Daily Answers

1-across – Dad,a fellow from the east country : PANAMA

4-across – Trader’s personal claim to be old-fashioned baggage-carrier : IMPORTER

9-across – English bishop with a set of holy books misbehaving : ERRANT

10-across – Rafter collapsing around one – start to panic in dangerous building : FIRETRAP

11-across – Conceder,person out to establish agreement : CORRESPONDENCE

13-across – Mum’s getting fish served with one type of cheese : MASCARPONE

14-across – Money concealed by finance director : CEDI

16-across – Part of race said to be European : LAPP

18-across – Oh no,a Trump,terrible – being not quite one of us! : PROTOHUMAN

21-across – Jump about,having inclination for housework? : SPRINGCLEANING

23-across – Like stage performance with old piano – unpredictable,not right : OPERATIC

24-across – Birmingham’s first game,getting hammered : BLOTTO

25-across – Request put away in foyer? : ENTREATY

26-across – Home is hotel with land at the back : HEARTH

1-down – Dutch artist painted minor works : PIET

2-down – We in Paris,full of hesitation and very edgy : NERVOUS

3-down – See 1 : MONDRIAN

5-down – Chum accommodating one relation,not gross,in apartment : MAISONNETTE

6-down – Some food revoltingly served up – ham? : OVERDO

7-down – Unconventional centre hosting European dramatist : TERENCE

8-down – Agent revealed – around lunchtime? – possible reason for lack of appetite : REPLETION

12-down – Wonderful piece of writing showing power? : SUPERSCRIPT

13-down – Maiden not well,holy person with one unwanted burden : MILLSTONE

15-down – Material bad – hence lousy for covering : CHENILLE

17-down – Sign left includes X : PORTENT

19-down – Lizard in open country impeded by idiot : MONITOR

20-down – Male occupying home,troublemaker who should not be let loose? : INMATE

22-down – Invader,giant somewhat heartless : GOTH

1-across – Wife desires charming women … : WITCHES

5-across – … valour is boring her – ordinary and primarily ‘macho’ : HEROISM

10-across – E-copy : ECHO

11-across – Tale of servitude recalled in reels : CINDERELLA

12-across – One in five heading to Open are seeds : QUINOA

13-across – Remain on the right side of suspicious cook – porky but harmless? : WHITELIE

14-across – Way to find a giant,live,and chat about man’s missing head? : BEANSTALK

16-across – Censors essentially blue tale : STORY

17-across – Barnaby ousts Romeo and takes Juliet – he’s a trier! : JUDGE

19-across – INXS provided Yates’s first shoot up : INTENSIFY

23-across – Barbarian,turning good guy,with trimmed locks – he’s chasing foxy type? : HUNTSMAN

24-across – Move to try and cover King’s naked glee after fling : CASTLE

26-across – Ventures boundless flair inspired by coaches : BUSINESSES

27-across – Once partner is following,beginning to introduce glimpse of billy goat : IBEX

28-across – One holding up the line returning skins again? : SLEEPER

29-across – Trailers way back,after about 5½ days travelling west : ADVERTS

2-down – Add in what I did here,as stated : INCLUDE

3-down – Summit’s within Worcester,centrally,elevated : CROWN

4-down – Use charm to control tendency to avoid pressure : ENCHANT

6-down – Barrier dropped to protect pupil : EYELID

7-down – Toast peer performing in musical dramas : OPERETTAS

8-down – Rise up,capturing aged warrior : SOLDIER

9-down – White dominance troubling viewers : SNOWBLINDNESS

15-down – Dark approaching,tenses,one male,alone at the end : NIGHTTIME

18-down – Odd you twice caught group of students drawn in by unframed Dali : UNUSUAL

20-down – Overlooked,start off angry,swear endlessly inside : EXCUSED

21-down – Most rewarding transposing soprano flute line : FULLEST

22-down – This setter’s regularly upset with contrary editor’s delay : IMPEDE

25-down – Catch spots orally : SEIZE

1-across – Out-of-this-world 23 coming together,system rapidly forming : STARBURST

