Daily Answers

9-across – Advice concerning article earlier — it might be taken on board : ANTIPASTO

10-across – Press and why it doesn’t usually mean what it says : IRONY

11-across – Frank swallows tablet coated with sugar : CANDIED

12-across – Why no facilities in the house? : HOWCOME

13-across – Old paramilitaries mentioned in paper : ESSAY

14-across – Rebuked conspiracy theorist interrupting gent : TICKEDOFF

16-across – ‘Ridiculous!’ claimed Tories about current rules of behaviour : MINISTERIALCODE

19-across – Arthur’s first minder worked with us — a female one : NURSEMAID

21-across – Chuck and Di’s time with children : DITCH

22-across – Gentleman went undercover since stealing fifty : HIDALGO

23-across – I’m going for toast : CHEERIO

24-across – Dish with sauce sent back for seconds with Ramsay cursing : PILAU

25-across – Join teaching assistant in brook : ENTERTAIN

1-down – Opening meant for training someone to do the dirty work : HATCHETMAN

2-down – Upset Eliot with wrong covers : STANDSIN

3-down – Revolting Ruth is being arrogant : UPPITY

4-down – Old guides upset over shows : USED

5-down – Writer’s offspring a rich family member : ROTHSCHILD

6-down – Revolutionary entertainment for VIP : BIGWHEEL

7-down – Country widely recognised as stunner and very, very old : KOSOVO

8-down – With Rex, close to George Galloway’s home? : BYRE

14-down – Dorset team cursed flukes : TREMATODES

15-down – Shelf causing superficial injury? : FLESHWOUND

17-down – Pay hospital in betrayal of principles : SHELLOUT

18-down – Rash’s gone away on bust : OUTBREAK

20-down – Clear vacant land up and finally solve mystery : RIDDLE

21-down – Sad lady leaving city gets bottom pinched : DREARY

22-down – Want quiet in garden : HOPE

23-down – Pretty smart : CUTE

1-across – Sell bike component on the radio : PEDDLE

5-across – Make an effort to cycle into middle of Chepstow to get leafy greens? : POTHERBS

9-across – Put off when a church covers up sin, being clinical : DETACHED

10-across – Angry airmen fly public in prime locations : IREFUL

11-across – Novice held back in ivory tower : TYRO

12-across – Exploit empty fuel vessels, say — wanting lead for electric vehicles? : MILKFLOATS

13-across – Who’s keeping up standard of potentially blue material with adult books : COLOUR

14-across – See 13 : SERGEANT

16-across – London hospital describes treatment of cholera by degree : BACHELOR

19-across – See 16 : OFARTS

21-across – For example, twist boxing glove on apprentice’s head as initiation : ADMITTANCE

23-across – According to terms of bat mitzvah you dress in this fashion : THUS

24-across – Charles Schulz initially pitches … : CHUCKS

25-across – … biased, un-American ideas done when drunk : ONESIDED

26-across – Perhaps shrug as contract dispute’s ending in fight : KNITWEAR

27-across – 2 tenants go over agreement : TREATY

2-down – Occasionally Anthony Eden is angry with review that is redacted : EVERYNOWANDTHEN

3-down – [Call about bad smell on old top] : DIABOLO

4-down – English pub upset soldiers with endless beer only lasting one day : EPHEMERAL

5-down – Pools syndicate’s leader hosted topless party in retirement : PUDDLES

6-down – Plagiarist’s article receiving one fine : THIEF

7-down – By the sound of it, yes, gnome’s an offensive sight : EYESORE

8-down – Agent to support Frank’s club, say : BLUNTINSTRUMENT

15-down – President’s tense after famous spy almost caught by both sides : ROOSEVELT

17-down – Bob maybe putting musical on record : HAIRCUT

18-down – Managed business using foreign currency with banks out for spite : RANCOUR

20-down – Broadcast satire containing digs originally, on both sides : ASTRIDE

22-down – Experience discrimination : TASTE

1-across – Salvage extremely rare celestial object : RECLAIM

5-across – Look after the issue for others : BABYSIT

9-across – Diving attacker received trivial sum, initially for throwing game : DARTS

10-across – Endeavour to capture contact linked to English betrayal : TREACHERY

11-across – Pee twice, say, when going off — it’s that simple : EASYPEASY

12-across – Plan to gather information for show trial : PILOT

13-across – Lure agency worker to join top table : TEMPT

15-across – Investigator locates married American friends in Arab country : OMBUDSMAN

