Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Measures showing vitamin in fruit : PLUMBS

4-across – A pastry poet hasn’t finished – that’s more than enough : ABUNDANT

9-across – Half of London at home in reserved community : COLONY

10-across – Scandal broke but with practically nothing behind it : DIRTPOOR

11-across – <span>Force breezy </span><i>mafiosa </i><span>to become a benefactor</span> : FAIRYGODMOTHER

13-across – Surprisingly lush poetry that contains a lot of padding : UPHOLSTERY

14-across – Sentry abandons uniform and retreats – it’s a nuisance : DRAG

16-across – Excessively praise ingredient in mushy peas : HYPE

18-across – Flat part of silly wager will spoil the fun : WETBLANKET

21-across – It displays heat from lighter magma in flux : THERMALIMAGING

23-across – Clearance given for Crown allowance : HEADROOM

24-across – What’s a common alternative to standard academic request for repeat : PARDON

25-across – Prepares to follow detective’s case,so gets off at Waterloo? : DETRAINS

26-across – Messenger getting stuck into another messenger : HERMES

1-down – Small volume that has some bite : PECK

2-down – Free houseplant,wilted and missing plastic pot : UNLEASH

3-down – Finance Spooner’s class stadium in the US : BANKROLL

5-down – Crack appearing because construction worker is bent : BUILDERSBUM

6-down – Idea that’s impossible for one to get into : NOTION

7-down – Alternative way to ask about buying more drink? : ANOTHER

8-down – Go off authority and become less liberal : TURNRIGHT

12-down – You will be sick hearing this : GETWELLSOON

13-down – Single or just divorced? It could be both! : UNHITCHED

15-down – English for example long for Scottish union over time : LANGUAGE

17-down – Woven carpets already fashioned : PRECAST

19-down – Country that includes a huge variety of creatures : KINGDOM

20-down – In central Rome,clergy retain vow of silence : OMERTA

22-down – These men had ideas finally to deliver objectives : ENDS

8-across – <span>A mean dictator destroyed on </span><i>South Park</i><span>,perhaps</span> : ANIMATEDCARTOON

10-across – Sticky substance found in sycamores,inexplicably : RESIN

11-across – Complaint resulting from broken rule,again! : NEURALGIA

12-across – Heavy rainfall starts to move over Newcastle before long : MONSOON

13-across – Show part of a book,then a collection of books : PAGEANT

16-across – This feels ugly,or organised in a smug way : SELFRIGHTEOUSLY

19-across – Presently present,or completely absent? : NOWHERE

20-across – Jointly start puzzle that’s missing its first number? : COFOUND

22-across – Pass on report of decent attendance on match day : PROPAGATE

24-across – Extremely readable and better summary : RECAP

26-across – What she is is also what he is? : PERSONALPRONOUN

1-down – Just the place you might ride a Ferris wheel : FAIR

2-down – Healthy sloth possibly doesn’t stick out : FITSIN

3-down – Part of meal I fed to a consumer messily : MAINCOURSE

4-down – Get support from the French soon : LEANON

5-down – Sea creature netted in major catch : ORCA

6-down – 14 narcs got redeployed : CONGRATS

7-down – One-time Quechua speaker in California : INCA

9-down – Cold alcoholic drink accompanying favourite type of airy cake : CRUMPET

12-down – Graduates working for someone in the building trade : MASON

14-down – Steak fried in butter may not be this well done : GOODFORYOU

15-down – Played at Holyhead regularly : TOYED

17-down – Place for a case? : LAWCOURT

18-down – Island nation’s unstable danger area : GRENADA

20-down – Two-bit firm securing great deal : CHEAPO

21-down – Fuddy-duddy relative almost about to go,finally : UNCOOL

22-down – Rubbish American party’s leader broadcast on the radio? : PAPA

23-down – Declare a very obvious willingness at the outset : AVOW

25-down – Group of whales crossing northern body of water : POND

8-across – Device that examines and controls croupier’s odds : OTOSCOPE

9-across – Leaving the Guardian to follow old backwards party : EXODUS

10-across – Top came off : ACME

11-across – Moving crazy shit : LOCOMOTION

12-across – Snag this Latin prize : HICCUP

14-across – My French later turned out to be useful here : MONTREAL

15-across – Native Americans sent back soldier to get sauna treatment … : IGUANAS

