Daily Answers

1-across – Serious crime – using criminal’s money? : CAPITAL

5-across – See 1 : OFFENCE

9-across – Note musical entertainment role to begin with silent performer : MIMER

10-across – Purging most of the Arctic a muddle : CATHARTIC

11-across – Overwhelming majority expressed relief after everyone played tuba : ALLBUTAFEW

12-across – Your fault every now and then,to get mouthy? : ORAL

14-across – Straight coverage of outrageous rents in a difficult situation : HORNETSNEST

18-across – Point in time when Juliet left after a prize for needlework : ACUPUNCTURE

21-across – Desire to get some kitchenware : ITCH

22-across – They’re held by Bonnie & Clyde and Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid before noon,each case for sheriffs : AMPERSANDS

25-across – Like Bishop Auckland’s pants? : UNDERWEAR

26-across – Surmise long after love : OPINE

27-across – Put off deciding what to do with a chair : SITONIT

28-across – Same problem in root whatever you say : YESMAAM

1-down – Arrives clutching a gift,but a fancy soldier’s attire : COMBAT

2-down – After start of play,suggest getting spots : PIMPLY

3-down – Dismissed report from start to finish : THROUGHOUT

4-down – Some terribly cramped cycling gear : LYCRA

5-down – Their responsibility to send one back to France is being served : ONTHEMENU

6-down – Overweight and eating lettuce? At last,an achievement! : FEAT

7-down – Legal workers ignoring those born in March or April : NOTARIES

8-down – Raise special case after hours : ESCALATE

13-down – Like people around one,they can be cast : ASPERSIONS

15-down – Lying about wobbly bum is modern : RECUMBENT

16-down – See 1 : FATIGUES

17-down – Total reversal on trainee making wine : MUSCADET

19-down – Articles about booze causing pain : ANGINA

20-down – Value committee finally meets up : ESTEEM

23-down – Sandwich-like ahead of time? : EARLY

24-down – Press club : IRON

8-across – Originally,baker oversupplied lightly – 13 – he often leaves éclair in safe place : BOLTHOLE

9-across – Zero tolerance finally adopted during time off : RESET

10-across – Slightly rotten greeting yelled : HIGH

11-across – Intrude,all agitated and surly : ILLNATURED

12-across – The reverse of ‘dark’ and ‘night’? : MIDDAY

14-across – <span>And also not included in song: </span><i>Hamilton</i><span>’s lead wanting direction</span> : DUENORTH

16-across – Gunman’s order delivered with difficulty,it’s implied : HANDSUP

18-across – Excellent: room’s confining,at last,Bruno Mars : DEFORMS

21-across – Zoned out: this is ignoring the writer’s parts : DOZENTHS

23-across – Figure set around mostly satisfactory constant : TWELVE

24-across – Border has shown up throttling power in world? Not half : HEMISPHERE

26-across – Relief: American sizes successively decreasing : ALMS

27-across – I’m surprised by cellists’ kit that’s heard in woodwinds : OBOES

28-across – <span>Rebutted curt prig with one book,</span><i>The Agony and the Ecstasy</i><span>?</span> : EMOTIONS

1-down – Amino acid tipped for synthesis in volcanic island : DOMINICA

2-down – Playing autoharp; regrettably a pro’s left it in a state : UTAH

3-down – Using cunning,zip about No 4 in Second Eleven : FOXILY

4-down – Dance,as Marillion song on the radio : CEILIDH

5-down – A drowned valley that’s conveyed by piping : ARIA

6-down – Deduce spoof largely concocted with AI instructions? : PSEUDOCODE

7-down – Hopefully,with finale from tenor to replace bass,producing calm : ATREST

13-down – Was Spice Girl impersonating duck that’s low-pitched and resonant? : DIDGERIDOO

15-down – Middle of Feb,day in early May,or one late in Dec? : EVE

17-down – Sunhats: oddly ignored means of preserving life : UHT

19-down – Composition part #2 : MOVEMENT

20-down – Sicilians possibly expelling a Milanese,awkwardly : ISLEMEN

22-down – <span>Character in Globe – Roneo? – Not </span><i>quite</i> : OBERON

23-down – Former student crowned by those people – wise guys : THEMOB

25-down – <i>Peep Show</i><span> regularly lost money in Philippines</span> : PESO

26-down – Miles – perhaps not 500 – in cars offered here : AVIS

1-across – Where you might shop for Dexter’s new diverting books : OXFORD

4-across – See 1 : STREET

9-across – Personage perhaps lying in state is unknown for now : REMAINSTOBESEEN

10-across – Day chosen for replacement of corps in retiring company,generating some power : DIESEL

11-across – See 10 : ELECTRIC

12-across – Keeping in touch,poorly Enigmatist’s going to take a break : CHILLOUT

