Daily Answers

8-across – <span>A mean dictator destroyed on </span><i>South Park</i><span>,perhaps</span> : ANIMATEDCARTOON

10-across – Sticky substance found in sycamores,inexplicably : RESIN

11-across – Complaint resulting from broken rule,again! : NEURALGIA

12-across – Heavy rainfall starts to move over Newcastle before long : MONSOON

13-across – Show part of a book,then a collection of books : PAGEANT

16-across – This feels ugly,or organised in a smug way : SELFRIGHTEOUSLY

19-across – Presently present,or completely absent? : NOWHERE

20-across – Jointly start puzzle that’s missing its first number? : COFOUND

22-across – Pass on report of decent attendance on match day : PROPAGATE

24-across – Extremely readable and better summary : RECAP

26-across – What she is is also what he is? : PERSONALPRONOUN

1-down – Just the place you might ride a Ferris wheel : FAIR

2-down – Healthy sloth possibly doesn’t stick out : FITSIN

3-down – Part of meal I fed to a consumer messily : MAINCOURSE

4-down – Get support from the French soon : LEANON

5-down – Sea creature netted in major catch : ORCA

6-down – 14 narcs got redeployed : CONGRATS

7-down – One-time Quechua speaker in California : INCA

9-down – Cold alcoholic drink accompanying favourite type of airy cake : CRUMPET

12-down – Graduates working for someone in the building trade : MASON

14-down – Steak fried in butter may not be this well done : GOODFORYOU

15-down – Played at Holyhead regularly : TOYED

17-down – Place for a case? : LAWCOURT

18-down – Island nation’s unstable danger area : GRENADA

20-down – Two-bit firm securing great deal : CHEAPO

21-down – Fuddy-duddy relative almost about to go,finally : UNCOOL

22-down – Rubbish American party’s leader broadcast on the radio? : PAPA

23-down – Declare a very obvious willingness at the outset : AVOW

25-down – Group of whales crossing northern body of water : POND

8-across – Device that examines and controls croupier’s odds : OTOSCOPE

9-across – Leaving the Guardian to follow old backwards party : EXODUS

10-across – Top came off : ACME

11-across – Moving crazy shit : LOCOMOTION

12-across – Snag this Latin prize : HICCUP

14-across – My French later turned out to be useful here : MONTREAL

15-across – Native Americans sent back soldier to get sauna treatment … : IGUANAS

17-across – … one that doesn’t cure hygiene problem on set : PLACEBO

20-across – See 22 Down : OFADOUBT

22-across – Sway in to find guard : SENTRY

23-across – Sky shows song by Mercury? : PLANETARIA

24-across – Hogwash in barrel,although emptied twice : BLAH

25-across – Fix couple one more time : REPAIR

26-across – Say Arab has a sense of self-importance : EGOMANIA

1-down – Present leg : STOCKING

2-down – ‘Man or Dogs’ passage read out : ISLE

3-down – Serving idiot regularly upset ballot : DOLLOP

4-down – Appreciated little protection for Malcolm,orphaned and left out : WELCOME

5-down – Change tramline’s last stop : TERMINAL

6-down – American celebrity into abusing cocaine briefly : COSTARICAN

7-down – As a rule,a biro or otherwise can show a spectacular vision : AURORA

13-down – Wine and champagne to start erection? No! : CHARDONNAY

16-down – Perhaps true lady is being untrue : ADULTERY

18-down – See 7 : BOREALIS

19-down – Politician marking time? Changing leaders would be smarter : STARMER

21-down – See 1 : FILLER

22-down – How to fob us off about a couple of advertisements causing little suspicion : SHADOW

24-down – See 24 Across : BLAH

1-across – Horrible US car I too exchanged : ATROCIOUS

6-across – What one needs to see clearly in European city : LENS

10-across – Briefly scrub middle of pot vigorously? : SCOUR

11-across – Part of short quiz,perhaps about medical speciality : COMPONENT

12-across – Little choice in this as soldiers arrange uniform clothes : SETMENU

13-across – Way to give in and make pasta : LASAGNE

14-across – Inside damage hampers prison’s key : INDISPENSABLE

17-across – Knock out any radical listening 11 : AUDITORYCANAL

21-across – Slippery creeper in German city colder after opening shed : GLACIER

22-across – Appellation of South American country that’s not independent : SURNAME

24-across – Travelling author is reportedly expressing anger about temperature : ITINERANT

