Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – National organisation protected by proper payment : RENTAL

4-across – Clans to regroup by Dee here? : SCOTLAND

9-across – Fish,black,with three eggs : BONITO

10-across – Listener has obsession,running to ground : EARTHING

11-across – Trendy old man with holy books entertains animals : HIPPOPOTAMUSES

13-across – Hell – state with one cut off,separate : DISCONNECT

14-across – Priest in shortened jeans : LEVI

16-across – Stimulant cool chap’s regularly taken : COCA

18-across – Rapture with men excited in lab unit : AMPERETURN

21-across – Author in a biblical city organised charities : AGATHACHRISTIE

23-across – Resentment shown by a buddy – this person’s taken in : ACRIMONY

24-across – Point in the wrong direction,getting hurt crossing island : MISAIM

25-across – Sound of a number of machines making threads : TENDRILS

26-across – A tribe of old coming to Irish city : AGADIR

1-down – Medal king’s put on garment : ROBE

2-down – Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan : NANNIES

3-down – Soon accepting hint,church finally offers ecclesiastical response : ANTIPHON

5-down – I will crow,as old clown left with joy all around : CHANTICLEER

6-down – Emblems – see them held by little kids : TOTEMS

7-down – A series of lies under discussion : ATISSUE

8-down – So dieting may change this bodily process? : DIGESTION

12-down – Criticise a Caledonian,concerning bum provision for marine transport : PANAMACANAL

13-down – One announces new deal about to be sealed – bombastic speech : DECLARANT

15-down – Fastening a bone in where it belongs : LEASHING

17-down – Annoyance of completely heartless geezer in row : CHAGRIN

19-down – Garment beginning to unravel – darn it possibly : UNITARD

20-down – Fiery beast without tail in Anglican gown : CHIMER

22-down – Old measure as part of home rule : OMER

1-across – Transformative sun dries black hair on head : SIDEBURNS

6-across – A call just for you from ship in port : PSST

10-across – Pep up to be a knight : LIVEN

11-across – Freeing muscles,really enjoying putting pounds back : ABSOLVING

12-across – Strongman’s betrayer summoned back,left imprisoned : DELILAH

13-across – Right to end fuss about suitable plug-in : ADAPTOR

14-across – Absolutely manage without add-on,changing a couple of lines : FORGOODANDALL

17-across – Two pitches perhaps player’s first going to book : MANSFIELDPARK

21-across – Mortification as horse racing scrapped : CHAGRIN

22-across – Ring character has a scrap of cloth,gold fused with navy : ARAGORN

24-across – Centre of government,a little bit – what,the lot? : WHITEHALL

25-across – In golf,a very short distance,principally excused : GIMME

26-across – Sound disappointed as vision finally fades : SIGH

27-across – Church office that may require an operation to replace? : ELDERSHIP

1-down – Note,top provided to cover base of cookery set : SOLIDIFY

2-down – One’s dead wicked? : DEVIL

3-down – Gang meeting lion suggests a very anxious state : BUNDLEOFNERVES

4-down – Got to have felt hurt again? : REACHED

5-down – Pollution traps American bear : SUSTAIN

7-down – Spark from fault with steering mechanism,say : SCINTILLA

8-down – Nobel author of old volunteers blood : TAGORE

9-down – Cover with sticker that describes an intriguing novel : CLOAKANDDAGGER

15-down – Storming around calling for stuff to be brought over : RAMPAGING

16-down – Understand about gentle power being superficial : SKINDEEP

18-down – Display of enthusiasm for food provided for football crowd? : FANFARE

19-down – Sent message to put me up,having gone sick : EMAILED

20-down – Lowers small hood over son : SCOWLS

23-down – Doubled round one sitting with husband,showing vigour : OOMPH

1-across – Divide the other across answers – classify as good or bad : SORTTHESHEEP

9-across – Elizabeth I’s favourite cheese : LEICESTER

10-across – Name for boy sheltered by Irish aunt : SHAUN

11-across – Mythical deities remained years later : SATYRS

12-across – Buffoon in staff initially unfriendly,needing change of heart : CLODPOLE

13-across – They invariably obey head of state in Arab country : YESMEN

15-across – Not knowing what a dozen Popes were called : INNOCENT

18-across – Some highly-placed Asians live surrounded by strongmen : TIBETANS

19-across – Libertine casting lascivious look over letters found in bathroom : LECHER

21-across – Wicked person always embracing false idol : EVILDOER

23-across – Silly people doctor’s seen in pairs : DUMBOS

26-across – Camera equipment that’s used for play : DOLLY

27-across – Cereal crop on island,one delivered in late December : CAPRICORN

28-across – See 1 ac : FROMTHEGOATS

1-down – Small movement inserting call for peace attracting much attention : SPLASHY