18-across – Spread discharge — it’s all over now : PASTEVENT

19-across – Key type added on to register : LATCH

21-across – Piece in cited literature about accent : TILDE

23-across – Plenty in favour of merger : PROFUSION

25-across – Air sounds freaked out such old fogeys : DINOSAURS

26-across – Current source of master’s trendy interior : MAINS

27-across – Artificial servant picked up after staff : MANMADE

28-across – Case has one placed in clear folder? : PATIENT

1-down – Split over irregular decree that’s basically worthless : REDCENT

2-down – Church is smart shifting this festival : CHRISTMAS

3-down – Sit up after a tale from him, perhaps : AESOP

4-down – Desperate men head to addiction treatment : METHADONE

5-down – Two insects left out? That’s powerful : BEEFY

6-down – Reconsider second exercise over youngster getting upset : BACKPEDAL

7-down – Take time to get in close : STEAL

8-down – Attempt to give fitting advice when clothes shopping : TRYITON

14-down – Arrange dates here in the Middle East : THEREDSEA

16-down – Cheers when getting to the end of the drink : BOTTOMSUP

17-down – Bedding edge will do for mother, they say : MATRICIDE

18-down – Pools found on embankment at historic conference site : POTSDAM

20-down – Communication equipment created by worker group : HANDSET

22-down – Material name added to charge : LINEN

23-down – Hesitate when seeing father sitting on facility : PAUSE

24-down – Core of county police force not satisfied : UNMET

7-across – Event held in European chamber : POLEVAULT

8-across – Sort of light in swamp : FLOOD

9-across – A deterrent to sound triumphant after false alarm : SCARECROW

10-across – Climber putting back a spike : LIANA

12-across – As sported by the sunburnt sailor? : TARTAN

13-across – Wealth with no cash around extremely unusual : OPULENCE

14-across – Restraint shed, starts to look excited : SHACKLE

17-across – Bishop endured being cursed : BLASTED

20-across – End of game occupying the whole day? : FULLTIME

22-across – Just like a prick to be mean : STINGY

24-across – Switch offers resistance: turn key : RELAY

25-across – I vet Pope’s redesigned headgear : STOVEPIPE

26-across – Nice-looking book about US state : BONNY

27-across – Clinics suddenly increase, extraordinary rise : SURGERIES

1-down – Entry by Catholic in royal almanac fooled you : GOTCHA

2-down – Obsessive, I re-count change : NEUROTIC

3-down – Dance the South African government repeatedly holds : CANCAN

4-down – Not-so-soft drink, sort of cola, given to Dad : ALCOPOP

5-down – Girl is a sweet little thing, head to toe : CLAIRE

6-down – Coastal road strange choice for navy to enter : CORNICHE

11-down – Ponder needing to warm wine : MULL

15-down – Use photo for repairing roof : HOUSETOP

16-down – Den left to ventilate : LAIR

18-down – Unstable, like some footwear? : SLIPPERY

19-down – Horseman’s cold nature when drunk : CENTAUR

21-down – Found out officer’s about to make money : LEARNT

22-down – Wild to stop spending, hoarding silver : SAVAGE

23-down – Person going on errands heard an animal that burrows : GOPHER

7-across – Set off from school during particular time : DETONATE

9-across – Waterproof ark Noah docked for repair : ANORAK

10-across – One drawing level? : TIER

11-across – Can charge a large amount : BUCKETLOAD

12-across – Did bum shut up about duke? : CADGED

14-across – Spoils photo with royals : PICKINGS

15-across – Caddy’s not put in iron or wood? : CYPRESS

17-across – Name written in property agreements : ASSENTS

20-across – And you mostly saw broadcast today : NOWADAYS

22-across – Well, could be one guy primarily with escort : GUSHER

23-across – What rider uses to navigate traffic obstructions : HANDLEBARS

24-across – Runner’s narrow winning margin : NOSE

25-across – Island hotel concerned with getaway, according to reports : HONSHU

26-across – They advertise tracks cut by Queen : TRAILERS

1-down – Not getting one’s leg over a bicycle in motion : CELIBACY

2-down – Swinger to make love with Romeo : DOOR

3-down – Cutting cover of tree mostly over border : BARBED

4-down – Beats from clubs; dance away on ecstasy tablets : CADENCES

5-down – Lack of clarity as court brought up sinister point : WOOLLINESS

6-down – Decline to eat brown bread in Thailand : SATANG

8-down – Miss flight : ESCAPE

13-down – Stuff dog? Remains getting scattered : GORMANDISE

16-down – Watch has seconds and date : STAKEOUT

18-down – Tramp virtually guaranteed prize : TREASURE

19-down – Question on advanced books to one side : ASKANT

21-down – Two men going round for deliverer with address : ORATOR

22-down – One goes on hot-air balloon and glows, primarily : GASBAG

24-down – Duck on English river : NILE