Daily Answers

1-across – Aussie native won,overthrowing leader in fight : WOMBAT

4-across – Very happy due to change in plan : MADEUP

9-across – Individuals in population estimates : ONES

10-across – Greatest part played in his role as one coming out : LIONSSHARE

11-across – Humiliated and embarrassed after husband leaves : ABASED

12-across – Moon’s gravity may need to be adjusted : GANYMEDE

13-across – Engineer and master mechanic? : TRADESMAN

15-across – Poke with end of sharp stick : PROD

16-across – Just over 50 in US city : ONLY

17-across – Baby bird ran away at last clutching fish : FLEDGLING

21-across – Cheated Harry involved in submitted lawsuit : FINAGLED

22-across – Hide from source of loud beastly sound that is piercing : LIELOW

24-across – Aloof second-in-command departs,relaxing aboard marine glider : FLYINGFISH

25-across – It’s below the knee – a little lower : CALF

26-across – Soprano,working with a tenor and alto,produces music : SONATA

27-across – Cryptic clues about new family members : UNCLES

1-down – Order brew in a drinking establishment : WINEBAR

2-down – Biblical figure some condemned at foot of cross : MOSES

3-down – Suggests tall dudes remove their hats : ALLUDES

5-down – Missing worker infected by animal disease : ABSENT

6-down – Passing border in record time heading left : EPHEMERAL

7-down – Advertisement boards trimmed and put on display : PARADED

8-down – Doctor Dolittle with giant bird : LONGTAILEDTIT

14-down – Boy turned right,fleeing alien,and spotted one with four legs : DALMATIAN

16-down – Nothing upsets snuggling love birds : ORIOLES

18-down – Tramp reflecting on unfinished clue for ‘swimmer’ : DOLPHIN

19-down – Pasta with American beans : NOODLES

20-down – Small lake in view : SLIGHT

23-down – Top 40 on the radio : EXCEL

1-across – Who might describe figures as ‘bad streak’ : SKATER

5-across – Finish off beer with beet and fish : PILCHARD

9-across – One who delivers wine and drugs by continental sea : REDEEMER

10-across – How you should enter this top grade bridge : ACROSS

11-across – Day in Oxford,say,by car – and Slough – showing no sign of wear : UNDIMINISHED

13-across – See 2 Down : TRAP

14-across – Firmness shown by figure,one connected to Kyiv,say : TENACITY

17-across – Marshal,atishoo’s just under way – bless me,silly! : ASSEMBLE

18-across – See 2 Down : YOUR

20-across – Trust a sailor to provide a basis for making advances to you! : CREDITRATING

23-across – Fibre fair loosened a fellow inside : RAFFIA

24-across – ‘Twelfth Night character heading off North with article’ – making of an opera? : IOLANTHE

25-across – It can stand the heat like old footballer of Spurs initially : ASBESTOS

26-across – Say aloud ‘move somewhere else’ to the audience : RECITE

2-down – Don’t open one’s gin – and not a word! : KEEP

3-down – Time up: helper needs to change emperor’s habit : THEPURPLE

4-down – Rye: mad to introduce the drink cure! : REMEDY

5-down – Amateurish PC met with destruction – it has no application,practically : PUREMATHEMATICS

6-down – Being a student,inclined to cover only one essential school subject? : LEARNING

7-down – Singers lacking top C – God! : HORUS

8-down – Civil trade refutes plc : RESPECTFUL

12-down – Where travellers have a choice of old British soap? : CROSSROADS

15-down – CERN icy – go mad: “It’s concerning what extreme cold can do!”’ : CRYOGENIC

16-down – Purloin a work of art : ABSTRACT

19-down – Arthur dramatically married : MILLER

21-down – Entry of ‘female’ in dictionary rejected by eastern writer : DEFOE

22-down – See 2 : SHUT

7-across – Plane’s carrying company of 8 biblical authors : JEHOVISTS

8-across – <span>Walter White finishes </span><i>Breaking Bad</i><span> making money</span> : BREAD

9-across – Terrible miscue at the end from Allan Lamb’s partner? : MINTSAUCE

10-across – Student tucked into square meal : FLOUR

12-across – Shop window broken by king and queen : BAKERY

13-across – <span>Suspect ending in </span><i>Silent Witness </i><span>reveals matching threads</span> : TWINSETS

14-across – Old lady wasting money in Virgin store : GRANARY

17-across – Every year,Wimbledon champion makes a fuss : PALAVER

20-across – Wind octet entertaining men with new instrument : CORNETTO

22-across – American 8 lying about in Balmoral Lodge : DOLLAR

24-across – A Trump supporter going round The Lizard : AGAMA

25-across – Rolling Stone possibly cutting hair to become object of attraction : BARMAGNET

