Daily Answers

1-across – Means to fill stove joining me to supply one not at home : AWAYGAME

5-across – Old man and young woman twirling throughout : PASSIM

9-across – Former religious figure not entirely accepting church swap : EXCHANGE

10-across – Second token used in Montana : MOMENT

12-across – Used primarily to hang, put in inverted position : UPEND

13-across – Hard job retaining first opening for rock singer : CHORISTER

14-across – Edited merest outline giving extra time to this show? : SONETLUMIERE

18-across – Cancer the lab destroyed, having freedom of action : CARTEBLANCHE

21-across – US city’s backed argument for amalgamation : SYNTHESIS

23-across – Disruptive seeing move of University in the red : ROUGE

24-across – Allowable wrestling manoeuvre is not yet determined : ONHOLD

25-across – Performer on Britain’s Got Talent, perhaps, to trick panellist : CONJUROR

26-across – Cruel behaviour is accepted by unhappy male : SADISM

27-across – One broadcasting catchy tunes – they have loads they can take up : SKYHOOKS

1-down – Dined with a solicitor around end of case : ATEOUT

2-down – Spa article – longing to get stuck into that : AACHEN

3-down – Adores gin drunk with extravagance : GRANDIOSE

4-down – Heightened writing style claims mirage is shimmering : MAGICREALISM

6-down – Sauce? Feel bad after ingesting old one : AIOLI

7-down – Saving time, scan each flower : SWEETPEA

8-down – Tangled Mass on lake needing large equipment : MATERIEL

11-down – Trains under review, as expected : ROLLINGSTOCK

15-down – Laughter about open mic initially upset big shot : MAHARAJAH

16-down – Large number ignoring European aboard spacecraft? On the contrary, it gives a sort of a kick : SCISSORS

17-down – Daughter given violent shock with wife leaving? Completely swamped : DRENCHED

19-down – Question over penning occult knowledge in book : QUARTO

20-down – Insecticide – source of dangerous mistakes involving iodine : DERRIS

22-down – Steers line through border regions : HELMS

1-across – Cast ultimately drowned out by quiet beat : THRESH

5-across – Suspect had row about attachment : ADHESION

9-across – Can book start to produce leads? : PRESERVE

10-across – Want curtains covering entrance to room : DEARTH

11-across – Punishes my refusal about accepting sanctimonious creature : WHIPSCORPION

13-across – Somebody impregnated by leader of Conservatives in the past : ONCE

14-across – Old part of bible was originally banned in foreign lands : OVERSEAS

17-across – We do it up, somehow producing 12d : WIPEDOUT

18-across – What leads to court officials backing line that shouldn’t be crossed : OCHE

20-across – Lie about half of unmarried women on offer : MISREPRESENT

23-across – Focus on pitch and contract : TARGET

24-across – Measure feeling of dread associated with memory that cannot be erased : ANGSTROM

25-across – Human beings agree at an intellectual level : MENTALLY

26-across – Makes a point about entering argument with different perspective : TAPERS

2-down – Firm conned about contracts essentially : HARD

3-down – English university announced sport in different location : ELSEWHERE

4-down – Start of Irish National led by champion horse : HEROIN

5-down – Treatment for adult with ‘proven hysteria’? : AVERSIONTHERAPY

6-down – Gas energy helping to avoid type of electricity generation : HYDROGEN

7-down – #smartandstylish : SHARP

8-down – Curse year in which writers brought up manipulative treatment : OSTEOPATHY

12-down – Completely take out a nail in the ground : ANNIHILATE

15-down – US sportsman’s flying visit? : SHORTSTOP

16-down – Shop arranged essential though not very patient service : HOSPITAL

19-down – Henry VIII’s position of influence : HEIGHT

21-down – I’m ready to avenge the conservatives : RIGHT

22-down – Special moment for you and me announced : HOUR

1-across – Man in power-sharing arrangement with former dictator reveals Guardian : CHAPERON

6-across – Lose example of big road kill : MISLAY

9-across – Prolific in French, occasionally and in German : FECUND

10-across – Fish bone inside loaf initially leads to court : TRIBUNAL

11-across – Psychedelic rock band on front of stage for opener : CORKSCREW

13-across – Humble sailor sea swimming : ABASE

15-across – Two partners in firm using prime locations exclusively for introductions : COUPLE

17-across – Sunak briefly embracing Musk without touching stomach : RELISH

18-across – Musk’s company invested in city with tightwad eschewing banks and tax : EXCISE

19-across – Comic holding in good ad-lib : WINGIT

21-across – Small market for drink : STOUT

22-across – A more primitive type of project getting support : THROWBACK

25-across – Model soldier first to march on trench : PARADIGM

26-across – Group of performers using figure of speech to inspire you in audition : TROUPE

