Daily Answers

1-across – Being filmed, one crossing river with artist : ONCAMERA

5-across – A male exercises, provides entertainment : AMUSES

9-across – Gas lit by a member : FIREDAMP

10-across – A record, one about South American animal : ALPACA

11-across – Leave with one cast in greatest part for screen : MOSQUITONET

15-across – Cooked cheap lamb in Florida resort : PALMBEACH

17-across – Magnificent drink knocked back : REGAL

18-across – Group of singers, not one with bit of talent : NONET

19-across – Derisive, actors in dress costume at first : SARCASTIC

20-across – Working on article on eccentric, dying : ONTHEWAYOUT

24-across – Slight quarrel about a rate initially shown in a list of charges : TARIFF

25-across – Cunning shown in one quarter where there’s a fighting fund : WARCHEST

26-across – Type of overnight flight that provides cheap whisky? : REDEYE

27-across – Look closely taking in opening of test, and then criticise play : PETERPAN

1-down – King of Mercia removed from one : OFFA

2-down – Witty type in vehicle, on top of double-decker : CARD

3-down – My flute made Bart adaptation of opera : MADAMEBUTTERFLY

4-down – Famous twin in rock band, American : REMUS

6-down – Army officer in the car may tail it, surreptitiously : MILITARYATTACHE

7-down – Mostly put on outrageous things for male-only dos : STAGNIGHTS

8-down – Wise guy responsible for right yarn aboard fishing boat : SMARTALECK

12-down – One who should lead the way with that girl following us : USHER

13-down – Drive ahead of GP with spokesperson : SPINDOCTOR

14-down – Bad-tempered Latin ruled out : ILLNATURED

16-down – Lost, sailing : ATSEA

21-down – Chancellor, at Exchequer, has to make a speech : ORATE

22-down – Assist cub having lost leader : HELP

23-down – Astonish group of teachers turning up after start of show : STUN

1-across – Childminder, diminutive model : BABYSITTER

6-across – Painter, Lowry, ultimately shown in part of India : GOYA

9-across – A measure of protection in case of fire? : BULLETPROOFVEST

11-across – Ineffective type, Women’s Institute representative : WIMP

12-across – Chars set about scrubbing, initially with detergents : CLEANSERS

14-across – I hope Inca flourished in ancient land : PHOENICIA

16-across – Colour included in ‘Chambers’ : AMBER

18-across – Caught famous pianist in musical : CHESS

19-across – Flying her, I nearly, at first, touch down in German region : RHEINLAND

20-across – Crayfish in sea? No glut, unfortunately : LANGOUSTE

23-across – Cook from Derbyshire town, not well : BAKE

25-across – Beaten in the last stride? That stopped Pipe getting carried away : PIPPEDATTHEPOST

26-across – Cockney lists fish? : EELS

27-across – Move in game on horseback, by duke down by one : UPANDUNDER

1-down – Haircuts, one shilling and sixpence originally : BOBS

2-down – Spicy dish with added port : BALTIMORE

3-down – This may help one to make progress in street : STEPPINGSTONE

4-down – Head in charge suggests subject : TOPIC

5-down – Clear former partner, one on a charge : EXONERATE

7-down – Carrying far too much weight to be self-assured in part : OBESE

8-down – Waving at us at road leading to expressway : AUTOSTRADA

10-down – Leading actress left in embrace of boyfriend from French town : FONTAINEBLEAU

13-down – A US writer pens short ballad making a prophetic disclosure : APOCALYPSE

15-down – One who cheats a fair deal? : CARDSHARP

17-down – Oil in two colours : BLACKGOLD

21-down – The French writer turned up somewhere in Asia : NEPAL

22-down – Section of gate at entrance is corroded : EATEN

24-down – Can move around : STIR

1-across – Helpful hint given by spinner is excellent : TIPTOP

4-across – Diverted, one reflected in silence : AMUSED

8-across – Booby prize, a kitchen utensil? : WOODENSPOON

11-across – … a drill might be suitable : APT

12-across – Not typical abroad, old fellow standing : OUTOFCHARACTER

14-across – One group of detectives finds LSD : ACID

15-across – Letters written about amazingly large marine plants : EELGRASSES

18-across – Bargaining type in Tangier, too crooked : NEGOTIATOR

19-across – Drive in flow not using second : URGE

21-across – One way of striking a match? : COMPUTERDATING

24-across – Newspaper in Nicaragua : RAG

25-across – Pan, perhaps, poor player portraying Potter personification? : PETERRABBIT