26-across – Spooner’s mistress delivers paper : DAILY

27-across – Son with money belonging to us is 8 : SOURDOUGH

1-down – Queen of Hearts in unreal PGA final : REGINA

2-down – Ten hours lost below the equator : SOUTHERN

3-down – Kind of star to reject amateur lines : BINARY

4-down – Comply with Klingon on the telephone : STICKTO

5-down – Offensive posters from Tesla introducing luxury car : TROLLS

6-down – 8 stone : BAGUETTE

11-down – Food served up in Emirati Palace : PITA

15-down – City great arranged police protection : RIOTGEAR

16-down – Filling of hot Caribbean sandwich : ROTI

18-down – Austin Powers finally in pieces : ALLEGROS

19-down – <span>Drink of Manhattan stirs up </span><i>American Dad</i> : SODAPOP

21-down – Writer is almost drained by conclusion of Jonathan Swift : NIMBLE

22-down – Country scrapping nuclear limit : DEMARK

23-down – No longer hooked on holidays we hear : AWEIGH

1-across – Scottish symbols left out in ironic pieces : SATIRES

5-across – Conservative,challenged,losing head,snickered : CACKLED

9-across – I will block rejection of unconvincing message : EMAIL

10-across – Film company runs a live broadcast : UNIVERSAL

11-across – Musical piece: singer tailing off in front of non-mainstream group : LARGHETTO

12-across – Possible result of investigation: academic with double character : PROOF

13-across – Keep a big audience,say,on the radio : HOARD

15-across – Impression received by two clubs almost entirely the same : IDENTICAL

18-across – Spanish percussion and Scottish rock in Lloyd Webber musical : CASTANETS

19-across – Energy in assistant is something useful : ASSET

21-across – Continue to split Yorkshire city : RIPON

23-across – Mike capturing dismissive sound after company’s funny scenes here : COMICBOOK

25-across – Fellow sadly wrong about spring as source of amphibians : FROGSPAWN

26-across – Invalidates lines in newspaper after backlash? : NULLS

27-across – Quick scan: beauty,grace and allure at last : LOOKSEE

28-across – Recalled vote against including University guy in part of Mexican trip : YUCATAN

1-down – First to snatch key amid the rioting shows sneakiness : STEALTH

2-down – Leaves magistrates imprisoning Rector for drinking sessions : TEABREAKS

3-down – Perhaps Vaughan Williams recording receiving cheer? On the contrary : RALPH

4-down – Acrobatic toy was high – about time? That is about time : STUNTKITE

5-down – Lead meeting to ditch hot,old African city : CAIRO

6-down – Queen relocated to palace,embracing King : CLEOPATRA

7-down – Ranch equipment to remain fresh,trimmed in this way : LASSO

8-down – Unhappy party line about distribution of fuel : DOLEFUL

14-down – Air support picked up one’s identification : DIAGNOSIS

16-down – A source of wealth? It’s sick,without question,getting surprised comment about individual : EASYMONEY

17-down – Person in legal affair getting tense,in a stew : CASSOULET

18-down – Painstaking official probing birth membrane : CAREFUL

20-down – Youngster supporting viewpoint is distraught : TAKESON

22-down – Expressionless when absorbing racy picture : PHOTO

23-down – Engrave Harold’s initial in piece of luggage : CHASE

24-down – Pessimist in Surrey finally turned up,blocking County Council : CYNIC

9-across – <i>Big Bang Theory</i><span>’s third on – spoil end of Netflix broadcast</span> : EXPLOSION

10-across – Refuse very noisily,with a look back around : OFFAL

11-across – Dance about,get spotted : ACNED

12-across – Wrong bits used to make part of a weapon : BOWSTRING

13-across – Induce drummer to entertain battalion? Quite the reverse! : BRINGON

14-across – 29s from first principles,as on the 17 : EXCEEDS

17-across – Every so often,try and win on entertainment programmes here : RADIO

18-across – Award given to Taco Bell : OBE

19-across – Big build-up to the pair of us beginning to reconcile : TOWER

21-across – Delivers uniform? By one report,but not according to me! : SAYSYOU

23-across – <span>Oddie in front of </span><i>Goodies</i><span> line-up of stars</span> : BILLING

24-across – Deploring mis-alignment? : LAMENTING

26-across – Strong-smelling lubricant behind pleasurable activity : FUNKY

28-across – Hints and tips for Colin ‘let’s upset everybody’ Sell : CLUES

29-across – Go over Tim’s head and screen performance lacking energy : TRANSCEND

1-down – Brilliant contribution from Graeme Garden : MEGA

2-down – If you’re not sure,keep it! : OPENMIND

3-down – Twice turn round and,losing heart,deny being pious : GOODYGOODY

4-down – One of Barry,Robin or Maurice performing – what an animal! : GIBBON

5-down – When at first you are getting frisky,position doesn’t matter : ANYWHERE

6-down – Pale,stop messing around : POST

7-down – Position away from the freezer? : OFFICE

8-down – Tire jack : FLAG

13-down – Floods burrows : BORES

15-down – Slippery customer felt up in quite sweet surroundings : CUTTLEFISH

16-down – Spray a bit of scent on 3 : SPRIG

18-down – Those restoring sight with chicken’s heart and rabbit’s foot could be witches : OCULISTS

20-down – White offspring of stallions and donkeys sounds like a horse : WHINNIES

22-down – Esteban’s really,really upset Japanese schoolgirl : YUMYUM

23-down – One that writes about grams,a tonne,or an ounce? : BIGCAT

24-down – Spooner’s to drop some pounds somewhere in Scotland : LOCH

25-down – See 24 Down : NESS

27-down – ‘Green sage stems in yogurt’ and other delicious appetisers : YODA