Daily Answers

9-across – Change after a boxing match, as soldiers may be ordered : ABOUTTURN

10-across – Give one’s view, nothing long : OPINE

11-across – Travel protected by explosive weapon : TRIDENT

12-across – With words of acceptance, married: later so alone : WIDOWED

13-across – Needing exercise, one circles a furlong : UNFIT

14-across – Control working and income : DOMINANCE

16-across – Gun shop price war may show value of money : PURCHASINGPOWER

19-across – Prepare war orders for Flying Squad : REDARROWS

21-across – Wait to eat a Malaysian dish : SATAY

22-across – Went for a drive; may it have been clocked? : USEDCAR

23-across – Explosion, after which children all fall down? : ATISHOO

24-across – English in clothes for stylish people : DUDES

25-across – One in a rush to claim riches involved demon girl : GOLDMINER

1-down – Wall painting survives, higher : LASTSUPPER

2-down – Work of editor extremely desirable : TODIEFOR

3-down – Relaxing in an exam covering one of the three basics? : ATREST

4-down – Leave, almost completely : QUIT

5-down – Conflicted, paired off to maintain attention : INTWOMINDS

6-down – Sudden chill: mild illnesses need sleep : COLDSNAP

7-down – Two bottles unfinished? This situation benefits us both : WINWIN

8-down – Woman’s meeting daughter in crowd : HERD

14-down – Record how old we are to dampen enthusiasm : DISCOURAGE

15-down – Road sorely in need of repair sooner than usual : EARLYDOORS

17-down – Awkward person playing charades : HARDCASE

18-down – Sort of brief observation : WATCHING

20-down – Is very nervous of locks : DREADS

21-down – Opening foreign letter with edge of thumb makes bad mark : STIGMA

22-down – Tongue’s fur due for scraping : URDU

23-down – In the car, I take the wheel : AXLE

9-across – Wake father — am getting worried about time : AFTERMATH

10-across – Ginger gets glasses at the going rate : OOMPH

11-across – Rejection of Thatcher that is unlimited : SINEDIE

12-across – Thanks to exercise, looking hot and sweaty but gradually got thinner : TAPERED

13-across – Ruling country’s in talks : UKASE

14-across – Under restriction — swine keeps on vilifying leaders : BOUNDOVER

16-across – Read nothing — that, he felt, could be Trump’s area of expertise? : THEARTOFTHEDEAL

19-across – Allen at the start breaks cue and rest : REMAINDER

21-across – Wine bar stocks old : SOAVE

22-across – Conference venue spitting feathers — bar knocked back : POTSDAM

23-across – Grumble incessantly about watch : CHUNTER

24-across – Beg editor to withdraw material : SUEDE

25-across – Neared solution after official votes : REFERENDA

1-down – Do no more about problems raised by Queen : PASSMUSTER

2-down – ‘Time that was gone’, as the middle dropped out : STONEAGE

3-down – Show signs of annoyance in bedroom — useless? : BRIDLE

4-down – Book by president is dear : BABE

5-down – Photograph club athlete : SHOTPUTTER

6-down – Mate finally scored during match : COMPADRE

7-down – Unprepared stuff the writer’s both for and against : IMPROV

8-down – Told off, Charlie kept out of sight : CHID

14-down – Drink? Rare politician maintains resistance : BLOODYMARY

15-down – Containing infection initially difficult for leader — this way’s less hassle : RELIEFROAD

17-down – Present-day worker drops precious recording : REINDEER

18-down – Tough no longer playing : EXACTING

20-down – Count carrying more weight after transitioning : MATTER

21-down – Start to straighten sheets for escort, as a gentleman does : SQUIRE

22-down – Heard about US writer’s affectation : POSE

23-down – Strike during scuffle : CUFF

1-across – Call from the US electorate? : NOTRUMP

5-across – Mysterious flash enveloping trailer : SHADOWY

10-across – Adonis is boss : STUD

11-across – Retro plain squares under the table, perhaps? : ONALLFOURS

12-across – God placing 6 and Egyptian equivalent back-to-back behind you : URANUS

13-across – More difficult check reviewed on god : THORNIER

14-across – Female god performs : DOESATURN

16-across – Worshipper for whom church in Dudley providing sanctuary : HINDU

17-across – Half-Vulcan box contains head of Prometheus : SPOCK

19-across – Hard work initially, easier otherwise to maintain order : WEARISOME

23-across – Wonderful goddess hiding in wood : FIVESTAR

24-across – Goddess concealing second of beauty spots : VENUES

26-across – Chaotic form disowned, happy to come first : UPSIDEDOWN

27-across – Reach god by bus, finally : SPAN

28-across – ‘We have arrived’, daughter announced : USHERED

29-across – Most immediate gain overwhelming god : NEAREST

2-down – North American province, not a different South American city : ONTARIO

3-down – Artist’s country escaping Roman god : RODIN

4-down – When heavenly body drops idle god : MOONSET

6-down – God dressing priest in short stockings : HELIOS

7-down – Island originally home to climbing marsupial — one of these is as dead as a dodo? : DOORNAILS

