Daily Answers

1-across – G Boycott breaks 24 — an astronomical event? : BIGBANG

5-across – Perhaps Trump suppresses young woman model : CLASSIC

9-across – Biblical character had hassle over vacant inn : DINAH

10-across – Fabulous creature married fairytale creation : MANTICORE

11-across – Wasted one beer and it’s spilled : INEBRIATED

12-across – Portion of fish abruptly returned with expression of disgust : BAH

14-across – Buries Bowman with HAL’s core, right between the stars : INTERSTELLAR

18-across – Language of Pythagoras? : ANCIENTGREEK

21-across – Highly attractive and flirts regularly : FIT

22-across – Romantic hero’s passion to steal back female : HEATHCLIFF

25-across – Bump into bastard touring Russia, pursuing old girlfriend : EXTRUSION

26-across – A vice president makes very little money : PENCE

27-across – Noble’s half-eaten food sent back by Nazi : DUCHESS

28-across – American sailor tucks into extremely cold or hot sauce : CUSTARD

1-down – Bird smuggled in Australia? : BUDGIE

2-down – Spice Girl drops hands with rage, blowing top : GINGER

3-down – Head off? New queen rejected church’s observances : ADHERENCES

4-down – European character finally needing car service around 2,000 : GAMMA

5-down – Maybe Edward, the academic, changes sides in vote? : CONFESSOR

6-down – Still no place for tart : ACID

7-down – Winter dance party is to be thrown! : SNOWBALL

8-down – Catholic man’s wages for service in county : CHESHIRE

13-down – Primarily, they see close in order to gain a little bit of perspective : TELESCOPES

15-down – Since the trouble storing uranium, we get life science : EUTHENICS

16-down – Sobers up, provided inside: lager brewed by daughter : GARFIELD

17-down – Delirious that Conservative’s still supporting Europe : ECSTATIC

19-down – In Austria, logician assumes 1 + 1 : VIENNA

20-down – Hurt leg and rear : OFFEND

23-down – It’s mixed into cocktails, at first : TONIC

24-down – Immense grip by snake’s tail : HUGE

5-across – Dog had to be eaten by pig : SHADOW

6-across – Impressive number invested in trophy : POTENT

9-across – Good scope for manoeuvre : GAMBIT

10-across – Cheat collected energy in alter­native measuring device : ODOMETER

11-across – Fly high? Sounds painful! : SOAR

12-across – Belittling of the French drawing : DETRACTION

13-across – Come to understand rage’s inconsequential : SEETHELIGHT

18-across – The way a mug may be brought up : GARDENPATH

21-across – Dramatic performance by America shows common sense : NOUS

22-across – The Saint becomes irresolute : HESITANT

23-across – Soldier in a bad temper is tied up : MOORED

24-across – He bets foolishly in ancient Egypt : THEBES

25-across – Holiday in a secluded spot : RECESS

1-down – Press irritate Oriental in rally : JAMBOREE

2-down – Old Bob or Edward put right : SORTED

3-down – Entice one round summit of volcano : COTOPAXI

4-down – Always in the right to go back : REVERT

5-down – Dosage ordered for a mariner : SEADOG

7-down – Romeo in Metro chaos is shaking : TREMOR

8-down – Daring individual making do with shared expenses : BOTTLEPARTY

14-down – Giant let loose in Cornwall : TINTAGEL

15-down – Relinquish a penny to enter royal house : HANDOVER

16-down – Father’s holiday accommodation is easily recognisable : PATENT

17-down – Pressure has Don going round the bend : DURESS

19-down – Foolishness of motorist changing hands : DRIVEL

20-down – Hold up basket : HAMPER

1-across – Main function of church vessel with gold facing : WORSHIP

5-across – Passes thin line through series of linked posts : THREADS

9-across – Successive notes on fruit showing side effect of hard water : LIMESCALE

10-across – Formal statements from island court received by prosecutor : DICTA

11-across – Singular wordplay concocted : SPUN

12-across – Cricketing pair in standard first-class team withdrew : STOODASIDE

14-across – Type of power US agents tackling annual test reviewed : ATOMIC

15-across – Resilient component of bridge close to motorway : RUBBERY

16-across – Artist’s ‘Old Witch’ in demand : CHAGALL

18-across – Very good south coast resort out of bounds : RIGHTO

20-across – Eg USSR’s renewed purpose when ethnic revolt starts : SUPERPOWER

21-across – Be awed by sound of German quartet? : FEAR

24-across – Earl pursuing several ladies, perhaps of doubtful morals : LOOSE

25-across – M Antony’s friend, one reversing vehicle behind obstruction : ENOBARBUS

