Daily Answers

9-across – Composer gets back to record company with the Unfinished : HINDEMITH

10-across – Brother who didn’t speak about TV star : OPRAH

11-across – Succeeding almost totally on the side : LATERAL

12-across – Opening number — singer’s last resort : VENTNOR

13-across – Award accepted by Erasmus Darwin, primarily for plant : EMBED

14-across – Primary school table about right for deceiving people? : TWOTIMERS

16-across – 11 in succession : ONEAFTERANOTHER

19-across – Shout now, if that is flaky tuna : YELLOWFIN

21-across – Following Irish saint at the outset : FIRST

22-across – A hunter goes to pot? Grub up! : UNEARTH

23-across – British and French, 11 small works of art : BRONZES

24-across – Garb for bride or groom : DRESS

25-across – Suddenly Arthur’s beginning to suspect Lancelot : ALLATONCE

1-down – Cyclone had rolled stone : CHALCEDONY

2-down – Rocky knocked out leader in town : UNSTABLE

3-down – Cut off, wanting 5 to grow furious : SEERED

4-down – Burn fish after removing its head : RILL

5-down – Small mammal turning on the vicar : CHEVROTAIN

6-down – Spanish artist depicting little woman remade Marion : JOANMIRO

7-down – Musical feature of Surrey — band appearing in Farnham and Ewell initially : FRINGE

8-down – Burn fish : CHAR

14-down – Follower of 11 who has one-off chance to play? : TWELFTHMAN

15-down – Dance with shyster apt to twist : STRATHSPEY

17-down – Prosper like Dusty Miller? : FLOURISH

18-down – Ignoring cold sausage, Poles find meeting places, apparently : HORIZONS

20-down – Songs the kaiser heard? : LIEDER

21-down – Light and delicate feature of a parade on the Fourth of July : FLOATY

22-down – Language used by Monsieur Dumas : URDU

23-down – Weep when coming up with potential bloomer : BULB

1-across – Pastime I’d ignobly dub freakish : BODYBUILDING

8-across – After a bit of loving on the side : LATERAL

9-across – Maintain exterior to English classic car : AVENGER

11-across – Dam next to railway in Bristol? : MAMMARY

12-across – Not the first vertical back to get back pain : LUMBAGO

13-across – Roughly speaking, isn’t tinnitus ringing? : INNIT

14-across – University town, original of Candleford, imaginary home to the Bull : CAMBRIDGE

16-across – They are ill-defined signs of ageing : GREYAREAS

19-across – A Greek star : ALPHA

21-across – US port’s wind-powered structures : MOBILES

23-across – A pair of aristocrats wallowing in immorality and sin : AVARICE

24-across – Jagged edges of scythe are, we hear, doubly corroded : SERRATE

25-across – Top deep-sea fisherman, one who uses bait : DANGLER

26-across – What’s inside is outside, relative will say, conclusively and without self-contradiction : CONSISTENTLY

1-down – Translation of Fledermaus originally sanctioned by Mr Strauss? : BATSMAN

2-down – After no-ball bouncer Somerset tailender’s out of action for a while : DORMANT

3-down – Complain as femme fatale entertains docked pleasure boat : BELLYACHE

4-down – Finally altogether assimilated : INALL

5-down – Opening debate on US visionary : DREAMER

6-down – Miser drawing a grand less in retirement : NIGGARD

7-down – A gym complies with arrangement for sporting event : OLYMPICGAMES

10-down – Blur rejoin roadie somewhere in South America : RIODEJANEIRO

15-down – Male key worker hiding bungle : MISHANDLE

17-down – Impose ban on Robert Mugabe, actively ostracising capricious brute : EMBARGO

18-down – Paying close attention as debts change hands : ALLEARS

19-down – Not in favour of touching : AGAINST

20-down – Wages squeeze is beginning to lacerate east Scottish town : PAISLEY

22-down – Wild West’s brothels : STEWS

1-across – Depressed when involved in scrap? I can’t be bothered! : BLOWIT

5-across – What sweat will do via pores in transformation : VAPORISE

9-across – Loud luster after women given time inside — ie one doing porridge : FLETCHER

10-across – Approve, please, in the absence of leader : RATIFY

11-across – Enthusiasm in a periodical contest evokes song of praise : AMAZINGGRACE

13-across – Native American greeting outside work : HOPI

14-across – Unsuspecting pub taking old money : INNOCENT

17-across – Like some entertainment in the Globe? Then call back : BALLETIC

18-across – Jock’s worthless bits kept in sporran : ORRA

20-across – Maybe you’ll stick with this paper : ADHESIVETAPE

23-across – Strong drink makes one jeer, losing head : ARRACK

24-across – Creature sorry to be half-hearted, needing self-confidence : PORPOISE

