Daily Answers

9-across – The strange ring round battle site? That’s magic! : HEYPRESTO

10-across – Loiter a while by old church : MOOCH

11-across – Posh cars? Amblers should avoid street : ROLLERS

12-across – Essential bits coming from officers listened to : KERNELS

13-across – Woman more cagey, having had the edges knocked off : ANNIE

14-across – Conceited American doing odd deal with Welsh : SWELLHEAD

16-across – She is one particular religious lady full of love meeting sex worker : PERSONALPRONOUN

19-across – Old boxer maybe, one in the pulpit? : EXPOUNDER

21-across – Gay bishop emerging as sylphlike : LITHE

22-across – Hide no longer in west-coast state : CONCEAL

23-across – Ruined city with exaggerated style – one that is seen in retrospect : POMPEII

24-across – Ancient city’s the reverse of elevated and not totally pleasant : PUNIC

25-across – Part of descending flight said to make one overcome somehow : STAREDOWN

1-down – Poisonous fruit makes god sleep with aid not initially coming round : THORNAPPLE

2-down – Look at ship’s bit of ‘paint’? : EYELINER

3-down – Cheeses, you may say, and a piece of cake : BREEZE

4-down – Requests from idiot pinning king : ASKS

5-down – Reserve goalie, a record-holder : BOOKKEEPER

6-down – American city has a stream seen in an instant : AMARILLO

7-down – Gathering round, revolutionary soldiers hold together : COHERE

8-down – The American putting off English so : THUS

14-down – Look at naughty ladies, creating outrage : SCANDALISE

15-down – Daughter on mountains with cat collected plants : DANDELIONS

17-down – Top-class girl finally coming into old money and luxury : OPULENCE

18-down – He’d not to go off course at the exact time : ONTHEDOT

20-down – Writer that’s good, penning article in Asian state : PENANG

21-down – Pliant mountaineer maybe heading off : LIMBER

22-down – ‘Firm has sacked man’ – journalist’s submission to editor? : COPY

23-down – Map showing lake in shallow depression : PLAN

9-across – Judge wraps up investigation on cycling rogue : REPROBATE

10-across – Charming group welcomes you patronisingly : SWEET

11-across – Principal character, since November, is in Germany : AGONIST

12-across – Studio canteen regularly used by one that’s down? : ATELIER

13-across – Broadcast irritates jazz legend : GETZ

14-across – Boy in Lebanon running dangerous drug : BELLADONNA

16-across – Stream, as contrasted by Brooke, is thus eternal : ENDLESS

17-across – Recorded obscure backing inspiring hit tune : MINUTED

19-across – Outdoor venue in which you might find, say, Duchess of Cornwall in bed : ROSEGARDEN

22-across – Times cuts offensive words : TEXT

24-across – Agitation surrounds introduction of endangered animal product : LEATHER

25-across – Asian dish containing dash of Cockburn’s port : KARACHI

26-across – Corner fish : ANGLE

27-across – Moving among thee, working as a solicitor? : ONTHEGAME

1-down – United by new piece of legislation, bans irregular militia in towns : URBANGUERRILLAS

