| ISHIGURO | Kazuo ___, author of novels The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans (8) |
| MERCHANT | Ismail -; producer who collaborated with director James Ivory on The Remains of the Day and many other films (8) |
| LONICERA | Latin name of the day- and nightscented twining flower honeysuckle, important for pollinating moths and in turn bats and hedgehogs (8) |
| LASTPOST | Which military bugle call is played at the end of the day and during services of remembrance? (4,4) |
| DESLYNAM | See picture clue: Former presenter of Match of the Day and Countdown (3,5) |
| ANALYSIS | You get this on shows like Match Of The Day and Newsnight (8) |
| VERTICAL | The anecic group form deep, permanent and ___ tunnels within the soil during the day and surface during the night to feed on plant matter. |
| ISHIGUEU | Kazuo ___ (b 1954), Nagasaki-born British writer who won the Novel Prize in Literature in 2017 (8) |
| TAWSE | We went to the primary school on the outskirts of Aust, and when we were naughty they used a leather strap to beat us with (5) |
| PROTECTS | They have a thick coat which ___ them from the heat during the day and keeps them warm during those cold desert nights. |
| CALENDAR | List of all the days and months in a year (8) |
| BOWEN | Novelist who wrote The Last September, The Death of the Heart, The Heat of the Day and Eva Trout (5) |
| MILNE | Alan Alexander ___, British author of works including Mr. Pim Passes By (play, 1919) and When We Were Very Young (poetry, 1924) (5) |
| DOCUMENTARYNOW | IFC comedy series that spoofs films like Grey Gardens and When We Were Kings: 2 wds. |
| ANTHONY | ___ Hopkins, 6D's co-star in The Remains Of The Day and recent BBC production of King Lear (7) |
| MOWBRAY | Guy, football commentator on Match Of The Day and the BBC's coverage of England games (7) |
| SUPREMA | ____ tempestas the last part of the day, and the best perhaps |
| SPRING | Season of "lencten" characterised by lengthening of the days and vernal awakening, blossoming, budding and bursting forth of nature's bounty, including artichokes, garlicky ramsons, Jersey royals, tar |
| KNOWLEDGE | Learning at the start of the day and in week-long programs (9) |
| DAWN | Beginning of the day and end of night |
