Daily Answers

9-across – Mountains an anxiety for some drivers : RANGE

10-across – A head pirate staggering,eating his hat? : PERCAPITA

11-across – Acts ingratiatingly,securing everyone personal weapons : SMALLARMS

12-across – Little pet in the pool : KITTY

13-across – Warmer,immersed in feeble court case : WETSUIT

15-across – The only sort of shirt and vest : SINGLET

17-across – Unprofessional men backing top family member : ROYAL

18-across – Once before broadcast,ready to go on this? : AIR

20-across – Police car’s first in front : FORCE

22-across – Band member departs to collect large glass : DRUMMER

25-across – For scavenger,damaging allegations just a bit of fun : MUDLARK

26-across – An element of specialised legalese judge avoided? : ARGON

27-across – Chat supervisor rated room out of order : MODERATOR

30-across – Making move rue an erroneous tactic : MANOEUVRE

31-across – Advertising video for medic : PROMO

1-down – Poet’s eyes opening on really beautiful scene : ORBS

2-down – Men on foot,youngster on railway : INFANTRY

3-down – Mammal is permanently close : SEAL

4-down – G&S work gets a treetop rocking : OPERETTA

5-down – Forcibly grabs whiskey and relaxes : WRESTS

6-down – Sailor,stabbed,doubled over : JACKKNIFED

7-down – Failed plot: is one to be shot? : PISTOL

8-down – Old labourer,losing heart,is blue : NAVY

13-down – To catch girl at last,promise the earth : WORLD

14-down – Badly made tunnel not missed : UNLAMENTED

16-down – Say,fine tune,initially tender and soft : TWEAK

19-down – A corps ceased to operate? Fixed! : REMEDIED

21-down – Certain to go wild receiving nothing in response : REACTION

23-down – Not to be put off,I say you are a good bloke : URGENT

24-down – Take off and go wandering,holding me up : REMOVE

26-down – Host always closes empty room : ARMY

28-down – European clutching some pearls : ROPE

29-down – Public disturbance that is extremely funny : RIOT

1-across – I superfluously join two banks in which the same cards are issued : DUPLICATEBRIDGE

9-across – Cats for example not normally considered this? : MUSICAL

10-across – Turning,pig conceals curly bit,a monster : GOLIATH

11-across – Indian address the US taxman rejected : SRI

12-across – Revolutionary’s taking ammunition round: very brief opportunity to finish off king here : BULLETCHESS

13-across – Foolishly let eclair start to curdle in such a storm : ELECTRICAL

15-across – Understood sourdough not provided with starter : READ

18-across – Observer takes in Queen Jane,a heroine : EYRE

20-across – Favour cured meat,a somewhat dicey business : BACKGAMMON

23-across – One small request,excessive space on motorway badly designed : MISBEGOTTEN

25-across – Laundry regularly returned,lots of it in the cells : RNA

26-across – Possibly a Russian national tree : NATASHA

27-across – Creature said to take to the water with young on back clinging to side of neck : ROEBUCK

28-across – This bad-tempered oath a mystery : CROSSWORDPUZZLE

1-down – Block a piece of drama making sudden transformation : DAMASCENE

2-down – On rising exude vigour,4 across examples here : PASTIME

3-down – Brood as Guantanamo is extremely tense : INCUBATE

4-down – Radical supporter on left : ALLYL

5-down – From lectern,offer for sale one or two birds of prey : EAGLEHAWK

6-down – Old widow taking lid off article for repair : RELICT

7-down – Marksman’s expressionless gaze : DEADEYE

8-down – Distinctive character of those cycling : ETHOS

14-down – Soon desert old sweetheart : INAMORATO

16-down – Teacher,put my way some work I don’t know : DONTASKME

17-down – From people in leading university high-level options here : MAINMENU

19-down – Cook,first to offer to stir dish : RISOTTO

21-down – Nobel laureate’s emblem unknown : MARQUEZ

22-down – Leg straps for James and Norman : JESSES

23-down – Computer receiving new input initially furiously busy : MANIC

24-down – Ready to drop some older items over : TIRED

1-across – Don’t be cruel to old comedian,simple at heart : GOEASYON

5-across – Duck as light motorcycle loses one wheel? : SCOTER

9-across – Leave secretly,ramp unavailable : SLOPEOFF

10-across – Contended resistance stops suffering from malaria : ARGUED

12-across – Go up: temperature perfect for returning : ERUPT

13-across – Great area on Earth’s exterior in which woodlice are found : CRUSTACEA

14-across – Intuit a chess blunder,making up for it : ENTHUSIASTIC

18-across – Resentful air spoiled farewell observances : FUNERALRITES

21-across – Such mathematics left audience floundering : EUCLIDEAN

23-across – Be terrified of judge’s pronouncement : DREAD

24-across – Homeland Security for one get on closing clubs in E Coast city : AGENCY

