Daily Answers

1-across – Settled without police action : DECIDED

5-across – Artist having refreshing drink — it’s bitter : CHAGALL

9-across – Tree surgeon’s last journey across road : NGAIO

10-across – Queen stops duke with Chinese delegation’s leader becoming personal : FIRSTHAND

11-across – Finished by topping aristocrats : UPPERCRUST

12-across – Corporation’s rejected material unsuitable for Auntie? : SMUT

14-across – Hard to believe that’s it — look round South American city : TALLAHASSEE

18-across – See 1 down : LIKEAKIPPER

21-across – Practice of few on Twitter : WONT

22-across – Theatre worker getting axe — new cast sure to follow : SCRUBNURSE

25-across – Solve and rate cryptic : ELEVATORS

26-across – Enthusiastic but not sure about time : EAGER

27-across – Drunken Glaswegian possibly caught out : SOTTISH

28-across – Private parts Republican’s grabbed? They’ll make an examination : TESTERS

1-down – Bamboozled Irish politicians : DONEUP

2-down – Fellows with money invested the best : CHAMPS

3-down – Could be a rise — ta, God … or words to that effect : DEOGRATIAS

4-down – Freed after treatment put back : DEFER

5-down – Deck guy who’s cheating? : CARDSHARP

6-down – Do without leader becoming pretentious : ARTY

7-down – Top celebrities tooled up? One worries unduly : ALARMIST

8-down – Women like young men — dealt harshly with what I do when rampant : LADETTES

13-down – Said what Thatcher finally became — no issue with it : BARRENNESS

15-down – Treat once penniless child — no fortune involved but it will cover the essentials : LOINCLOTH

16-down – Female criminal unmarked : FLAWLESS

17-down – Extremely poor way to determine allergy? : SKINTEST

19-down – Britain’s self-inflicted error — review of Brussels way of talking … : BROGUE

20-down – … right? Border being set up is rubbish : DEBRIS

23-down – Advocates publishing this, providing a surprising result : UPSET

24-down – Make heavy demands on current vehicle : TAXI

1-across – Composed a line and had American musicians play : ANIDEALHUSBAND

9-across – Acquire debts interest-free : INCURIOUS

10-across – The Guardian plugs reduced transport fare from the East : SUSHI

11-across – Nincompoops, many losing face : ASSES

12-across – Bolder men stripped off clothing : BRASSIERE

13-across – Man put on sham cover for crown jewels : CODPIECE

14-across – Shock time to emerge : THATCH

17-across – A queen accepts Meghan’s No 1 fashion icon : ARMANI

19-across – Kind of stock car feature with pine at the front : LONGHORN

22-across – A rum task involved a sensual work : KAMASUTRA

24-across – Caught London gangsters making crack : CRAZE

25-across – Sierra raced outside of Grenoble : RANGE

26-across – Lord’s helper needs a switch between sides : ARCHANGEL

27-across – Capital radio’s bum tune : LONDONDERRYAIR

1-down – Spinning plate with dotty, funny picture : ANIMALCRACKERS

2-down – Native Americans journalist’s covered : INCASED

3-down – Genesis or Kinks making an appearance : EGRESSION

4-down – Want to pen new book to reminisce : LOOKBACK

5-down – Not firm catching a throw : UNSEAT

6-down – Again touring empty apartments’ grounds : BASIS

7-down – Fledgling cuckoo can nest : NASCENT

8-down – Academic failing to turn up entertaining prospect : VICECHANCELLOR

15-down – One raises issue about breaking smashed lock : HIGHCHAIR

16-down – Officer and staff oppressing revolutionary native Americans : COMANCHE

18-down – Token internet phenomenon not funny : MEMENTO

20-down – Setting a goal? It’s a pain : OTALGIA

21-down – Make an effort in special school : STRAIN

23-down – Rush in rising river banks in Powys : SPEED

1-across – Not many voters out in storm: it could ruin the night : LIGHTPOLLUTION

8-across – Satisfy a companion to S. Beauty? : SLAKE

9-across – Everything carried round is smashed : TOTALLED

11-across – Groundbreaker I used in wharf : PIONEER

12-across – TV station securing opera about to broadcast : RADIATE

13-across – Last piece of music recorded twice by a UN secretary-general? : OUTRO

