Daily Answers

1-across – Anonymous fellow, one on the French ship : FACELESS

5-across – Energy authority : POWER

8-across – Sell lots of goods very quickly at Longleat? : DOAROARINGTRADE

10-across – Comparative size of demonstrations : RATIO

11-across – One who provides vase to be carried by an Archbishop of Canterbury : FURNISHER

13-across – Bird left Noah’s ship : LARK

14-across – Seasonal poem that may conjure up Christmas vision aloft : AVISITFROM

17-across – See 14 : STNICHOLAS

18-across – Fellow capturing wickets for county : DOWN

20-across – Outstanding monarch : SOVEREIGN

22-across – Bowl in field around noon : ARENA

23-across – Harvard men say it about island off Cape Cod : MARTHASVINEYARD

24-across – Dock, perhaps, at end of that river : TWEED

25-across – Lively exchange concerning role, extremely emotive : REPARTEE

1-down – Side falters, staggering supporters of Hamilton : FEDERALISTS

2-down – Local branch opposed letting in US state authority : CHAPTERANDVERSE

3-down – Watch diving bird circling fair : LOOKON

4-down – Lights up decorative line : SERIF

5-down – Irishman disturbs the peace loyalists achieved? : PATRIOTS

6-down – I may be sent out after news : WEATHERFORECAST

7-down – Whisky and port : RYE

9-down – Girl in corner is, sadly : NERISSA

12-down – ‘Firework damaged land’ is inside story : ROMANCANDLE

15-down – Fiddles girl dropping article in front of shop : VIOLINS

16-down – Burned piece of coal or piece of coke in outhouse? : SCORCHED

19-down – Arrived with painter, one that produces pictures : CAMERA

21-down – One found entering part of church is innocent : NAIVE

23-down – Ahead of time, mother makes rug : MAT

1-across – Verse, one read by short eccentric clergyman : VICAR

4-across – Playboy’s black gun dog : JETSETTER

9-across – Very serious, the Parisian being deleted from register : CHRONIC

10-across – Master misguided about one Greek goddess : ARTEMIS

11-across – Move southward to develop land : TOUCHDOWN

12-across – Area in actual miles : REALM

13-across – Preliminary event Austrian crier broadcast : CURTAINRAISER

17-across – A taking of liberties? Concept I lie about to church : POETICLICENCE

19-across – The Spanish left island, US island : ELLIS

21-across – After spin, reportedly pilot’s a good example to follow : ROLEMODEL

23-across – Order Green Beret to fire round : COMMAND

24-across – Clipping from special edition shown to court : EXTRACT

25-across – Williams, say, showing extraordinary net sense at end of game : TENNESSEE

26-across – Machine responsible for state of agitation, mostly : LATHE

1-down – Leave Virginia to provide food? Not entirely : VACATE

2-down – Architectural eyesore in stone : CARBUNCLE

3-down – Farm operated with support of church : RANCH

4-down – Handyman in lift, roasted dreadfully about sink : JACKOFALLTRADES

5-down – Where teachers were in a class of their own? : TRAININGCOLLEGE

6-down – Divert to harbour : ENTERTAIN

7-down – Volunteers to house a member from Florida resort : TAMPA

8-down – Girl, Flower Queen in May : ROSEMARY

14-down – Give back control, say : REINSTATE

15-down – Firm dates broken in rapid succession : STEADFAST

16-down – Blow up and erupt, possibly enveloping country’s capital : UPPERCUT

18-down – Light-hearted bishop, flexible : BLITHE

20-down – Christmas coming up? Get in a bit of mixed fruit : LEMON

22-down – Copper, and others, after leader of Mafia? : METAL

1-across – Back in a tick : SECOND

4-across – Throw away food in error : CHUCKOUT

10-across – Tries to secure hose for laboratory equipment : TESTTUBES

11-across – Electronic system in Rolls Royce broken by girl : RADAR

12-across – Dim porter chasing piece of paper : PALE

13-across – Form of entertainment illustrated in woven tapestries : STRIPTEASE

15-across – Part of cricket pitch – report officially on end holding drop of rainwater : RETURNCREASE

18-across – Pool bar : WATERINGHOLE

21-across – Fielder with cap on head : COVERPOINT

22-across – Restrain army’s leader, slightly mad : GAGA

24-across – Go round one Italian city : TURIN

25-across – Self-control shown by others surrounding coach : RESTRAINT

26-across – Chinese-style dish, served in pouches, cooked with hint of yoghurt : CHOPSUEY