14-across – Ruin preparation of minute steak: two internationals sacked : UNMAKE

15-across – Cover one’s tracks maybe to achieve objective : TARGET

18-across – Very good supports covering us when blasting? : PITPROPS

21-across – A cracking feature set into low floor in the middle of a lounge? : MOOCHING

22-across – See 21 : AROUND

24-across – Considered Scotswoman correct to hide face away from sundown to sunrise : THROUGHTHENIGHT

25-across – Top director,top tester and theatre’s top checker : ROBERT

26-across – See 25 : REINER

1-down – Taking a Number 13,how busy,on average? : ONEWITH

2-down – When the tide goes out one might view such accommodation! : FLATS

3-down – Striking Brazilian moorlands discovered on tour : RONALDO

5-down – Pause when performing play of disreputable author : TABLEAU

6-down – At times rocky,otherwise mountainous country : EASTTIMOR

7-down – Film figure’s piano recording’s retained: 16 loses nothing : THEPINK

8-down – Still preferring bishop to rook,extremely optimistically : ATBEST

13-down – Ultimately harmful combo,big effects if activated : LOGICBOMB

16-down – See 1 : ANOTHER

17-down – Fire obsessive bouncer for pinching clubber’s bottom : TRIGGER

18-down – School’s out when psychologist waves pen : PIGSTY

19-down – This bar’s swinging ex-Palace favourite who likes scoring after gin : TRAPEZE

20-down – See 7 : PANTHER

23-down – There but for all to see,our most prominent,looking skyward? : ORION

8-across – Halve our shuttle service : OVERHAUL

9-across – Appropriate names acquired by a partner in the past : ANNEX

10-across – Having no end to continental shelf is an advantage : EDGE

11-across – Side with health arrangement for capsule protection? : HEATSHIELD

12-across – Accepted company is failing : INFIRM

14-across – Bent aide put off protecting territorial head : APTITUDE

16-across – Get through Don’s confiscated article : WEATHER

18-across – Dishevelled,drunk,empty? Dry out! : UNKEMPT

21-across – Musical stagehand’s lock retainer : HAIRGRIP

23-across – Power failure abroad goes on a long time : OUTAGE

24-across – Diagram maker matches its bends : SCHEMATIST

26-across – Lawyer – southern kind : SILK

27-across – Forced to dispose of top cut : RIVEN

28-across – Husband: stuffy,with nothing up top : HAIRLESS

1-down – King’s is turned by informer : EVIDENCE

2-down – With which to get into a house,say on the house? : FREE

3-down – Sound at heart if at home : FATHOM

4-down – Scruffy type’s flab spread with age : FLEABAG

5-down – See 2 : PASS

6-down – Medic in ground with TNT charge : INDICTMENT

7-down – Food shop with cross on top of entrance,elevated and barred : EXILED

13-down – Engrave ‘swell’ over end of the combine? : INTERWEAVE

15-down – What can cause a failure to appreciate music? An organ can at first : TIN

17-down – See 15 : EAR

19-down – Is lip/gum hurt by this activity? : PUGILISM

20-down – Piano makes you elated – just : UPRIGHT

22-down – Agreement to link air conditioning with cable : ACCORD

23-down – Get boat moving with current : OBTAIN

25-down – To collapse after fellow’s gone is not common : AINT

26-down – Fish is brought up by line at depth : SILD

7-across – Promise of place with slight advantage : PLEDGE

8-across – Recital changed to incorporate new instrument : CLARINET

9-across – Stable about to take on one horse : STALLION

10-across – Group of houses close to off-licence,say : ESTATE

11-across – Act more recklessly and act in a perplexing manner : BEWILDER

12-across – A selfish desire? No argument there! : AGREED

13-across – Clear reorganisation of field events : SELFEVIDENT

18-across – Little kid suppresses surprising cry as well : TOBOOT

20-across – Backlash concerning director’s call? : REACTION

22-across – Weightlifting move is strenuous to begin with,of course! : SNATCH

23-across – Reserve money for summer treat : ICELOLLY

24-across – Final destination of reconstructed tramline : TERMINAL

25-across – On regular occasions,situations lead to sticky spots : STAINS

1-down – Disorderly mess left inside sailing boat : CLUTTER

2-down – British singer accepting help somewhere in Australia : ADELAIDE

3-down – The chap caught up in tough spot is running late : BEHIND

4-down – King or queen maybe meet comedian : FACECARD

5-down – Somewhat fallow,interminably cold part of the year : WINTER

6-down – You and I are mostly bored by the rain and snow,perhaps : WEATHER

8-down – Contentious character central to stories in horribly vile cartoons : CONTROVERSIAL

14-down – Pretty fine engraved artwork : FETCHING

15-down – Citizen of North America – Latino,possibly : NATIONAL

16-down – Token reply : COUNTER

17-down – Bird taking off around small lake : GOSLING

19-down – No item needing to be recycled promptly : ONTIME

21-down – Reluctant amateur poet’s output? : AVERSE