Jumbo 1448

Edit – thank you to Kevin for letting me know about the correction needed to 40D

ACROSS
1 A certain doctor of mine, happy to celebrate (5,2,2)
WHOOP IT UP – WHO = a certain doctor, O = of, PIT = mine, UP = happy

6 Place for bluebottles in grass on top of hill? (7)
COPSHOP – COP = top of hill, SHOP = grass

10 One bachelor, if you ask me, can catch another dumb blonde? (5)
BIMBO – B = bachelor, IMO = if you ask me, around another B = bachelor

13 Augustus was one heading off moderate men (7)
EMPEROR – {t}EMPER = moderate, O.R. = men

14 International force cut — nothing to be sorry about (7)
EUROPOL – LOP = cut, O = nothing, RUE = to be sorry, all reversed

15 Hit song playing at presentation (2,5)
ON SIGHT – (HIT SONG)*

16 Advice not to ring us, perhaps, but keep calling? (4,4,2,3,3,3)
DON’T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB – double definition, the second mildly cryptic using another meaning for calling

17 Left-wingers for instance spouting Marxist doctrine (3)
ISM – initial (left) letters in Instance Spouting Marxism

18 Spin surrounding our leading female jockey (6)
EDDERY – EDDY = spin, around E.R. = our leading female

20 It has drawn some in place of austerity (6)
SPARTA – S.A = it, around (has drawn in) PART = some

21 Leading couple in formation dance swapping places an awful lot! (9)
OCTILLION – COTILLION = formation dance, with the first two letters exchanged. I had not heard of the dance

23 Scraps with CID officers? Sit quiet, mostly (8,2)
DISPOSES OF – DIS = CID officers, POSE = sit, SOF{t} = quiet

25 At that point would thwart international movement (3,3,5)
THE RED CROSS – THERE’D = at that point would, CROSS = thwart

29 BBC releasing article for free (5)
UNTIE – {a}UNTIE = BBC

30 City gent maybe sustained briefly by kebab (8)
LONDONER – LON{g} = sustained, DONER = kebab

31 Play wound up with Act I certainly would be (8)
ATYPICAL – (PLAY, ACT, I)*

34 Mild expletive following champion gymnast’s feat (8)
BACKFLIP – BACK = champion, FLIP = mild expletive

36 American’s brief rant — yet nothing gets sorted out (8)
ATTORNEY – (RANT, YET, O)* where O = nothing

37 Lay in cold, white shroud, close to ground (5)
HOARD – HOAR = cold white shroud, {groun}D

39 Cut on head with stick, old sailor buckled at the knee (5,6)
BOBBY SHAFTO – BOB = cut on head, BY = with, SHAFT = stick, O = old. From the nursery rhyme

41 You and your endless anniversaries finally must stop — with this one? (10)
THOUSANDTH – THOU = you, AND, TH{y} = your, around {anniversarie}S, where “stop” means go inside

43 Appearing in court after fine is increasing (7,2)
TOPPING UP – TOPPING = fine, UP = appearing in court

45 Dinosaur in Komsomol is so far to the left (6)
FOSSIL – hidden reversed in KomsomoL IS SO Far

47 Fabulous shot, mine, rebounding (6)
TIPTOP – POT = shot, PIT = mine, all reversed

49 Character needed to get the measure of acid test? (3)
PHI – Ph 1 = measure of acid

50 Undercover work of devious EU little concerning English (19)
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE – (EU LITTLE CONCERNING)*, E = english

52 A flavour of how fan gets to feed (7)
ANISEED = if AN IS replaced by EED fan becomes feed. Clever clue

53 Wise lady lord had never tipped to become a dancer (7)
ISADORA – internal letters only of {w}IS{e} {l}AD{y} {l}OR{d} {h}A{d}. Presumably referring to Isadora Duncan

54 Bishop getting sent up and smeared? (7)
BLOBBED – B = bishop, LOBBED = sent up

55 Sailor following one inside port (5)
LAGOS – LAG = one inside, O.S = sailor

56 Get kitted out in vain for Strictly (7)
RIGIDLY – RIG = get kitted out, IDLY = in vain

57 Fixture for door — superior ones for Rev Spooner? (9)
LETTERBOX – BETTER LOCKS would be the Spoonerism

DOWN
1 Observe light after word initially’s got round (8)
WHEEDLED – W{ord}, HEED = observe, L.E.D. = light

