Daily Answers

1-across – Justice created hold-up in charity : PROBITY

5-across – Cider’s a novel form of cocktail : SIDECAR

9-across – Bundle ambassador into almost secure housing : SHEAF

10-across – Found her a way out that’s without precedent : UNHEARDOF

11-across – Live with stroke that’s happened earlier? : BEFOREHAND

12-across – Reportedly vote against revealing wife’s former title : NEE

14-across – I assure you,I don’t want it : TAKEITFROMME

18-across – Demand placed on trial witness would shame devil : TELLTHETRUTH

21-across – Worry penalty is oddly deficient : EAT

22-across – Psycho’s hospitality business Seattle mob destroyed : BATESMOTEL

25-across – Are so many able to provide pets? : CANOODLES

26-across – Cutting short recording is an easy goal : TAPIN

27-across – Sailed from the centre to get royal’s lunchtime schedule : YACHTED

28-across – Computer hacker initially takes on risk for play : MACBETH

1-down – Qualify on times but keep going : PASSBY

2-down – Individual not working? It won’t happen again : ONEOFF

3-down – Workers performing well as tellers : INFORMANTS

4-down – Minor solver that is 50% out : YOUTH

5-down – Unusual Cretan ship lacks a muscular sealing system : SPHINCTER

6-down – Disorder erupts as dance starts late : DEAD

7-down – Arrived holding old study that reveals spy’s secret identity : CODENAME

8-down – Instinctive responses touching cables : REFLEXES

13-down – Subject I’m chattier about : ARITHMETIC

15-down – I screeched aloud when examined : EYEBALLED

16-down – Nearly throw up visiting farm building that’s plastic : STRETCHY

17-down – Ideal stimulant to support mountain climbing : PLATONIC

19-down – It’s essential to keep documents together : STAPLE

20-down – Simple job to acquire large land : CLINCH

23-down – Derby location covered in sheep sometimes : EPSOM

24-down – Fur old pet swallowed : COAT

1-across – Navy shop supplying country music : BLUEGRASS

6-across – Get aggressively physical when criminal Ray dips into till : PLAY

8-across – Go east in Northern Line for a nutty filling : CRACKNEL

9-across – Limp extremely drunkenly,nursing bad back : DROOPY

10-across – English climber’s foot caught in level rope ladder : ETRIER

11-across – Disallowed opportunities,not having a roof over your head? : OUTDOORS

12-across – Christmas-time drink,say,before flipping dinner alert? : EGGNOG

15-across – Currently cold,needing doctor – anything – at end of day : DRAUGHTY

16-across – Tilting executed by quirky spoiled duke : LOPSIDED

19-across – Scupper King and I? Nonsense! : KIBOSH

21-across – Check on melody : RESTRAIN

22-across – Like Laurel is Hardy,to some extent? : RELISH

24-across – Pulp,Queen united in band : SQUASH

25-across – Horse has one in heap : MOUNTAIN

26-across – Turn over board to see gander : PEEK

27-across – Nothing in research involved a runner : RACEHORSE

1-down – Brook’s on time but gets fired : BURNT

2-down – Do without strong ointment : UNCTION

3-down – One who’s certain to pass on £1001 : GONER

4-down – Tall bats on the way out – nothing more to add : ALLTOLD

5-down – Tried dancing in fire to create a diversion : SIDETRACK

6-down – Paid player to ache and stretch : PROLONG

7-down – Government system one mixed up with Sparta : APPARATUS

13-down – Bizarre Greek quotes about conserving energy : GROTESQUE

14-down – Topping contractor,this boss? : GODFATHER

17-down – Reverse bet’s off – in the bag : SETBACK

18-down – Candy twists containing note: ‘full of beans’ : DYNAMIC

20-down – Out of control horse gobbling small pillow? : BOLSTER

22-down – See 6 Across : ROUGH

23-down – Lace from southern Lakeland mountain : SPIKE

1-across – Buckle is not commonly something potential combatants wear : WARPAINT

5-across – A model lives in these conditions : ASITIS

9-across – A client is terribly inflexible : INELASTIC

11-across – Extremely rough on East river : RHONE

12-across – They require a hand when performing : GLOVEPUPPETS

15-across – Central tribes hide in the same place : IBID

16-across – Regulations blocked by alien figures : STATUETTES

18-across – Slippery politician’s career path? : GREASYPOLE

19-across – Celtic language employed in Somerset : ERSE

21-across – House representatives get at Senate’s corruption : ESTATEAGENTS

24-across – Something bloggers hope to get,being all the same : ALIKE

25-across – Decide where to go for whatever food’s available : SETCOURSE

26-across – Butcher with tin fork becomes farmer : TILLER

27-across – It’s good form to make first pass : PROTOCOL

1-down – Fancy that chap going after women : WHIM

2-down – <i>S</i><span>ound shocked by Republican stench</span> : REEK

3-down – Story lacking intro can still yield results : ARABLE

4-down – Spy a vital tiny modification needed for seasonal pageants : NATIVITYPLAYS

