Clues

9-across – Discuss thoroughly and take the dentist’s advice? : HAVEITOUT

10-across – 1 did in combination of parent with deserter : MARAT

11-across – Don’t sing the chorus : REFRAIN

12-across – Wasting few words on Tory layabout? : LACONIC

13-across – Piece of round matter : OPUS

14-across – 21 did in eagles’ vac : HOLOFERNES

15-across – Slice round 14’s head during unconsciousness : TRANCHE

17-across – Republican supporter from ancient 26? : BUSHMAN

19-across – Temporary employment for patient fellow in leisure wear : CASUALJOBS

22-across – More could follow 11 : PLUS

23-across – English girl with American man, one might gather : ROSEBUD

24-across – Good heavens, my jo! No doctor in the house? : BYJINGO

26-across – One day short for a hundred: the poet”s continent : AFRIC

27-across – Newspaper with part of 3, 5 and 21 in 13s, perhaps : TITLEROLE

1-down – Lady-killer cautious about destiny with detective or prosecutor : CHARLOTTECORDAY

2-down – One’s through keeping the noise of a little beast from the birds : AVIFAUNA

3-down – The first princess in Egypt : AIDA

4-down – Sailors detained by policeman, one having a loaf in America : CORNPONE

5-down – Distinguish between rings set in Cyprus : OTELLO

6-down – Money for old-fashioned disciplinarians : SMACKERS

7-down – Scottish novelist’s 4half way home : CRONIN

8-down – Building material in the country may cause fractures : STICKSANDSTONES

16-down – Talk loudly about West Bromwich Albion’s recovery? : CLAWBACK

17-down – Little tub for one given a degree by university in Georgian city : BABYBATH

18-down – Soviet politician, a man, king in a month : MALENKOV

20-down – 25 did in relation to time : SISERA

21-down – Lady-killer in hospital after project embracing princess : JUDITH

25-down – Lady-killer in prison said yes to the translations : JAEL

1-across – Reduce support in honest mistake and gain experience : CUTONESTEETH

8-across – Illumination of following point : LANTERN

9-across – Put out saucy book about old city : PERTURB

11-across – Crikey! Beam’s reversed length : YARDAGE

12-across – Know if lies are spread : REALISE

13-across – Baby’s gear would be smart on Sunday : NAPPY

14-across – Tribesmen born to be like pygmies? : BLACKFEET

16-across – Rash Laurel often did this : FOOLHARDY

19-across – Constant in one of 7’s colour : SEPIA

21-across – Backing north to northeast about five, so wrap up : ENVELOP

23-across – Peer biting lip – a first : PRIMARY

24-across – Minstrel whirled to flutter material : DRABBET

25-across – Long-standing model – and it worked : OLDTIME

26-across – Fighter’s confusion accentuated delay : WELTERWEIGHT

1-down – Spell could lead to fall : CANTRIP

2-down – The scapegoat takes unknown treatment : THERAPY

3-down – Outsider’s against going for new mark in a month : NONMEMBER

4-down – Splendid meal for a penny more : SUPER

5-down – Bearing weapon on vessel is indication of assignment : EARMARK

6-down – True in a business that’s bullish : TAURINE

7-down – Pitch that’s avoiding commitment with the departed : PLAYINGFIELD

10-down – Blow this test! : BREATHALYSER

15-down – Almost a sign to note near tangent : ASYMPTOTE

17-down – Get round ring to diminish without : OBVIATE

18-down – What gives heart to poorly built swimmer : HALIBUT

19-down – Do the dishing out : SHINDIG

20-down – Key worker? : PIANIST

22-down – One who’d take time for the sound of tiny feet? : PATER

1-across – Initially operate sand to receive invisible creature’s head : OSTRICH

5-across – Laughed till bust in 12’s 19’s situation … : LUDGATE

10-across – See 5 : HILL

11-across – … whence gnat eats badly worried nine with much umbrage : MILLENNIUM

12-across – See 11 : BRIDGE

13-across – Bullish fashion statement? : NOSERING

14-across – Set to work to make a cheaper engine : TWOSTROKE

16-across – Supporters’ visits? : STAYS

17-across – Supporters’ goose step? : STRUT

19-across – Cardinal ends holding a red hat awkwardly in his seat : CATHEDRAL

23-across – Matthew’s part to play — no amateur in novel room : ATTHETOP

24-across – See 27 : MODERN

26-across – A vicar forged dead queen’s signature — one for the road! : CARAVANNER

