Daily Answers

8-across – Beef and butter dunked in gently sparkling wine : PASTRAMI

9-across – A viewer’s jolly when the leader’s taken off : OCULAR

10-across – Ruin brings the reverse of humour : DOOM

11-across – One composer chosen for new orchestration ahead of another : SCHOENBERG

12-across – See 13 : DEVICE

14-across – Indignant, but better prepared for war? : UPINARMS

15-across – University official favouring Conservative to the Right : PROCTOR

17-across – Performer : EROTICA

20-across – Mournful-sounding bloke is behind the scheme : PLANGENT

22-across – Supernatural being disturbed priest : SPRITE

23-across – Succession of individuals providing documentation on a country? : INDIANFILE

24-across – One wanting to protect a vixen could be nuts about her : HUNT

25-across – Command issued in successive notes to tribe : DECREE

26-across – Corruption with criminal bunch ne’er reforming : GANGRENE

1-down – See 24 across : SABOTEUR

2-down – Check support : STEM

3-down – Prolonged trouble when the man grabs lass naughtily : HASSLE

4-down – The old-fashioned you, in humour lacking : WITHOUT

5-down – More attractive invitation – that is received by both sides : COMELIER

6-down – Lift a table in the restaurant : DUMBWAITER

7-down – Grass shoots up? That’s grass for you : MARRAM

13-down – In icy cavern Eddie explodes bomb : INCENDIARY

16-down – The first words from 24 down for the shrub? : OLEANDER

18-down – Agreement a letter changed for one of the lessees : COTENANT

19-down – Street jewellery – pearls and more pearls? : STRINGS

21-down – The French fabric for covering cold window : LANCET

22-down – Lustre on a lady : SHEENA

24-down – Celebrated man is all but a tyrant : HERO

1-across – Repeat sound set elsewhere… : RECITE

4-across – … in Greece, or some in South Africa : SPARTA

9-across – Unrestricted use of cane may cause skin inflammation : ACNE

10-across – Stiffly formal, or laid back from the start : PRIMORDIAL

11-across – Place for the preacher – and what he can do with his sermon! : PULPIT

12-across – Threatened to have done with the devil : IMPENDED

13-across – Like Dan Dare, steep tumble down : DESPERATE

15-across – This has cut smoking : NAVY

16-across – Habit won’t let one drop the apostrophe : WONT

17-across – The chief has Jag – early model : ARCHETYPE

21-across – Sat Latin translation in a lost realm of fancy : ATLANTIS

22-across – Old city feature may be seen in the gutter : URCHIN

24-across – Brea : SHORTBREAD

25-across – The way to take in the broadest spectrum : ROAD

26-across – Doctor in row over possible deal : TIMBER

27-across – A dunderhead in place of intelligence : ADVICE

1-down – Engineer cryptic clues one doesn’t want to be seen : RECLUSE

2-down – He wears a hat, which is reasonable : CHEAP

3-down – Model priest – false prophet, of course : TIPSTER

5-down – Vigorous frolic in jerks to strict time : PROMPT

6-down – Strangely under and over time, which is superfluous : REDUNDANT

7-down – Currently a scholar at Magdalen, or other place of learning : ACADEMY

8-down – Dig up frisky steed without prejudice : DISINTERESTED

14-down – A number in Kent town find parking turns on a magic device : PENTAGRAM

16-down – Cautionary cry in Somerset : WATCHET

18-down – Dogged? : HOUNDED

19-down – Religious teaching many found in head : PRIMATE

20-down – Upset tables are not easily upset : STABLE

23-down – Dog chewed cigar, having got nothing for one : CORGI

9-across – Seeing a short-term operation blown, working under cover : ESPIONAGE

10-across – Entertain exploitation after morning session : AMUSE

11-across – Stick out for long-term study programme : PROJECT

12-across – Firm management’s beginning to look equal : COMPEER

13-across – Snaffle-bit may be unacceptable : NAFF

14-across – Digital enhancement of colouring process : NAILPOLISH

15-across – Second Guardian setter in a bit of a mess? : SPLODGE

17-across – Eccentric Aussie, sound as a bell, given an innings? : DINGBAT

19-across – Re-used cover of previous issue? : HANDMEDOWN

22-across – Somewhat vitriolic, categorising some musicians : TRIO

23-across – Cousins, perhaps, initially insisted aunt should be given a shrub : ROBINIA

