1-across – Adroit absorbing of former chemical giant’s loss : DEFICIT

5-across – Maybe Lily’s inner circle or local ground : COROLLA

9-across – Be inclined to follow good harvest : GLEAN

10-across – Archaic instrument of one performing in red : CLARIONET

11-across – Big parade for feted person covered by countless papers : TICKERTAPE

12-across – Fashionable clubs behind expulsion of drunkard : CHIC

14-across – Gent’s principal form of ‘hello’ in London street,that has you breathless? : STRANGLEHOLD

18-across – Not taxing working capital attraction? Lovely! : EASYONTHEEYE

21-across – Pence takes line that’s not stern : PROW

22-across – Part for Destiny : PROPORTION

25-across – Panicky state playing chess – try to capture one : HYSTERICS

26-across – Cruise round Tenerife – empty symbol? : TOTEM

27-across – See 11 : WELCOME

28-across – <i>Yes</i><span> extremely protective of other older singers</span> : YODLERS

1-down – Handy features of accommodation storing computing stuff : DIGITS

2-down – Fellow Yank,missing with Europeans : FRENCH

3-down – Jam scam – it’s gone off on the inside : CONGESTION

4-down – Silent despised person catches a cold : TACIT

5-down – Fake Sting reportedly drunk at a celebration? : CHAMPAGNE

6-down – Typical Irish weather rule called out : RAIN

7-down – NASA event lacks a one-off formal meal : LUNCHEON

8-down – Gold-coated customised transport for leader’s entourage? : AUTOCADE

13-down – Dried out pond creature,tense in action : DEHYDRATED

15-down – A fire left neglected and this is what awaits? : AFTERLIFE

16-down – Silly people question old fairground entertainment : PEEPSHOW

17-down – Slippery slope,skirting America’s defence : ESPOUSAL

19-down – Hardly turned on by these lacy elasticated tops : LITTLE

20-down – In Italian,‘I must hate’ : ANIMUS

23-down – Trying exercise? Heavens! : PESKY

24-down – Love’s about to break Australia up : ZERO

7-across – Twisting words essentially inspired by archaic woman who serves in government : WRENCHING

8-across – Information gathering on politician : GREEN

9-across – English way to get worried about first sign of rust in vehicle : ESTATECAR

10-across – Forbidden Planet finally delivered 12 for Aladdin : TABOO

12-across – £500 cash to smuggle kilo : MONKEY

13-across – 2d cope with wet ground to win National : TWOPENCE

16-across – 12 for Keith Harris in ‘Spoons? : CUDDLES

19-across – Minister touring a feature of Dungeness : REACTOR

22-across – Timeless quality of Dolly Parton’s trade : BUSINESS

25-across – Teacher spelling thickness without a vowel : SUPPLY

27-across – Fashion article lost by Cinders just before 12 : SHAPE

28-across – One’s used to dry unfortunate accidents : DESICCANT

29-across – 3 not unknown to make money : BRASS

30-across – Flippant member of the A-Team promises to pay overtime : FACETIOUS

1-down – Style of Jimi Hendrix inspiring key artwork : FRESCO

2-down – Evangelist in Dune novel is not identified : UNMARKED

3-down – Fresh lube added to a great deal of joy : CHEEKY

4-down – Cool pop princess : INFANTA

5-down – Sung country in musical : GREASE

6-down – Haydn’s first symphony almost epic : HEROIC

11-down – Tie in Myanmar Open : ROPE

14-down – Zealot beheaded old king : NUT

15-down – German bloke going topless for sin : ERR

16-down – 22 on black horse : COB

17-down – Couple of Ibiza parties : DOS

18-down – Piece from Steve Reich on record : EVER

20-down – Brother is 12 : CAPUCHIN

21-down – Pointed weapon say to stop endless attack : ASSEGAI

23-down – Wells wanting head of Girl Guides : USHERS

24-down – Brockwell is with wee Glaswegian getting mischievous : IMPISH

25-down – Pickpockets upset Queen Charlotte for one : SPIDER

26-down – 12 reported weariness : LANGUR

1-across – Wife and boy with it reflected on prayer – a bore? : TIDALWAVE

6-across – Key in order : TYPE

8-across – North African city where old lady has hooked on bustle : MONASTIR

9-across – Nettle stuffed in codpiece? That would take some beer! : FIRKIN

10-across – On the masculine side,‘e has underwear sent back : AGNATE

11-across – Unidentified flying salesmen! : NAMELESS

12-across – Behaviour evident in wearing boxers,say : DOINGS

15-across – Sticky liquid in second bevy? : MOLASSES

16-across – Goddess tours Italian city where Rosemary and Basil live? : HERBARIA

19-across – Being somewhat different,it yields : ENTITY

21-across – Underwear for Gordon Bennett! : KNICKERS

22-across – Hat within reach after article removed from case : TRILBY

24-across – Fruity thing like that in 21 : DAMSON

25-across – Arrive elsewhere,we having reversed – allowing vision that way? : REARVIEW

