Author name: crosswordanswers

9-across – Playing with a huge ball is ridiculous : LAUGHABLE

10-across – Contract for prize money : PURSE

11-across – Taking back popular one-pound pancake : BLINI

12-across – Inadequate lobby speaking for such transport : SHORTHAUL

13-across – Wave from vandal? : BREAKER

14-across – Where to find St John’s University amid a giant redevelopment : ANTIGUA

17-across – Reason for swearing as bumper at front drops off rusty old car : ANGER

19-across – Frenchwoman shortly married me : MME

20-across – Pours money into driving centres : TEEMS

21-across – God that’s passed on without expression : DEADPAN

22-across – Warning: boss is on trial : HEADSUP

24-across – Arbitrator to order a revised mark to start with : MODERATOR

26-across – Long period hard to manage in retrospect : EPOCH

28-across – 18 holes in a sandwich? : ROUND

29-across – Finds money for riverside picnic items : BANKROLLS

1-down – Burst into tears as tulip falls over : BLUB

2-down – Like wolf to be leading in procession : LUPINE

3-down – Protective plastic to fall off drug package : SHRINKWRAP

4-down – A British employer who behaves insultingly : ABUSER

5-down – Audition piece poet made is distributed : DEMOTAPE

6-down – Turning over dumps in light rain : SPIT

7-down – A frame of snooker : TRIANGLE

8-down – Knock down member of college: no cry of pain : FELL

13-down – It’s hairy to give birth to a daughter : BEARD

15-down – Read threat to demolish pyramids : TETRAHEDRA

16-down – Fabulous ancient author : AESOP

18-down – Majesty offering a K and no end of currency : GRANDEUR

19-down – Wild enthusiasm about computer program picked up in province abroad : MANITOBA

22-down – Taking on husband,with one thing to exchange? : HIRING

23-down – By degrees small and mean : SLOWLY

24-down – Take notice of good book : MARK

25-down – Play school? : RADA

27-down – A number sign for meat dish : HASH

8-across – This fighter set out to damage legislature : GUERILLA

9-across – Split personalities then repair boat? : VESSEL

10-across – Right to back vote for a woman : KAYE

11-across – More than one competent fighter strips outside town : GREENBELTS

12-across – Entity issuing fire,like working TV? : DRAGON

14-across – Italian writer admitted time was not kind to those hearing this case : THECOURT

15-across – Sort of mechanical man’s knocked out of cup : CHALICE

17-across – Writer emphatically does not like the teeth of some animals : ISODONT

20-across – Armstrong,say – or GNORTSMRA? : SPACEMAN

22-across – It houses royal secretary who’s paid to assist doctor … : PALACE

23-across – … the King was in this depressed state : BLUEHAWAII

24-across – A selection of Turkish tobacco rolling one way and the other : BOTH

25-across – Quietly great player acquires instrument for a pound? : PESTLE

26-across – Is it Lynam and O’Connor circling one officer sees? : DIOCESES

1-down – Gulf City,Japanese mount,securing Ascot’s first cheer : FUJAIRAH

2-down – Read cons will be waiving right : TRUE

3-down – Wine-carrier fine muddling along : FLAGON

4-down – The authority with which one rules one’s robes a joke : MAJESTY

5-down – It’s payback time for us English,landing in States : AVENGERS

6-down – A rising couturier Nick dresses like a star : ASTEROIDAL

7-down – Employee of 14 bar counsel at first oddly rejects : JESTER

13-down – Good Catholic is still looking after aging birds : GOLDCRESTS

16-down – After correspondence,friend departs to the far south : COMPARED

18-down – Refinement links to the French Riviera? : NICETIES

19-down – Broadcast grenade warning on the piste : ENGARDE

21-down – Rising marksman recording shot : PELLET

22-down – Corrupt chamber appears to be working : POISON

24-down – Beer in a fancy wine bar’s neglected : BREW

1-across – Dog lead restraining it? No lead to pull – tire out bagging mess up : PITBULLTERRIER

8-across – Secretary after answer right away : APART

9-across – See 25 : PORTRAIT

11-across – Provider of milk and bit of light refreshment served with this? : TEATRAY

12-across – See 25 : GALLERY

13-across – On heroin? Injection doesn’t start on this? : REHAB

15-across – Aces out of hand with loser getting pot : CASSEROLE

17-across – Real gold next to endless cut diamonds : AUTHENTIC

20-across – Warm up baby bottles equally : TOAST

21-across – Untidy individual in wind wearing cap : TROLLOP

23-across – Pen not working for outline : RUNDOWN

25-across – Mostly old art,royal painting later moved here? : NATIONAL

26-across – Smelly substance found in diesel emissions : ELEMI

27-across – He kissed a mum,briefly – one is swinging for joint tenderness : HOUSEMAIDSKNEE

