Across
- 5. Read up, and find some odd grammar (3)
- 6. Embarrass (6)
- 8. Turkmenistan capital (8)
- 11. 1969 Monty Python sketch show debut (6-6)
- 16. Queen precursor band name (5)
- 18. Look quickly (6)
- 20. Meg’s raggy blanket (5)
- 24. Perfume brand - 'Flora by ____'(5)
- 25. This beach is famous?! – because it’s messy or longest? (9)
- 26. Unmoving (5)
- 28. This hairdo almost exists – a headscratcher (7)
- 30. Nanny's most worn legwear
- 31. Clever trick (4)
- 32. British Olympic pentathlete (4)
- 35. Brand of Sarah's favourite moisturiser (5)
- 36. Flora's dissertation subject (8)
- 37. Twin Peaks creator, David _____ (5)
- 39. Element SI (7)
- 40. Bond actor, Q (8)
- 41. Raincoat (6)
- 43. Juicy (5)
- 44. FIFA World Cup winners 2012 (5)
- 47. Green gambler holds cards in a row (6)
- 49. Great Grandpa Frank Hull's middle name (9)
Down
- 1. Greek god of war (4)
- 2. No winning amongst the ingrown cocktail (7)
- 3. Strong dislike (8)
- 4. US radical feminist group (12)
- 7. Miniskirt pioneer, Mary _______ (5)
- 9. A fat European, say? (6)
- 10. A short load of rubbish surrounds this hooter (5)
- 12. Official language of Andorra
- 13. Ship used by Pilgrims (9)
- 14. Cuban crisis Soviet leader (10)
- 15. Shaul ages combined – last digit (3)
- 17. Sue's handicap (8)
- 19. Scottish F1 Championship winner, ‘63 & ‘65 (5)
- 21. Yellow square anagram (8)
- 22. Japanese avant-garde art movement (5)
- 23. Most abundant element in universe (8)
- 27. For a better result, plant this roman character inside
- 29. Deeply rooted (9)
- 33. Get your method hats on and mingle! (2,3,5)
- 34. Soft (5)
- 38. No special cereal in this famous backwards rack (6)
- 42. Meg's best swimming stroke (10)
- 43. Shakespear’s shortest tragedy (7)
- 45. Most volcanic US state (6)
- 46. Secretive (6)
- 48. ‘65 US civil rights march location (5)