Daily Answers

1-across – The limit starts to need adjustment in principle : LASTSTRAW

6-across – Father of poetry? : POPE

8-across – With last of goulash consumed, have too much stew : OVERHEAT

9-across – On the same page, I stay calm, ultimately : IBIDEM

10-across – Gold on key, little time for lead : ESCORT

11-across – Less in order? : TAKEAWAY

12-across – 26 19’s bottle-opener applied to thin bottle : BLITHE

15-across – Forecasters recalled problems in storms : TEMPESTS

16-across – Dabbler teases swingers : HAMMOCKS

19-across – See 26 : COWARD

21-across – Doctor of Literature endlessly circled by European ballerina : DANSEUSE

22-across – 26 19’s tart? : BITTER

24-across – See 12 : SPIRIT

25-across – Sovereign on flag, an individual from western Europe : IRISHMAN

26-across – Chicken expecting turkey, perhaps – to wit? : NOEL

27-across – Once ref roughed up by Royal Engineers, impose rule again : REENFORCE

1-down – See 6 : LIVES

2-down – Overcoat or tutus for tailoring : SURTOUT

3-down – See 22 Across : SWEET

4-down – Rap artist thanks junk : RATATAT

5-down – Cocktail: fancy drinking the blue one shortly : WHISKYMAC

6-down – 26 19’s kind of wire in sensitive area : PRIVATE

7-down – Inferior versifier, one sampling American author? : POETASTER

13-down – Dog also has a pee when tickled : LHASAAPSO

14-down – See 22 : ENCOUNTER

17-down – Wind in low cloud slowing, mostly : MISTRAL

18-down – Uncontaminated, set free over bug : STERILE

20-down – Greeting witness heard? : WOTCHER

22-down – 26 19’s fire once ignited in fictional schoolboy : BRIEF

23-down – Knock out boxer as everyone gulps : ERASE

1-across – Addendum to reform church text : PSALTER

5-across – It’s all eyes on this popinjay! : PEACOCK

10-across – Free-for-all in these meetings? Quite the reverse! : FORA

11-across – That chap touring calm path in fitness retreat : HEALTHCAMP

12-across – Might her novels go here? : MANTEL

13-across – Discharges drunk men at sea : EMANATES

14-across – In Cornwall, Catholic assumes a belief that can’t be questioned : SACREDCOW

16-across – In film, sounds like a little horse? Sounds like it! : FOLEY

17-across – Might one feature dapper hat and cane-twirling? : DANCE

19-across – Footing cost up front : CHIROPODY

23-across – Support Bob in the Winter Olympics : SKELETON

24-across – I ignored caustic, irritable, prickly sort : CACTUS

26-across – They block things circling in his orbit : INHIBITORS

27-across – Finally hears alto section performing one of these : SONG

28-across – Bird : SEAGULL

29-across – In theory, one supports fish? : IDEALLY

2-down – Pores over a child’s first bits of artwork, messily clutched : STOMATA

3-down – Final one to finish admitted not being this, as the saying goes? : LEAST

4-down – Formerly healthy, daughter had a blow-out? : EXHALED

6-down – Catch lover, bound up, getting his end away : ENTRAP

7-down – Very happy to stake a birdhouse for the Reverend : COCKAHOOP

8-down – Take part not all of whole : COMPETE

9-down – Be free to be a nudist : HAVENOTHINGON

15-down – Thinking back to being exhausted after record breaking finisher : RECALLING

18-down – Like footballer Harry, tackling Chelsea’s forward sideways : ASKANCE

20-down – Withdrawn, relieved, when son heads south : RECUSED

21-down – Face taking pot daily : DIURNAL

22-down – Somewhat hearty nuisance – one kicks off : ATRIAL

25-down – What one pays when visiting a coffee chain : COSTA

1-across – Crush baggage : CLOBBER

5-across – Vehicular problem presented by bonk in truck : FLATBED

9-across – Falsify documents, making no allowances : RIGID

10-across – Hints at coming in early enough, before start of session : INTIMATES

11-across – You might ask for a hand using this? : SYNECDOCHE

12-across – Speaking about planetary motion no little amount : ORAL

14-across – The writer’s advisor accepting second idea, initially as a reminder of impermanence : MEMENTOMORI

18-across – Popular study probing pink shade of body? Definitely not : INCORPOREAL

21-across – Sets up orchestra partly for backing musical work : OPUS

22-across – Fielders run amongst players to take advantage of other movement : SLIPSTREAM

25-across – Goolie due for treatment? One’s fixed : IDEOLOGUE

26-across – Old Judge in broadcast knocked back wine : RIOJA

27-across – I will avoid literary theft, being most flexible : LITHEST

28-across – Significant article about fiction is set in stone : SALIENT

1-down – Tenor, beloved Italian, touring America : CARUSO

2-down – Heads of operations regularly talk vacantly about new media? : ORGANS

3-down – Son cuddling daughter appeared before artist: pictures come from this : BODYCAMERA

