Across
Where a high-roller might get some air? (4-4)
Life peer stores a fencing tool (4)
Does work end in tears? (4)
Dash not for nuts etc (3,2,5)
Start to shoot in army engagement (6)
Theoretical paper, second out for head of OU (8)
Digs records filled with ultimately good spirit (8)
Vegetable or flightless bird picked up in US port (6)
Artist embraced by a plump statesman once (6)
One hired to liquidate Berks home (8)
Six-foot type of brute upset with Wag (5,3)
Old Chancellor whose name has no L in bold (6)
In need of a hit, so then pens Rocket Man? (10)
Fruit requiring no introduction for everyone (4)
Rook heading to the king's file gains a tempo (4)
Singer, one with bag in a baby store? (8)
Down
Hot writer loses head in drunken outburst? (3)
Remaining large on a diet? Not fine. (7)
Announce aircraft manifest (5)
Particular types of undies worn by my boss (7)
Unsalaried expert with U2 pilot? (3,4)
Deportation bonus Conservative ignored in speech (11)
One with beak in court splits over work (7)
Church maestro I played with close to October? (11)
Memorable retro-fashion fit (7)
Shabby type that screens request apt for Spooner (7)
Imposing bit of architecture in US city (7)
Bones in fish trainee at first overlooked (7)
Number in tributes for the Drifters? (5)
Nick's direct route? Turn off and cross track, ditch and hollowed-out path. Go quickly and ignore lower canal section and detached dock. Make a sharp change in direction and pass through lit-up excavation for railway line and stop! (3)
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