2561: PORTS

Six unclued entries comprise systematically ordered non-words thematically linked by a normal entry, itself unclued.

Across

1 Awaiting consideration, poor hippie teen holding nothing back (2,3,8)

11 Most of back pain almost leaves (7)

12 Some over-50s right about Hindu music? (5)

14 Small section of foreign letter penned by French novelist (6)

16 Love very good conclusion (5)

17 Debauchery current in corruption (4)

21 Excellent – a little cheesy item (7)

24 Wood block turning has advanced (5)

25 Engine part wrapped round old tree (5)

Most popular

Ross Clark

Britain is living beyond its means

30 As nice as Rothschild’s premier bubbly (7)

35 Bloke that Parisian brought round (4)

36 Backing old president, master US shape-shifter (5)

37 One after the other, as quarrelers now are (2,1,3)

38 Cheers on army’s top men in vessel (5)

39 Stunning tailless bird east of north African city (7)

41 Poor Spectator slammed for being extremely late? (13)

Down

1 Dwelling in Liege off and on – where to go next? (5)

2 They might be spare flags getting picked up (5)