Daily Answers

1-across – Cunning search securing one result : FIENDISH

5-across – Open University pledge, on reflection, about right : UNWRAP

10-across – Swimming suit in pool containing colour about to create deceptive image : OPTICALILLUSION

11-across – Satirical film about a bar : PARODIC

12-across – Animal I release, initially caught by mistake : GIRAFFE

13-across – Proprietor losing heart after time in tall building : TOWER

15-across – Funny line, in short, mostly for children : TODDLERS

17-across – Emperor, a guy I call unbalanced, not unknown : CALIGULA

19-across – Take action against editor returning material : SUEDE

21-across – Copy filled in by English learner with name and grade : ECHELON

22-across – Less easy to admit love for collector : HOARDER

24-across – Singer with sad, stern air distracted after hurtful remark : BARBRASTREISAND

25-across – Pretentious youth with theory having no energy : LADIDA

26-across – Put another way, sun god inhabits different sphere : REPHRASE

1-down – Way of lifting and shaking top hat : FOOTPATH

2-down – Go into part of forbidden territory : ENTER

3-down – Gambled, rising above hesitation in crucial game : DECIDER

4-down – Concern caused by ridiculous issues isn’t cool : SOLICITOUSNESS

6-down – Not involved in arrangement of late run : NEUTRAL

7-down – Strengthen control in favour of church : REINFORCE

8-down – Joke with trap in basket : PUNNET

9-down – Waste time on lost cause in sport, upset with advertisement, suffering sore head : FLOGADEADHORSE

14-down – Seasoned old man lacking force to cut unwanted plant : WEATHERED

16-down – Resent for example resistance during move : BEGRUDGE

18-down – Crude amendment of bill supported by revolutionary : ILLBRED

19-down – Language course is hard : SPANISH

20-down – Clever ballad partly spoken : VERBAL

23-down – Play lawyer with inner force : DRAMA

1-across – Improve quality of hour after noon in Morecambe? : ENRICH

4-across – Artistic style born in development of music : CUBISM

8-across – Endless tradition with support reflected by length of imprisonment : CUSTODIAL

9-across – Sub isolated in sound : LOAN

11-across – Politician playing part in arena, holding revolutionary post : PARLIAMENTARIAN

12-across – Talk about electronic fraud : CHEAT

13-across – Prompt conclusion of expert taken in by fake : STIMULATE

15-across – Varied causes brought about hurried promise : ASSURANCE

17-across – Play in street with spirit : STRUM

19-across – Assistant with instant fashionable knowledge : SECONDINCOMMAND

22-across – Feeling about to discover fate : DOOM

23-across – Land identified by fellow entering harbour, mile away : ARGENTINA

24-across – Get angry with brother not working : BRIDLE

25-across – Accent beginning to betray rascal : BROGUE

1-down – Provision in contract in case place altered employment : ESCAPECLAUSE

2-down – Stock book : RESERVE

3-down – Singer with task, losing energy, tires badly : CHORISTER

4-down – Flower in row in narrow road below church : CELANDINE

5-down – Wood included among tribal sanctuaries : BALSA

6-down – Spot occupied by marathon’s leader, ace in endurance : STAMINA

7-down – Business settled : FIRM

10-down – Mean criminal retained item : INTERMEDIATE

13-down – Association with crooked acts I deny : SYNDICATE

14-down – Group of stars anxious or up in arms, lacking power : URSAMINOR

16-down – Help from copper turning up during search : SUCCOUR

18-down – Place for interpretation : READING

20-down – Drama with wild rover : NOMAD

21-down – Cold time in enclosure : CAGE

1-across – Good article following treatment of blue whale : BELUGA

4-across – Ratings for hosts : SCORES

9-across – Irregular amendment of moral ban : ABNORMAL

10-across – Tip by university relating to experience : ENDURE

12-across – Guy in memo creating unusually close control : MICROMANAGEMENT

13-across – Stick fish next to chips initially : CLING

15-across – Handle contest, entertaining one with type of diagram : GIVENNAME

17-across – Unconvincing in praise? Not guilty : BLAMELESS

18-across – Check odd elements of diet theory : DETER

20-across – Park in New York, driving with difficulty in street : FLUSHINGMEADOWS