1-down – Dressing groups of actors and models : PLASTERCASTS

2-down – I’m going to hug the first fancy piece seen at wedding? : TIARA

3-down – Complete item of furniture,not initially suitable for delivery : UTTERABLE

4-down – One cutting album to go down for broadcast and mime : LIPSYNC

5-down – Winds up clock the wrong way,gran breaking parts : ENRAGES

6-down – Two types of game covering acre in country : RURAL

7-down – Writer of 26 when touring crossed lower city in America : EMILEZOLA

10-down – Fuss? Nerviest in a mess getting stressed? : HYPERTENSIVE

14-down – Improper photo at top? Prince avoided controversial subject : HOTPOTATO

16-down – They might pull out without bids : EXTENDERS

18-down – Maybe Las Vegas sex worker collecting £25 : TOPONYM

19-down – Violinist and string player with no way to grip on the other hand : CORELLI

22-down – Discontented lads look to crack dens : LAIRS

24-down – Model appearing without clothes playing theatre : ODEON

1-across – Good thing,an end of fighting in store? That implies no fundamental shift : PLUSCA

4-across – See 1 : CHANGE

9-across – Exchange notes to begin with and perform differently : REDO

10-across – It completes 1 and 4 across,together with modification of 11,15,and 23 : PLUSCESTLA

11-across – Move king to safety,as last resort,inside church : CASTLE

12-across – Exiled duke introducing son to appropriate circle : PROSPERO

13-across – See 10 : MEMECHOSE

15-across – Child’s plea for attention as superspreader? : MEME

16-across – Rearrange test or keep exactly as is : STET

17-across – For Oscar,say,act in sci-fi movie? Au contraire : STATUETTE

21-across – Semiaquatic mammal,a mother,back in drink : AMARETTO

22-across – Produce same thing again,poorly accommodating conclusions of the critic : RECOPY

24-across – Nevertheless,like happy families in novel start? : ALLTHESAME

25-across – Colleague unaffected by reversal : OPPO

26-across – More like cardinal? Moving left,just the same : REDDER

27-across – Best or worst of French accomplishment : DEFEAT

1-down – Strive to see maturity in group of equals? : PEERAGE

2-down – Perturbed about wartime menace : UBOAT

3-down – Replace two letters in a speech to become understood? : CAPEESH

5-down – Other changes,including about bully : HECTOR

6-down – Recognizes truce,we hear – that could help to save face : NOSEPIECE

7-down – Adjust one aspect of photo or make alterations in general : ENLARGE

8-down – After wee dram,take seat on island in curtailed ballot? That’s speculative : SUPPOSITIONAL

14-down – Judged following suit,totally condemned : EXECRATED

16-down – Line the writer inserted in stuff is shown up as not very original : SIMILAR

18-down – Re-enter after revolution of earth : TERRENE

19-down – Position of leader no different after overthrow : TOPSPOT

20-down – Name of goddess or just vowels in name : ATHENE

23-down – Conservative replacing first of those elected : CHOSE

7-across – See 5 Down : BRITAIN

8-across – Autocracy with real subversion? : BELARUS

9-across – Give-and-take retailer was ruined,old man keeping quiet : SWAP

10-across – Obstacle in hollow filled with French earth : DETERRENT

12-across – Stern,say,man with strap-on locks : SHOCK

13-across – Old,awful wine,not half! : ONEINTWO

15-across – See 12 : JOCK

16-across – Olive briefly sheltering black bird : GREBE

17-across – Wait,old leader’s back’s gone! : BIDE

18-across – Where something latched onto about programme leaves producer? : TEAPLANT

20-across – Cast done talking? : THREW

21-across – Bunfight that’s sickening ends it a fitting way? : SAVILEROW

22-across – Grant for example cut,according to dictator? : HUGH

24-across – As cream may be,grainy? : CORNISH

25-across – Percentage of litre,a clear,sweet liquid : TREACLE

1-down – See 16 : DRAW

2-down – Copper ring in standard tap : STOPCOCK

3-down – Antelope raising twin goats : DIKDIK

4-down – Cheeky thing south of London in song on the radio? : DERRIERE

5-down – With article breaking,bear in mind it could be – ours? : MADEIN

6-down – See 17 : SUIT

11-down – Possible couch potato internalising variety of woes : TWOSEATER

12-down – See 19 : STONE

14-down – See 23 : WIDOW

16-down – Some FO-OTBALL result? : GOALLESS

17-down – Emperor’s new clothes,third stuffed into brown case : BIRTHDAY

19-down – Flag in Spain gone with TV broadcast : PAVING

20-down – Vulgar,a word that’s void in essay : TAWDRY

21-down – See 9 Across : SHOP

23-down – Might her inattentive husband be,reportedly,playing around? : GOLF