Daily Answers

1-across – Crafty animal getting last of food : SHREWD

4-across – Optical illusion created by image moving over river : MIRAGE

9-across – Something used by students to study in bed : CRIB

10-across – Silly me! Heroin taken during voyages in military vessels once : TROOPSHIPS

11-across – Cake that’s special gone off : SPONGE

12-across – Vocalist entertaining a Latin author : SALINGER

13-across – Part of year depicted in end of sonnet by old poet : TRIMESTER

15-across – Goddess heard in place to stable horses : MEWS

16-across – Course provided by alternative practitioner leaving base close to Oslo : PATH

17-across – Last warning about women close to retirement getting money for the future : ENDOWMENT

21-across – Patent obtained by a patient’s first carer? : APPARENT

22-across – Attempt to keep one pound in hat : TRILBY

24-across – Relative taking extremely tender stable hand to a safe place : STRONGROOM

25-across – Source of chef’s cooking fat causing wind : COIL

26-across – Former partner playing tune in order to leave the stage : EXEUNT

27-across – One with obsessive interest in the origin of Arabia translated Koran : ANORAK

1-down – Fight about retro tool : SCRAPER

2-down – Bird runs over waste receptacle : ROBIN

3-down – Twins wrong to take drugs to one appearing in court : WITNESS

5-down – Naughty child meeting a large American animal : IMPALA

6-down – Articles on European Union kept by fellow returning to old seat of learning : ATHENAEUM

7-down – Fast train meant primarily for Luxembourg’s third head of state : EMPRESS

8-down – Unease caused by Conservative standing in for magnificent leader in enormous country : CONSTERNATION

14-down – Cops tricked individual supplying class A drug : METHADONE

16-down – Tube for liquid in mine covering domestic source of electricity : PIPETTE

18-down – Tomato spilt on new silken fabric : OTTOMAN

19-down – Toff beat old club on the golf course : NIBLICK

20-down – Former president of America consumed by misguided anger : REAGAN

23-down – Experience cold during most of season : INCUR

1-across – Shady location for surfers : DARKWEB

5-across – Heretical movement beyond control after number retired : GNOSTIC

9-across – Turn, facing celebrity’s back : PIVOT

10-across – Muslim land in east joining assembly of UN at last : SULTANATE

11-across – Abridged song a source of inspiration : COMPRESSED

12-across – See 11 : AIR

14-across – Formerly arm 25% of workforce? : QUARTERSTAFF

18-across – On the verge of binding the enemy over — it’s taken long enough! : ABOUTTIMETOO

21-across – Nationals from banks of Nile roam south, full of enthusiasm : NEW

22-across – See 21 : ZEALANDERS

25-across – Damaged elastic wears thin : INTHEWARS

26-across – Italian team’s season not begun : INTER

27-across – Better in French clubs avoiding risk : ENHANCE

28-across – Proxy rule regarding unopened office : REGENCY

1-down – Dramatist on vacation taking in legendary show : DEPICT

2-down – Do up bows of each vessel within slipway : REVAMP

3-down – First of items dropped by steward behind small storage containers : WATERBUTTS

4-down – Footing bill, initially lacking change : BASIS

5-down – Peruse underlying facts about primitive duck : GOLDENEYE

6-down – Old ladies switched venue for sporting event : OVAL

7-down – Delinquent, one that’s sadly dropped out : TEARAWAY

8-down – Leave fair, out of sorts : CLEAROFF

13-down – Phenomenal cockney pooch caught in a police trap : ASTOUNDING

15-down – Repeat fee European bank first set up : REITERATE

16-down – Mum queueing where traffic’s heaviest? : MAINLINE

17-down – Plague hunter possibly gets two-hour shift : DOGWATCH

19-down – Bell-ringer’s relations not converted : SEXTON

20-down – Raptor thus brought up its food : OSPREY

23-down – Nearer snatching the lead, but never a victor : LOSER

24-down – Unrewarding tip : LEAN

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