27-across – Mean to get home ahead of nurse : INTEND

1-down – Composed a piece that’s singled out : SETAPART

2-down – Choose at random from actors on a great deal : CASTLOTS

3-down – Turned up college memorandum : NOTE

5-down – One a QC regrets calling? : HOSTILEWITNESS

6-down – Good in parts, Grace, guest at sea? : CURATESEGG

7-down – Like a stale pork-pie past its sell-by date? : OLDHAT

8-down – Sailor goes on to achieve objective : TARGET

9-down – An unduly demanding activity a trainee soldier may have come across? : OBSTACLECOURSE

14-down – Fall out having row during holidays : BREAKRANKS

16-down – Genuine bishop working with a chess federation : BONAFIDE

17-down – Quit role in middle of act : DEPARTED

19-down – One it upset – drop of cream, sour : ACETIC

20-down – Exaggerate concerning party : OVERDO

23-down – Irish one in country : IRAN

1-across – Podgy man taking Latin on board at college : ROLYPOLY

5-across – Church left with most of credit for football team : CELTIC

9-across – Stick? No, sticker, on reflection : BATON

10-across – One dreamt about a famous cathedral : NOTREDAME

12-across – Picture show : SPECTACLE

13-across – Greek one on steamship providing cannabis : GRASS

14-across – Finish first, heaps better at running : BREASTTHETAPE

18-across – The person to help improve one’s outlook? : WINDOWCLEANER

20-across – Work carried out after retirement needs time : TEMPO

22-across – God to a Fuhrer is ridiculous : OURFATHER

24-across – One way of getting out on appeal? : HITWICKET

25-across – Tactless remark made by senior electrician, cut short : GAFFE

26-across – Pawn must escape from bishop to make one tell : RELATE

27-across – Retrieved data from battered cases, including chapter by editor : ACCESSED

1-down – Sturdily built vehicle covered in rust? : ROBUST

2-down – Bedding for animals born in a rubbish container : LITTERBIN

3-down – Wine – best round province sent over : PINOT

4-down – Tall striker? : LONGCASECLOCK

6-down – Holly, for example, is always common : EVERGREEN

7-down – Jewelled coronet, one worn by girl : TIARA

8-down – A number of men that can be put on board? : CHESSSET

11-down – Fair play? That’s the least one might hope for : THEATRECRITIC

15-down – Expert peculiar to incomes? : ECONOMIST

16-down – They provide ventilation for a starfish at sea : AIRSHAFTS

17-down – Spasmodic bird-watcher? : TWITCHER

19-down – Mate has half a day to finish : FRIEND

21-down – Male behind promoted copper? : METAL

23-down – Quarrel with a grocer, initially in French street : ARGUE

1-across – See one plant after another surrounding seconds in charity store : THRIFTSHOP

6-across – Chances drop of Scotch after rum : ODDS

10-across – I, leaving African country, left enlightened : LIBERAL

11-across – Sign last of letters to CO about one in favour of retreating : SCORPIO

12-across – Like a gypsy I’d boxed, a one-off possibly? : OFNOFIXEDABODE

14-across – Some form of rise expected for the rest : RESIDUE

15-across – Raise the Spanish girl round outskirts of Ascot : ELEVATE

16-across – Published account as western ceremony finished : WRITEUP

19-across – Writing, a means of communication? : SIGNING

21-across – Cheekily we frisk any miss for a potential weapon : SWISSARMYKNIFE

23-across – Working with sailor, I circle lake : ONTARIO

24-across – Find a canoe adrift round one part of the Pacific : OCEANIA

25-across – What engravers do in Letchworth : ETCH

26-across – Stoker mostly at work aboard vessel with funnel : SMOKESTACK

1-down – Unlikely to add up with unknown amount missing : TALL

2-down – Checks about fans : REBUFFS

3-down – In favour of suitable action in addition? : FORGOODMEASURE

4-down – Cross with sailor over rage : SALTIRE

5-down – Disgusting, old boy on stage : OBSCENE

7-down – Certificate envoy left unfinished : DIPLOMA

8-down – Ruin gent, one she abused : STONEHENGE

9-down – Prince Edward, say, on manoeuvres with British Army Corps : ROYALENGINEERS

13-down – Chancellor’s quality town house? : BROWNSTONE

17-down – Senseless, one point about one in charge : IDIOTIC

18-down – For every class act … : PERFORM

19-down – Heartless creditor in modest bar : SHYLOCK

20-down – King of Spain’s daughter, young one : INFANTA

22-down – Row in store : BANK