Daily Answers

1-across – Stylish performer in form on Court One : CLASSACT

5-across – Korean port a short distance ahead : INCHON

9-across – Not affected by team of stars : SIDEREAL

10-across – Wanting a woman in work, though not much of a catch : MINNOW

12-across – Admit it’s a bit limp — unworthy of review : OWNUP

13-across – Accommodation in Euston? Who’s travelling? : TOWNHOUSE

14-across – Time to arrest every person racing cars here : DAYTONABEACH

18-across – D’s place out in the sticks : BACKOFBEYOND

21-across – Doctor hated smack — it’s a killer : DEATHBLOW

23-across – He runs a large pub : RALPH

24-across – Sandwich maybe for selling abroad : EXPORT

25-across – Uncomfortably hot relative’s about to strip : UNCLOTHE

26-across – Turning it round is laborious : TIRING

27-across – Lower rent after Ray’s moved : AYRSHIRE

1-down – Twin’s shy with men : CASTOR

2-down – Third of Nottingham supports Forest with passion : ARDENT

3-down – Catch Penny breaking down — love is torture : STRAPPADO

4-down – Itchy? Tablets ordered that should prevent it : CHASTITYBELT

6-down – Refusal reportedly straight from the horse’s mouth? : NEIGH

7-down – Band not repeating support for hard working American : HONDURAN

8-down – Naked woman picked up in capital : NEWDELHI

11-down – Scores showing great sharpness : TWENTYTWENTY

15-down – Finances prevent Kelvin getting really good car : BANKROLLS

16-down – Plot to replace queen in east, following orders : OBEDIENT

17-down – Rubbish for a fighter : SCRAPPER

19-down – I get Nuala regularly playing cheeky parts : GLUTEI

20-down – Gets relief from hearing joke : WHEEZE

22-down – Drama over bagging royal bird : HERON

1-across – Takes short trips, full of energy and aspirations : HOPES

4-across – Stop cricket side going on holiday : LEAVEOFF

8-across – Like groups on vacation, getting money by selling things off : ASSETSTRIPPING

10-across – Fast no doubt broken by backsliding church : SECURELY

11-across – Dance, or eastern ball of sorts, going west : BOLERO

12-across – Revived fur trade’s criminal : FRAUDSTER

15-across – Revolutionary children’s writer having no time for dramatist : IBSEN

17-across – Cast leading pair in third series : THROW

18-across – Nutmeg’s in tiddly state in a small cafe : ESTAMINET

19-across – Small vessel raised after master abandons her : TEACUP

21-across – Consider introducing collars round poisonous plant : RATSBANE

24-across – Romanian garden yielding fruit : MANDARINORANGE

25-across – Look out for GI avoiding complex debriefing : BEFRIEND

26-across – Put paid to journalists concealing name : ENDED

1-down – Leaders not quite what the Queen of Hearts ordered, say? : HEADSOFSTATE

2-down – Drive first person boarding cleaner, low-level transport : PUSHCHAIR

3-down – Lecher lines up at end of day : SATYR

4-down – Smallest member in Oxford, possibly? : LITTLETOE

5-down – International alliance putting a boundary up : AXIS

6-down – Instrument you fake for listeners? I’m not sure : EUPHONIUM

7-down – Dodgy handler, one of many at Aintree? : FENCE

9-down – Routine problem for emerging divers lacking second potty : ROUNDTHEBEND

13-down – Provincial county short of land for deportees at one time? : DOWNUNDER

14-down – Redundant staff are often kept on, Republican admitted : RETRAINED

16-down – Brown junior soundly beaten? : SUNTANNED

20-down – Gnome’s promotion coming with maturity : ADAGE

22-down – What those waiting do to start play? : SERVE

23-down – Available payment about right : FREE

9-across – 1960s’ Mama’s key function? To make stew : CASSEROLE

10-across – Friend embraces European way : ALLEY

11-across – Labour ousting leader leads to succession : TRAIN

12-across – Abolishes work in full? That’s the origin of socialism : NULLIFIES

13-across – The gods are 60% angry about everybody taking ecstasy : GALLERY

14-across – Count change on firm palm : COCONUT

17-across – Rolling stones have no end of moss at the beginning : ONSET

19-across – Reserved special with hungry, empty stomach : SHY

20-across – Relative not against touring Venice : NIECE

21-across – One taking a gentle walk doffs hat to fisherman : TROLLER

22-across – Mat’s a freewheeler : COASTER

24-across – Tom and Paul excited by Troy’s siege weapons : CATAPULTS

26-across – Man in Japan bit assassin : NINJA

28-across – Distance to mountains : RANGE

29-across – Records, say, see Arsenal dribbling around D : CALENDARS

1-down – 20% cider guzzled by drunk northerner : SCOT

2-down – Country is leaving Europe after Remain leaders retire : ISRAEL

3-down – Old man, eternal and enigmatic : NEANDERTAL

4-down – In the outskirts of Banbury, cat wants tail to be like Tigger? : BOUNCY

5-down – Guy tackles poorly, giving up a small score : GETLUCKY

6-down – Painter’s first dog was a boxer : DALI

7-down – England midfielder can play with English league : ALLIANCE

8-down – One agreement or many? : AYES

13-down – Suggestion of grand crowd … : GHOST

15-down – … holding party lessons right away … : CONTAINING

16-down – … belonging to the Irish? : THEIR

18-down – Firing honest, outstanding intellectuals often ends disastrously : SHOOTING