2-down – Completely destroyed container, breaking off lid on still : UPROOTED

3-down – Bring up note, interrupting unfinished ballot : VOMIT

4-down – Dull article on vacant witless footballer : MATTHEWS

5-down – Whimsically dock item : DETAIL

6-down – Upwardly mobile worker hosts cracking dances : ASCENDANT

7-down – Condescend to accept second plan : DESIGN

8-down – Ship carries sailors, also clear English flag : STARSANDSTRIPES

15-down – Stagger northward over bad night in more rambling : LENGTHIER

17-down – Mongooses with timid vermin mixing as little as possible : MEERKATS

18-down – Divine ruler translated Torah, etc. : THEOCRAT

20-down – Small horse extremely giddy with obstacles : SNAGGY

21-down – Upgrade cover on Rolls Royce, accepting European cash : REROOF

23-down – Irritated, avoided ignoring mum : IRKED

1-across – Little girl read out first of lessons at church : CATHEDRAL

6-across – Maximum resentment reported : PEAK

8-across – Graves would be included here : WINELIST

9-across – Meeting conducted with spirit? : SEANCE

10-across – Shows scorn but never without five on board : SNEERS

11-across – He worked with deadly chemical : ALDEHYDE

12-across – Latest bulletin about coups d’etat Scot dismissed : UPDATE

15-across – Codebreaker admitted to private education : TUTORING

16-across – Protection for half a day is almost hell : SUNSHADE

19-across – Nobbled one horse dealer : HOSIER

21-across – Lights out here in France, it’s decreed : OFFICIAL

22-across – Feature of Barnet Hospital rebuilt losing house : PLAITS

24-across – Fruit, almost a pound once topped : QUINCE

25-across – Accepted model flag for the regiment : STANDARD

26-across – Could be Wight or Lewis, : ISLE

27-across – Second donkey wandering afar to small tree : SASSAFRAS

1-down – The Stones’ memorial? : CAIRN

2-down – May precede tavern in the town : THERESA

3-down – Set out, covering team departures : EXITS

4-down – Pull back leading troops president upset : RETRACT

5-down – City’s tired wingers’ desire to get to final : LASTDITCH

6-down – Hear cop busted illegal fisherman : POACHER

7-down – Section of grammar review of Aeneid : ACCIDENCE

13-down – Trousers added to rowing team : PLUSFOURS

14-down – They may pass on what they know : EXAMINEES

17-down – Caught nieces playing with physics, say : SCIENCE

18-down – Comes into force? : ENLISTS

20-down – Smear tactics from one leaving Orcadian, maybe : SLANDER

22-down – Up mountain, two sharp bends and a square : PLAZA

23-down – They could be spare in City restaurant : TYRES

1-across – If then high debt, thief, now it’s different : WITHTHE

5-across – Sleep with husband who shortly may be solvent : NAPHTHA

10-across – Money abroad that’s often passed : BUCK

11-across – Dealers bring area work to a point : BARGAINERS

12-across – Writer taking grandmother separately for cheap meal : BIGMAC

13-across – Very little that’s produced locally, you might say – loud groans : PINTSIZE

14-across – See 1 : BENEFITOF

16-across – Agreed about a lot of past suffering : AGONY

17-across – Hard countering strong suits : STIFF

19-across – Regret about 21? Time to stop deceit and actions causing suffering : CRUELTIES

23-across – Fellow hurts after cycling to work in retail outlet : FARMSHOP

24-across – Damaging accusation! Case of robbery? It’s full of crap! : SLURRY

26-across – A vile con! Timescale used to reveal feature of 8,29 : COLLECTIVE

27-across – One not suitable for position : UNIT

28-across – See 26 : AMNESIA

29-across – Hearing in question – one to overcome injustice finally : INQUIRY

2-down – Nancy’s vain wearing uniform and old-fashioned hat : INUTILE

3-down – Rubbish! From the outset Hamilton right, I think : HOKUM

4-down – Hello, hello, taking taxi turned up heater : HIBACHI

6-down – Get away from the past – have boundaries ignored by follower of 16 : AVAUNT

7-down – See 1 Across : HINDSIGHT

8-down – Line I cross in the grip of feeling randy : HORIZON

9-down – See doctor portray GP – ‘I’m a little bit drunk’ – in secret : CRYPTOGRAPHIC

15-down – Without ceremony for the French nurse – nothing grand as she’d say : ENFAMILLE

18-down – Cafe rent’s low on reflection : TEAROOM

20-down – Time for New Yorker, released from centre, to get back : EASTERN

21-down – More upset head’s been sacked over school’s sixth former : EARLIER

22-down – Endlessly elegant? Doubly pretentious : CHICHI

25-down – The Rock in classic film which doesn’t start with sport : ULURU

1-across – Soldier letting go of prisoner’s hand : SCRIPT

4-across – They author legal documents framing employer’s case : WRITERS

9-across – Surprise attack clipped trainee soldier on American vehicle : AMBUSCADE

10-across – Free to marry once it has been put back : UNTIE

11-across – Vain daughter did very little : IDLED

12-across – Life story in verse based on physical characteristics : BIOMETRIC

13-across – Remarkable decision not to approve board : NOTABLE

15-across – Blurring of CGI and art could be disastrous : TRAGIC

17-across – Resounding effect of Britain always recalled : REVERB

19-across – Not in favour of encore by soprano and tenor : AGAINST

22-across – Every other change had to involve chairperson in the end : ALTERNATE

24-across – Stroll went all over the place except outside : AMBLE

26-across – Person wanting right to run sporting events : OPENS

27-across – I’m surprised about the Alps new resort : HEALTHSPA

28-across – Group of people eating in office : SITTING

29-across – Fair game must accept empty threat : PRETTY

1-down – Position that offers opportunities for training? : STATION

2-down – Bottled beer and lager to begin with are revolting : REBEL

3-down – Does Pablo dance this? : PASODOBLE

4-down – Eliminate small uncertainty for auditor : WEEDOUT

5-down – Make stronger guarantee to eliminate source of stress : INURE

6-down – Former partner turned corruption into crooked money-making scheme : EXTORTION

7-down – Delivery of first letter from postbag in school : SPEECH

8-down – Ken’s partner is rather spiky we hear : BARBIE

14-down – Management team swimming in river : TREATMENT

16-down – Carved stone in style of baroque breast : ALABASTER

18-down – Spooner’s musical obsession is something quite breathtaking? : BEARHUG

19-down – Call father informally about distant relative? : APEMAN

20-down – What may help some people receiving criticism? : THERAPY

21-down – Trucks used to be circling ground regularly : WAGONS

23-down – King is greeting wise man from the East : RISHI

25-down – Live group attacked from all directions : BESET