Daily Answers

1-across – Two foreign articles, container and urn, shortly in a tent? : UNDERCANVAS

9-across – Set conundrums full of holes? : RIDDLED

10-across – Small fib about a rare, independent music maker? : SALIERI

11-across – Brief statement from unspecified Tibetan, say, in hearing : SUMMATION

12-across – Early signs of dew in very old trodden piece of turf : DIVOT

13-across – Armoured vehicle gets to fail completely : TANK

14-across – Notice AA employee at work in tall structure? : CLOCKTOWER

16-across – Cheat in part sadly lacking in quiet grey matter? : ANTHRACITE

19-across – It’s projected as thing for wrapping food : FILM

21-across – Allegation, one that’s harboured by reticent type : CLAIM

22-across – Very feeble writer backed by American agents and Irish priest : EMACIATED

24-across – Bob left cyclists first off to find some fast food : SLIDERS

25-across – A line kept by a cast making one bemused? : ATALOSS

26-across – One might succeed to get such information in advanced time as guide at viewings? : ESTATEAGENT

1-down – A muted inventor’s represented as expressionless : UNDEMONSTRATIVE

2-down – Part of model taverna where a banker might get split? : DELTA

3-down – Sore husband out of sorts in Surrey town : REDHILL

4-down – Team without a Latin in charge has toxic element : ARSENIC

5-down – Check accuracy of live data for broadcast : VALIDATE

6-down – Garment twelve associate with embroidery? : SLEEVEWAISTCOAT

7-down – Toast for brood : PROSIT

8-down – Resentful person doing repairs swapping France for Belgium : BITTER

15-down – Director on odd patrol making percussive sound? : DRUMBEAT

16-down – Means of entry considered initially in varied cases : ACCESS

17-down – Top put round edges of strange light-bearing container : CRESSET

18-down – New Zealand native for all to see on a pitch entering tense area : TUATARA

20-down – Unassuming in two ways? : MODEST

23-down – Silly way to end puzzle? : INANE

1-across – Paintbrush demo suffering small setbacks : BUMPSINTHEROAD

8-across – What’s worn by one cycling around? : TUNIC

9-across – Wimp married woman served with court order : MAMASBOY

11-across – Budding musician finally on the way up : NASCENT

12-across – Working in Raith? That’s seemingly nowhere : THINAIR

13-across – Alternative accommodation as house lease is reviewed : HOTEL

15-across – Defends guitarist 13 banned : GARRISONS

17-across – Two gulls and another bird : SAPSUCKER

20-across – What’s happened to American food? : PASTA

21-across – Drawing close to Hyderabad, Indian city I’m touring : DIAGRAM

23-across – Trouble poking nurse’s rear : TAILEND

25-across – Bud’s gone with setter in temper : PALLIATE

26-across – It’s comparatively straight before turn later : ADIEU

27-across – Man hanged as result of those seeking privacy? : HARRYANDMEGHAN

1-down – Fancy woman’s mustard, you might say : BITONTHESIDE

2-down – Lacking money in country : MINUS

3-down – De Gaulle’s shocked expression because both sides are wrong : SACREBLEU

4-down – How to identify a police horse outside : NAMETAG

5-down – I’ve got you different terms : HAMSTER

6-down – Political sage? : RISHI

7-down – Moola stuffed in passage exit? That’s irregular : ANOMALOUS

10-down – Bend over stream after large amount of drink, then come to grief spectacularly : CRASHANDBURN

14-down – In hand, most impressive : TOPBANANA

16-down – Present talk about climber said to be off the record : INPRIVATE

18-down – Deputy with president in capital : KAMPALA

19-down – Bird goes round picking up drugs and used rubber : RETREAD

22-down – Feel bad about 50’s king and queen? : RULER

24-down – Woman’s correct over husband : EDITH

7-across – Boring type of car – those who have one are certain to stay in the house : SAFESEAT

9-across – Emperor penguins are rarely especially active taking just seconds at sea : CAESAR

10-across – Adult whistled in audition : BLUE

11-across – Rock band’s smooth cover of Madonna single, Sanctuary : IRONMAIDEN

12-across – Place of worship is replacing a power tool : CHISEL

14-across – Best ways to leave market : OUTSMART

15-across – Case of proper ladies men regularly getting compliment : PRAISE

17-across – Means to honour dead from the war somehow : WREATH

20-across – Express understands seedy nightspot’s sudden decline : NOSEDIVE

22-across – Lives happily in the middle of Pudsey : DWELLS

23-across – Discourage explosive reaction initially following clincher : DETERMINER

