Daily Answers

1-across – Blunt warning? : TIPOFF

4-across – First, little one’s about to tell a story of flowers : LILIES

9-across – Impulse to say game should be turned round : URGE

10-across – Health food gets extremely dry — picture a biscuit : BRANDYSNAP

11-across – Quirky smile, going round the bend to start the day? : MUESLI

12-across – Arrogant bird? Yes! : COCKSURE

13-across – Which person’s the French girl with energy in large quantities : WHOLESALE

15-across – Give credit for the pound’s demise : LEND

16-across – Ecstatic, when talking money : CENT

17-across – Checks pitch at pavement’s edge : CURBSTONE

21-across – Fish taken out of American hard, black conveyance : PUSHBIKE

22-across – Carry on making space for operator to come round : RESUME

24-across – Largely off course about sanctimonious little man returning with plant : ASPIDISTRA

25-across – While entertaining reverend gentleman tots will assuredly appear : ADDS

26-across – Romantic songs in silly riddle, after point for daughter : LIEDER

27-across – Coming from abroad, am I chubby in the nude? : ADAMIC

1-down – Hawkeshead, lying in a narrow depression, is in telephone communication : THROUGH

2-down – Being 6, dispel wrinkles : PRESS

3-down – Super water colourist caught opening sketching materials : FABRICS

5-down – Having rashly cued in, bring it on! : INDUCE

6-down – Concentrating on capturing one on board, compelling attention : INSISTENT

7-down – Marked Cliff, an ardent left-winger : SCARRED

8-down – Heard to put artic into reverse at some degree : BACCALAUREATE

14-down – Inlet much improved by midday? : LUNCHTIME

16-down – Pass round peacekeepers’ quarters, offering advice : COUNSEL

18-down – Except for mum I would have a local job : BARMAID

19-down – Typical manic do for this kind of life : NOMADIC

20-down – Joint I’d brought in to share : DIVIDE

23-down – Honeybunch? : SWARM

7-across – Spooner’s empty room a problem for cat : HAIRBALL

9-across – See 25 : ONEGIN

10-across – Roundabout way conveyed by words, cryptically : RING

11-across – Conveyance with bishop entering public school : HANDBARROW

12-across – Farmer has hydrant installed as source of water : SHOWER

14-across – A hundred in a pub — any number imbibed mineral : CINNABAR

15-across – Stylish man takes in the Spanish fool : DELUDE

17-across – Vessel less inviting when litre’s not provided : BEAKER

20-across – This person’s probing a friend’s resentment : ACRIMONY

22-across – Mechanical base : BOTTOM

23-across – Merriment authentic in cathedral? It’s without joy! : FUNEREALLY

24-across – See 2 : RACE

25-across – Russian dandy in our community disappeared full of energy : EUGENE

26-across – Herb is frightfully arrogant : TARRAGON

1-down – Defiled building looked over by Indian musician : RAVISHED

2-down – Drive with a stylishness in motor competition : DRAG

3-down – See the woman big on top founder : FATHER

4-down – University circle into unfinished work of Shakespeare? : SORBONNE

5-down – Gain endless money as of old in speculation in this financial situation? : BEARMARKET

6-down – Women’s organisation soon upset one of its members? : WINONA

8-down – Folly of woman having upsetting article implanted : LUNACY

13-down – On friendly terms always? Fancy that! : WELLINEVER

16-down – Cynic denies God, endlessly exploding : DIOGENES

18-down – Poor carrot not right, a misshapen ___ : ROOTCROP

19-down – Small hole — it’s surrounded by water, reportedly : EYELET

21-down – Party group in grounds briefly interrupted by copper : CAUCUS

22-down – Coach possibly for carrying your crude shoppers? : BUYERS

24-down – See 10 : ROAD

1-across – Needing new blood right away for American administration : ANAEMIC

5-across – Many take a leap, start off with a youngster : UMPTEEN

9-across – Frolics without extremes are for politicians : ROMPS

10-across – The goddess of hairstyle heard to have a quirky diet : APHRODITE

11-across – One may have a flutter up to the point of entry into a monastery : FRITILLARY

12-across – An element of jazz in concert : ZINC

14-across – Deer suffering with swollen bums : NEERDOWELLS

18-across – Merge in turn is ordered when there’s a gap at the top : INTERREGNUM

21-across – It’s tough for Spooner’s warder working in the garden : HARD

22-across – Incinerate decomposing waste product : CREATININE

25-across – Dance with ale served first to last in pitcher : JITTERBUG

26-across – See 21 : GOING

27-across – Ickle book? : RESERVE

28-across – See Swansea girl being heavenly : ELYSIAN

1-down – Plug falling out and floating : ADRIFT

2-down – Hollow weapon, mine : ARMPIT

3-down – Roy in a position with girl on top? On the contrary : MISSIONARY

4-down – Move slowly with a stroke : CRAWL

5-down – Introduced the woman in previously owned home : USHEREDIN

6-down – One seeking honey? Ring up stomach : POOH

7-down – Worthy and substantial one taken up by her in Paris : ELIGIBLE

8-down – 50% excess included in futile and inadequate defence : NOEXCUSE

13-down – Third of lesbian feminists get ugly, with head shaved in a way that’s anything but 21 26 : SWIMMINGLY