25-across – In depresssed area knight spies city : VALENCIA

26-across – They are beaten less,or flogged : LOSERS

27-across – Game that looks easy for beginners in brief sketches : SKITTLES

1-down – Effusive person’s good conduct : GUSHER

2-down – <i>The Great Escape</i><span> – film and book</span> : EXODUS

3-down – Inducement to include small number in series : SWEETENER

4-down – Apparently warming up,beginning to harry senior minister : OFFICEHOLDER

6-down – Weight of stone accepted in shopping basket : CARAT

7-down – Honest admitting name,sort of burglar in dock : TRUNCATE

8-down – It’s good this getting shot of a pest : RIDDANCE

11-down – Doubt the gospel? : QUESTIONMARK

15-down – What noon means to some people: time correction : AMENDMENT

16-down – Coming in last,contrary to expectations : AFTERALL

17-down – Batters liable to be caught in the bar : SNICKERS

19-down – Drawer twice the size of another : PENCIL

20-down – Highest standards of ladies’ dancing : IDEALS

22-down – Suffer,beyond medical help,disabled : INCUR

9-across – Look into firm’s capital : CAIRO

10-across – ‘Increase risk from chopped peanut’ – inspiring article : UPTHEANTE

11-across – Record bird circling me – it won’t last long : EPHEMERON

12-across – In Polish,‘time’ means ‘resistance’ : STAND

13-across – Perhaps the Sun let being hacked shock : STARTLE

15-across – Dagger,not a dessert,smuggled into prison : STICKER

17-across – Car with one wheel – sound? : AUDIO

18-across – Firm sofa 50% off : SET

20-across – Punches produce shiners : LAMPS

22-across – Clasp them briefly with heaving moobs : EMBOSOM

25-across – Helps donkey get first and second : ASSISTS

26-across – Ship to remain without any goods : LINER

27-across – Must elder play this instrument? : STEELDRUM

30-across – Not half clever getting solutions without soap? : CLEANSERS

31-across – Examples of luggage : CASES

1-down – Companion enters hospital department in pain : ACHE

2-down – Trip to arrive in mountainous area : HIGHLAND

3-down – Ring in memory of 13 down : ROOM

4-down – 3 + 3 + 3 = 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4? : QUARTERS

5-down – Last one standing carries lots of weight : STONES

6-down – Silver seal broken in palace : VERSAILLES

7-down – Expose country defending man’s rambling : UNMASK

8-down – Discovering they made leader : HEAD

13-down – Well,church builds no character : SPACE

14-down – Stealing fancy store jewellery – you involved? : TROUSERING

16-down – Soundly twists snooker equipment : RESTS

19-down – VAR rewound during short cross : TRAVERSE

21-down – Film on extremely serious Lady Hamilton? : MISTRESS

23-down – Don’t allow mirrored license plate with old car : BANGER

24-down – Ruler quicker to change gender? : MASTER

26-down – Cops missing work over bugs : LICE

28-down – South of the border,we’re told lake is secure : LOCK

29-down – Plant grasses someone up inside : MOSS

1-across – Prisoner finally does bird over murder : CONSUME

5-across – Spooner’s old man wagered unrecoverable liability : BADDEBT

10-across – Wind in America goes the other way : UTURNS

11-across – A power tool they hope to get in : APPLIERS

12-across – Thick walls collapsing here in ancient Rome : HIC

13-across – Seafood swindle pursued by detective : SCAMPI

14-across – Available after pound fell : KNOCKOUT

15-across – Quietly ring back to get checked : PLAID

16-across – Record a beat on the radio,calculating power : LOGARITHM

19-across – Produce – and handle – Elton John for instance : STAGENAME

21-across – Threatening look from member of parliament on select committee for starters : SCOWL

24-across – Rival Pope made strange claims about religious books : OPPONENT

26-across – Hulk director’s detailed tip to actor – one with a line? : ANGLER

27-across – When half-cut,draw back tattoo : INK

28-across – Heriot Watt,Edinburgh ultimately struggling until now : HITHERTO

29-across – Frosty Spike Milligan scene with actor,Oliver Reed taking only seconds : ICICLE

30-across – Drunkenly mess up one line,using skirts to monkey around : MERRILY

31-across – Maybe Magnum’s close to his nose : SHOOTER

2-down – Visual is current with work coming up : OPTICAL

3-down – Perhaps Gala lifting sound after struggle? : SCRUMPING

4-down – I’m upset with this swimming stroke that went wrong : MISHIT

6-down – Deletion of program on phone,wanting space,ok : APPROVAL

7-down – Tea for one of Doctor Kildare’s first home visits : DRINK

8-down – Part of town that’s revolting – King taken by surprise at the outset : BOROUGH

9-down – E.g enthuse defender with say,4-4-2 : BACKFORMATION

17-down – Disguised gin with tonic swirling round : INCOGNITO

18-down – One fifth of thirteen going into 26 freely without fractions : INTEGRAL

20-down – Best team to make cut : TOPSIDE

22-down – Little fib about husband’s bike stunt : WHEELIE

23-down – Jaunty part of anorak is hood : RAKISH

25-down – Different gold-plated article : OTHER