5  Comical replacement of second knight with another is the latest in-thing (5)

 8  Direction of thorn movement (5)

12 Bird initially nesting in royal ornament (5)

16 Criminal, at first, leads mad loony to settlement (6)

20 A bachelor's on the street in a foreign country (6)

21 Scold salesman on the edge with a new department head (9)

22 Shakespearean antagonist is a good orator, for starters (4)

23 Not sleeping at endless ceremony (5)

24 Pose in Jhansi theatre (3)

25 Far flying air-warriors (1,1,1)

27 Capital! Soldiers capture a country (6)

28 Most uncommon regiments on the street (6)

29 Pakistani agency cuts short Daesh (1,1,1)

31 Propeller in possession of boarders (3)

32 For starters, Lady on barge gets a high-ball (3)

33 Sign displays "Ole" written badly (3)

34 Patrick uses mobile operating system in courtyards (6)

35 First lady's in Kiev emporium (3)

37 Israel's red salmon dip is horrible (8,4)

40 Heather's left mob confused - it was a sign of things to come  (4,2,9)

46 Message taxi to carry part of male sheep (9)

47 Do hit (4)

48 Faithful king or queen, perhaps, changes leading hand (5)

49 Salem mystic's prize (4)

50 Spy's investments (5)

51 Bleaches her twines after sorting (9)

53 Exploitative father captured communist politician (9)

55 Poem found written in blood extract (3)

56 Duke's clue, composed on time, is sweet (6)

57 Where people may lie for the rest of the night in Scotland? (3)

58 Frighten cares away (5)

61 Move wife with a girl (3)

63 Sex expert's flower (3)

64 Returned sport's equipment's label (3)

66 Organic chemical found in cell of Royal Navy armoury initially (1,1,1)

68 Slide on snow and violently kiss endlessly (3)

69 Rent back small communication device (3)

70 God! Dog has released soldier (3)

71 Suitable small flat (3)

72 10 Chinese may be caught by 1Across (5)

75 Cry when sober without hesitation (3)

76 Sexy model has unfastened bra, for starters, in a steamy place, perhaps (3,3)

79 In short, Research and Analysis Wing went back to fight (3)

83 Relations that a person with many daughters might acquire? (4-2-3)

84 Champion tells maid, "Wild!" (9)

85 Russian peasant carries Greek letter to one in Jammu-Kashmir (5)

86 It can call you for dinner in Saigon Grill (4)

88 7 Bridge players embrace 35 (5)

91 Despatched some money, I hear (4)

94 Mostly orange — every one can see — and brown ape  (9)

96 Perhaps, CE started in the 16th century (and not at AD1) for followers of this institution (6,2,7)

97 Badly hated punishment — crucifixion, perhaps  (5,7)

99 Heard you left birds for first aid providers (1,1,1)

101 Absence of plaything means cancellation of dance (2,4)

102 All right! Put in a tree (3)

103 Broadcast song (3)

104 A home out of this world is special (1,1,1)

108 Indian copper's place to treat the very sick (1,1,1)

109 Dress made from endless sari with no backing gown initially (6)

111 Gives one's views on pies preparation (6)

112 See-saw is regularly seen near the beach (3)

113 Mouth like openings found in corals (3)

114 Arizona detective's an Indian (5)

116 Look at Lego construction (4)

117 A tattered robe conceals a trap for a tribal native (9)

119 Nurse injected beer into that lady (6)

122 Unattached (not wildly cute) resort is nearby (2,4)

123 First Lenin, then Eisenhower, followed by Nixon, finally. Compare. (5)

124 Go away from 8 (5)

125 Lingo of initial travellers on old ship (5)

126 Melancholic one's initial motive is a perversion of sorts (6)

 1  Prize for conflict in these times (5)

 2  Rig misplaced in National Park in India (3)

 3  John's convenience (3)

 4  Roderick and Rodney's stick? (3)

 5  Ten free circlets distributed at cradle of civilisation in the Middle East (7,8)

 6  Like 0=0? Easy! (2,7)

 7  No ark constructed in holy book (5)

 8  Cooked? No, steamed worms (9)

 9  Returned from Davos, holding eggs (3)

10 Little Theodore's nurse has no hint of nausea (3)

11 Pay Harris haphazardly for cosmetic stuff (4,5)

13 Sorry, red bird at Fulham has no meat (9)

14 Lobo drops student with original equipment - a wind instrument (4)

15 Revised Will's statement (3,9)

16 Tea that's had twice by Indian relative perhaps (3)

17 General, the French got Nice in the end (3)

18 Edison redrew one half of a cricket field (2,4)

19 Abominable creatures still exist (5)

26 Game's distant circle (4)

30 Book leaders of lawyers' employees wearing cloth protecting dress (5)

31 Cope badly with crude trading bloc (4)

33 Essayist Charles and Mary's animal (4)

36 England returned money for birds (4)

38 Encountered editor around first light and disappeared (6)

39 Indication to autograph on a line (6)

40 Fifth note's very hard in the beginning (3)

41 Back silver ring (3)

42 Vigorously dye hay for period of prosperity (6)

43 Previous operation theatre in-charge's foreign (6)

44 Americans respect sweetheart with gold (5)

45 Accept unquestioningly an offer at the end of June (5)

51 Which person stands for world health body? (3)

52 Gratify on Saturday evening, to start with (4)

53 Portugal's laws and treaties (5)

54 Small distance frequently used along with Scotland, by the Bobbies (2)

59 A king joins 1 Across for a song (4)

60 Direction got during overseas travel (4)

61 Stew prepared in the Occident (4)

62 Smile! There's a bit of rum in the drink (4)

65 Pithy bartenders repacked annual gift, perhaps (8,7)

67 Bowl crookedly, after initially extending joint (5)

70 Much ill-treated friend (4)

73 So rice pudding's warmer? (6)

74 Measure of longer side of SPAN (6)

75 Single Scotsman's animal's legendary biblical object (8-4)

77 Canter about in stupor (6)

78 Mix glue in barium for sea creature (6)

79 Caucasian from Western Europe takes rap (5)

80 Salt returned to deserter (3)

81 America for you and I (2)

82 Old French county mentioned in Sicilian journal (5)

85 Spice girl's weapon? (4)

87 Igor's emblem is oddly missing a bird (5)

88 Genoa guys assembled at place of worship (9)

89 Peasants' house has Germans, not male (9)

90 Gerald's age? Many years (3)

91 Sobbing and depressed, for starters (3)

92 Fat Rom phoned agitatedly (9)

93 Take damaged tree (4)

94 Getting old boy with coaching? Not right (9)

95 Negative votes have no say about ... (4)

98 ... untruths found in girlie section (4)

100 Fruit game (6)

105 Tempestuous Okinawa rejected an Indian (5)

106 Smoke that may be tragic, with a hint of trouble (5)

107 Her ma constructed a seraglio (5)

110 This kind of music is hard, perhaps (4)

114 Aeronautical Development Agency's first female computer programmer (3)

115 A small amount of time nowadays (3)

117 A party's fuss (3)

118 Headless pimp is not in (3)

119 Owns and heals regularly (3)

120 Insert vipers without using hesitating interjections (3)

121 Creole investigator's garland (3)