Letter D 129750–130000

Disreputable family member Drop blue roses (anag) Document sealed in 1215 Disappointment in love Dye used to determine acidity Devotions leader in mosque Dull pain – yearn Dilapidated old car Distance downwards Die like Ophelia Disturbing 3 Defence lawyer’s job Destroy – instrument panel Darts player’s throwing position Dr Ruth’s line of work Doubt – over retinas (anag) Drink before eating Divine nut (anag) – not on the guest list Dugong, for instance Damages – panto incomes (anag) Decide – to clear up Disintegrate – dessert Deserving of respect Disturbance – troublemaking Dismissed while in a hurry? Door banger Dotted about Disgruntled destroyer Dairy product maker Dip biscuit – or basketball! Dust-coloured De Havilland plane – insect Disrespectfully ignore Dust (anag.) Dark artist’s material Docked end part Doctrine held to be true Dinky pinkie Displayer of an L Diversion for a toddler – trombone component Dancing line Donkey’s sound Darling – sweet Dido’s love, for a spell Deceiver – double-crosser Divine denunciation – bane Discharge – receptacle Drink with crushed ice Don’t spill the beans Deliver(y) Defendable Drink after a meal Desert plateau in Asia Dues (anag.) Descriptive of some triangles Delightful silence Dip – wash Downy antler skin Don’t hurry Damage – Costa del ___ Droopy-eared, silky-coated companion Division of poem Dip for ribs? Decorated with fake sparklers Division caused by doctrinal differences Difficulties (informally) Derange (anag) – political big beast Driving restriction Discussed old times Did some theatre work? Dickensian shipping firm owner, or his titular Son Double entendre, for example Discarded bit of banana Domestic threshold? Drop off – rest Damaging precipitation with low pH Digital image such as ‘crying with tears of joy’ Dark or dismal Double agent – blemish – burrower Descriptor of Eurotrash Decree – to your secretary? Doodad for dobbin; tight, long or free Despot’s description of journalism Don’t cry for her, Argentina Dory’s condition in Finding Nemo Desolate milieu Delivery aimed toward the feet Desolate – Marvel’s Iron Man, Tony ___ Delicate and charming Discard overboard Dizzy type Deportee, for example Describing sports drinks with similar concentration of salt and sugar to the body Doing nowt Domesticated parrot’s home? Deep and loud utterance Dog or horse, leg-wise? Dog from where Scotland and England meet Dubbed title? Do one’s bit Devoid of melodic charm Defamatory (of written statements) Double ___, 1944 film noir directed by Billy Wilder Doctor Who’s Tardis, for instance Desert extending across northern China and southern Mongolia Dry (champagne) Deli filo (anag) – a source of energy Direction of travel Daft mistake Danish toffs (anag) – reserved, unfriendly Dirtying – unlit pool (anag) Difference between the cost and sale price Downmarket? Displayed anxiety – belt Mr. Ed (anag) Do as a volcano may do Dobbins’ straps Dining discs DIY’s Y Divas’ domains Deliberate – restrained DJs’ appointments Director Christopher or singer Linda Descriptor of football as a game Descriptor of some Birds and Young Men Delay – convict Devoid of significance Dispenser of medicaments Done only in the mind Deeply distressed – snip into pieces Days in two weeks Disco number-one single of 1979 Data input devices used to take payments Domed or vaulted recess in church Damage or weaken Deliver the first ball of a point (tennis) Descriptive of hat at a jaunty angle – like a garden tool? Describing a curved camera lens Drug loosening muscles Dulcet – relax Diamond in April, say? Describing oranges and lemons Dry material such as kindling Dented hat Drink held by Jeroboam or Methuselah? Decline – party food Delays it (anag) – bit by bit Declare unfit (for use or consumption) Damage caused by ultraviolet radiation Drugs taken to boost muscle mass Defeat comprehensively Drift off on it? Demonstrating exceptional skill Dollar or euro, say Doughnut-like shape Disinclined towards effort Discoloured, like old paper Depression – lexicographer Susie Disease transmitted by insects Ditch – how droll! Dining hall – water flask Drinker’s motivation Dutch hoofer? Disturbance and noise Dose up (anag.) Dry seed covering Dog in the manger, e.g. Dizziness at height Draw out by effort Deliver an over Drive-in inn Don’t beat about the bush! Dip biscuit in tea Drunk – without pins? Deck including arcana Dungeon in which prisoners are forgotten Drink with pearls of tapioca Don’s talk Dip ants (anag) Dried piece of laurel Don’t ask me! Due to an oversight – ate TV dinner (anag) Drug user Dissatisfied expression Do what’s asked Distance from top to bottom Diplomatic UK government department Dishonest, but legal, business methods Deadly individual Drain cover, say Description of an event, as it happens Disguised – as a bride? Drainage (anag) – bloomer Decorated with tassels Democratically defeat Dependent (on someone or something) Deprived of companionship Duplicators of documents Decorate – exaggerate Defining or limiting factor – a mere part (anag.) Dissenting from the orthodox view Dismiss – expel Duty-free, say Diluted alcoholic drink Dissect – A-Team is on (anag.) Do nothing much – Hogwarts attendee Divided into separate instalments Driver’s levy Dame Hilary Develop as an acquaintance Diagonally-moving chess piece Displaying a lot of nerve Dash to pieces Diacritical sign over some German letters Did – did in Don’t believe it! Draped S Asian garment Date gait (anag.) – in a stir Driver’s duty Driver or wedge? Discount document for train users Dorsal – ago – subsidise Deviation in gaze Devon port Dangerous, aggressive type Dog – shrew logic (anag.) Dance – change in plot Damaging – and false – rumour Devious-looking Disgraceful situation Drivers should avoid this Don’t leave! Dick and Harry’s mate Disturbing incident Divide – Easter egg (anag) Deceptive manoeuvre Deer native to East Asia Desperate Dan or Mickey Mouse, say Drawing one gets you nowhere Drink at Christmas Demonstrating inadequate awareness of the facts Devoid of coherence Dazed, lethargic state Display impatience Designate, perhaps wrongly or restrictively Decline to take advantage of Decide what to do with a coin Disc – artificial shiny fabric, used to line clothes Donors, etc (anag) – mixed (with) Drugs test? Dangerous arterial bulge