| 1. | Late destination for sombre detectives (9) |  |
| 2. | Senator involved in treachery (7) | |
| 3. | Marshalsea, for example, was the very devil (3,4) | |
| 4. | Nervous, being hanged (6,2) |
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| 5. | Stark option facing one tempted to thieve? (4,2,2,5,2) | |
| 6. | Tag that's left on the first person killed (5) | |
| 7. | Penny and Bobby (6) | |
| 8. | Are its schedules shown on a timetable? (6) | |
| 9. | The case of rogue inspector's regret? (7) | |
| 10. | Standing to attention before the court (5) | |
| 11. | Cocaine reduced by this police action? (9) | |
| 12. | Choose Prison -- we hear it's a cinch (6) | |
| 13. | Gangster loves to bring bad luck (6) | |
| 14. | Work for prisoner who commited this crime (6,3) | |
| 15. | Key to the contents of the cupboard, perhaps (8) | |
| 16. | Ropy thing nobody would want to be seen dead with (5) | |
| 17. | Unauthorised entry enabling one to give endless money to relatives (5-2) | - |
| 18. | His adventures involved a number of steps to get girl into the long grass (6) | |
| 19. | Epistle, torn open, seen to be crudely written (6,3,6) | |
| 20. | Prevent the carrying out of capital punishment (4,3) | |
| 21. | Suspenders not seen in Britain since the sixties? (7) | |
| 22. | Dupe's stolen photograph? (7) | |
| 23. | Periodical supplement to work of police? (7,3) | |
| 24. | The standard detectives adhere to (9) | |
| 25. | Gone off what top detective did (6) | |
| 26. | Fellow caught in the act of robbery is a playboy (8) | |
| 27. | Agree with argument against return of constabulary (6) | |
| 28. | Escape from Geneva, despite police patrols (5) | |
| 29. | Pursuers of robbers, say, in small wood (5) | |
| 30. | A lot of people in the police turn up full of energy (7) | |
| 31a. | Their poor clue could, however, identify sleuth (7,6) | |
| 31b. | The ripe colour shows this detective must be drunk (7,6) | |
| 32. | Working group of well-connected criminals (5-4) | - |
| 33. | I hunt down lost crime novel (9) | |
| 34. | Contract is given to the Saint's creator (9) | |
| 35. | If you get the last round, you'll buy it! (7,8) | |
| 36. | Ancient wall found in court (3,6) | |
| 37. | Inspector working treadles (8) | |
| 38. | What turns persons to crime? He'll know (9,5) | |
| 39. | Hit and wound horribly, leading to murder investigation (8) | |
| 40. | "I'm great!" boasts French detective, quite improperly (7) | |
| 41. | Avenging hero's spirited horse (5) | |
| 42. | Demon's jab destroyed secret agent (5,4) | |
| 43. | Unimportant persons making solving of murders difficult (8) | |
| 44. | Try Morse (8) | |
| 45. | Chesterton's man whose child has far to go (8) | |
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1. GRAVEYARD 2. TREASON 3. OLD NICK 4. STRUNG UP 5. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 6. LABEL 7. COPPER 8. PRISON 9. REMORSE |
10. ERECT 11. CRACKDOWN 12. PICNIC 13. HOODOO 14. INSIDE JOB 15. SKELETON 16. NOOSE 17. BREAK-IN 18. HANNAY |
19. POISON PEN LETTER 20. HEAD OFF 21. HANGMEN 22. MUGSHOT 23. PRIVATE EYE 24. YARDSTICK 25. RANCID 26. HEDONIST 27. CONCUR |
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28. EVADE 29. COPSE 30. DYNAMIC 31. HERCULE POIROT 32. CHAIN-GANG 33. WHODUNNIT 34. CHARTERIS 35. RUSSIAN ROULETTE 36. OLD BAILEY |
37. LESTRADE 38. INSPECTOR MORSE 39. WHODUNIT 40. MAIGRET 41. STEED 42. JAMES BOND 43. NOBODIES 44. ENDEAVOUR 45. THURSDAY |
Some different types of clues (definitions underlined): (a) 'Force changing brutal con, say' (Constabulary, anagram ['changing'] of 'brutal con, say'); (b) 'In any case this decision won't be reached by five to seven' (Majority Verdict, play on words); (c) 'Fellow's contribution to moral philosophy' (Ralph, man's or fellow's name part of phrase mo[ral ph]ilosophy); (d) 'Execute, correctly, direction given in New York' (Hang A Right, puns -- execute = hang, correctly = aright); (e) 'So-called active gangland member's source of income' (Livelihood, pronounced lively, hence 'so-called', plus hood[lum]); (f) 'Glass-fitter uses it for a shinier result' (Glitzier, substitution of 'a' in glazier, or glass-fitter, by 'it'); (g) 'Dull character in Hamlet' (Village Idiot, pun based on hamlet meaning village); (h) 'Period of play is finished' (Over, Briticism based on the game of cricket); (i) 'Echidna wrecked a large estate' (Hacienda, anagram of Echidna ['wrecked'] plus letter a).