC | Across 1 Having people for meals? (13) |
| TH | Radioactive metallic element (2) Yesterday's solution ACROSS: 1 Huh. 4 Cero. 5 Pash. 6 Oda. DOWN: 1 Head. 2 Ursa. 3 Hoh. 4 CPO. |
| TIGHT | Miserly drunk (5) Previous Solution Across: 1 Long arm of the 7 Armed 8 Range 9 Hug 10 Transient 11 Norman 12 Morals 15 Soapstone 17 Air 18 Disco 19 Mules 21 Wasting words. Down: 1 Left-hand side 2 Ai |
| GLOVE | Mostly nothing in tennis and one of a pair in boxing (5) PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 1 Affected 5 Harp 9 Once 10 Apparent 11 Waver 12 Entwine 13 Dental surgeon 18 Crumbled 19 Ruff 20 Airport 21 Madam 22 |
| MANGO | A fellow to leave the chutney (5) PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 1 Latin quarter 7 Bonus 8 Irish 9 Raw 10 Cross-talk 11 Harems 12 Pass on 15 Fieldfare 17 Ash 18 Aroma 19 Frank 21 Whistle-stops. Down: 1 Low |
| CURLYKALE | Hardy cabbage variety (5,4) ACROSS: 1 Forceps 5 Split 8 Cymru 9 Redwood 10 Imagine 11 Story 12 Nickel 14 Rhythm 18 Tonic 20 Frilled 22 Origami 23 Phial 24 Piece 25 Manager. |
| RUB | Polish up (3) ACROSS: 1 Thwarts 5 Eases 8 Ad-lib 9 Reveals 10 Pastime 11 Shiny 12 Embeds 14 Fought 18 Adorn 20 Jobless 22 Gastric 23 Trite 24 Yummy 25 Sadness. |
| LEN | Sir ___ Hutton, cricketer (3) ACROSS: 1 Unaided 5 Towns 8 Wares 9 Airmail 10 Underlay 11 Skis 13 Derive 15 Smudge 18 Gaps 19 Bad taste 22 Annexes 23 T-bone 24 Sedan 25 Dusters. |
| LYE | Solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide (3) |
| SPOTS | Doesn't continue going back to certain locations (5) PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 1 Tales 4 Capital 8 Litters 9 Inlet 10 Gael 11 Testcase 13 Maps 14 Free 16 Hideaway 17 Star 20 Issue 21 Measure 22 Electo |
| ABSENCE | Non-existence (7) ACROSS: 1 Rescind 5 Vista 8 Drape 9 Nuclear 10 Ennoble 11 Lotus 12 Typing 14 Cancel 18 North 20 Back row 22 Impulse 23 Issue 24 Enemy 25 Linctus. |
| ENTRY | Half-seen attempt to find a way in (5) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Dance; 4 Dervish; 8 Unicorn; 9 Caper; 10 Leer; 11 Material; 13 Meet; 14 Stet; 16 Assorted; 17 Aces; 20 Irene; 21 Salerno; 22 Geys |
| BARELY | Scarcely (6) ACROSS: 1 Swig 3 Spacious 9 Nosebag 10 Least 11 Zebra 12 Dinghy 14 Outset 15 Rib-eye 18 Invoke 20 Sit-in 22 Blind 23 Curried 25 Tolerant 26 Ogre. |
| FOUR | Cricket boundary score (4) ACROSS: 1 Busk 3 Tabby cat 9 Gleeful 10 Irate 11 Hopes 12 Asthma 14 Dainty 15 Starve 18 Beaten 20 Races 22 Villa 23 Muffled 25 Light ale 26 Stun. |