26-across – Subtle statue : ASTUTE

27-across – Former King repelled by Greeks, ultimately : XERXES

1-down – Draw new urban area : TOWN

2-down – Making eccentric ring up doc : PRODUCING

3-down – Some more go northwards leaving this state : OREGON

5-down – You’ll find me on the Irrawaddy and in most of Malaya : MANDALAY

6-down – Clever sergeant major¿s technique : SMART

7-down – One tells you when you must work : DUTYROSTER

9-down – Spy centre stage? Unlikely : SECRETAGENT

10-down – What a fruiterer may deliver for society? : ORANGEORDER

13-down – Act? Anagram can give you a charter : MAGNACARTA

16-down – Safe in sturdy seated enclosure : STRONGBOX

17-down – Delicately put, terms for a promiscuous woman : STRUMPET

20-down – Set out to trap airmen and attack with machine-gun fire : STRAFE

22-down – Force a small child, so people say : MIGHT

23-down – Trucks found mostly overturned : UTES

1-across – Try fish this way in the US : TURNPIKE

5-across – Agile doctor diving into river : NIMBLE

9-across – Bell, say, in short list : INVENTOR

10-across – A kid, relaxed : ATEASE

12-across – Sweets, confectionery with no filling? : CANDY

13-across – Difficult assignment from high command : TALLORDER

14-across – Unwillingly returned post not correctly delivered : UNDERPROTEST

18-across – Argument at end of mostly old-fashioned market place : CORNEXCHANGE

21-across – Bursar first to twig outrageously rare ruse : TREASURER

23-across – Former PM, somewhat unorthodox : NORTH

24-across – Old boy nursed by detestable person, regrettably : TOOBAD

25-across – Has nothing to do with fools bitten by whelp : PASSESUP

26-across – Able about bar : CLEVER

27-across – Salesman needs backing with odd loans from individual : PERSONAL

1-down – Treat, at last, wicked old woman with a spasm : TWITCH

2-down – Artist, a climber, in a canyon : RAVINE

3-down – Girl, one with ten playing poker for small stakes : PENNYANTE

4-down – One playing a game should be well-informed : KNOWTHESCORE

6-down – Enthusiastic about rector opening bars? : INTRO

7-down – Stamp not seen before, just out : BRANDNEW

8-down – Curse river craft initially over speed : EXECRATE

11-down – Trip over bearing from item of rolling stock : SLIPCARRIAGE

15-down – Almost run across street musicians : ORGANISTS

16-down – English clubs still overjoyed : ECSTATIC

17-down – Sweetheart makes Juliet, finally, regret nothing : TRUELOVE

19-down – Nick is into dreadful porn : PRISON

20-down – The Spanish following man in house of prayer : CHAPEL

22-down – Present period : STAGE

1-across – Holy man, father, last in shrine : POPE

3-across – Restoring old boats, we work extremely hard : SWEATBLOOD

9-across – Delayed, left then had meal : LATE

10-across – Skill shown by a doctor getting its nose reset : ADROITNESS

12-across – Undecided matter highlighted by public enquiry : OPENQUESTION

15-across – One sat around outside minister’s house in part of the Pacific : TASMANSEA

17-across – Greek character one’s often seen at mouth of river : DELTA

18-across – Rental contract’s in Latin – help! : LEASE

19-across – Nobody can force me to release spy : FREEAGENT

20-across – What Tommy Cooper used to say right away : JUSTLIKETHAT

24-across – Heavy-metal rock fan, crazy individual : HEADBANGER

25-across – Sauce reduced? That’s a nuisance : PEST

26-across – Play down below, say : UNDERSTATE

27-across – Ice dancer showing article in study : DEAN

1-down – There’s cheek, turning up coarse dialogue in romantic comedy film : PILLOWTALK

2-down – Dramatist’s pub in town near London : POTTERSBAR

4-down – Slice with golf club? : WEDGE

5-down – Complete change of opinion over female expert : ABOUTFACE

6-down – Hope chest contains last gift brought over : BOTTOMDRAWER

7-down – Too many pills, so drove badly ending in misfortune : OVER

8-down – See 7 : DOSE

11-down – Conventional anaesthetist, 49 maybe? : SQUARENUMBER

13-down – Roquefort bishop – see clue he unravelled? : BLUECHEESE

14-down – Apple pie treat for a change – ‘taint bad : TARTETATIN

16-down – Terribly fast round English river – this may save one in difficulty : SAFETYNET

21-down – Unsuitable, it’s holding writer up : INEPT

22-down – A number getting free hand-outs : THOU

23-down – See 22 : SAND