MONOLOGUE

ABOUNDINGSkip wearing silver trousers all over the place NOSEBLEEDSee blonde dancing, getting minor injury (9) SLIPSAWAYLeaves unobtrusively POINTLESSAnti-matter? WRISTBANDWearable form of admission GODDESSESFrigg and Freyja, e.g. SPITITOUTCurrent advice in recession, sell? Don't be dumb CLOUDNINEUni cloned bats in happy place (5,4) LIKEASHOTQuickly heart someone's Instagram post TURNIPTOPGreens convert Pip to cycling TOPBANANAAct given star billing, for best performance by a theatrical dog EMULATORSPrograms for playing retro video games, often SOAPOPERAPotentially never-ending series then, each set of years EDITORIALLeader column