15-down – River crustacean the French find repugnant : EXECRABLE

16-down – Bird getting close, close to transport vessel : NIGHTJAR

17-down – Once more says that parts of corset are tight, when standing : ITERATES

19-down – Kilo for mile, yacht cover would do for the sunbather : BIKINI

20-down – President whose age ran out : REAGAN

23-down – Minor mutation in angelfish : ANGLE

24-down – See 6 : BEAR

9-across – Propeller of boat, liner good at sea : GONDOLIER

10-across – 5 backed by multinational group for so long : ADIEU

11-across – Adorable royal I spotted in dramatic location : SWEET

12-across – Rebuilt entrance ahead of year that’s special anniversary : CENTENARY

13-across – Name of female Australian film star : BLANCHE

14-across – The very model of it, found in English fruit : EPITOME

17-across – Dealer, one with unhappy lot, half-hearted? : COPER

19-across – Today’s theme, initially — source of amusement : GAS

20-across – Looks for some people in the other place : PEERS

21-across – Protest something you can’t stand for : SITDOWN

22-across – Destroyers at sea changing sides in course of exercises : PIRATES

24-across – Emperor and unruly kid at home : THEMIKADO

26-across – Ordeal that’s terminable, oddly enough : TRIAL

28-across – Hot drink found in eg Yorkshire/Lancashire area : COCOA

29-across – Less serious works of kind poet rates poorly : OPERETTAS

1-down – In America, doing these crosswords, ultimately grows old : AGES

2-down – Foreign girl’s name from strange language : ANGELA

3-down – End of rally in game with Irish county, say : MONTECARLO

4-down – Canned music, note — result of fitting punishment for cheat? : MISCUE

5-down – Royal person in front of crowd, surrounded by journalists : PRINCESS

6-down – Informally, reformed character and king dined together : KATE

7-down – Protective garment used by chap in a forest : PINAFORE

8-down – In hearing, why are you rising after judge and accused’s 20? : JURY

13-down – American money for one of the county set : BUCKS

15-down – Results of fouling? Umpire is mad about it : IMPURITIES

16-down – Winds up ditching Conservative as leader for moderates : EASES

18-down – Game one plays that’s said to be virtuous : PATIENCE

19-down – What’s odd on flag and on old banner : GONFALON

22-down – Suitable publicity covering most of 18, for example : PROPER

23-down – Hit disastrously with freak try — a score and a half : THIRTY

24-down – It’s needed by diplomat, actually : TACT

25-down – Composer deleting first half ruler described as terrible : IVAN

27-down – Desire or inclination — that of 28, we hear, was little : LIST

9-across – Arrest pub-crawling wild child : SUPERBRAT

10-across – Part of Apple Computers gets the bird : PIPIT

11-across – An apple a day keeps this, I pray : PLEAD

12-across – On the rocks? Not in this case, though sadly taken in about doctor : NEATDRINK

13-across – Apple : COOKERY

14-across – On the rocks and abandoned, could be Apple follower : GROUPIE

17-across – Might have an Apple? I hardly think so! : MYEYE

19-across – See 27 : SAT

20-across – Boatman gives away an apple for a lover : SWAIN

21-across – Popular Apple product: they say dealing with it is wrong : INSIDER

22-across – Apple product reported for bugs : BEETLES

24-across – Friends prepared girl on mountain retreat : PLAYMATES

26-across – See 4 : SMITH

28-across – Excuse for unnatural sex act involving movement of women, perhaps : ALIBI

29-across – Runner not deviating from one direction : NONRETURN

1-down – Source of apple juice with high priority : ASAP

2-down – A little gadget, which shows when you’ve stopped : SPEEDO

3-down – Advanced position for hide: badger annihilated : BRIDGEHEAD

4-down – Old wife’s tale told of Big Apple : GRANNY

5-down – Of course, part is in apple-pie order : STRAIGHT

6-down – Apple product paid off : IPAD

7-down – Dried food? It’s apple crumble : SPLITPEA

8-down – First 11 letters of skunk : ATOK

13-down – Multifunctional tool for haircare by Boatman : COMBI

15-down – Bilious? So try sweet seafood dish : OYSTERSTEW

16-down – The Eagles, reformed, endorse absent party : ERNES

18-down – In transport in the City and not moving : ECSTATIC

19-down – Gander with citrus sliced over big apple : SCRUTINY

22-down – The Graduate offends in scenes of depression : BASINS

23-down – Clue to dial home — with a bad back? : LAIDUP

24-down – Fruit, the first apple … : PEAR

25-down – See 24 : MAIN

27-down – … provides clue for confused, hesitant leader of England dropped : HINT