15-across – Dispose of foolish nonsense in contrasting volumes : POLISHOFF

17-across – Unmarked fruit kept in college is pulled out : ELONGATED

20-across – Messenger’s spoken, having lesson in two parts : BARER

21-across – Over time, sailor gets trim : TOSPARE

23-across – Power couple return to America as sex symbol : PRIAPUS

25-across – Think tooth — it chewed : COGITATE

26-across – Fail badly with a Japanese verse : TANKA

27-across – Act superficially, ordering makeshift cures : SKIMTHESURFACE

1-down – Repossessed house and office : LOSTPROPERTY

2-down – Working month taken up with fertiliser : GUANO

3-down – That elementary particle finally revealing signature in air : THEMESONG

4-down – Produce more veg than what pokes out of the ground : OUTCROP

5-down – Shoot dead, holding automatic at first in both hands : LATERAL

6-down – Worked in bathroom perhaps — it’s over light : TILED

7-down – One attending Macbeth in poorer age made to suffer : OPERAGOER

10-down – Hurried up a stay in bed, worried for the NHS etc : WELFARESTATE

14-down – Assessed situation of a Hobbit clan : TOOKSTOCK

16-down – Sentimental actor in summertime is captivated by rambling rose : SOBSISTER

18-down – Bay where it all comes out? : THEWASH

19-down – Regularly tempt to cut garment lower : DEPRESS

22-down – A kiss lifts me in Paris, as a rule : AXIOM

24-down – Letters from secretary, a Chinese native : PANDA

8-across – Investigation after soldiers brand companion : RESEARCH

9-across – Skilled worker’s close relatives : MASON

10-across – Oscar tucked into overcooked fish : DORY

11-across – Story about fellow can be forgiven : PARDONABLE

12-across – Event to talk about endlessly : DISCUS

14-across – Well read American volume’s devoured : LITERATE

15-across – Boy in distress becomes a champion : PALADIN

17-across – Senior churchman makes parson sympathise : PRELATE

20-across – Dot moans about old creature : MASTODON

22-across – Drink very quietly with opposition leader in Syria : ALEPPO

23-across – Pipe disintegrating each summer : MEERSCHAUM

24-across – Chop up hardwood? : HASH

25-across – Sniff at old Bob’s foot sore? : SCORN

26-across – Cut train in error? It’s withdrawn! : TACITURN

1-down – A lemon is prepared for dessert : SEMOLINA

2-down – Contradict unknown understudy? : DENY

3-down – Get high before big exams : TRIPOS

4-down – Vocal in revolutionary hymn : CHORALE

5-down – I’m Bill and I’m not what I seem : IMPOSTER

6-down – Footwear for English banker wearing suit : ESPADRILLE

7-down – Jewellery taken casually round port : ANKLET

13-down – Windbag caught milliner on TV : CHATTERBOX

16-down – Church in request that’s improper : INDECENT

18-down – Records evaluate hanging : TAPESTRY

19-down – Joiner getting worker’s point fairly slowly : ANDANTE

21-down – A flirt is carefree : ATEASE

22-down – American chums adapted the same : ASMUCH

24-down – Shelter acceptable for some Rwandans : HUTU

1-across – Broadcast mocking animal eating grain as fodder : RYEGRASS

6-across – Fatty substances put Tory leader on edge : LIPIDS

9-across – Man going on board with female, in steady relationship at first : SURFER

10-across – Girl returned to look quickly through yearly publications : ALMANACS

11-across – Standard way of saying RAM must remain constant? : THEREWILL

13-across – Badger runs through mown grass : HARRY

15-across – Sting involving gin and rum drunk around Geordieland? : GORDON

17-across – A rook nested in smaller species’ overcrowded area : WARREN

18-across – Car that only young owners treasure always starts : TOYOTA

19-across – Southern river with very good crustaceans : SCAMPI

21-across – See 11 : NEVER

22-across – See 11 : BEANOTHER

25-across – Adult errs when drunk? Butts in here, perhaps : ASHTRAYS

26-across – See 15 : SUMNER

28-across – Article with piece about female trainspotter : ANORAK

29-across – Piece of cake turned up? Keep mum on! : PUSHOVER

2-down – See 11 : YOU

3-down – Some running of errands for dogsbody : GOFER

4-down – Topless thin torso, sporting white bloomers : ARROWROOTS

5-down – Rogue with second name unknown : SCALLY

6-down – See 27 : LAMB

7-down – One writing piece about male star : PENTAGRAM

8-down – Impractically theoretical medic taking round out to home by river : DOCTRINAIRE

12-down – Crime committed against state senator? : HIGHTREASON

14-down – Those wrongly taking clarinet solos, discontentedly playing : LARCENISTS

16-down – Poet from Maidenhead almost set off in posh car : RHYMESTER

20-down – Notes drink causing muddled confusion : MESSUP

23-down – Essential for galop, metronome’s rising speed : TEMPO

24-down – Computer keyboard’s lead is waterproof : MACK

27-down – Blame shifted, after royal subject knocked over dearest possession : EWE