6-down – Small change that can do widespread damage : SHRAPNEL

7-down – Sports cars with no room for third wheel? : TWOSEATERS

8-down – Frantically resists pet becoming something acquired following divorce? : STEPSISTER

10-down – One renting London accommodation – it follows a period in USA : CAPITALLETTER

13-down – Consort with mariner supplying Spooner with alcohol : SINGLEMALT

14-down – Dismiss a material military order : FIREATWILL

17-down – Sweater I unravelled in a way : ASITWERE

20-down – Funding source doesn’t regularly make this,the upper limit : ATMOST

22-down – Reptile found when bottom of jar removed : CROC

23-down – Starts to find every little lesion to be malign : FELL

1-across – Deliver bundle,article wrapped by calendar girl showing top – and bottom here too? : MAILLOTJAUNE

9-across – Insect briefly circling top of tall plant : LOTUS

10-across – End of documentary as a sequel screened by European – is that filmic? : POLYTHENE

11-across – Play touring country,number overbooked? : TOOMANY

12-across – Recovered,some of the military balloon in site of incident? : ROSWELL

13-across – Proceeds beyond incredible initially,money brilliant : IRIDESCENT

15-across – Tree,one serving well? : ACER

18-across – Reportedly not 11 across,thank goodness! : PHEW

19-across – Flabbergasted,mum? : SPEECHLESS

22-across – Bulb that’s lit? : PICKLED

24-across – Banker after a lot of money for profit,by the sound of it? : FORTUNE

25-across – Cake and cup of tea for some carrier : SPONGEBAG

26-across – See 22 : ONION

27-across – Chicken and bovine in first gear? : YELLOWJERSEY

1-down – Auditor’s more substantial claim – matter dropped? : METEORITE

2-down – Obviously wearing suit : INSPADES

3-down – Overly bold colouring stick : LIPPY

4-down – Accommodation for rental cut,people admitting frustration ultimately : TOLERANCE

5-down – Designer stubble originally maintained by a right berk : ARTIST

6-down – Relative featured in masterpiece I nailed up : NIECE

7-down – Excess that is lifted behind muscles : GLUTEI

8-down – See 24 Across : TELLER

14-down – Match fixer,3 down thing? : CUPIDSBOW

16-down – Potential for being scammed,as drunk lured into trading place : CREDULITY

17-down – Kings discussing lovely flower? : PHARAOHS

18-down – Catholic,sanctimonious in days gone by : PAPIST

20-down – Author back on the radio? : STERNE

21-down – Mode in which companion defends delay : PLAGAL

23-down – Some garlic in cold relish : CLOVE

24-down – Composition of stuffy air extremely unsuitable : FUGUE

8-across – Still developing latest things in better toy soldiers : INFANTRY

9-across – Dismal cold house I avoided,one out of many : GLOOMY

10-across – Lit one after my cigar : CORONA

11-across – Indicators to assess Groucho on the radio? : WAYMARKS

12-across – Fell over during unobjectionable music? : MOOR

13-across – Chap’s court case involving old college at various points in the past : HISTORICAL

15-across – Decide not to meet comedian : STANDUP

16-across – Bears seen around river beaches : STRANDS

18-across – Nonconformist mostly tucked into quantity of wine,employing a bit of brain : CEREBELLAR

19-across – Courage shown by former King going to Troy : GRIT

20-across – Nobody accepting Ness rippling? Rubbish : NONSENSE

22-across – Right to switch components by agency : PERPRO

23-across – Small piece,not advisable for swell organ : SLIVER

24-across – Aerospace work? Shock European attempt : ROCKETRY

1-down – Very happy controlling line in gospel message : ONTOPOFTHEWORLD

2-down – Unions reveal bit at work requiring lots of work : LABOURINTENSIVE

3-down – Restaurant quiet about wood floating on river : STEAKHOUSE

4-down – When speaking the writer was hard,being 20? : EYEWASH

5-down – Nasty,uncovering lechery in extreme cases : UGLY

6-down – Source of floral stuff repurposed in banal decorating : BOTANICALGARDEN

7-down – Deceptive stuff in newspapers supporting donkey being introduced to beach : SMOKEANDMIRRORS

14-down – NASA’s concern: shots off target and rate of progress : OUTERSPACE

17-down – Quickly reduced claim with staff being cut : ALLEGRO

21-down – Right to engage in study,turning – into this? : NERD