Daily Answers

9-across – Hose with tear needing repair? : WATER

10-across – You’ll have got ready to settle thus : PAYINCASH

11-across – Unable to meet the challenge in bed, turn over one time : NOTUPTOIT

12-across – Blinking fast Italian’s short despatch : REMIT

13-across – Entering a quiet sea, one’s sheepish : ASHAMED

15-across – Accounts ultimately for energy drinks : REPORTS

17-across – English artist who can decorate cakes : PIPER

18-across – Deer’s on loose — evidence of cold? : RED

20-across – Under a misapprehension, take two days off and escape : ELUDE

22-across – Detention is like the topping on a dessert, you might say! : CUSTODY

25-across – Pop singer’s after whip for a player : CATCHER

26-across – Beryl from south-east, gaining weight? : STONE

27-across – Plant damaged — blame me on replacing ‘earth’ with ‘live’ : LEMONBALM

30-across – Almost grand, wearing community robe : NIGHTGOWN

31-across – In short, possible Banksy work is set up : START

1-down – Trumpeter’s one was back to front and short : SWAN

2-down – Make good operational cuts, as bent police officer might : STITCHUP

3-down – Nick accepts barber’s final cut : CROP

4-down – Supporter of triumphant Wimbledon winner removing top? : UPHOLDER

5-down – Aphrodisiac found in bed? : OYSTER

6-down – After ten rounds men part, resorting to an underhand tactic : ENTRAPMENT

7-down – A twice-married woman’s outside clobber : HAMMER

8-down – Rabbit caught by deerstalker? : CHAT

13-down – Mouldy stuff, when applied to reduced image : ASPIC

14-down – It comes with strings: in short, that is no matter, maybe : MARIONETTE

16-down – Clip of second try : SHEAR

19-down – Write down: ‘Desist from wrapping snooker rod round mate’s head’ : DOCUMENT

21-down – Alpha male’s last UV treatment is chaos : UPHEAVAL

23-down – Wipe bum : SPONGE

24-down – Cry over old Welsh chicken : YELLOW

26-down – Grains needing sun also : SAND

28-down – See 18 : NOSE

29-down – Corporation backed energy that makes no noise : MUTE

7-across – Dribble by defender and lose position : DROPBACK

9-across – Reversed rent for retail unit : OUTLET

10-across – Missing half of claw tool : AWOL

11-across – Distribute no detail on one expect­ing to join the government : OLDETONIAN

12-across – Get away with small fine about adulterated food : SODOFF

14-across – Jumbo order for one who’s really hungry : ELEPHANT

15-across – In time, break mayor’s heart : TRENDY

17-across – Two small measures for land : CLINCH

20-across – Agreeing with you entering credit study : CONSIDER

22-across – I live with atmosphere turning in major EU region : IBERIA

23-across – Quotes about great plastic products that cause serious damage : CIGARETTES

24-across – Game group off looking for openings : GOLF

25-across – Decline to have party wearing dress : GODOWN

26-across – Head torn about information that’s necessary for survival : NUTRIENT

1-down – Overly long extract sounds like nothing up north : DRAWNOUT

2-down – Stone set on ring given to friend : OPAL

3-down – Bribe apprentice not to partici­pate in the deciding match : PAYOFF

4-down – Butcher ran motel somewhere in Canada : MONTREAL

5-down – Plain structure represented on the genes : STONEHENGE

6-down – Delay date when one is expected home : DETAIN

8-down – Personal data not originally kept by important organ : KIDNEY

13-down – Old words have unsettled dwarf : OVERSHADOW

16-down – A jock wearing clergyman’s unfashionable clothing : DADJEANS

18-down – Type of crack high flyers might have? : HAIRLINE

19-down – Islander exchanged information for a fool : CRETAN

21-down – Old PM still working? He hasn’t a b__ prayer : ORISON

22-down – Protest turned around by union that’s already there : INSITU

24-down – Hold great hope for those no longer here? : GRIP

1-across – Ungentlemanly type, even worse with a different leader : DASTARD

5-across – Stopped working as a model, you could say, getting thrown out : DEPOSED

9-across – Very little time to look : SCANT

10-across – Clear Number 10 not against being offensive : OBNOXIOUS

11-across – I want a head sacked! Preposterous : WHATANIDEA

12-across – Grand piano, one in church, returned : EPIC

14-across – Supporter of ex-PM : BORISBECKER

18-across – Strong drink: another litre abused : BUILDERSTEA

21-across – Means for controlling weather, say? : REIN

22-across – Dogmatic believers do eulogise insanely : IDEOLOGUES

25-across – Criminal cross — it’s nicer outside : EXTRINSIC

26-across – Man recalled daughter featuring in Vogue : EDGAR

27-across – People divided opinion at the end — are maybe right about society : KOREANS

