Daily Answers

8-across – Painting by eccentric Somalian : MONALISA

9-across – Imagine dense carbon trans­muted into nitrogen : THINK

10-across – Tip from financial institution : BANK

11-across – Student gets top grade, enrolling in less busy cooking courses : SYLLABUSES

12-across – The Spanish wait is over — it’s safe to eat : EDIBLE

14-across – Like the colour of an ape? : ORANGISH

16-across – Delicate newspaper has smooth cover : FRAGILE

18-across – 10 + 100 + 1 + 50 follows special pattern : STENCIL

21-across – Government service ready with independence in writing : GRAFFITI

23-across – Doctors injecting drug, a thou­sand get hallucinations : DREAMS

24-across – Theresa’s annoyed about revised version 22s : HARVESTERS

26-across – Female soldier’s extremely regimental : GIRL

27-across – The soul of Great North Run returns to Bury : ENURN

28-across – One bishop, perhaps : CARDINAL

1-down – ‘It smells nice in Sydney’ : POMANDER

2-down – Vehicle honked after bonnet’s lifted : TANK

3-down – Used, it’s blown and finally discarded : TISSUE

4-down – Liberal and Labour upset over working party item : BALLOON

5-down – Advance up a mountain : ETNA

6-down – Down clue given cryptic revelation : DIVULGENCE

7-down – They take risks travelling outside end of slope : SKIERS

13-down – Ask for help second time around: 1 + 5 divides 4? : BEGAFAVOUR

15-down – Garfunkel’s method : ART

17-down – Garland wrote in invisible ink : LEI

19-down – Famous person playing god? : IMMORTAL

20-down – License produced peace : SILENCE

22-down – Rare accident involving exercise, one gathers : REAPER

23-down – Leave pudding? Gutted! : DESERT

25-down – Secret police admit fashionable offences : SINS

26-down – Expression of annoyance when there’s no tea : GRIN

1-across – Preposterous seamen tried for East Enders’ audition : ABSURD

4-across – Commended installation of lift in Palladium : PRAISED

9-across – We may hear soldier bring down retardant from plane : PARACHUTE

10-across – Very good team ultimately invincible, being out of this world : PIXIE

11-across – Mature writer on Christian discipline? : RIPEN

12-across – 4 inch boxes for bracelets : HANDCUFFS

13-across – Problems unloading weight on large trucks : LORRIES

15-across – Noted midday excursionist returns, confounded : GODDAM

17-across – Retreating pets must keep it motionless : STATIC

19-across – Guts shown by couple turning and smothering last of fire : DUODENA

22-across – Singer with no regrets, if paid the rent? : EDITHPIAF

24-across – Spectacle’s modest, 50 having withdrawn : SIGHT

26-across – Swimmer using river always stopped by lake : ELVER

27-across – Among clues I do dreadfully, one is to be savoured : DELICIOUS

28-across – Most dirty knees regularly scrubbed in spring : DARKEST

29-across – Rob’s cut and run before church : FLEECE

1-down – Alarm when engineers put in anything worn : APPAREL

2-down – Take tea, perhaps, without your sweetener : SYRUP

3-down – Give more time to sextet in free concert? : RECONVICT

4-down – Coin once found in north-east France pocketed by doctor from south : PFENNIG

5-down – Nutmeg, for one, having bottom pinched by a setter at lunch? : ASPIC

6-down – Master receiving kiss when artist finds flower : SAXIFRAGE

7-down – Three cardinals with boring clothing? Far from it : DRESSY

8-down – Like posh children occupying seats, every other one being taken : SUCHAS

14-down – Irreverent drunk docking tail of deacon’s dog : RETRIEVER

16-down – Afflicted in Paris — cold, shivering : DROPSICAL

18-down – WWII veteran’s language curbed by court : CHINDIT

19-down – Face punched by officer, rising skilfully : DEFTLY

20-down – Performer playing sitar with extremely trite accompaniment : ARTISTE

21-down – Superstar on boundary : LEGEND

23-down – Pack lunch or deliver sandwiches : HORDE

25-down – Waterfowl, say, including small ducks on the rise : GOOSE

1-across – Fascinated, but about to get hurt : CHARMED

5-across – One chapter ending writer’s cutting : ACERBIC

9-across – Right away Vlad would demon­strate he’s not very bright : IDIOT

10-across – Completely thoughtless opening, with most of this hotel requiring refurbishment : TOTHEHILT

11-across – Serf I engaged to secure plant : HELIOTROPE

12-across – One’s most admired feature of Hello? Diddly-squat on reflection : IDOL