26-across – Passion finally erupts when Nutmeg’s drunk spirits : WRAITHS

27-across – More than enough from composer, totally drained : SATIETY

1-down – County flags : WILTS

2-down – Having differed, our men will need time to get on again : REMOUNT

3-down – Catch consists of plaice, primarily : HASP

4-down – Down-to-earth couple in pack unsuited as tricksters : PRACTICALJOKERS

5-down – Modify mother’s offer due to basic human rights : THEFOURFREEDOMS

6-down – Left-leaning Tory group, say, turning up in a bit of a pickle? : REDCABBAGE

7-down – Leading setter’s collected works : ARCHIVE

8-down – Curvaceous mimic, learner in cast : SHAPELY

13-down – Fault in flyers supporting MP over­come by new technology : IMPAIRMENT

16-down – Accountant set up country’s legal system, in part : CASELAW

17-down – Grecian urn of lead-free pungent mineral on core of alabaster : AMPHORA

19-down – Small rock singer bringing in millions : TREMBLE

22-down – Hairy rebellious Irish broadcaster : RISKY

23-down – Western worker’s deficiency : WANT

4-across – Discovered Maharishi is main­taining particular religious beliefs and practices : SHIISM

6-across – Bad state of service? One’s incensed! : HIGHMASS

9-across – Metal content of zinc : INDIUM

10-across – Best meal? But it’s not b___ cooked! : ULTIMATE

11-across – GP goes berserk, having inwardly longed for some breakfast? : POACHEDEGGS

15-across – Plan to have drunk a dram of Pittyvaich, for starters : ROADMAP

17-across – Tuft of hair that’s a neat touch? : COWLICK

18-across – Air bed in square 10 is somehow losing air badly? Have words with oneself : SOLILOQUISE

22-across – Recommend a solicitor? : ADVOCATE

23-across – Seductive dancer’s short time gyrating in exchange for money : SALOME

24-across – Playing for USA, has two identical hands in card game : ALLFOURS

25-across – Ordering of essential bits of cash as foreign capital : ATHENS

1-down – In that capacity, a fascist group beheaded the Miller’s Son : ASSUCH

2-down – Bad smell stopped by one reason­able sort of detergent : BIOLOGICAL

3-down – Using winch as a cranky tool : CHAINSAW

4-down – Jumpers displaying small fish : SKIPPERS

5-down – Old woman having meal out in the Old Ship : INDIAMAN

7-down – A drink only just opened? : AJAR

8-down – Killed a large number : SLEW

12-down – Plead ignorance initially about right sort of hair remover : DEPILATORY

13-down – Bit of a boob, perhaps, if is back on ecstasy : SILICONE

14-down – Trump’s ‘pesky bugs’ giving bum steer to extremely sick European? : SKEETERS

16-down – Bit of a bar fight? It’ll play out noisily, unless you keep the lid on it : MUSICBOX

19-down – Mineral primarily a compound of 13, reduced by measure unknown : QUARTZ

20-down – Leading Indian once serving 7up : RAJA

21-down – Like 11 once were, where it’s 11 v 11 : OVAL

1-across – Produce DNA sequence with speed : GENERATE

5-across – Victim of regime change? : EMIGRE

9-across – Where paper cash may be thrown eventually? : SCRAPHEAP

11-across – Retreats in numbers, receiving permission : NOOKS

12-across – Such clothing perhaps taken by police, marked in red : BLOODSTAINED

15-across – Learning jurisprudence, some may say : LORE

16-across – Very tempting to eat, but it’s stuck in the throat : ADAMSAPPLE

18-across – A beauty of a musical : MYFAIRLADY

19-across – Vehicle I put on charge : TAXI

21-across – I get strained terribly and fall apart : DISINTEGRATE

24-across – Sort of green circuit carrying current : OLIVE

25-across – Pantry’s such a quiet place : STILLROOM

26-across – Moonlight, for example, in which boy’s regularly astray : SONATA

27-across – People gawping around king ‘in his new clothes’ : STARKERS

1-down – Cut Goodwood? : GASH

2-down – Annoy police informer : NARK

3-down – Romeo appropriately with eager attention : RAPTLY

4-down – Stage work long theorised to be faulty : THEGONDOLIERS

6-down – Graduate turning up in a state, raving : MANIACAL

7-down – Stadium scheme in general outline : GROUNDPLAN

8-down – Simple to make site changes: take it gently : EASYDOESIT

10-down – Impostor tends to be represented as artist : POSTMODERNIST

13-down – What the ideal home should have: cold salmon salad : ALLMODCONS

14-down – Calling for a declaration : PROFESSION

17-down – Like sound from worst head­phones : TINNIEST

20-down – Sister admitting story is not so new : STALER

22-down – Such a thumb to stick out? : SORE

23-down – Half of them going to America — they don’t fly : EMUS