28-across – As a result of this blasphemy making second book : HEREBY

29-across – Beautiful out : STRIKING

2-down – Building American shed for garden : HOE

3-down – Gather the nerve and plug our cupcake ingredients for a change : PLUCK

4-down – Artist laid back about copyright is ultimately sure to become more controversial : RADICALISE

5-down – Maybe go past an opponent in football season with this? : NUTMEG

6-down – Rejecting some parliamentary post : MAIL

7-down – Hurt leg, say cycling within group creating problem : STUMBLING

8-down – Number ten is a cheat, somehow : ANAESTHETIC

12-down – Taylor finally in line for game of darts – set out to secure right score : ORCHESTRATE

14-down – The Police out on tour at last – it might take off : HELICOPTER

16-down – See 3 : UPCOURAGE

20-down – The morning’s breaking over source of Snake River : THAMES

23-down – See 7 : BLOCK

24-down – Very small object in your trousers : TINY

27-down – It might be used to fry prawns every now and then : PAN

1-across – Some reached a café, back or front : FACADE

4-across – Ruined – by whisky? : SCOTCHED

9-across – Craftily obtain fish by weight : WANGLE

10-across – Worried, being stupidly bold? True : TROUBLED

11-across – In Vulcan’s gob, an amazing drink : SAUVIGNONBLANC

13-across – Non-stop talker on car journey? : MOTORMOUTH

14-across – Excess muscle trimmed : GLUT

16-across – Steal half this short distance : INCH

18-across – Not obstructed, but having picnic stolen? : UNHAMPERED

21-across – You’re blind, so no fantastic get-together : OLDBOYSREUNION

23-across – Area of ship shortly burning coal as winter starts : DECEMBER

24-across – A piece of silk I monopolise for garment : KIMONO

25-across – Sweet Roland informally at old college : ROLYPOLY

26-across – Criminal three packing a gun once in America : HEATER

1-down – Lover embraces wife, a timid little creature : FAWN

2-down – Criminal changed course, we’re told; that’s touching : CONTACT

3-down – Supply extremely durable uniform : DELIVERY

5-down – Where one shifts stuff from the estate? : CARBOOTSALE

6-down – These are up for approval! : THUMBS

7-down – Don’t drop anything in bag : HOLDALL

8-down – Single-minded cadet died in explosion : DEDICATED

12-down – Disturbance of ocean may make gulls wonder : GROUNDSWELL

13-down – A way to get goods in proper condition under protective cover : MAILORDER

15-down – One may be burning to start attacking the enemy : OPENFIRE

17-down – One will change? : CODICIL

19-down – Completely destroy way of escape, by the sound of it : ROOTOUT

20-down – Class out of bed to prepare for parade : FORMUP

22-down – Unprofitable land, space that’s taken up : MOOR

1-across – Sweet, say, particularly covered in fluff : BUTTERSCOTCH

9-across – Winter Olympian’s weapon : LUGER

10-across – Folk hero made chips with silicon, say : SIEGFRIED

11-across – Poorly, eyelid on the blink after end of operation : NEEDILY

12-across – What might secure the bucks, ship bound for Madeira? : DESSERT

13-across – Fallout from 12 15 : AFTERSHOCK

15-across – See 12 : WINE

18-across – Slough crossed by rower, if old wizard on bridge playing role? : OMAR

19-across – Old pianist with cry of pain leaving Jack Sprat’s wife? : FATSWALLER

22-across – Unclosed box is in front of class : TEACHES

24-across – How might one force entry, murder getting a drink here? : CROWBAR

25-across – Comic, backing of scary woman by parliament : MELBROOKS

26-across – Celebrate elasticity in latex : EXALT

27-across – Macerate a substance picked after first of apples, most of the time : ASOFTENASNOT

1-down – WW1 gun in comfortable position secured by a wedge from below : BIGBERTHA

2-down – Third rock’s troubles irreversible, first of all: very sad about that : TERTIARY

3-down – Composition engaging swots, primarily, for example : ESSAY

4-down – Birds gripped, stuffing is awful : SHELDUCKS

5-down – Distant workplace discussed by drunkard? : OFFISH

6-down – Leader briefly annexing capital of large country : CHILE

7-down – See 24 : BLANCA

8-down – Love of 10 pirouetted, often with some leaping : ODETTE

14-down – The sad sculpture beneath which I must go? : HEADSTONE

16-down – Turning to blusher initially, ladies preening without foundation? : IDLEBOAST

17-down – Glower about a cut that’s turned up in card game : NAPOLEON

18-down – Issue certainly not arising when expected : ONTIME

20-down – Wonder when 2, all but its first and second failing : RARITY

21-down – See 18 Across : SHARIF

23-down – God, a hand perhaps skyward? : ATLAS

24-down – Puncture in fizzy drink can sprayed around holiday location : COSTA