14-across – Ads on other side where, hopefully, 18 25’s provided : CLASSIFIEDS

18-across – Quietly going, sacked? Bland response … well, lies : LESSONSWILL

21-across – Like name for boy : ALAN

22-across – Causes of traffic hold-ups : CARJACKERS

25-across – See 18 : BELEARNED

26-across – Bury’s season hasn’t started : INTER

27-across – One checking car’s height : AUDITOR

28-across – Lady guards breeding ground! Pardon? : AMNESTY

1-down – See children’s fiction around — it’s definitely not original : CLICHE

2-down – Victor embraced by lady I fancy with enthusiasm : AVIDLY

3-down – Cycling cape’s under dog meat : MUTTONCHOP

4-down – Time inside does maybe discourage : DETER

5-down – Upset at pianist for starters : ANTIPASTI

6-down – Flat number son mislaid : EVEN

7-down – Streaked — checked name’s hidden : BRINDLED

8-down – Well-spoken German wearing sword : CUTGLASS

13-down – Nothing up? Force Frenchman into possible trouble : AFFLICTION

15-down – Seat in bar maybe not his? : ABSTAINER

16-down – Palace turned over City and Gunners : ALHAMBRA

17-down – Attacked after broadcast, alas, is duke out of the country? : ASSAILED

19-down – After exam, one finally has a ball : TESTIS

20-down – Like to hear about America’s leader? Wrong : ASTRAY

23-down – Law supported by one biblical region : JUDEA

24-down – Report in paper sent : RAPT

7-across – Starts to make profits : PROCEEDS

9-across – Inadequate hatless uncle : LENDER

10-across – Satisfactory penalty : FINE

11-across – O! Eric tries assembling desk : ESCRITOIRE

12-across – Make off with sailor’s pipe : ABDUCT

14-across – One is unable to tuck into beer in Spain : ALICANTE

15-across – Court is after old money that’s gone : EXTINCT

17-across – A model gets weary being turned out : ATTIRED

20-across – Platform for a couple of fellows in lecture : SCAFFOLD

22-across – Pottery strike’s working : MINTON

23-across – One included in censure is to lose value : DEPRECIATE

24-across – Work with engineer in cupola : DOME

25-across – Barristers’ clothing : BRIEFS

26-across – Strike-breaker promises to supply plant : SCABIOUS

1-down – Intellectual is supporter in fight : BRAINBOX

2-down – One holds husband in pain : ACHE

3-down – Soldiers imprisoned feel remorse : REPENT

4-down – Mountaineer with surgical rod in a heel : ALPINIST

5-down – Novelty pub gets plaudits : INNOVATION

6-down – Clandestine faction assimilates religious teaching : SECRET

8-down – Cola is ordered for a party : SOCIAL

13-down – In the dark, when knight’s wearing regimentals : UNINFORMED

16-down – Oscar in charge in case? That’s best! : CHOICEST

18-down – Doctor sure moon is huge : ENORMOUS

19-down – Morals of ladies becoming corrupted : IDEALS

21-down – Fruit is dear in France on the railway : CHERRY

22-down – Bacchante’s crazy about another woman : MAENAD

24-down – Cut flower for the platform : DAIS

7-across – Mount finest horse : BESTRIDE

9-across – Plant kiss on round lips, softly going to hug one : OXALIS

10-across – Second person to try Apple iPad, a man’s content : ADAM

11-across – Bit of trouble cutting grass : SMATTERING

12-across – Make love with fellow: let me see thing : DOOFER

14-across – National horse is short, can it hit fences? : CROATIAN

15-across – Sounds hooters, the first person must go inside : NOISES

17-across – Chaos from British far-right group before noon : BEDLAM

20-across – Jade and tire, hen party’s starting to get drunk : NEPHRITE

22-across – Neglect daughter, one son gets help : DISUSE

23-across – Club member getting birdie? : WOODPECKER

24-across – Soldiers stand around for drill : BORE

25-across – Switzerland and Italy twice affected : CHICHI

26-across – Studying for an exam about conception : REVISION

1-down – Put away drink after drive : SENDDOWN

2-down – Cover of magazine turned over, after sex article : ITEM

3-down – Python, perhaps, welcomes second TV series : HISSER

4-down – Pole position at the start, drink put on ice : POSTPONE

5-down – Lies lead to Farage, as reality gets distorted : FAIRYTALES

6-down – Brown from swimming in sea around noon : SIENNA

8-down – Bishop in file at the back by a rook getting check : EXARCH

13-down – Following match on ground where captain might be : FLIGHTDECK

16-down – Rash of the skin, not initially red : EPIDEMIC

18-down – Snowball in face, fell over : MUSHROOM

19-down – A barrel, say, runs out when filling beer container : BEAKER

21-down – Periods of quiet — manage to get upset : EPOCHS

22-down – Take an empty elevator to go down ready for reception : DERIVE

24-down – Broke, having almost to beg on street : BUST