23-across – Settled problem about dye : LITMUS

24-across – Increase in sentimentality, resistance turning low : MUSHROOM

25-across – Ridicule some wilder ideas : DERIDE

26-across – Reveal stake and beam : BETRAY

1-down – Porcelain, once cracked, ending in rubbish in bin area : BONECHINA

2-down – Slow learner on legendary ship : LARGO

3-down – Writer in terrible rage about meat, unseasoned : GRAHAMGREENE

5-down – Criticised trick with tips for magician in action : CONDEMNED

6-down – Beginning in sound way : ROUTE

7-down – Disc covered by crest designed to be symbol of sovereignty : SCEPTRE

8-down – Surface in time and supply account : TARMAC

11-down – Rodent, hot and bothered rat, moves with purpose : HARVESTMOUSE

14-down – Dog dry enough after a shake : GREYHOUND

16-down – Soldier perhaps on boat occupied by journal with collection of poems : ANTHOLOGY

17-down – Ran away after great upset, confused : BAFFLED

19-down – Carry on with venture without pawn : RESUME

21-down – Absolute state : UTTER

22-down – Broach reforms, ignoring cold hate : ABHOR

1-across – Malign revolutionary supplied with answer by me : DEFAME

4-across – Book, turning brown, about doctor making instrument : BAGPIPES

9-across – Villainous organisation of don, cruel in cunning : SCOUNDRELLY

11-across – Pointed tool beginning to work, cutting aluminium : AWL

12-across – Flower displayed by comrade going around fringes of rally with small song : CHRYSANTHEMUM

14-across – Gossip about fight involving mad character? : CHATTERBOX

15-across – Resort with northern stretch : SPAN

17-across – Hair most important according to report : MANE

18-across – Stewed pear would be yielding a pale colour : POWDERBLUE

21-across – Amazing old partner spinning a torrid yarn : EXTRAORDINARY

24-across – Pub sign, one with no odd features : INN

25-across – General endlessly astute about person beyond control : LOOSECANNON

26-across – Delight in object reflected in mirror : GLADNESS

27-across – Update from vicar and a politician : REVAMP

1-down – Hurry with bit of Morse code : DASH

2-down – Hierarchy secure? Scoff over that : FOODCHAIN

3-down – Time to climb in perfect tower : MINARET

5-down – Bad lot aimed to restrict language soon enough : ALLINGOODTIME

6-down – Variable in speech, strangely lacking energy and soul : PSYCHE

7-down – Son overwhelmed by prize for song : PSALM

8-down – Amphibian in cold dish probed by fellow with hesitation : SALAMANDER

10-down – Film that’s eccentric gives errors, admitting swindle : RESERVOIRDOGS

13-down – Running van into pipe? : SCAMPERING

16-down – Excessive optimist with a plan only getting confused : POLLYANNA

19-down – Agree, all awry, to give up good traditional drink : REALALE

20-down – Spoil lake, home for fish : MARLIN

22-down – Country’s leader for now in flowing garment : TONGA

23-down – Fixes up bargain : SNIP

1-across – Measure of power in new attraction : WATT

3-across – Oppressor in nation seizing moment with revolutionary nonsense : PERSECUTOR

9-across – Called newspaper entertaining name : RANG

10-across – Doctor honours aim to be sympathetic : HARMONIOUS

12-across – Alien in list lacking right symbol of allegiance : ROSETTE

13-across – Model from quiet region of Spain : PARAGON

14-across – Suggestion about thousand joining disorderly advance : BREAKTHROUGH

18-across – Singer anxious to return once : COUNTERTENOR

21-across – Judge starts to assess rude piece with hesitation : ARBITER

22-across – Heron, distracted, following second waterbird : MOORHEN

23-across – Fine merit seen by fool in railway company : FRATERNITY

24-across – Rule out nothing after check : VETO

25-across – Extended version of legend around at that time : LENGTHENED

26-across – Correct reflection of trend : EDIT

1-down – Struggle shifting bed or cupboard : WARDROBE

2-down – Catch good fan getting upset about small element : TUNGSTEN

4-down – Escape notice during day before festival : EVADE

5-down – Signal from coast about English plan : SEMAPHORE

6-down – Dance around king, for example, moving into assembly : CONGREGATION

7-down – Run into difficult channel : TROUGH

8-down – Wickedness in outfit in revolt : RISING

11-down – Keen sort not bothered over temperature in city : STOKEONTRENT

15-down – Deer hurry round new barrier : HINDRANCE

16-down – Plan to arrest man finally : INTHEEND

17-down – New intro in place for hard copy : PRINTOUT

19-down – Just left rubbish : LAWFUL

20-down – Get queasy in boat : OBTAIN

22-down – Satisfied about poetic rhythm : METRE