Daily Answers

8-across – See group, oddly, as source of self-criticism : SUPEREGO

9-across – Not ourselves, and not herself – not entirely : OTHERS

10-across – Puzzle followed by two seconds without speaking : WORDLESS

11-across – For instance, consuming a container of food : EATING

12-across – Errant life feels misrepresented, as is autobiography : SELFREFERENTIAL

15-across – Important politician, one ranked moderately highly : MAJOR

16-across – Inhibit action drawing attention to oneself : STUNT

20-across – Many folk find them foul : FOURLETTERWORDS

21-across – Left-winger that’s replaced extremes of Eastern philosopy : MAOIST

23-across – Scattered in USSR as some of its people were : RUSSIANS

25-across – Thus cover the person writing in oblique symbols : SOLIDI

26-across – Flowers from self-absorbed type? No way, ultimately : NARCISSI

1-down – They can be disorderly for sure : FURORES

2-down – Point of Hamlet’s first appearance that could come as shock : HEADOFHAIR

3-down – My repeated appeal for attention that rapidly spreads : MEME

4-down – Sailed, having taken in small crew : BOASTED

5-down – Key individual like me, who can help with dislocation? : BONESETTER

6-down – Finishes off this photograph to print another : SHOT

7-down – Conclude in British article who’s responsible for this? : BRENDAN

13-down – For example, concert organized around one, considering nobody else : EGOCENTRIC

14-down – Muscle problem to continue nursing? That’s right : TENDONITIS

17-down – Revolutionary device that reproduces itself when up-ended : ROTATOR

18-down – Keeping stone circle around another : STORING

19-down – Peculiarity exemplified in what comes before and after : ODDNESS

22-down – Like some setters, mostly kind of ornamental : IRIS

24-down – One selfie’s border making American angry : SORE

1-across – Closing piece from Supertramp live: sit to play : PRESIDE

5-across – Terrible article, not after hits, looking back : ABYSMAL

10-across – Conceal skin : HIDE

11-across – One fading out record: speaker restricting volume before album’s opener : EVAPORATOR

12-across – A year in squalid neighbourhood retreat : ASYLUM

13-across – Used to perform with Rick missing cover of 24 : DIDACTIC

14-across – Pick up track’s opening with class beat from organ : HEARTRATE

16-across – Conservative Rudy Giuliani initially hit out : RIGHT

17-across – Skirt in church causing offence : CRIME

19-across – Hearing hit single in chart, finally : LISTENING

23-across – All against cutting weird single : EVERYONE

24-across – Perhaps many perch in toilets, turning around to grab chain : SCHOOL

26-across – In a terrible state: fine when treated with tablet : FLEABITTEN

27-across – Clearly in good health : WELL

28-across – Scream over tune in production for a long time : CENTURY

29-across – Following regulars to sue for slander : ASPERSE

2-down – Put out once more by class of 24 children : REISSUE

3-down – Case of husband stuck in traffic : SHELL

4-down – Romantic date at end; bored by Tramp : DREAMER

6-down – Darned large hole in main section : BLOODY

7-down – Drunk this can leaning against bar : STANCHION

8-down – Stop crazy Basil taking over hotel : ABOLISH

9-down – i.e. teetotal dude originally going out for something alcoholic : EAUDETOILETTE

15-down – Arrangement for Supertramp: only one piano : RUMPROAST

18-down – Turn 16 and develop : REVOLVE

20-down – Herbal tea not completely hot? Is an espresso? : TISANES

21-down – Improvises lots following note : NOODLES

22-down – Bootlegger, perhaps caught round main stage? : COPIER

25-down – Part of ship in harbour, stormy sea over west : HAWSE

1-across – Politico with cases of kleptomania, megalomania logorrhoea : KAMALA

4-across – Do some bonding, embracing one mafia member : SOLDIER

9-across – Relax with musical instrument and East End pooch : SITAROUND

10-across – Sick and tired – in total disarray? : FEDUP

11-across – Dalton followed him and Heath east : MOORE

12-across – Red meat I’m cooking for Paul’s lovely subject : METERMAID

13-across – Prince is not so thirsty : RAINIER

15-across – Big mice to owl, predatory bird : OSPREY

17-across – Stalled in orbit, passing over City of London : STATIC

19-across – Made out like someone with acne? : SPOTTED

22-across – Domingo, notably, worked as a porter : OPERASTAR

24-across – Parts of skunks trimmed for offal : TRIPE

26-across – To detect solar event? Natural ability : FLAIR

27-across – Mexican chaps invite bridge partners in : HOMEBREWS

28-across – Watson’s boss, materialistic chap, is bankrupt : BELLYUP

29-across – Locale of Hardy novels with Elizabeth’s favourite : WESSEX

1-down – Money, pure and simple, reportedly area of dispute : KASHMIR

2-down – Tube in which postmortems, in part, returned : METRO

3-down – One taking and playing clarinets : LARCENIST

4-down – Hunk of beef picked up as well: it may be labelled ‘B’ : SIDETWO

5-down – Flier in tailspin: he won’t get out alive : LIFER

6-down – I lecture, mostly describing how Irvine Welsh writes : INDIALECT

7-down – What to shoot in Grand Canyon; on reflection, what to shoot at St. Andrews : RAPIDS

