crossword clues: other wow ones

 **Fun meant Internet surfing? (13)

ENTERTAINMENT


**Thrash man for touching (7)

TANGENT


**The Express newspaper's report? (8, 7)

DEFINITE ARTICLE


**Batting order in cricket, say (6)

INSECT


**Spinner's cap and sweater (3)

TOP


**Leave course, disheartened (6)

DESERT



*Star taking chance after collapse of seat (8)

ASTERISK


*Key member given object (6)

LEGEND


*Strongly disliked bowler, English, opener for Derbyshire? (5)

HATED


*Lizard again, roaming around for all to see (6)

IGUANA


*Dish - nuts left in mine (6,5)

BANANA SPLIT



*Floral feature has tulip's head in centre of ring (5)

PETAL


*Running on tenth lap in old Olympic event (10)

PENTATHLON


*Sergeant major undermines rising attacks (6)

SPASMS


*Said hourly, when husband's not there (4)

ORAL



*Drink large quantity during passage (5, 4)

CREAM SODA


*Organ left in body of human (9)

EARTHLING


*Facts and figures, somewhat contrary? (4)

DATA


*Fundamentalist spoke about Conservative (7)

RADICAL


*First sign of tooth decay -- canine needs to be extracted (6)

ARIES


*Lap dancer close to lascivious tourist (8)

STRIPPER


*Cricketer's answer to question fed if bails dislodged (4, 5)

ASIF IQBAL


*Check defaced copy (9)

IMITATION



*Forge iron bar initially on it (11)

COUNTERFEIT


*Row involving golf and golfer? (5)

TIGER


*A children's favourite followed by Barbara and Monica et al (5)

SANTA


*Strangely frightening in middle of Great Lake (5)

EERIE


*Wild animals go in trees (9)

MAGNOLIAS


*Under emotional strain in past, perhaps (5)

TENSE


*What map line may show you just short of lake and hill (7)

EQUATOR


*Identify San Diego criminal (8)

DIAGNOSE


*Mineral's exhausted, for the most part, in the Beaver State (6)

OREGON



*Novel by Hardy, say, with surprise ending (6, 5)

OLIVER TWIST


*I approach home with sincere intentions (2, 7)

IN EARNEST


*Run out from square leg (4)

SPIN


*Take a swim in city close to seaside (5)

BATHE


*Afternoon nap in cosiest armchair (6)

SIESTA


*Back in a tick (6)

SECOND


*Avoid bullock? Sure (5,5)

STEER CLEAR



*Leader of such a quiet band (4)

SASH


*Monster in Hardy novel (5)

HYDRA


*Here's the spinner - there'll be flipping ducks again! (6)

SPIDER


*Speech defect demonstrated by m-me interrupting celebrity (7)

STAMMER


*Educates boy wizard, one seen on King's Cross platform?

TRAINSPOTTER


*What could be sharp, ensuring reshaping? (7,6)

PRUNING SHEARS


*Lecture that might be a little flat (7)

ADDRESS


*Source of wine that's aged? (5)

ELDER


*Firm belly (11)

CORPORATION


*Ruthless interrogation for Ph.D.? (5,6)

THIRD DEGREE


*Essential part of successful wedding: four bars, perhaps (4,9)

GOOD RECEPTION


*Last offer (4,3)

HOLD OUT



Carry out – take out, officially (7)

EXECUTE


Greek character, in ancient Greek city, almost singled out (3, 5)

SET APART


Crawler to remain in class? (5,6)

STICK INSECT


Thoreau so moved, taking in grand country (5,5)

SOUTH KOREA


A pair such as the solver and a sheep? (10)

HOMOPHONES


A wide, perhaps, in over (5)

EXTRA


Part of ground amazingly free from obstruction (5)

UNDAM


French writer, first to embrace Oscar (6, 4)

VICTOR HUGO



Modelled wearing silk (5)

SATIN



Alcoholic drink, make unknown (6)

BRANDY


Hitman when given cheek at home (8)

ASSASSIN



Highly disagreeable row (4)

RANK


Officer in place with leaseholder (10)

LIEUTENANT



Greek hero getting cold in the Aegean, say, capsized (8)

ACHILLES


Suitable nick (11)

APPROPRIATE


Couple strike small child (5)

HITCH


Thicken soup in galley (7)

KITCHEN


Sketch popular stable lad in reception area (7,4) 

DRAWING ROOM


Feel bitter about unopened gift (6)

RESENT


Nutty, it is a rum dessert (8)

TIRAMISU


Low, perhaps, a US art critic abroad (12)

CARICATURIST


Shoot an annoying person in capital (8)

BUDAPEST


Lisper's to get up and thrash about (6)

WRITHE


Young farm animal that comes up to your knee (4)

CALF


In favour, fat heretic's prayer (3,6)

OUR FATHER


They provide – and are provided wit

h – leads? (6,4)

POLICE DOGS


Second in Treasury dismissed before reshuffle, one with a big mouth (7)

ESTUARY


Land around a Pacific port (7)

SEATTLE


Where a film is made (Inception) (5)

ONSET


Somehow locate tree for pickers? (10)

ELECTORATE


Characters seen in Britain’s Got Talent and The Winter’s Tale? (11)

APOSTROPHE


Attacking footballer, one with brilliant match? (7)

STRIKER


Flight in which you might be still moving? (9)

ESCALATOR







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