27-across – Natter foolishly about feature back on the 15 : TATE

28-across – Victorian writer takes it from Labour politician : GASKELL

29-across – Antique pearls provide easy money : OLDROPE

2-down – Where the fate of down-and-outs without energy is worked out : SKIDROW

3-down – Was 23, having straight lines : RULED

4-down – Arrival includes physical education by an equal : COMPEER

6-down – Hard as the bed of the one 23? : UNEASY

7-down – Made like Parmesan, about three points : GENERATED

8-down – Disclose your medieval sports : TOURNEY

9-down – Hard labour for pirate king having forty winks? : FLINTKNAPPING

15-down – The poorer nations put their money on the end of the 11 12 : SOUTHBANK

18-down – Russian girl’s farewell embrace of Scottish boy : TATIANA

20-down – Low sound that’s real, not straight from the shoulder : HUMERAL

21-down – Whence helicopters go off to Paris? : AIRSTOP

22-down – Letter-writer from twin city whose is opposite the 15 : STPAUL

25-down – Put off some French potatoes : DETER

7-across – Lads can be involved in dishonour : SCANDAL

8-across – Gear cobbler used : CLOBBER

10-across – Veiled intruder in Poulenc overture : COVERT

11-across – Kind of order that’s never found out : ENCLOSED

12-across – Transport for the reserve team : TAXI

13-across – But it could be handy in a put-up job : STEPLADDER

14-across – Cheap drink! It makes for an expansive habit : FARTHINGALE

19-across – Supply cars in dodgy trade : ADMINISTER

22-across – Puppet following party lines : DOLL

23-across – Most comedians admit disappointment : COMEDOWN

24-across – Houses like Westminster! : ABBEYS

25-across – Soldier, foul-mouthed in simile or trope, perhaps : TROOPER

26-across – Bishop nearly provoked flattery : BLARNEY

1-down – One who does good turns : ACROBAT

2-down – Girl who is sweet on tarts, perhaps : ANGELICA

3-down – Drink soft sparkling wines : PASTIS

4-down – Colour on scab : BLACKLEG

5-down – Exotic Baroda is foreign to me : ABROAD

6-down – The youngest in the form! : LEVERET

9-down – Drink as a rule in 24 : BENEDICTINE

15-down – Made to derail : TAILORED

16-down – The insect for Mother Goose? : LADYBIRD

17-down – Stop messing around with Jack : ADJOURN

18-down – It keeps children occupied with toys : PLAYPEN

20-down – Reserve place in theatre for freezer : ICEBOX

21-down – Actually make friends again : REALLY

1-across – Noel – and awfully rude butting in – carried drink for historical novelist : ALEXANDREDUMAS

8-across – Brad’s nabs? : NAILS

9-across – Endless Soviet labour camp fenced by stake with spikes : ANGULATE

11-across – Countryman is game, giving up heroin : PEASANT

12-across – Salve! Latin soon takes over the Italian … : LANOLIN

13-across – … therefore concluding Vatican business : ERGON

15-across – What’s Espagnol to one Russian composer is Italien to another : CAPRICCIO

17-across – Paramount, say the majority : UTTERMOST

20-across – Drops off sound draughts : DOSES

21-across – Tandoor cooking, though aromatic, … : ODORANT

23-across – … may be tasteless: dunk one’s naan first, add third spice, then serve up : INSIPID

25-across – Let Gore know it’s not a black tie do : INFORMAL

26-across – It’s comparatively skilful to take head off a header, you say? : ABLER

27-across – Take the garden in hand – refuse to be budged : HOLDONESGROUND

1-down – Purse stealer found in p-prison faced rogue – 7 : ASNAPPERUPOF

2-down – Girl – the last to be embraced by essayist : ELIZA

3-down – Sailor’s instructor has no right to be the one who never gets soaked : ABSTAINER

4-down – It’s brought in by Jack, maybe, and raised over-the-top : DRASTIC

5-down – Not the last to steal up to take horse to drink : EGGFLIP

6-down – Prussian soldier picked up by divisional hussar : UHLAN

7-down – A character in the tale, Lucy’s come to grief backing the car : AUTOLYCUS

10-down – See 1 : UNCONSIDERED

14-down – Stoop to roll up one’s sleeves? : GETDOWNTO

16-down – At one’s wits’ end, dines out with partners : INDESPAIR

18-down – The seat of Empire? : OTTOMAN

19-down – See 1 : TRIFLES

22-down – Audibly state owned? : ALOUD

24-down – Having lost the manual, I persist in holding up the dish : PILAU