2 Expert in Belfast perhaps turned around plant (5)
ORPIN – N.I. PRO = Expert in Belfast perhaps, all reversed. Had not heard of this plant

3 Dish of steaming porridge one had in gym (8,3)
PERIGORD PIE – PORRIDGE*, P.E. = gym, around I = one

4 With time and human resources, one has to do well (6)
THRIVE – T = time, H.R. = human resources, I’VE = one has to

5 Urgent to keep up, naval officer’s assuming (12)
PRESUPPOSING – PRESSING  = urgent, around UP and P.O. = naval officer

6 Looking up schedule: old police superintendent (7)
CURATOR – ROTA = schedule, R.U.C = old police, all reversed

7 Repair that stopped pipe getting inched out (6,2,3,4)
PIPPED AT THE POST – (THAT STOPPED PIPE)*

8 Trouble-making sextet? (4-1-5)
HALF-A-DOZEN – HALF of A DOZEN = ADO = trouble. Another clever one

9 Judge involved in caress with call girl on aircraft (7)
PROPJET – PRO = call girl, PET = caress, around J = judge

10 Mean to get bouncer better headgear (8,3)
BASEBALL CAP – BASE = mean, BALL = bouncer, CAP = better

11 No good getting upset if I see Chairman’s collared grandee (9)
MAGNIFICO – GN = NG = no good, reversed, IF I, C = see, with MAO = chairman surrounding it all

12 Outrageous female going topless, displaying chest apparently? (7)
OTTOMAN – O.T.T. = outrageous, {w}OMAN = female

19 In reasoned way, religious attitude is ticking boxes (7)
DEISTIC – hidden in attituDE IS TICking

22 Henry left absorbed by exotic geisha girl (8)
ASHLEIGH – GEISHA* around H = henry and L = left

24 Bow Street coming down on saucy hooker? (5-3,7)
FRONT-ROW FORWARD – FRONT = bow, ROW = street, FORWARD = saucy

26 Infiltrator: hear one’s gaining access to hospital department (8)
ENTRYIST – E.N.T. = hospital department, around TRY = hear and IS = one’s

27 Slashes note, one found beneath papers (6)
SOLIDI – SOL = note, I.D. = papers, I = one

28 Uproar when spouse gets reduced unemployment benefit at first (6)
HUBBUB – HUBB{y} = spouse, followed by initial letters of Unemployment Benefit

32 Bird soaring over cape, then height almost halved (4,3)
COAL TIT – O = over, C = cape, reversed, ALTIT{ude} = height

33 A nation well beaten finally condemned aged Scottish defence (8,4)
ANTONINE WALL – (A NATION WELL {beate}N)*

35 Unlicensed traders throw in leaflets (11)
FLYPITCHERS – PITCH = throw, in FLYERS = leaflets

37 Giving affection, being on intimate terms (4,2,5)
HAND IN GLOVE – HANDING = giving, LOVE = affection

38 Start work on the Greens? That’s unpleasant (10)
OFFPUTTING – OFF = start, PUTTING = work on the greens

40 I go after book suitable for christening (9)
BAPTIZING – B = book, APT = suitable, I, ZING = go. I put BAPTISING without considering the alternative, but only when typing this up did I wonder about SING = go.

42 A very soft goal upset team, in addition (8)
APPENDIX – A, PP = very soft, END = goal, XI = team, reversed

43 Trouble with polls bringing some superior canvassing? (7)
TOPSAIL – TOPS = polls (as in cuts down), AIL = trouble

44 Awful case of gunge round sink (2,5)
GO UNDER – (G{ung}E, ROUND)*

46 In senior year, one’s out of touch etc (7)
SENSORY – SR = senior, Y = year around ONE’S*

48 Just about to vacate local when neighbour’s come round (3,3)
ALL BUT – ABUT = neighbour, around L{oca}L

51 Rich fellow pupil no longer under arrest (5)
NABOB – NAB = arrest, O.B = pupil no longer