Daily Answers

1-across – Incapable airborne fighter left city in ruins : PARALYTIC

6-across – A fine venue for a royal meeting : ASCOT

9-across – Element of military training an option for doctor? : PRIVATEPRACTICE

10-across – Old money securing peculiar place for urban developers : TOWN

11-across – See 10 : PLANNERS

14-across – Choosy lad unhappy here, perhaps : DAYSCHOOL

15-across – Dictator’s a pure and simple ruler in the Gulf : AMEER

16-across – Docked vessel carrying American fare to the East : SUSHI

18-across – Like Nelson’s tooth, with lack of metal filling? : MONOCULAR

20-across – Limitless homes adopting East European dish : OMELETTE

21-across – Dashes back to the front to get bargain : SNIP

25-across – Announce end of labour for special postal service : EXPRESSDELIVERY

26-across – Conditions in which pupils are taught : TERMS

27-across – Reserve player’s attitude when facing reality : SUBSTANCE

1-down – Seed, just the thing for bird : PIPIT

2-down – Basis for tracking transport overnight? : RAILWAY

3-down – Advance unaccompanied, so to speak : LOAN

4-down – Swarm’s come together, moving north : TEEM

5-down – Part of underground business after revolution : CIRCLELINE

6-down – Mastery of various dances, some with constant interruption : ASCENDANCY

7-down – Central sheen in exotic light source : CHINESE

8-down – Money man from Tuscany’s top firm stuck in lift : TREASURER

12-down – They wrote extremely romantic verses in novel : SCRIVENERS

13-down – Playwrights go up in artist’s place, being assertive types : DOGMATISTS

14-down – Bent cops refine superintendent’s case : DISHONEST

17-down – See 2 : SLEEPER

19-down – See 7 : LANTERN

22-down – One getting money from scheme for tax evasion, principally : PAYEE

23-down – Cutting from rather bushy aromatic plant : HERB

24-down – Cheers when reversing car : FIAT

1-across – Lose ground as learner crashes into rear end : BACKSLIDE

6-across – Wag’s partner has Italian dress : HABIT

9-across – Country I represented in Nato communications : INDIA

10-across – Open and close inside short period : OVERNIGHT

11-across – Parent of boy who’s a rascal? : GUN

12-across – Bespoke Italian gear for everyone : EGALITARIAN

14-across – Broadcast that is going after voting system — that’s plain : PRAIRIE

15-across – His involvement in heartless frauds creates divisions : SCHISMS

16-across – Hired to provide evidence that ladies are being used : ENGAGED

19-across – Muse endlessly about this, for example : PROBLEM

22-across – Seat must have top class cover — a logical way to think : APOSTERIORI

