Clues

1-across – Laments about flowers for virtuous statues : PLASTERSAINTS

10-across – Pulpit in Italian city nearly used by Salvation Army for dance : TAMBOURIN

11-across – Fish for birds : PERCH

12-across – Mr Average is a model following the ninth in Miss West’s family diagram… : MANIN

13-across – See 12 : THESTREET

14-across – … or on the American lady writer in German house, after applause : CLAPHAM

16-across – See 14 : OMNIBUS

18-across – Single but still on board : UNMATED

20-across – Fast runner doesn’t sound honest : CHEETAH

21-across – Georgian building, perhaps, with water laid on : BATHHOUSE

23-across – Public money for Ulysses? : GRANT

24-across – Cowboy’s home in the kitchen? : RANGE

25-across – Tommies with hearts and diamonds converted to religion : METHODISM

26-across – Return of theology coming in to symbolise temporarily : FORTHEPRESENT

2-down – French article: My dance, monsieur? to Herb : LEMONBALM

3-down – Make love at the golf club? : SPOON

4-down – Slip on slip? : ERRATUM

5-down – Oarsmen in trouble on the Ligurian Sea : SANREMO

6-down – Lack of ability to compete in composition : IMPOTENCE

7-down – See 22 : THREE

8-down – First time doctor up to being in charge of anaesthetists, periodically tabled : ATOMICNUMBERS

9-down – Question to the watch about hostile advance? : WHATISTHETIME

15-down – The birth of heraldry? : HATCHMENT

17-down – Unit of the Territorials with beasts on either side : BATTALION

19-down – Dickens’s Bentley driven initially on liquor up a tree : DRUMMLE

20-down – Cathedral rendering of 13 in Durham : CHESTER

22-down – 9 at 23 across 20 down? Little difference from other point under canvas : TENTO

23-down – Explanation for a topcoat : GLOSS

8-across – Refinements as purveyed by Cravats-R-Us? : NICETIES

9-across – A crowd in Germany surrounding new Russian fellow : ANDREI

10-across – As a teacher, what you should have to get up? No : ABED

11-across – When two women get together, it could be lethal! : BELLADONNA

12-across – One gets up flowers : IRISES

14-across – What’s testable in crash? : SEATBELT

15-across – A particular honour : RESPECT

17-across – Secret police go about doctoring tapes : GESTAPO

20-across – Unsuccessful 1 is around – take it over : ABORTIVE

22-across – Top means of transport divided the church : AISLED

23-across – Winter race meeting: I’d the backing of Sea Province : NOVASCOTIA

24-across – Commander and saint left horrified : AGHA

25-across – In game with which to monkey puzzle : ENIGMA

26-across – The writer makes the effort to ring a few with similar measures : ISOMETRY

1-down – Smell servicemen in the river – what’s up? : AIRBORNE

2-down – Study one in scarlet? : READ

3-down – Under the well-watered valley? It’s over this will transport people : AIRBUS

4-down – Poor and ineffectual tennis player in America : USELESS

5-down – Means to travel quickly? It’s hard : CARAPACE

6-down – They are taken in, notice – top group : ADSORBATES

7-down – Golfer sent up by the Queen : REGNAL

13-down – Freight man in whose unconscious vehicle represents energy? : SUPERCARGO

16-down – Jazz fan’s about to catch some gossip : CHITCHAT

18-down – The Thunderer putting out an urgent entreaty for a large amount : PLETHORA

19-down – Indecent riches collected towards the middle : CENTRIC

21-down – Show of disapproval? No, not half captivated by the sound of spring : BOOING

22-down – : AGADOO

24-down – Article about compiler giving the last word : AMEN

9-across – Repulsive old boy No 10 promises to pay : OBNOXIOUS

10-across – Gas obtainable from Australia only : OZONE

11-across – George relaxed – well oiled? : GREASED

12-across – Devon banker writes in cost : EXPENSE

13-across – Curse unwilling student for dropping off : OATH

14-across – Urge one leader to carry on despite difficulties : PRESSAHEAD

15-across – Handled patiently? : TREATED

17-across – Prison thanks volunteers for providing music : CANTATA

19-across – Poisonous creature threatening woman whose husband is late : BLACKWIDOW