24-across – So is Green Party possibly committing a cardinal sin? : ENVIOUS

26-across – One young winger of two struggling to contain the French : OWLET

27-across – Finished neat analysis of vehicle’s handling problem? : OVERSTEER

1-down – Continue risking all assets to 6 : KEEPONESSHIRTON

2-down – Amount of sweetener given golf club not quite lacking vacancy : SPOONFUL

3-down – Water down last of 8’s cover-ups? : HOSE

4-down – Way forward for careerist in public transport? : FASTLANE

5-down – Writer with lead part in sketch : PENCIL

6-down – Smooth ruffled feathers? : CALMDOWN

7-down – Given a buzz, getting dander up, they’re up in arms! : HUMERI

8-down – Adopt alternative to kilt for 16 : WEARTHETROUSERS

16-down – Wildly anti, getting into 13 millennium 11? That’s 8 : DOMINATE

17-down – Marry up two of the old documents, at first naively sentimental : DEWYEYED

18-down – Library patron in dispute, with drill outside? : BORROWER

20-down – Doubled bait originally put in river, getting a bite? : NIBBLE

21-down – What did George put down and become boring? : DRAGON

25-down – US suit over this? 1’s third to cover it in UK : VEST

1-across – Don’t continue if scared : WINDUP

5-across – Complete section of boxing match cancelled : ROUNDOFF

9-across – Underwater explorer to cause commotion at university : COUSTEAU

10-across – A poet not out after a frolic : LARKIN

11-across – It’s eaten at an age-old celebration : BIRTHDAYCAKE

13-across – Order a gin for Swedish girl : INGA

14-across – Submissive bearing : YIELDING

17-across – An iron-clad reason for not buying luxuries? : HARDSHIP

18-across – Pastry promotion : PUFF

20-across – They may be running the moment race is organised : COMMENTARIES

23-across – Boatman returns to old address : SIRRAH

24-across – The converse of indolence? : IDLETALK

25-across – Giving speech, don’t start being inaudible : UTTERING

26-across – Heavenly sight delightful to shepherds : REDSKY

2-down – Smooth metal : IRON

3-down – Rush to get on the panel : DASHBOARD

4-down – Author to have a shot at verse : POETRY

5-down – Using coarse expressions, more or less : ROUGHLYSPEAKING

6-down – Took off some weight? : UNLOADED

7-down – Cord I twisted into a sort of column : DORIC

8-down – It springs to hand in attack : FLICKKNIFE

12-down – Not against upsetting an opponent : ANTAGONIST

15-down – Banked left : DEPOSITED

16-down – Press men in China : SHANGHAI

19-down – He turns up in the country : TILLER

21-down – Means of communication for a TV detective : MORSE

22-down – Brickbats aimed at military aircraft? : FLAK

1-across – Where some learn with weight planet loses temperature, retaining only a little heat : GRAOOAR

5-across – See 1 : SCHMMLS

10-across – Novel girl free, say, to sweep round Union man : EOOA

11-across – See 10 : BRIDEGRMMM

12-across – 10 returns in time to depress viewer, including fine drama series in cut : HAOOER

13-across – See 12 : LMMKERIN

14-across – Emotional expression from pair with zero love following first sign of Holy Spirit : STRUOOING

16-across – See 14 : HOMMO

17-across – Fellow’s own confirmation in Jordan plant, having convulsive fits with brood : AOOAN

19-across – See 17 : BIRDSFMMT

23-across – Radical’s missiles discovered by Ulster Union member, silly agent having nothing active : AOOONIUM

24-across – See 23 : SPMMNY

26-across – Unapproved recess order by girl admitted to smoke joint : COOOISSURE

27-across – See 26 : NMMK

28-across – In London, sounding off TV award given to the sound of John Harris, the singer : EOOYLOU

29-across – See 28 : TMMTING

2-down – Brazilian diplomacy used in dispersal order : RIOTACT

3-down – One has got to go out in New Zealand : OTAGO

4-down – This foreign fellow’s watchful without British round : ALBERTO

6-down – Care about setter’s rising to the top? : CREAMY

7-down – Do raise cap – cycling scholar finally graduated : MARKEDOFF

8-down – But Continental hit contains Tibetan religion! : LAMAISM

9-down – Did PC find a cure for me in time? : MILLENNIUMBUG

15-down – Looking up along your puzzle : URANOLOGY

18-down – In Spain this is drunk holding head pathetically at the bar : OLOROSO

20-down – Remove protective covering from vessel : DISHELM

21-down – Douglas might be – or Douglas squared? : MANXMAN

22-down – Bottle that may be lost in such a performance : FIASCO

25-down – Impressionist details ready on time : MONET