26-across – Crack in bottom discussed? : FLAW

27-across – Tidiness,a new clean : SANITISED

1-down – Third of hornets extracted from swarm in underwear : THONG

2-down – Fashion once more in range,take out corsets : DOAGAIN

3-down – Drink less carbonated,extremely deficient : LATTE

4-down – A fellow muttonhead in NASA,say? : ACRONYM

5-down – Among relatives,Elfin male or female in pants,lady originally covered up : ENFAMILLE

6-down – Excitement with hero oddly in drawers : THRILLS

7-down – Cleric having pinched smalls,one most proper : PRISSIEST

13-down – The whole world on land,a lake drained somehow : ONEANDALL

14-down – Rank greatness in officers : SERGEANTS

17-down – Tool male grasped : BUCKSAW

18-down – Orchestra conducted,led by a humbled player : ALSORAN

20-down – One wearing the brief underwear – 21,did you say? : THIEVES

22-down – Brown,like baby clothes … . : TOAST

23-down – … with babe’s rear in underwear and daughter in bloomers,say : BREAD

7-across – Grand,far too large home constrained by appalling fuel economy : IMPOSING

9-across – Magazine regularly feeble on the radio : WEEKLY

10-across – Removing earth,make big effort to overturn band of rock : TREX

11-across – Greek goddess by herself quietly perfect : PERSEPHONE

12-across – Marksman again tacks back : SNIPER

14-across – Serious hope,on and off,to comprehend Irish spelling book : GRIMOIRE

15-across – Pulse so weak,hydrate madly : THREADY

17-across – A small Christmas scene completed with minimum of expensive credit : ASCRIBE

20-across – Apparently soft drinks range catches constable out at first : ALCOPOPS

22-across – Hall proprietor,motorist at first tense,captivated by highway : MRTOAD

23-across – Got overlay? : UNDERSTOOD

24-across – Secret drawer’s opening chest : DARK

25-across – Ability to taste article in dish : PALATE

26-across – One wearing your shirt beginning to mix in two infusions : TEAMMATE

1-down – Unfading bloom? In a few weeks nothing’s left for a painter : AMARANTH

2-down – Into position,tease cable : COAX

3-down – Infant crab perhaps,one with turn of speed : NIPPER

4-down – Homes for wise old birds,low-rise,new-built,energy included : OWLERIES

5-down – Expert manager sporting trench coat : TECHNOCRAT

6-down – Marianne’s sister extremely eager to install wipe-clean flooring : ELINOR

8-down – Losing heart,rubbish stored on your premises here? : GARAGE

13-down – Amazing disinfectant,name curiously covered up : PHENOMENAL

16-down – Domestic animals cross over this? : DOORSTEP

18-down – Lounge about one luxury resort : BIARRITZ

19-down – Classify old stars going supernova? : ASSORT

21-down – Secure a uniform for horse-drawn carriage : LANDAU

22-down – Caught one poking nose in fruit : MEDLAR

24-down – Two-thirds failure? Half,when combined : DEMI

1-across – Glistened and nearly boiled,keeping hot : SHIMMERED

6-across – Swindle captured by one’s camera : SCAM

10-across – A whole kingdom’s products I refuse to touch : VEGAN

11-across – Halted car,travelling to church : CATHEDRAL

12-across – Competitive struggle to catch up the Pied Piper? : RATRACE

13-across – Wrote in symbols ‘This is no bear’ : NOTATED

14-across – One behind betrayal? : STABINTHEBACK

17-across – Cops shan’t dare to abuse this power? : STOPANDSEARCH

21-across – Holding container,present greenstuff : HERBAGE

22-across – Ballet group in Berlin prison : SPANDAU

24-across – Young bird made escape,landing finally by heather : FLEDGLING

25-across – As for cake,it is said to be welcome but not essential : ICING

26-across – On and off I’d lost,as … : DOTS

27-across – One’s tread wildly echoed : RESONATED

1-down – Most challenging mountain son conquers? : SEVEREST

2-down – In the wrong order,were allowed to enter pricy bar : INGOT

3-down – Nuts,margarine,and no fruit : MANDARINORANGE

4-down – Filthier than anyone? : RICHEST

5-down – Relaxation in wigwam with river all around : DETENTE

7-down – One meticulous in temporary role? : CARETAKER

8-down – SE Asian cradles daughter in illness : MALADY

9-down – Retiree perhaps finds rotten pear nauseating : SEPTUAGENARIAN

15-down – Receptive sailor dispatched round the world? : ABSORBENT

16-down – Quiet and strongly built,indicated resignation : SHRUGGED

18-down – Bust I leer at in studio : ATELIER

19-down – Graciously agrees to accept small sketches : DESIGNS

20-down – Was impatient to be given meal after tea : CHAFED

23-down – Move aimlessly; meaning? : DRIFT