25-across – Asian cleaner content to mend hob initially : DHOBI

26-across – Bee has to swarm around : MEET

27-across – Lead weapon with tip : SPEARHEAD

1-down – Butcher two turkeys at home : ASSASSIN

2-down – Son’s in bottom bed : ROOST

3-down – One helping pupils to see arrives unexpectedly with card : CAREERSADVISER

4-down – Stop officer speaking as represented here : OCCLUDE

5-down – Models showing more than enough onboard : SAMPLES

7-down – Fancy veneer over work unit is remaining fresh : EVERGREEN

8-down – Maybe Kite’s sun gel : SETTER

9-down – One who got up and chaired brokers’ assembly : HORSEBACKRIDER

15-down – Short,dull artist leaving one section for stage : DRAMATISE

16-down – American winger from United blocking lively dribble : BLUEBIRD

18-down – Goes through the unfinished books : THREADS

19-down – Brunettes originally turned up,embracing prize : ROSETTE

20-down – Kinky male geisha not happy at first produces discrimination : AGEISM

23-down – A pronounced opportunity for love : ADORE

8-across – Cook left a cut roasting on for well done : CONGRATULATIONS

9-across – Tried to wander next to street : STROVE

10-across – Herb is strangely arrogant : TARRAGON

11-across – Cut off a story by Nathaniel : ALIENATE

12-across – Pivotal line about yogic sacred syllable principles : AXIOMS

13-across – Beat young animal with a stone : LAMBAST

16-across – Both sides of appeal studied by Yankee beforehand : ALREADY

19-across – Sailor leans back in descent with rope : ABSEIL

21-across – Appeal from cleaner is oddly mean : CHARISMA

24-across – Campaigner is unusually scared about game : CRUSADER

25-across – Annoy weed : NETTLE

26-across – Hates John’s views about person calling round uninvited? : JEHOVAHSWITNESS

1-down – Jog up and I will start to arrange food : TORTILLA

2-down – Disregard unsettled region : IGNORE

3-down – Arrived with artist to get photographic equipment : CAMERA

4-down – Doctor hurt ref to a greater degree : FURTHER

5-down – <span>Hot tune and dance – something coming out of </span><i>Cats</i><span>?</span> : HAIRBALL

6-down – Conclude Flipper is inhaling a line and another drug : FINALISE

7-down – Pass on knowledge to popular student group : INFORM

14-down – Remade blouses to include core of rayon as response to sign of cold : BLESSYOU

15-down – Upset about LA pub food offering : SALADBAR

17-down – Ruin his model arrangement : DEMOLISH

18-down – One playing with a carbon lock : ACTRESS

20-down – Island carried nothing : BORNEO

22-down – After middle of day release relative : AUNTIE

23-down – One with new shelter finding purpose : INTENT

7-across – With nothing to hide,how Scotsman may appear an explosive force? : KILOTON

8-across – Road winding past average Spanish hotel : PARADOR

9-across – Curse when e-number found in French drink : BETE

10-across – Friends,say,in water doing the backstroke – neat! : ASITCOMES

12-across – Fun solve,reportedly? : CRAIC

13-across – Opts for toys? : SPINNING

15-across – I stick it in melon for European event : GIRO

16-across – Quagmire’s fenced off in spring : BOING

17-across – Ballet move worked at when back gone : PLIE

18-across – Much appreciated boxes or drawer for dish : TORTILLA

20-across – Welshman in poet,boor on the way? : WHITE

21-across – Male with fleet at sea – how might one exit? : STAGELEFT

22-across – Pointed fastener on evening dress in sharp spiral : TAIL

24-across – See 15 : DITALIA

25-across – Cocktail: one with gin stirred up about right : NEGRONI

1-down – Wearisome trash talk with pained crying : LIKE

2-down – Musical expression in Muse who owned a Lambretta? : MODERATO

3-down – Design of a prophet? : MOSAIC

4-down – See 1 : WATCHING

5-down – See 20 Across : VANMAN

6-down – See 13 Across : TOPS

11-down – One isn’t lost,door found : INSTIGATE

12-down – Such in our trousers? : CHINO

14-down – See 9 Across : NOIRE

16-down – Newscast shot? : BULLETIN

17-down – See 1 : PAINTDRY

19-down – Emperor,king in empty town : TRAJAN

20-down – Flag featuring late monarch : WITHER

21-down – See 22 Across : SPIN

23-down – Isle where an attention seeker turned up : IONA