8-down – Couple of drinks raised: Grouse? : MURMUR

14-down – Posted where jouster may be seen : INTHEMAIL

16-down – Look up! There’s drink all around. You can bank on it! : POOLTABLE

18-down – Get the latest sauce? : CATCHUP

19-down – Wee fellow loses last of cash, gaining bit of courage to make do : SCRIMP

20-down – Upwardly mobile Greek characters tinkled in American trash : DEEPSIX

21-down – Chat with Italian: ‘Like the Beatles?’ : CONFAB

23-down – Gus standing up to abandon Leonard in grand display : ARRAY

25-down – Concepts central to Levant? : IDEAS

1-across – Illegal betting for Yankees game: book opening : NUMBERS

5-across – Toronto icon is unable to flush out a debtor : CNTOWER

9-across – Former England wicketkeeper who’s seen at the top of the order : PRIOR

10-across – Fool will not work to include lyric : WOODENTOP

11-across – High Court Judge’s dictum reportedly recognised Johnny and Zoe’s statements? : NEWBALLSPLEASE

13-across – Small engine used to pull buggy : LOCO

14-across – Old #1 in Telegraph punches local Independent compiler pdq : INNOTIME

17-across – A bureaucrat, in part panjandrum – and a ringleader : MANDARIN

18-across – What helps to produce portrait if eyewitnesses can recall : EFIT

21-across – Feature of Carry On Nurse, pricking our Bernie’s nose comically with needle : DOUBLEENTENDRE

23-across – Getting reaction a bit wrong, passport is in front of general : OXIDISING

24-across – Insert cosmetic : LINER

25-across – Screening thirds, this examiner does lines from Sonnets : SESTETS

26-across – See 1 : RACKETS

1-down – Is pinching more than just a dram : NIPS

2-down – Milestones in MCC : MAIDENCENTURIES

3-down – Dress carried to the North East : ENROBE

4-down – Pest got savvy : SAWFLY

5-down – Sort of girl chosen for manipulating defection : CROSSING

6-down – See 5 : THEFLOOR

7-down – As subtraction turns out, peculiarly : WITHADIFFERENCE

8-down – Intensely dislikes supporting theatre shows : REPRESENTS

12-down – House-buyer may want these scams unattributable to rockers? : ALLMODCONS

15-down – Go down, as many will with strike at end of lane : FALLLIKE

16-down – See 15 : NINEPINS

19-down – Leading actor passing round tips from great experience? : STAGER

20-down – Mark very particularly chopping cabbage up in one go : ENBLOC

22-down – In rising, painfully winged archer : EROS

1-across – Two pieces performed by minor player : BITPART

5-across – Shot into the air when excited : FIREDUP

9-across – Fine detective captures a forest creature : OKAPI

10-across – Drawing a description of chessboard : ALLSQUARE

11-across – Old magazine spreading sick abuse : BACKISSUE

12-across – Part of mainframe needs backing up – it will remove waste : ENEMA

13-across – Doctor I have contracted to provide spin : DRIVE

15-across – Cooking native oil is perfectly safe : INVIOLATE

18-across – They may have boxers leave when getting into drugs? : DOGOWNERS

19-across – Bags, totally shorter for the younger generation : TOTES

21-across – Losing against opposition that’s game? : UPFOR

23-across – Fire idiot with heroin – it’s rough stuff : SACKCLOTH

25-across – At home, kid gets prepared for light work : THEMIKADO

26-across – Twist what he is really like at first : WHIRL

27-across – Recognised expert ready to acquire some currency : DOYENNE

28-across – Phrase regularly re-used in time when spouse requires affirmation? : YESDEAR

1-down – Boy threw up having applied small drop : BLOBBED

2-down – Rush job on cottage? : THATCHING

3-down – Pal’s fibs built central part of criminal defence : ALIBI

4-down – Stoical view when the flat is turned over : THATSLIFE

5-down – Nothing capital university put together is wrong : FALSE

6-down – Surprise stronghold, reportedly something crumbly? : ROQUEFORT

7-down – Fourth rate swinger perhaps out for a duck : DRAKE

8-down – Hunt for food before meeting with romantic partner : PREDATE

14-down – Old style master abandons median location for medical facility : EDWARDIAN

16-down – Doctor may covet adopting son; it avoids having another? : VASECTOMY

17-down – Writer checks out reports of sanction : AUTHORISE

18-down – Came together when I left after father gets intimidated : DAUNTED

20-down – Academic check into potentially free form of energy : SCHOLAR

22-down – Spicy and extremely intense ingredient of greasy food : FIERY

23-down – Attack credit record : SLATE

24-down – Conservative members of parliament are hoods : COWLS