2-down – Party is in decline : ROIST

3-down – Endless speculations on sacred books – source for wise men? : THEORIENT

4-down – Repast is oddly deficient in food : EATS

5-down – Daughter in sport,running and jumping athletically : HURDLING

6-down – Relieved to have finished ousting Conservative leader : EASED

7-down – Work on tiny scale,otherwise he can not : NANOTECH

8-down – Get absorbed? Not seriously,by the sound of it : INGEST

14-down – It’s included in nuanced addition to foreign movie : SUBTITLE

16-down – I govern US badly,behaving like overzealous employer : OVERUSING

17-down – Deliverer of messages from printer company : INTERCOM

18-down – Hear about object that’s hot or cool : TRENDY

20-down – Eastern state calls out for protests : RISINGS

22-down – Whiskey-guzzling doctor that completes shock treatment? : DRYER

24-down – Plants and animals in book I translated : BIOTA

25-down – Height a river must rise for fish : OPAH

5-across – Show advertiser dog : BARKER

6-across – More than one dog pants : BOXERS

9-across – Report of standard weapon : CANNON

10-across – Order contains coercive measure : SANCTION

11-across – Fat dog on lead in fact : FLAB

12-across – Cobra peeps out,seeing Rover? : SPACEPROBE

13-across – The cat peers out,studying spaniel? : TEACHERSPET

18-across – Locum excited,so seductive? : TEMPTINGLY

21-across – Dog’s dinner? : CHOW

22-across – Banker heading for jail with Sunak once and Johnson : JPMORGAN

23-across – Paul’s holding dog back – temper! : MODIFY

24-across – Yapper,lurcher’s head bitten by parasite : TALKER

25-across – Articulation of feeling for money : TENNER

1-down – Great sacrifices at imperial French city : GRENOBLE

2-down – Crime clear,set up for court action : TENNIS

3-down – Clues: dogs : POINTERS

4-down – Dog cluer? : SETTER

5-down – Dog solver : BEAGLE

7-down – Clue: solvers’ dog : SCOOBY

8-down – Seller with key,say,a geezer : ESTATEAGENT

14-down – Ceiling plastered with resin initially more sticky : CLINGIER

15-down – Awfully nice dog nips rear of postman,getting letters mixed up? : ENCODING

16-down – Dog fed old cracker : SEXPOT

17-down – Dog lover has female kennelled : WOOFER

19-down – Dog,spaniel : POODLE

20-down – Complain loudly when first of youths ‘it ‘ard? : YAMMER

1-across – Paraded remains in eg case of emerald : SASHAYED

5-across – Foot perhaps first place navvy protects : LABOUR

9-across – Conspicuous wealth being accepted by old money is extremely unusual : OPULENCE

10-across – See 5 : LEADER

12-across – Spies wanting glimpse of naval vessels : NARKS

13-across – <span>Game show for which </span><i>3-2-1</i><span> signifies the end?</span> : COUNTDOWN

14-across – Arizona sorts out religious adherents : ZOROASTRIANS

18-across – Rod with supports catching exhausted little fish : STICKLEBACKS

21-across – Service his car,needing repair in a flipping day : EUCHARIST

23-across – One splitting bill is sound : NOISE

24-across – Greyish-white colour fine in more stable older browser : SILVER

25-across – A large collection of people,seemingly asleep,voted : BALLOTED

26-across – See 24 : SURFER

27-across – Present line manager ultimately not as tough : TENDERER

1-down – Awful squalor seen around a posh part of London : SLOANE

2-down – See 1 : SQUARE

3-down – Lacking cover,strata crack in Aussie landmark back in the day : AYERSROCK

4-down – Reference enclosed plan of action about losing current climbing assistant : ENCYCLOPEDIA

6-down – Ward off State Department’s closure : AVERT

7-down – Informally,wife left daughter in love with sultanate : OLDWOMAN

8-down – Infrequency of poor earners beginning to save : RARENESS

11-down – Confirm statute ban is dodgy : SUBSTANTIATE

15-down – Again aroused by opening in eminently pleasant lady’s top in crimson : REKINDLED

16-down – Judges female donkeys? : ASSESSES

17-down – Printed notice to be distributed round : CIRCULAR

19-down – Whale,maybe unexpectedly free,felt dire : FILTER

20-down – See 19 : FEEDER

22-down – <span>Singer in </span><i>Slade </i><span>left</span> : ADELE