Daily Answers

1-across – Records go into wall hanging : TAPESTRY

5-across – Tries to take first of tricks in card game : HEARTS

9-across – Resent, say, king caught in move : BEGRUDGE

10-across – Refrain from warning attempt : FOREGO

12-across – Instinctive bite into snappy urchin : GUTTERSNIPE

15-across – First-class communist exposed : AIRED

17-across – Practised covering vehicle in vermilion? : REHEARSED

18-across – Worker left during lament in a stylish manner : ELEGANTLY

19-across – Run away from end of the earth, returning with energy : ELOPE

20-across – Summary treatment of summery clothing with split around top of hem : SHORTSHRIFT

24-across – State of India, with support for facial hair : GOATEE

25-across – Beats lentils, perhaps over a tabletop : PULSATES

26-across – More than one star’s sober : SUNDRY

27-across – Moves forward without PR monsters : OGRESSES

1-down – Slid down to swamp on rearing horse, encountering disaster initially : TOBOGGANED

2-down – Attendant and artist in exciting book : PAGETURNER

3-down – Reportedly origin for dressing : SAUCE

4-down – Record one way traitor enters area : REGISTRATION

6-down – Absolve former partner before single judge : EXONERATE

7-down – Somewhere else to hold dance : REEL

8-down – Second present is type of shower : SNOW

11-down – Sensitive, like a tightrope walker? : HIGHLYSTRUNG

13-down – Co-workers like endlessly convivial time with reps regularly : ASSOCIATES

14-down – Promotes distributing sedatives across river : ADVERTISES

16-down – Approaches part of hospital, upset by tin organ : DRAWSNEAR

21-down – Modest, when caught out in a rush : HASTE

22-down – A long time in storage space : AGES

23-down – Obstruct new agricultural building : BARN

1-across – Loudly complaining as reservation is cancelled centrally : BOOING

4-across – Feeble-sounding stories in magazines : WEEKLIES

9-across – Small angry bees flying : SWARM

10-across – Worker on newspaper throws debris out : SUBEDITOR

11-across – Manage to put off receiving love song : ROUNDELAY

12-across – Some bulletins admitted : LETIN

13-across – One can’t be both at once? Boring! : DEADANDALIVE

17-across – Cameras may check this disturbed deep-sea grave : AVERAGESPEED

20-across – Fowl’s leg better tucked behind : CAPON

21-across – Two ways to record female martyr : STSTEPHEN

23-across – Restrictions that are in force for some years : AGELIMITS

24-across – Sauce is top quality with oil mixed in : AIOLI

25-across – Plan is to get back and wander round : STRATEGY

26-across – Present silly, but not sick, unorthodox opinion : HERESY

1-down – Be seated across funfair’s top attraction? : BESTRIDE

2-down – Our Clara turns out to be prophetic : ORACULAR

3-down – Is this wanderer sane? : NOMAD

5-down – They help you conceive boys/girls: to me that’s extraordinary : EMBRYOLOGISTS

6-down – These to hand, not just for children : KIDGLOVES

7-down – One refusal to drink small measure altogether : INTOTO

8-down – Now leaves out something coiled : SPRING

10-down – Girl applying herself to vinaigrette? : SALADDRESSING

14-down – Some time during December 1st, one expects the second coming : ADVENTIST

15-down – Put down other end that’s damaged : DETHRONE

16-down – Sort of parade one’s individuality : IDENTITY

18-down – Abandons fights for bits of food : SCRAPS

19-down – Seem to give attention to program : APPEAR

22-down – Cancel whole stretches of history, the ultimate in woke : ERASE

1-across – Group of doctors show off info about worthy folk : WHOSWHO

5-across – Island has significant area bordering sea, we hear : MAJORCA

10-across – Press endlessly saying things without meaning them : IRON

11-across – Ultimately, Aquinas and Catholics disseminated such philosophy? : SCHOLASTIC

12-across – Heartless decrees by working president once : WILSON

13-across – Everton and Derby’s first team clothes not changed : UNEDITED

14-across – Relative somewhere in the UK swallows indefinite number of drinks : BROWNALES

16-across – Always entertained by bishop, say, of old civilisation : MAYAN

17-across – Son given either end of tasty pork pie : STORY

19-across – Birds with wit circling good spot to the west : WILDGEESE

23-across – Large drop drunk by that guy, one capital port : HELSINKI

24-across – Keeping poles apart, joined European country : SWEDEN

26-across – Patience, say, I manage to keep in company, getting arm twisted : COMICOPERA