6-across – Weed in pig’s ear? : HASH

8-across – Use unknown technique for out-of-this-world 23 : MILKYWAY

9-across – Recovered,trouble far from islander : TONGAN

10-across – See 1 : GALAXY

11-across – Divorcee,after breaking up,froze : ICEDOVER

12-across – Vicious swine sent back in time machine : TARDIS

15-across – Dreary lecture,reportedly – that would never take off : GREATAUK

16-across – Question having caught cold: is spring here? : PUMPROOM

19-across – Extra tests: restrain oneself,turning tail : RESITS

21-across – Old scandalmonger keeping politicians in check : DEMPSTER

22-across – Eat around a fire : LAUNCH

24-across – Out-of-this-world 23,smashing stuff in the kitchen? : FLYING

25-across – Some birds pecked others : BITTERNS

26-across – Austrian maestro with an uber-Germanic piece : BERG

27-across – Very much for the love of God! : SERIOUSLY

1-down – Say no more,narcissist has doffed cap for supreme Being : SHIVA

2-down – Difficult work,or not,opening present : AWKWARD

3-down – Explicit case of wood in tree : BAWDY

4-down – Song about India in raga oddly similar in sound : RHYMING

5-down – Child,and corn she has on the backside? : TOTHEREAR

6-down – For ‘haunt’,try entering an anagram of that! : HANGOUT

7-down – Capacity remains for out-of-this-world 23 : SPACEDUST

13-down – A river down below capital of Zimbabwe in shade : AZUREBLUE

14-down – Rags,those sent abroad,insufficient amounts : SHORTAGES

17-down – Sweet thing,flower impressed by dancing when excited : POPPING

18-down – Out-of-this-world 23 warps beam : MARSBAR

20-down – See 24 Across : SAUCERS

22-down – Chance to win big wasted,lead blown : LOTTO

23-down – See 17 : CANDY

1-across – Take off clothing quietly – like sex naked and calm : APPEASE

5-across – England through winning match : BLIGHTY

10-across – Land every uppercut in left side : PERU

11-across – I get erect when excited hugging adult that might be hot in drag? : ECIGARETTE

12-across – See 9 Down : CARPET

13-across – Home-improvement work with little drilling,sadly : DISMALLY

14-across – Lay down part of hand – one folded at table? : PLACECARD

16-across – Supporter following most of top stars : LIBRA

17-across – Holiday resort surrounded by country : SPAIN

19-across – Older children learn about English name : BIGCHEESE

23-across – Bowls over grass to get prizes : JACKPOTS

24-across – Winning team getting advantage : UPSIDE

26-across – Unsold books and souvenirs outside front of airport : REMAINDERS

27-across – Book performers : ACTS

28-across – Extremely short experiment on rat : CURTEST

29-across – School gripped by teacher retiring after last of one-night stands : TRIPODS

2-down – Can holding on then playing,win? : PREVAIL

3-down – Prepare ecstasy and crack : EQUIP

4-down – One questioning pussy stopped by opening of catflap : SCEPTIC

6-down – Contact newspaper: passage having line moved to top : LIAISE

7-down – Enraged drunk covering up wearing syrup : GRENADINE

8-down – Protecting a turtle at sea : TUTELAR

9-down – Flooring Keir Starmer – depict end,primarily lost to Reform : KIDDERMINSTER

15-down – Attention-seeker online to get on with bachelor needing sex : CLICKBAIT

18-down – Item of crockery placed on gold table : PLATEAU

20-down – Horse and cocaine runs through old addict : COURSER

21-down – Relaxed and went out after a lot of sex : SEDATED

22-down – Folds money : POUNDS

25-down – Rogue to con prince : SCAMP

9-across – Something funny from US city that’s disgusting : LAUGH

10-across – Music enhancer,provided one’s in more spacious surroundings : AMPLIFIER

11-across – Holder,accountant,wears pants with elasticated top : BRIEFCASE

12-across – Was an establishment type wrongly implicated? : SETUP

13-across – Start to neuter rescue strays and put down : CENSURE

15-across – <span>Do a ‘</span><i>homo erectus</i><span>’ and wash?</span> : STANDUP

17-across – Not some other viewer’s rubbish : MYEYE

18-across – Sally’s restraint : GAG

20-across – Played by band just starting to almost ring out : INTRO

22-across – Nude in rude act? : CABARET

25-across – In town? Go alone – the other side will appreciate it : OWNGOAL

26-across – Hit the drink : PUNCH

27-across – Entertainment from such activity around one in shopping centre : MUSICHALL

30-across – Mountains figure in Aspen resort : APENNINES

31-across – Sovereign changes sides – fool! : CLOWN

1-down – Iron a suit – not hem : CLUB

2-down – Poet outside independent church house : AUDIENCE

3-down – Cook big cheese after centre removed : CHEF

4-down – Utterly fail to produce a breakfast item? : LAYANEGG

5-down – Piles rocks on top of soil to form pitches : SPIELS

6-down – Onus is said to melt caution : DISSUASION

7-down – Jack’s partner getting end away with Bill’s partner,so dropped : JILTED

8-down – Support for piano : PROP

13-down – Taking the —s out of universal wit : COMIC

14-down – ‘Turning up a hunter’s pants’ in German : UNEARTHING

16-down – Discontented,poor,solemn type – creep! : PROWL

19-down – Go mad with stress – most off-putting : GROSSEST

21-down – Stole from a milliner and acknowledged public approval? : TOOKABOW

23-down – Ten cooks in pub making jokey remarks : BANTER

24-down – <span>Making of a good joke? Turning it up on </span><i>Dynasty</i> : TIMING

26-down – Top dictator’s little dog : PEAK

28-down – Bird’s tail pulled out of drink : COCK

29-down – Dash to cover the inside : LINE