| 1 | Primate to dance around his bananas (6)
BISHOP by Antagony (wk 6)
B·OP {to dance} env. {around} (HIS)* {bananas} |
| 4 | Points me out as favouring relatives (8)
NEPOTISM by zem (wk 4)
(POINTS ME)* {out} |
| 10 | Listen to current ruler's wife (7)
SULTANA by ElfBingley (wk 13)
Hom {listen to} current/currant | Note: this is quite unusual, as the homophone is on a word in the clue, rather than the solution |
| 11 | Like some chaps in sales, stupidly carrying empty samples (7)
ASSLESS by zem (wk 27)
Def: 'chaps' are a type of over-trouser | (SALES)* {stupidly} env. {carrying} SampleS {empty} |
| 12 | Mac's record is long in the tooth (4)
TUSK by ElfBingley (wk 29)
DD (also semi-&lit, referencing an old Fleetwood Mac single/album) |
| 13 | Before the wedding, nervously let rip, aroma slipping out tuxedo bottom (10)
PREMARITAL by frygut (wk 20)
(LET RIP AROMA)* {nervously} minus {slipping out} tuxedO {bottom} |
| 15 | Pushes away from aisle ten with a spin (9)
ALIENATES by Antagony (wk 31)
(AISLE TEN + A)* {spin} |
| 16 | Grant called for lift (5)
CARRY by leftnotracks (wk 7)
Hom {called} of Cary [Grant] |
| 18 | The palsy is back, periodically, but it's up in the air (5)
SYLPH by menage_a_moi (wk 5)
Def: 'sylph' is an air spirit | alternating lettters {periodically} tHe PaLsY iS rev {back} |
| 19 | Got together with college girl, straddling a lesbian cheerleader (9)
COALESCED by balachthon (wk 26)
CO·ED {college girl} env. {straddled} A + LESbian + Cheer {leader} |
| 21 | Convertible car's got everybody in wraps – open top is good for nothing (10)
RASCALLION by Antagony (wk 22)
(CARS)* {convertible} + ALL {everyone} + I·N env. {wraps} Open {top} |
| 23 | A service return can be hard to reach (4)
AFAR by professor_glum (wk 32)
A + rev. {return} RAF {service} |
| 26 | Credit J.R. for team building (7)
CREWING by Antagony (wk 9)
CRedit + EWING {J.R. of TV show Dallas fame} |
| 27 | Eavesdroppers that run off when they get too warm (7)
ICICLES by Antagony (wk 25)
CD: 'Eaves' are a typical place for icicles to drop from |
| 28 | Elvis, New Order and Simply Red. That's showing my age! (8)
SILVERED by 9jack9 (wk 8)
(ELVIS)* {new order} + RED |
| 29 | Over-leavened say, yet pliable (6)
YEASTY by Allogos (wk 12)
(SAY YET)* {pliable} |