27-across – eg 1st of December, 2nd of May, 6th of August, 4th of June? : DATE

28-across – Work hard in fact to return formal attire : TOPHATS

29-across – Release a lot of mendacious fascists : UNTRUSS

2-down – Runner has day for run, showing more endurance : HARDIER

3-down – Channel goes wrong about rating given to film : SINUS

4-down – Pavlova with hot topping getting huge praise : HOSANNA

6-down – Oblivious to the world, like flipping British PM : ASLEEP

7-down – Wilful child mostly climbing, say, around home : OBSTINATE

8-down – Caught that chap about to bring up adult fantasy : CHIMERA

9-down – One cannot stand Bill going round hideous dive drunk : AHOUSEDIVIDED

15-down – Extremely devious setter’s rising in value — Logodaedalus, say : WORDSMITH

18-down – Italian who drew one game after another : TIEPOLO

20-down – Pooh-pooh bust said to interrupt boom, perhaps : DISDAIN

21-down – Covers of special celeb mag keep mum in a spin : SHEATHS

22-down – Like hikers taking fellow as well towards the top : ONFOOT

25-down – Engineers fail to turn down supplier : EIDER

1-across – Talking of setter’s wheezing heartlessly creates unpleasant atmosphere : MIASMA

5-across – African native like George or Kate once? : BUSHBABY

9-across – Rose scent mostly covered by commercial journalist : ASCENDED

10-across – Verbose in speech supporting tongue action : PROLIX

11-across – Space in New Orleans for a Londoner : SLOANERANGER

13-across – Optimal strategy with 21 skinned worms : PLAN

14-across – Bar lock getting reinforcement : BUTTRESS

17-across – Football’s premier league’s travelling in this part of the plane : FUSELAGE

18-across – See 13 : ARIA

20-across – Particular flyer’s articulations being excellent : THEBEESKNEES

23-across – Sign for one returning skirt : GEMINI

24-across – With heavy heart, said farewell into the bargain? : AGOODBUY

25-across – Nothing in the east of France grabs you — ultimately being greedy : ESURIENT

26-across – To begin with, Calvin Klein makes little money : NICKEL

2-down – By law, half of epic site journals must be edited : IPSO

3-down – Stops behaving foolishly with a series of directions : SEESSENSE

4-down – Injured hand that hurts a lot : ANDHOW

5-down – Fart aloud finally with baked beans cooked in guest house : BEDANDBREAKFAST

6-down – Mushy peas? Value what they’re not : SEPARATE

7-down – Tan ruined when switching sides : BROWN

8-down – Trouble is, I misplaced protective gear : BOILERSUIT

12-down – Butchers giggling in sports clothing : SLAUGHTERS

15-down – Enraptured dad turns up among a variety of orchids : RHAPSODIC

16-down – Have a little break for a little jazz : TAKEFIVE

19-down – Lament funny Beano comic’s central character : BEMOAN

21-down – Wild Erica^2,3 Arborea^1,2,3 : BRIAR

22-down – See 2 : JURE

1-across – King and Queen soon upset God : KRONOS

4-across – Self-confident idiot’s dreadfully rude : ASSURED

9-across – Vehicle, say, in track event getting withdrawn : ESTATECAR

10-across – Lout’s two children almost going head-to-head : YOBBO

11-across – Sing part of barcarolle : CAROL

12-across – Terrible noise listener said is one to avoid? : RACKETEER

13-across – American embroiled in public relations row is kind of sweet : PRALINE

15-across – Recent arrival’s drunk a lot of beer and a lot of wine : NEWBIE

17-across – Author’s negative response is reflected in titular character : EPONYM

19-across – Flower in beer garden’s half gone to seed : GERBERA

22-across – Type of clue receiving much credit in word puzzles : ACROSTICS

24-across – Copper’s bored by following his usual restraint : CUFFS

26-across – Last of joint method deleting application : ROACH

27-across – To instil mortal fear, stun suspect to begin with : TRANSFUSE

28-across – Drop off and admit having stopped working earlier : DIEDOWN

29-across – Set about limiting firm’s cause for complaint? : TSETSE

1-down – Joint protection once called in revolutionary gang : KNEECAP

2-down – Weaselly individual wanders about naked : OTTER

3-down – Huge amount of work stopping no one company rising : OCTILLION

4-down – Continental area has sufficient power to support French island : AFRICAN

5-down – What may cross boundaries for audience in particular way of writing? : STYLE

6-down – Masseur is initially expected to put on protective coat : RUBBERISE

7-down – Show disapproval about being detained by boring thing one cannot name : DOOBRY

8-down – Build up credit union’s leader with great coverage : ACCRUE

14-down – Sweetener upset team following a dispute : ASPARTAME

16-down – Malware gets rid of evidence of underground activity? : WORMCASTS

18-down – Sprinkle items on ground : MOISTEN

19-down – School article about singular individual doing readings : GASMAN

20-down – Exacting short-term drills start off aerobic exercise : AUSTERE

21-down – Salvation Army doctrine mainly dedicated to religious use : SACRED

23-down – School mom dumps married idiot in New York : SCHMO

25-down – Produce attack to seal game : FRUIT