25-across – Maybe look at aeroplane’s cosmetic product : EYELINER

26-across – Hilary needs to get bloke on phone : MANTEL

2-down – Impressive person, endlessly calm and nobby : LULU

3-down – Comedian, fruity type, out of sorts and showing determination : WITHAWILL

4-down – Capital investment, ultimately what must get managed : TEHRAN

5-down – One that’s careering madly around is bitten by snake coming from plant : VIRGINIACREEPER

6-down – Quiet region of Spain’s suitable for models : PARAGONS

7-down – Reversible mechanical component : ROTOR

8-down – Feature of sweet thing that gypsy has inside : SOFTCENTRE

12-down – United v City? Not energy-packed, City! : LOCALDERBY

15-down – Be wound up in Home Counties party when entertained by comedian : CLOSEDOWN

16-down – Badly affected on account of strain in upsetting cricket practice : STRICKEN

19-down – Perfume always available in our second city : BAYRUM

21-down – One of our modern messages, half of them leading to trouble : EMAIL

22-down – Leader of pilgrimage out of line, destroyed ultimately : ASKE

1-across – Is posh granny after location of wine vessel? : CRUISER

5-across – European city’s hot, hot favourite during tour, regularly backed : UTRECHT

9-across – Practically employed, having to 27? : ATTHE

10-across – Official marker getting moist about an exam : DATESTAMP

11-across – Key result of a 26 being dropped 9 7, might you say? : AFLATMINOR

12-across – A grange almost seen in the distance : AFAR

14-across – They would fight, though comrades refused? : ARMEDFORCES

18-across – Clever clogs with his brains in his trousers? : SMARTYPANTS

21-across – Bit of welcome news, or indication of misfortune : OMEN

22-across – Of help to solver, this may be indicatory : DICTIONARY

25-across – Passing oxygen repeatedly in circulation, this more harmful? : POISONGAS

26-across – One may be upright, but one’s hammered? : PIANO

27-across – Swim round source of great river, having to draw on one’s reserves : DIGDEEP

28-across – Island from the east with heartless tale to tell : NARRATE

1-down – Formal accessory with sparkler about right, close to jacket : CRAVAT

2-down – Very great stories shouldn’t be? : UNTOLD

3-down – Attire for an athlete wasn’t a step out of place : SWEATPANTS

4-down – Over two speaking of attack, more than one spoke : RADII

5-down – As virgin soil turned on field, finally ploughed up : UNTRODDEN

6-down – Bloom loomed : ROSE

7-down – See 9 : COALFACE

8-down – Garments, inside which underwear for the big nobs : TOPBRASS

13-down – Sweet to spit on goalkeeper? : GOBSTOPPER

15-down – Rearing dog gets to bite Englishman abroad, clearing away mess : MOPPINGUP

16-down – E’s beaten and restrained in court : ESTOPPED

17-down – The regional news’s third broadcast is local : WATERING

19-down – Smoke overhead? : PANAMA

20-down – Indian city where setter keeps optimistic, uplifted : MYSORE

23-down – Curious time to get up, he knocked many down : TYSON

24-down – See 17 : HOLE

1-across – Dog’s not in my care? One chained, why not! : IDONTMIND

6-across – Smothered in ketchup, a Venezuelan flag : PAVE

8-across – I’m backed by the party, and — only one brother can win : MILIBAND

9-across – Eternally so desperate to grab husband — might they be? : LONELY

10-across – See 12 : POLISH

11-across – Soldier, daft Don : COMMANDO

12-across – Finnish, we hear, from these languages? : FRENCH

15-across – Eventually choose home for badger ahead of Trotsky : SETTLEON

16-across – Film review, Strong hit, nonsense : FLIMFLAM

19-across – Poser, dolly : SITTER

21-across – A derringer initially firing shot beneath someone : INFRADIG

22-across – See 9 : HEARTS

24-across – Island’s south as frozen? : SICILY

25-across – Hollywood, where Neil Diamond’s initials added to triplet of notes : LALALAND

26-across – Head of government into Scandinavian money, the beast! : OGRE

27-across – Talk sure to be unintelligible at back of night club : DISCOURSE

1-down – See 1 across : IFIDO

2-down – View work in something charged : OPINION

3-down – See 20 : TRASH

4-down – One’s written about five hundred in accurate digits : INDICES

5-down – Range fixed, I love to enter Welsh town going north : DOLOMITES

6-down – Arcade game, where Spooner has to throw me away? : PINBALL

7-down – Loved touring capital city where cyclists race : VELODROME

13-down – Fast kept in check, good to be easing off : RELENTING

14-down – Passport indeed put in storage compartment, as went on leave : HOLIDAYED

17-down – Little child carries gun, like it or loathe it! : MARMITE

18-down – No wizards should get face and legs jumbled up : MUGGLES

20-down – Alas, the three R’s, it’s difficult for ill-educated Americans : TRAILER

22-down – ___ _ Heaven 1: away win welcome : HELLO

23-down – Trace element, for example, brought up : TINGE