4-down – One’s known for charging in, interrupting character from Greece : RHINO

5-down – Confront keeping church in whack? Not a hope : FATCHANCE

6-down – Welsh parliamentarian has way of working material for attack : AMMO

7-down – Tie up Bill, uplifted about bit of hanky-panky in loo : BATHROOM

8-down – Deny record target involving head of livestock : DISCLAIM

13-down – Subsidiary line subsequently brought in fuel : COLLATERAL

15-down – Low source of luminance in darkness? Yes and no : MOONLIGHT

16-down – School’s latest intention: old writer to turn up, covering two terms : BINOMIAL

17-down – Soprano – safe bet to retain focus for composer : SCHUBERT

19-down – Not nearby? About to keep volume raised : REMOTE

20-down – I don’t know: large car missing latest couple of points : UMLAUT

23-down – I want you to cut petitions : PLEAS

24-down – Fruit alone displays different core : SLOE

1-across – Hearing rumours about son returning : SESSION

5-across – Long-winded and ever so surprisingly absorbing book : VERBOSE

10-across – Put off stage in audition : FAZE

11-across – Really seeing animal’s head by grasping under antler, avoiding all medical dramas : ABUNDANTLY

12-across – Drunk left behind outside without money : BLOTTO

13-across – Risky holding Republican office? : CHANCERY

14-across – Rewriting duet with lyric displaying naivety : CREDULITY

16-across – With record player spinning around this writer has danced : JIVED

17-across – Fox News ultimately putting pressure on corporation : STUMP

19-across – Squad almost came back wasted : EMACIATED

23-across – Mix for a Hamburger – I will be covered in mush : PASTICHE

24-across – In court shame is hard to control : UPPITY

26-across – You’re very good at solving this, for example? : COMPLIMENT

27-across – Celebrate youngster embracing university : LAUD

28-across – A character in Greek chorus is hilarious : AMUSING

29-across – Busy nurse having good time with daughter : ENGAGED

2-down – One who helps penpal buy elsewhere – only looking in prime locations : ENABLER

3-down – Labour start to work in constituency : SWEAT

4-down – Having continued success performing a part on the radio : ONAROLL

6-down – Cause to be admired – as 2 drug-hunting Feds replacing expert : ENDEAR

7-down – Perhaps rib friend providing fine dishes? : BONECHINA

8-down – GP rules out extravagant display : SPLURGE

9-down – Petulant Express journalist going after moderate : QUICKTEMPERED

15-down – Sample recordings poets made somehow : DEMOTAPES

18-down – Restaurant getting attention during dispute when upset : TEAROOM

20-down – Expect ticket – using theatre for play’s opening : COUNTON

21-down – Show’s touring – regularly turf press out : EXTRUDE

22-down – Fighting Bill in boxing ring : ACTION

25-down – Parents taking in large island’s capital : PALMA

1-across – Changing the subject, that was a great fight : WHATABOUTERY

8-across – Puts down protest – determined to make comeback : DEMOTES

9-across – Fancy that’s first bell? : CHIMERA

11-across – Point to butcher briefly close to bridge going round Serpentine : EELLIKE

12-across – Trouble to follow – bands start on the drink : SETSAIL

13-across – Part of crust contains special fibre : SISAL

14-across – He succeeds becoming hornier – it’s fantastic! : INHERITOR

16-across – Heartless puzzle today unfortunately – comprehensively beaten : OUTPLAYED

19-across – In short, era itself deliberately old-fashioned : RETRO

21-across – State what’s on my mind? : GEORGIA

23-across – A throwback is hard to get rid of : ABOLISH

24-across – Hello, Charlie – visiting in retrospect dead right : ETHICAL

25-across – Almost happening : GOINGON

26-across – Bird or tool : YELLOWHAMMER

1-down – Largely unable to bear Commoners? : WOMBLES

2-down – Rise for workers? : ANTHILL

3-down – In most of country, English ultimately thought, ‘Why this Tory policy?’ : AUSTERITY

4-down – Killers deeply sceptical at first, following men around : ORCAS

5-down – Dangerous wind; might its outcome be ‘concerning’? : TWISTER

6-down – Green’s naked – can’t possibly perform again : REENACT

7-down – Ted meddling with dangerous plant : ADDERSTONGUE

10-down – No compromise in Parliament : ALLORNOTHING

15-down – One may be in bed, commando, under cover : HYDRANGEA

17-down – Originally came here to get treatment for foot : TROCHEE

18-down – Joe is stopping nearby – it’s only to be expected : LOGICAL

19-down – Metal band’s employee listening, I think : RHODIUM

20-down – Set off from Thailand by ship : TRIGGER

22-down – Admit leaving College Green : ALLOW