19-down – Rector wears belt, plus diamonds and vestment : SURPLICE

22-down – Keep those who play with the French : CASTLE

23-down – I can’t recycle new container : TINCAN

24-down – Port served at 1:00 or 10:00, going by the numbers? : CORK

25-down – Writer has time for another : POET

27-down – F1 driver not performing as well : ALSO

1-across – Sweet ungulate crossing a river : CARAMEL

5-across – Gangster and ex-chairman thus provided backing internally : MAFIOSO

9-across – Excited group playing at Fringe : SETON

10-across – Bitter players engaged in civil disorder : VITRIOLIC

11-across – Enjoying oneself, when it suits : ATPLEASURE

12-across – A philosopher’s works : MILL

14-across – Get shot of Paul? Bottles out! : STOPABULLET

18-across – Cloth ears with red mobile : HARRISTWEED

21-across – All used up, Tom’s a goner : NINE

22-across – Want to cut extra evil, vulgar sitcom character : BLACKADDER

25-across – Punishing drill, mate — it’ll get you nowhere : TREADMILL

26-across – Energy burst Dan’s ball? : GONAD

27-across – Old instrument gets bird changing key : CITTERN

28-across – Composer Daniels ends in the middle : NIELSEN

1-down – Airline in the money acquires African citadel area : CASBAH

2-down – Put in another class? Correct : RETYPE

3-down – Derogatory habit of putting £500 on legal action : MONKEYSUIT

4-down – See 21 : LIVES

5-down – Democrat shot around midpoint of knoll procession : MOTORCADE

6-down – Leaf used in fencing : FOIL

7-down – It produces crude painting, given scope : OILFIELD

8-down – Kiss very upset copper on behind : OSCULATE

13-down – Equal distribution with grand court : QUADRANGLE

15-down – Very large number getting month off : OCTILLION

16-down – Said Buzz, said Mark : PHONETIC

17-down – Pianist ran septet embracing church element : TRANSEPT

19-down – Who’s a noble Spaniard? A fair character : ADONIS

20-down – Poet gasping Retreat! : DRYDEN

23-down – Intestine that calls for a pause : COLON

24-down – See 9 : EDGE

1-across – Dramatist’s second work — this classical reading son ignored : SOPHOCLES

6-across – Shift gear initially, entering seaside resort : BUDGE

9-across – Recalculate so as to change part of business contract : ESCALATORCLAUSE

10-across – Man of Enterprise in Scottish place of worship : KIRK

11-across – In Paris I may meet Sam who sells valuable items? : JEWELLER

14-across – Raft we all abandoned — unnavigable part of river? : WATERFALL

15-across – Party food — for Americans : DONUT

16-across – Raucous sound of bird : ROUGH

18-across – Something unsightly hiding pretty trees : MESQUITES

20-across – Classical composer, while avoiding extremes, has place for rock : ANDESITE

21-across – Back religious believer almost to the end : HIND

25-across – Italian footballer and friend entertaining Tranmere team in a contentious manner : CONTROVERSIALLY

26-across – Ropy stuff in clues is allowed, putting a lot off : SISAL

27-across – The fellow designated to engage one showed indecision : HESITATED

1-down – Catch son having kiss and cuddle : SNECK

2-down – American hoarder of Sinatra, F and chums, so to speak? : PACKRAT

3-down – Airport in a bad way — work abandoned after upset : ORLY

4-down – Naval officer and author having destiny on island : LOTI

5-down – Avant garde type from south-east county, mostly associated with top people : SURREALIST

6-down – Audible encouragement to William in communication of love? : BILLETDOUX

7-down – Mound of food’s ending with drink? Nothing turned up : DRUMLIN

8-down – Curses river’s decrepit transport : EXECRATES

12-down – Like some music that gives backing to R Charles, possibly : ORCHESTRAL

13-down – University zone, one sealed off very briefly : BARMITZVAH

14-down – Charge forefathers try out in hostile moves : WARDANCES

17-down – Nymphs, any number in bras and panties? : UNDINES

19-down – One of a number of children sequentially evident in Alcott tale : TRIPLET

22-down – Female in woods is crazy, showing no feelings for male : DRYAD

23-down – Navy limited by unserviceable vessels : URNS

24-down – Suggestion inadequate, first to last : HINT