8-down – Mass inspiring god, Mars’ device? : WARHEAD

9-down – Where Morpheus might live to dream, more bunks emptied out : MASTERBEDROOM

15-down – Close game receives outstanding support, finally : SECRETIVE

18-down – God lifting couple into drink : PRIAPUS

20-down – Nemesis rising, for example, over my dead body : REVENGE

21-down – Heaven-bound American uncle entertaining European women inspired by Dionysus : MAENADS

22-down – Goddess putting second and third of 21 in order? : ATHENE

25-down – I won’t ever remove lid from inverted can! : NOSIR

7-across – Emperor in cape others in Rome drag back inside : CALIGULA

9-across – Like some remedies brother turned over, central to cure : HERBAL

10-across – Cheese having fine character from its source : FETA

11-across – Repeat mistake of first woman in public television : OPENTHEBOX

12-across – As starter for lunch, tucked into game at table : WHILST

14-across – Nothing right about fake news? That’s more than fair : LOVELIER

15-across – What’s good in dish with pastry covering? : PIGEON

17-across – Place in Europe British bunglers oddly forfeited : BRUGES

20-across – Method learnt differently in North American city : MONTREAL

22-across – Get in boat at sea : OBTAIN

23-across – Impression about article by journalists being downer : DEPRESSANT

24-across – Person writing second message shortened by 60% : MEMO

25-across – Look — openers in batting order seen in pavilion : GAZEBO

26-across – Peers enjoy it — also English upper classes once : EQUALITY

1-down – Attachment from down under going astray in the mail, PS left out : MATESHIP

2-down – Family internally raised capital : LIMA

3-down – Become exhausted, so bring about dismissal : RUNOUT

4-down – Second US president, across time, was highly inaccurate in pursuing goal : SHOTOVER

5-down – Inexperienced and unimportant? Okay : GREENLIGHT

6-down – Beginning completed over a year : DAYONE

8-down – Energy put into singular achieve­ment in games — like the Olympics : AGEOLD

13-down – Settle on location for putting lime, say : LIGHTGREEN

16-down – 75% of display in public was excessive : OVERSHOT

18-down – Sailor using his head in final act on board : SHIPMATE

19-down – Hundreds initially fleeing icy enclosure in autumn, so to speak : OLDAGE

21-down – At unspecified time, not enough to raise capital? : ONEDAY

22-down – Escape from disastrous tour with global organisation : OUTRUN

24-down – So leaves person from one African country for another : MALI

9-across – Fish and fruit wonderful in Spain : LEMONSOLE

10-across – To be mad not having succeeded is foolish : INANE

11-across – Printing house that is making a gift : PRESSIE

12-across – Become fine again? Explain : CLEARUP

13-across – A team of detectives is sharp : ACID

14-across – Favouring English athlete: one came first : FORERUNNER

15-across – Extremist Rees-Mogg elected : JACOBIN

17-across – Capri: so awfully dull : PROSAIC

19-across – Free, so vacation in province : NOVASCOTIA

22-across – One may be bent back, needing to be shortened : KNEE

23-across – Hung about with protective coat, I can enter : TARRIED

24-across – Young lady repelling favourite put foot in it? : MISSTEP

26-across – Lungs not working? Not quite all : OFFAL

27-across – One attacking a holy book in speech : ASSAULTER

1-down – Joint camp launch in chaos, so many changes to be made here : CLAPHAMJUNCTION

2-down – Liable to forget one’s problem : AMNESIAC

3-down – Soldiers, perhaps: GI avoids huge types : ANTS

4-down – Reduce intensity? No we don’t, unfortunately : TONEDOWN

5-down – After short pause, signal recovery : RESCUE

6-down – Musical direction we hear written out badly : RITENUTO

7-down – Said noble is without hope of heir : BARREN

8-down – People in SUVs? Ones like Virginia — heavens! : JEEPERSCREEPERS

16-down – Be outside a quiet prison : BASTILLE

17-down – Most prudish minister receiving medal : PRIMMEST

18-down – Mark up article not consumed : ANNOTATE

20-down – Check five fiery bursts : VERIFY

21-down – Athletic team’s out-of-date meat : OLDHAM

25-down – Whisky cocktail perhaps disagreeable : SOUR