Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Deprived fellow wearing hat : BEREFT

4-across – Male is leading bad behaviour : MISCHIEF

9-across – Great to eat quiet meal : SUPPER

10-across – Part of Shane’s cap is manufacturer’s fantasy : ESCAPISM

11-across – Investment in Peruvian cattle development : VENTURECAPITAL

13-across – Hinted Iris could be cut off : DISINHERIT

14-across – Froth starts to spill copiously upsetting mum : SCUM

16-across – Obnoxious person with a drink : SODA

18-across – Reason proposal includes one tank : MOTIVATION

21-across – Prepared sociable dinner of no great size : INCONSIDERABLE

23-across – Healthy rage secretary turned around getting drink : APERITIF

24-across – Draw wine arranged in rows : TIERED

25-across – Last nurse embracing love completely : ENDTOEND

26-across – Sell bike part on the radio : PEDDLE

1-down – Graduate having quiet party : BASH

2-down – Put down regarding journalists : REPRESS

3-down – Brief, short affair includes upstanding support : FLEETING

5-down – Poison from popular religious faction – one police investigate finally : INSECTICIDE

6-down – Charlie punches holding instruments : CLAMPS

7-down – Foolish jerk follows papers on moon : IDIOTIC

8-down – My fan mail redirected to patriarch perhaps : FAMILYMAN

12-down – Train heroic Byzantine speaker : RHETORICIAN

13-down – Detectives drink strange tea and scatter : DISSIPATE

15-down – Arsenal publication : MAGAZINE

17-down – Last month grass gets laid down : DECREED

19-down – Loutish setter will be around right before date : ILLBRED

20-down – Colour of home before excavation over : INDIGO

22-down – Unemployed individual demanding legitimate employment primarily : IDLE

9-across – Is fool with gut wobbling a Foo Fighters fan? : UFOLOGIST

10-across – 62.5% of sitcom in Scottish town : ALLOA

11-across – Attack food Picaroon had knocked back with booze : DIGIN

12-across – Concern to instal right figure in French supermarket : CARREFOUR

13-across – Profited from sunshine? Notice what comes in spring time : MADEHAY

14-across – Nobleman’s dressing a prince in bits of headgear : EARLAPS

17-across – Pike initially served with fruit : SPEAR

19-across – Tips from The Angler? Now catch some rays : TAN

20-across – Ultimately flounder in drink – and then do this? : DROWN

21-across – Like some fish and a couple of drugs from the east : DEEPSEA

22-across – I receive a promise Pole’s outside fixing shelf : PLEDGEE

24-across – Two fishes for chap on a fat-free diet : JACKSPRAT

26-across – English cricketer catching small perch : ROOST

28-across – Drinks heavily when cycling, getting the sauce : PESTO

29-across – Learner finishes cracking Paul cryptic completely : ALLENDSUP

1-down – Former PM is bloody short : RUDD

2-down – Smelt seen in north, say, turning among whales : PONGED

3-down – Drunk has no boring escapades – they generate great interest : LOANSHARKS

4-down – Like minnows close to coast, causing irritation : TITCHY

5-down – Drive into thoroughfare, working for ex-party leader : STURGEON

6-down – Cod following white fish in East London : FAKE

7-down – Loaded or rolling? You would be here! : ELDORADO

8-down – President cutting cold mullet, say : HAIR

13-down – Thought Head of SIS took drugs : MUSED

15-down – You won’t get the answer from a clue such as this? : REDHERRING

16-down – Char or e.g. bass, tailed : SINGE

18-down – Maybe running tax shelters uncovered here : EXERCISE

19-down – Rest from moving bare wood frames : TEABREAK

22-down – Palest pants – they may cover reproductive organs : PETALS

23-down – Carp in two rivers south of Germany’s capital : GROUSE

24-down – After 1st of July, emulate deed on 1st of April : JAPE

25-down – Skins of swordfish, orfe and skate, perhaps : SHOE

27-down – Spinners for brill : TOPS

7-across – Pastry chef initially getting 10/1 about fantastic mare : CREAMPUFF

8-across – What winds up Hilary Mantel at first is absurd : SILLY

9-across – Government in action is awfully combative : AGONISTIC

10-across – Joe is wearing coat of secret power : MAGIC

12-across – Painter contributing to building restoration : INGRES

13-across – Martyr gets upset with 11 : STGEORGE

16-across – Extremely stupid study tips from Sesame Street : DENSEST

19-across – Prickly animal ultimately crossed the road : BEARDED

22-across – Insect almost turned on dog : HORNTAIL

25-across – Island’s relaxed mood embodied by strong punch? : KOMODO

27-across – Portion of splendid risotto in Elba? : IDRIS

28-across – Resisting nuclear threat after evacuation fails : RELUCTANT

29-across – Pleased with yourself about answer for 1 down? : SMAUG

30-across – Ineffective Chopper Harris finally getting in amongst the French : TOOTHLESS

1-down – Pull leg of monster : DRAGON

2-down – Year ends badly for mother of 1? : DAENERYS

3-down – Pieces of sausage finally eaten by old cat : OPUSES

4-down – Single fellow on short holiday is most dodgy : IFFIEST

5-down – Stars bored with acting for Amazon : VIRAGO

6-down – Year in relationship is going very quickly : FLYING

11-down – Giant conger eel regularly escaping : OGRE

14-down – Way to swallow English wine : RED

15-down – Crouch with header missing target : END

16-down – Female called out for interjection from Homer : DOH

17-down – Neither way to leave country : NOR

18-down – Take shot in game : SNAP

20-down – Lonely lady on vacation for a bit : REMOTELY

21-down – Retiring golfer leading Open prepared to thoughtfully postpone : SLEEPON

23-down – Swelling sea turns up in opera oddly : OEDEMA

24-down – Paul in cryptic post? : NAILUP

25-down – A king turning up without smart shirt : KHURTA

26-down – Language course covering indefinite article : DANISH