23-across – Nothing is held back in … : NIL

24-across – … film by old striker who keeps things tight : SKINFLINT

26-across – Tablets regularly shown in display desk : IPADS

27-across – Half of duo’s styles are somewhat shabby : DUSTY

28-across – Tired chap worried for nothing really : DIRTCHEAP

1-down – Introduce faction in local rising : BRINGUP

2-down – Untrustworthy type reportedly calls off a solo passage : CADENZA

3-down – Fellow in house left causing actor to stop performing : STAGEFRIGHT

4-down – Cut off is suspended once leaders get delayed : ISOLATE

5-down – Seedily manipulated protection for viewers : EYELIDS

6-down – Finishes off with single green layer : HEN

7-down – Capture spirits of family in the shire : BAGGINS

8-down – Offensive ass may transmit it through biting : TETANUS

13-down – Aid ship orca damaged, which arouses those chasing it : APHRODISIAC

16-down – Section of quaysides Palermo erected are out of date : ELAPSED

17-down – They need protection perhaps, taking on good deliveries : GOOLIES

18-down – Radio’s airtime schedule essentially gets fouled up : DIRTIED

19-down – Spin doctor lacking degree becomes university official : PROCTOR

20-down – Descent described by eagle? : LINEAGE

21-down – Mummy’s boy switching tops on delicate fabric cleaner : MILKSOP

25-down – Intelligent dash display : FLY

7-across – Plant I confused with peanut : PETUNIA

8-across – Vehicle with nothing working? That’s a joke : CARTOON

9-across – Rule about large barrier : WALL

10-across – Bleak loch in storm — nothing escapes it : BLACKHOLE

12-across – Bear black disaster : BRUIN

13-across – In fort, help to pronounce on part of rifle : STOCKADE

15-across – Get engaged : MESH

16-across – Completely? Only somewhat : QUITE

17-across – Weight around a ton gives a measure of power : WATT

18-across – Fitting program on old web page : APPOSITE

20-across – At hotel, commander gets piece of cake : CINCH

21-across – Girl’s daily gamble, missing railway : CHARLOTTE

22-across – Cordial start of meeting after hostilities : WARM

24-across – Simulated feeding frenzy : FEIGNED

25-across – County symbol: two bottles? : REDROSE

1-down – Second-class egg whisk, by the sound of it : BETA

2-down – Leave coat by lake : FURLOUGH

3-down – Where to see the time ebbing away : BIGBEN

4-down – A column of people : BACKBONE

5-down – Busy having illustrations for magazine run off : ATWORK

6-down – Desire short journey east : HOPE

11-down – Away, drinking can, not overindulging : ABSTINENT

12-down – One may remove bad language from feeble episode : BLEEP

14-down – Make emergency landing in Channel : DITCH

16-down – Writer was a bit of a goose : QUILLPEN

17-down – Taking this position invites a blow in the face : WINDWARD

19-down – House with no stove : ORANGE

20-down – Extremely cheerful and always bright : CLEVER

21-down – Caught by communist, this gives one respect on street : CRED

23-down – In hurry, sweeper missing header : RUSH

4-across – Drink after drink — going topless, very laid back : SUPINE

6-across – False name employed in evident chicanery : INVENTED

9-across – Latin song by tenor: The Cowboy’s Accessory : LARIAT

10-across – Aircraft manufacturer, Dr Kee’s manoeuvring guide : BAEDEKER

11-across – Farewell drink interrupts Victor’s speech : VALEDICTION

15-across – Roll along clumsily? Not ruled out when short of oxygen : TRUNDLE

17-across – Elder’s after nook for ornamental garden feature : BAYTREE

18-across – Suppression of college at one time associated with mental disorder : CONCEALMENT

22-across – Force instrument on ex-vice president — no pressure! : VIOLENCE

23-across – Tip: one has to be cut for a salad ingredient : ENDIVE

24-across – Sid’s snapped flower — calamity! : DISASTER

25-across – Holds up part of theatre : STALLS

1-down – Pun about helper working as a volunteer? : UNPAID

2-down – Consumed by fashionable South African furniture, one’s voracious : INSATIABLE

3-down – Bent figure study, extremely clunky : TENDENCY

4-down – It’s vital swimming in rough sea to look forward with relish to good food : SALIVATE

5-down – Oil production in South American country’s very risky : PERILOUS

7-down – Nick, having very old wife, finally says: ‘Enter a nunnery!’ : TAKE

8-down – Free up king’s ceremonial weapon : DIRK

12-down – Snogged after party, Jersey-style? : CREWNECKED

13-down – Right time to burst above the ground, like a tube : ARTERIAL

14-down – After exploit, the woman’s down : FEATHERS

16-down – Slim, stop crushing Rex! : DECREASE

19-down – Advanced, gaining ground initially — hour’s duration : LENGTH

20-down – Keen to back singer : AVID

21-down – See 7 : VOWS

1-across – Araucaria’s £500 crossword? : MONKEYPUZZLE

9-across – In a blog entry, one gets put forward : POSIT

10-across – Bike part from Benin? True, surprisingly : INNERTUBE

11-across – Whimsically remove 19’s county from state : DECLARE

12-across – Teams of 6 making a comeback : ELEVENS

13-across – Unintended eating from tins is back happening? Not at home : SNACCIDENT

15-across – Flyer billed at length by hotel : IBIS

18-across – Rook? It’s a bird : GULL

19-across – Who am I, off with sister on vacation in Clare, perhaps? : IRISHWOMAN

22-across – Am I nuts swimming in this? Yes : TSUNAMI

24-across – Suffering ups and downs, as extremely nervous? : BIPOLAR

25-across – Long-winded government-speak? Floundering fleabag fibs regularly : BAFFLEGAB

26-across – Le Bon compilation? Great! : NOBLE

27-across – Eight Miles High? One’s in this guitar shop, playing before … : STRATOSPHERE

1-down – … beginning to smoke a chillum : MUSICHALL

2-down – Tweeter is Greek character with thick hair? : NUTHATCH

3-down – Deport half of 11 out of 12 shortly : EXILE

4-down – Writer was angry, maybe about Thackeray hero : PENDENNIS

5-down – Readjusted to show zip : ZEROED

6-down – Leftover unpalatable Scotch egg, primarily indicating a bad egg : LOUSE

7-down – Cards passed around : SPADES

8-down – Positive indications in last of many letters : YESSES

14-down – Fish head removed by daughter during party? That’s bold stuff : DERRINGDO

16-down – Bottom spot, with blistering pace: ultimately just last on the buzzer : BUMBLEBEE

17-down – Pair of coppers employed for a trivial sum : TWOPENCE

18-down – Manages to understand both Sun and Times : GETSBY

20-down – Maybe 19’s fate, after swallowing two tablets : NOREEN

21-down – Bloomer occurring more regularly, we hear : DAHLIA

23-down – Ineligible female included in squad : UNFIT

24-down – Sort of jazz dance covered by black European : BEBOP