28-across – Forest keepers who play in Scotland : RANGERS

1-down – Renounce, as police personnel have : DISOWN

2-down – Spiritual healer’s not a proper one : SHAMAN

3-down – Philosophical concept analysed as rot, badly : ASTRALBODY

4-down – Sad it’s gone? Not cool, Vlad’s loincloth : DHOTI

5-down – Germany’s elitist group in China? : DINNERSET

6-down – Producer of Bond cutting introduction: it’s rotten : POXY

7-down – Talked about cheap American trailer : SLOWPOKE

8-down – Collectors’ vehicle : DUSTCART

13-down – Tory minister working over rising colleague in hurry : GETAMOVEON

15-down – See orders for repairing screens : REREDOSES

16-down – Extreme nerd — one might pick you up on grammar at first, I’m afraid! : UBERGEEK

17-down – Previously left at home in care of nurse : SINISTER

19-down – Rob Lowe gutted after fare goes up : BURGLE

20-down – Teacher is following — O God! : OSIRIS

23-down – Big around end of November and what follows it : OSCAR

24-down – Mounted enthusiastic female singer : DIVA

9-across – Northerner’s circuit training — learn to carry dumb-bells at first : LAPLANDER

10-across – Board tour Fiji and map all central parts : OUIJA

11-across – Revolutionary artist wearing flower — it’s cheesy : RAREBIT

12-across – Two ducks, one steeped in some orange — it’s stickiest : OOZIEST

13-across – Man expected to smuggle diamonds : DUDE

14-across – I toss bouquet out — completely timeless and ingratiating : OBSEQUIOUS

16-across – Take into account, daughter breaking in 17 down, for example : INCLUDE

17-across – Official fines follow contrived alibi : BAILIFF

19-across – Clear tracks are provided in the US by this singer to intimidate jazz fan at the start : COWCATCHER

22-across – Elements of dance chosen — it precedes foxtrot : ECHO

24-across – Book in vigorous exercise, moving right to left — it involves handles : CBRADIO

25-across – Saw bishop parking car in front : PROVERB

26-across – Smarter dog’s guarding excavated treasure : CUTER

27-across – About making things cleaner and, potentially, also nicer : CENSORIAL

1-down – Director flared up having problem over total nonsense : ALFREDHITCHCOCK

2-down – Irregular police looking back over disorganised raid : SPORADIC

3-down – Regulars in navy, inspired by honour — it’s a possibility : MAYBE

4-down – Somewhat faded it — a bleach is still open to further changes : EDITABLE

5-down – Recalling essence of George Michael, say, to cover musical rhythm : GROOVE

6-down – UK is supporting British drink — they have strings attached : BOUZOUKIS

7-down – Bristol ordered drug for street sweeper : LIBERO

8-down – Somehow off to a nasty dance for team building competition? : FANTASYFOOTBALL

15-down – Also lacking water after canal settled : CUTANDDRY

17-down – Perhaps mild smell gives away drinking game : BEERPONG

18-down – New direction, having no old money in the bank : INCREDIT

20-down – March, maybe, after conflict — displaying passion : WARMTH

21-down – Ex-England footballer content to leave corner — that hurts : CROUCH

23-down – Worth occasionally going into Spar to get beauty product : BOTOX

9-across – Hormone? My mood is being restricted : CORTISONE

10-across – Doing brilliantly, confronting leader to be deposed : ACING

11-across – Man given new life to be idle, mostly before a short dash : LAZARUS

12-across – Philosopher bites back, cross about article : SPINOZA

13-across – Welsh town’s fashion, not posh : MOLD

14-across – Defeated female, corrosive influence getting told off : FRUSTRATED

16-across – It’s dull outside, terribly : TEDIOUS

17-across – Stones number one track changes here : PITSTOP

19-across – Awfully cosy when meeting power, hard workers who toady : SYCOPHANTS

22-across – Old flyers going round in game : FARO

24-across – Sightseer: gentleman about to be taken in by spiv? : TOURIST

25-across – First woman almost to register as competitive rider : EVENTER

26-across – Love to examine old language : OSCAN

27-across – Incomer by ground that has yet to be developed : EMBRYONIC

1-down – Yours truly’s limited by nasty antisocial act is getting used to things : ACCLIMATISATION

2-down – Having received audible jeer, escaped totally exhausted : FRAZZLED

3-down – Record year with help having been set up : DIARY

4-down – Prisoners, kind to get locked in as mates : CONSORTS

5-down – Sends up meals to two opponents at table : TEASES

6-down – Graduate makes a case, penning short excuse : CALIBRATE

7-down – I travel into place to have a hearty meal : PIGOUT

8-down – Wild gang proceeds on a run hampered by stuff carried : EGGANDSPOONRACE

15-down – Illness? One must get up minim­ally, obeying instructions : COMPLIANT

17-down – What garden centres sell? There’s fuss over British Standards : POTHERBS

18-down – Old garment no good? Smart and hot! : TOASTING

20-down – Two companions outside historic city chapel? : CHURCH

21-down – One bit of a plant another duck’s destroyed : ANTHER

23-down – 3 writer? Yes, working through pages : PEPYS