24-across – Young animal’s mother back inside pound : LAMB

25-across – Street artist’s with it and sound : STRAIT

26-across – Small issue causing insubordination : SEDITION

1-down – Craft lie making Tory cool : TALLSHIP

2-down – Nice parent’s bit of bedtime reading : MERE

3-down – Refusal of nurse to wear ring : DENIAL

4-down – I’m upset with racist getting weapon : SCIMITAR

5-down – Type of radio produced by psychic with sway : MEDIUMWAVE

6-down – Calling about register – ignoring main point : CAREER

8-down – Employed and also working under king : TOOKON

13-down – Feline’s naughty, as eats mice : SIAMESECAT

16-down – Marks and Spencer’s opening times assuming it’s glossy magazine’s accurate for starters – ace : STIGMATA

18-down – Fraction low on tip of nose like Dumbledore’s glasses? : HALFMOON

19-down – Game and ultimately Margaret Thatcher maybe losing lead : TENNIS

21-down – Retiring at 18 occasionally fears breaking mob rule? : OMERTA

22-down – Mock German article English papers mis-ordered : DERIDE

24-down – Departed and the others returned : LATE

1-across – Fail this manoeuvring, causing skid : FISHTAIL

5-across – Summons late in the day succeeded securing approval : EVOKES

9-across – Such milk for your health : LONGLIFE

10-across – In hearing, one safely securing capital : ANKARA

11-across – One following round for each amateur : INEXPERT

12-across – Chanced to get fine gospel record eventually : FLUKED

14-across – Train tickets found when darkness lifts? : DAYRETURNS

18-across – Rare animal fur I flaunted : UNFAMILIAR

22-across – Fungal disease coats small English apple : RUSSET

23-across – Horror film must occasionally intimidate : PSYCHOUT

24-across – God Michelangelo himself captures : ELOHIM

25-across – One sharing a spine with me? : COAUTHOR

26-across – For whom Imogen compiles, ensconced here? : SETTEE

27-across – Very boring in hospital department recently : ASOFLATE

1-down – Join parade and collapse : FALLIN

2-down – Insect trapper upset married students : SUNDEW

3-down – In plants uranium has leaked across – it’s all over! : TULIPS

4-down – Conclude New York is full? Like hell : INFERNALLY

6-down – I let navy collapse into sleaze : VENALITY

7-down – Extremely keen on money for workers in yard : KNACKERS

8-down – Truss at last out of mind playing a blinder : STARDUST

13-down – Parts of Norfolk and Beds may not understand this speech? : BROADSCOTS

15-down – Systematically searches for coins abroad : QUARTERS

16-down – Branch kills American comic : OFFSHOOT

17-down – Suffragette and me twice going head to head over policy : EMMELINE

19-down – An unkempt person, namely Trump : SCRUFF

20-down – Judges predecessor a heavyweight : JOSHUA

21-down – Run into bar but eat nothing : STARVE

1-across – Clear about resort : BRIGHTON

5-across – Writer having home in South East : SCRIBE

9-across – Cheated and went first after second turn : SWINDLED

10-across – Soldiers work in spinning class : TROOPS

12-across – Drew near Oscar for small role : CAMEO

13-across – Bring back checks in front of gallery : REINSTATE

14-across – I, perhaps, mourn real man failing : ROMANNUMERAL

18-across – People adding padding help trousers’ alteration : UPHOLSTERERS

21-across – Extremely negative V&A star : SUPERNOVA

23-across – Perfect backside a lad is concealing : IDEAL

24-across – Cold around back half of studio in folly : IDIOCY

25-across – Run following improper kiss somewhere in the Alps? : SKISLOPE

26-across – Head of intelligence gripped by socially unacceptable thought : NOTION

27-across – Corset set remains in position : STAYSPUT

1-down – One caught engrossed by deep fundamental principles : BASICS

2-down – Primarily if distressed individuals occasionally make such expressions : IDIOMS

3-down – Boat travelling holy fiord : HYDROFOIL

4-down – Excessive response ended battle involving Royal Engineers : OVERREACTION

6-down – Name of knight returning after church : CHRIS

7-down – Wedding vow line – a test for over-the-top devotion : IDOLATRY

8-down – Plant in Cambridgeshire city coming from Netherlands perhaps? : EASTERLY

11-down – Date inside with sailor, alien and DJ : DINNERJACKET

15-down – Sorry semi reconstructed for miserable singer : MORRISSEY

16-down – Doubt search is initially working : QUESTION

17-down – Steal liquid polish and newspaper : SHOPLIFT

19-down – Make good former monarch back revolution : RECOUP

20-down – Virus getting hospital department flowing : FLUENT

22-down – Page got certain segment upset : RECTO