Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – When the world’s not ready for enemies to be trounced : BEFOREONESTIME

8-across – Old songs and flags : STANDARDS

9-across – Élite group had some food before noon : ATEAM

11-across – Woods may hold such sporting prize : ASHES

12-across – Property of theses : PREMISES

14-across – 44 runs to the west twice: fancy! : FROUFROU

15-across – Glimpse, with psychic powers, yeti’s head : ESPY

18-across – Twee ‘antique’, golden, uncased : OLDE

19-across – Primarily orotund, pronouncedly emotively rococo; alternatively, that involves Carmen? : OPERATIC

22-across – Most like Friar Tuck, squiffier than the rest : MERRIEST

23-across – Democrat you may know as Republican: capital! : DAKAR

25-across – Strips off, laying back … for slumber : SLEEP

26-across – Puts at risk the final, causes fury : ENDANGERS

27-across – Doors increasingly left open in winter? : ADVENTCALENDAR

1-down – Bay that’s included principally in Shipping Forecasts – in the middle? : BISCAY

2-down – Loudly punished faceless aficionado, suppressing resistance and getting bird : FEATHEREDFRIEND

3-down – Survives; leaves on horseback : RIDESOUT

4-down – Monster, therefore recoiling! : OGRE

5-down – Hid rabid deerhounds : ENSHROUDED

6-down – Some extra umami gives you shock : TRAUMA

7-down – Makes destiny etc go awry, and bites the dust : MEETSASTICKYEND

10-down – Leisurely walks? Brief moments – engrossing, on reflection, I’d be glad to! : MOSEYS

13-down – It comes out at night offering support to a hunter : ORIONSBELT

16-down – Detective’s addresses in the auditorium : HOLMES

17-down – Protégée given to aunts announced preparation for hostilities : WARDANCE

20-down – Spot sharp implement taking some measure : PIMPLE

21-down – Historical periods ultimately come together : ERASER

24-down – Everyman had, at heart, dreary product of thought : IDEA

1-across – Polish admirer, nude : BUFF

3-across – Straitened, distressed, but back in office : REINSTATED

9-across – Curses and rants, being heartless : RATS

10-across – Way to wear swimwear in major thoroughfares : TRUNKROADS

12-across – So began my day, unpredictably: it’s a toss-up : ANYBODYSGAME

15-across – Portion of cinnabun, chai: nourishing – and free! : UNCHAIN

16-across – Swiss multinational and Dutch cosied up : NESTLED

17-across – Reckoned was plausible : ADDEDUP

19-across – Initially Schubert and Liszt’s illustrious educator – renowned Italian! : SALIERI

20-across – Everyman’s describing idiot husband – misguided satire – crazy scenes : MASSHYSTERIA

23-across – Character seen towards end of The French Lieutenant’s Woman? : APOSTROPHE

24-across – Irish musician in African country, needing no introduction : ENYA

25-across – Actor, waiting where Cluedo weapon concealed? : UNDERSTUDY

26-across – Eats pilaf regularly – here? : ASIA

1-down – Scuba – radar deployed – voracious fish! : BARRACUDAS

2-down – Taking LSD, greasy hippies – in the end, they’re in a cell : FATTYACIDS

4-down – Nobleman over there at crack of dawn? : EARLYON

5-down – Buried in Parthenon, a gong, one with straight edges? : NONAGON

6-down – At, sadly, a place of trade stocking American flipping fishy dish : TARAMASALATA

7-down – In the auditorium, drew amphibian : TOAD

8-down – Do be quiet – lolly? : DOSH

11-down – ‘Ho! Abruptly draw back, draw back!’ – one who entered tomb : HOWARDCARTER

13-down – Plans suggested by erotic etchings : BLUEPRINTS

14-down – To make greater numbers, is Swedish band touring a capital city? : ADDISABABA

18-down – Deal – or collapse : PASSOUT

19-down – Was hacking, chesty daughter given treatment? : SCYTHED

21-down – Pasta sauce in uniform covered with bit of old cloth : RAGU

22-down – While using phone, removed central part of cable : CORD

1-across – Two descriptions of freshly-baked cake that’s finished off? : DONEANDDUSTED

8-across – Suddenly realise: t-toupée! : TWIG

9-across – Flights, not all ending in landings? : STAIRCASES

10-across – Particle; Rutherford originated this one’s name, orginally! : PROTON

11-across – Rashly tasering Tangiers’ ingrates, picking any that’s most furious? : ANGRIEST

12-across – As a report misrepresented Pavarotti? : OPERASTAR

14-across – Deceiver in bar rebuffed : LIAR

15-across – On reflection, fan – Everyman admitted – is … not a sophisticated type : NAIF

16-across – Contemptuous quality, characteristic of nit? : LOUSINESS

20-across – Here you may see advocate – or advocaat : ATTHEBAR

21-across – Pacino’s stunning in Somewhere in France : ALSACE

23-across – Glamorous types’ bit of glam rubbish at #1? : GLITTERATI

24-across – That woman had place to keep tools : SHED

25-across – Modern inequality, focus of flip-flop? : DIGITALDIVIDE

1-down – Morning’s fresh water and powder sprinkled around duke : DEWDROP

2-down – Report of Bishop’s neighbour’s darkest hours : NIGHT

3-down – Agrees, in a hearing, say, to be heard : ASSENTS

4-down – Moving round Asia – and El Dorado! – showing no animation : DEADASADOORNAIL

5-down – Removes ropes from a French doctor, son : UNRIGS

6-down – Customs planting Detective Inspector in time-share : TRADITION

7-down – Furniture item as’ll help actor : DRESSER

13-down – The cigars distributed in Parliament : REICHSTAG

15-down – Earned around half a C; caused irritation : NETTLED

17-down – Drunkenly wails welcoming greeting – language! : SWAHILI

18-down – Hide, in part of Mediterranean island closest to Cairo : SECRETE

19-down – Demur, having a thing : OBJECT

22-down – Dish – often fish, portion of Hippoglossus hippoglossus : SUSHI