17-across – … one that doesn’t cure hygiene problem on set : PLACEBO

20-across – See 22 Down : OFADOUBT

22-across – Sway in to find guard : SENTRY

23-across – Sky shows song by Mercury? : PLANETARIA

24-across – Hogwash in barrel,although emptied twice : BLAH

25-across – Fix couple one more time : REPAIR

26-across – Say Arab has a sense of self-importance : EGOMANIA

1-down – Present leg : STOCKING

2-down – ‘Man or Dogs’ passage read out : ISLE

3-down – Serving idiot regularly upset ballot : DOLLOP

4-down – Appreciated little protection for Malcolm,orphaned and left out : WELCOME

5-down – Change tramline’s last stop : TERMINAL

6-down – American celebrity into abusing cocaine briefly : COSTARICAN

7-down – As a rule,a biro or otherwise can show a spectacular vision : AURORA

13-down – Wine and champagne to start erection? No! : CHARDONNAY

16-down – Perhaps true lady is being untrue : ADULTERY

18-down – See 7 : BOREALIS

19-down – Politician marking time? Changing leaders would be smarter : STARMER

21-down – See 1 : FILLER

22-down – How to fob us off about a couple of advertisements causing little suspicion : SHADOW

24-down – See 24 Across : BLAH

1-across – Horrible US car I too exchanged : ATROCIOUS

6-across – What one needs to see clearly in European city : LENS

10-across – Briefly scrub middle of pot vigorously? : SCOUR

11-across – Part of short quiz,perhaps about medical speciality : COMPONENT

12-across – Little choice in this as soldiers arrange uniform clothes : SETMENU

13-across – Way to give in and make pasta : LASAGNE

14-across – Inside damage hampers prison’s key : INDISPENSABLE

17-across – Knock out any radical listening 11 : AUDITORYCANAL

21-across – Slippery creeper in German city colder after opening shed : GLACIER

22-across – Appellation of South American country that’s not independent : SURNAME

24-across – Travelling author is reportedly expressing anger about temperature : ITINERANT

25-across – Asian cleaner content to mend hob initially : DHOBI

26-across – Bee has to swarm around : MEET

27-across – Lead weapon with tip : SPEARHEAD

1-down – Butcher two turkeys at home : ASSASSIN

2-down – Son’s in bottom bed : ROOST

3-down – One helping pupils to see arrives unexpectedly with card : CAREERSADVISER

4-down – Stop officer speaking as represented here : OCCLUDE

5-down – Models showing more than enough onboard : SAMPLES

7-down – Fancy veneer over work unit is remaining fresh : EVERGREEN

8-down – Maybe Kite’s sun gel : SETTER

9-down – One who got up and chaired brokers’ assembly : HORSEBACKRIDER

15-down – Short,dull artist leaving one section for stage : DRAMATISE

16-down – American winger from United blocking lively dribble : BLUEBIRD

18-down – Goes through the unfinished books : THREADS

19-down – Brunettes originally turned up,embracing prize : ROSETTE

20-down – Kinky male geisha not happy at first produces discrimination : AGEISM

23-down – A pronounced opportunity for love : ADORE

8-across – Cook left a cut roasting on for well done : CONGRATULATIONS

9-across – Tried to wander next to street : STROVE

10-across – Herb is strangely arrogant : TARRAGON

11-across – Cut off a story by Nathaniel : ALIENATE

12-across – Pivotal line about yogic sacred syllable principles : AXIOMS

13-across – Beat young animal with a stone : LAMBAST

16-across – Both sides of appeal studied by Yankee beforehand : ALREADY

19-across – Sailor leans back in descent with rope : ABSEIL

21-across – Appeal from cleaner is oddly mean : CHARISMA

24-across – Campaigner is unusually scared about game : CRUSADER

25-across – Annoy weed : NETTLE

26-across – Hates John’s views about person calling round uninvited? : JEHOVAHSWITNESS

1-down – Jog up and I will start to arrange food : TORTILLA

2-down – Disregard unsettled region : IGNORE

3-down – Arrived with artist to get photographic equipment : CAMERA

4-down – Doctor hurt ref to a greater degree : FURTHER

5-down – <span>Hot tune and dance – something coming out of </span><i>Cats</i><span>?</span> : HAIRBALL

6-down – Conclude Flipper is inhaling a line and another drug : FINALISE

7-down – Pass on knowledge to popular student group : INFORM

14-down – Remade blouses to include core of rayon as response to sign of cold : BLESSYOU

15-down – Upset about LA pub food offering : SALADBAR

17-down – Ruin his model arrangement : DEMOLISH

18-down – One playing with a carbon lock : ACTRESS

20-down – Island carried nothing : BORNEO

22-down – After middle of day release relative : AUNTIE

23-down – One with new shelter finding purpose : INTENT