22-across – Shape of ring girl wanted : OVAL

23-across – To cap a mixture I included starch : TAPIOCA

24-across – Accountant figures they’re man’s best friend : CANINES

26-across – You may pop in his shop : UNCLE

27-across – Always unsophisticated, yet never losing popularity : EVERGREEN

1-down – Unlikely to fulfil expectations, poor Roe got booted out! : TOOGOODTOBETRUE

2-down – Disturb a Parisian on a seat : UNSETTLE

3-down – Article raised number of deer : AXIS

4-down – Was curious deer down for doctoring? : WONDERED

5-down – Judge fools Head of State : ASSESS

6-down – Company member with US city home wanted beef : COMPLAIN

7-down – Spilt glue on loaf! : LOUNGE

8-down – Sends Evelyn, as I’d rectified a number of faults : SEVENDEADLYSINS

16-down – Appropriate superior to assume control : TAKEOVER

17-down – Replace the cot after getting credit note : CROTCHET

18-down – Further second loans : ADVANCES

20-down – View a religious group quietly accepted : ASPECT

21-down – Doubles one million times : IMAGES

25-down – Near hot drink, standing up : NIGH

1-across – Compound church capital : CHROME

4-across – Heel rushed ‘is cocktail : SIDECAR

9-across – Minor way’s curbing major attack : BROADSIDE

10-across – Game involving a West Indian : CARIB

11-across – Crop grown at a location in Africa : NATAL

12-across – Course of events? : RACETRACK

13-across – Game plan’s to play in spasms : TACTICS

15-across – Basic urge to turn crude about proposal : LIBIDO

17-across – Earth’s one smooth time : PLANET

19-across – Flier uses rod and line : SPARROW

22-across – Oddly, I cross out excellent customers : CLIENTELE

24-across – Monarchs having a bit of a laugh at one’s colour : KHAKI

26-across – Respond to trace elements : REACT

27-across – Not the first to spot tar in liquor : APPLEJACK

28-across – Place to make one bitter? : BREWERY

29-across – Stick to instructions to place commercial : ADHERE

1-down – Power group’s 10-1 bet nearly comes up : CABINET

2-down – Perch the marsupial way : ROOST

3-down – Old menial beating big gong : MEDALLION

4-down – Where there’s often a gap in character formation : STENCIL

5-down – Tube containing a coin : DUCAT

6-down – Thing to cut out centre one and put in spice : CORIANDER

7-down – Tell off English ruler over German set-up : REBUKE

8-down – Rustic fruit tree : CITRUS

14-down – Copper sheet without a peak : CULMINATE

16-down – Spot of darkness? : BLACKHEAD

18-down – They knock internal treatment : THERAPY

19-down – Oriental turn of phrase : SHERPA

20-down – Gasteropod taking right line : WRINKLE

21-down – Mark rating an insect : SCARAB

23-down – Pertinent when not cooped up in gunpowder : NITRE

25-down – Well-informed article : AWARE

1-across – Out of the office, but receiving calls? : ATHOME

4-across – Ill stored : LAIDUP

9-across – Stick together in a difficult situation : BIND

10-across – An afternoon trip from France? : THEDANSANT

11-across – Dances arranged to scale : ASCEND

12-across – How bounders are caught unawares? : ONTHEHOP

13-across – VIPs give it a going-over : REDCARPET

15-across – Main shareholder? : LION

16-across – Bird associated with a crow : COCK

17-across – Master of the Rolls? : CHAUFFEUR

21-across – The offer of money may make him cross : FERRYMAN

22-across – It’s a struggle for an amphibian to get round : EFFORT

24-across – Trees will not usually grow above this height : TIMBERLINE

25-across – Over-disposed to wander : ROVE

26-across – T-junction jam : TANGLE

27-across – Also seen in the guise of a dandy : ASWELL

1-down – A fabric in dispute : ATISSUE

2-down – Field division that takes years to train : HEDGE

3-down – Ring fighter? : MATADOR

5-down – Stays will alter a waist : AWAITS

6-down – Refusal to give credit? : DISBELIEF

7-down – Bridge is a card game : PONTOON

8-down – Practise putting on a glove? : GETONESHANDIN

14-down – Bird killed when in song : COCKROBIN

16-down – He needs a regular supply of drugs to keep going : CHEMIST

18-down – To economise is of no avail : USELESS

19-down – Separate strands found in a French composer : UNRAVEL

20-down – Morning viva voce quite unethical : AMORAL

23-down – The power of a waterfall : FORCE