Daily Answers

1-across – Protective covering quickly attached to vehicle : CARAPACE

5-across – Problem created by show-off : POSER

9-across – Set out east and cross level area : EXPLAIN

10-across – Spoke angrily, having become influenced : GROWLED

11-across – Conclusion of prayer almost correct : AMEN

12-across – Unwarranted disorder of August riot : GRATUITOUS

14-across – Brilliant and smart, securing century, batting until middle of day : SCINTILLATING

17-across – Book following mad hero’s search involving old sea creature : HORSESHOECRAB

19-across – Cartoon clowns stumble : COMICSTRIP

21-across – Gain diamonds in turn : WIND

23-across – Note start of tour through north of Baltic state : LATVIAN

24-across – Secure, holding nerve about cultivation : TILLAGE

25-across – Abrupt arbiter settled cases : TERSE

26-across – Evocative colour Oscar supplied : REDOLENT

1-down – Concern initially about vessel containing small crack : CREVASSE

2-down – Supply assistant, admitting offence, completely upset : REPLENISH

3-down – Put under pressure in drama : PLAY

4-down – Strange change in latter system keeping place warm : CENTRALHEATING

5-down – Forbidden expert, disguised, grabbing snack : PROHIBITED

6-down – Barrage of colossal volume : SALVO

7-down – Ingredient of salad presented by artist on plate : RADISH

8-down – Crime writer’s novel has tragic hate consuming one : AGATHACHRISTIE

13-down – Pretty busy after a dry run : ATTRACTIVE

15-down – Airmen get trained and develop : GERMINATE

16-down – Base that is held by criminal not yielding : OBEDIENT

18-down – Carve stone inlaid with copper disc : SCULPT

20-down – Drive miles round hill : MOTOR

22-down – Fables not without odd features too : ALSO

1-across – One who’s accepting large tip, holding ace : FATALIST

5-across – State in middle of daft business : AFFIRM

10-across – Standard silver working model : PARAGON

11-across – Sadly alter in becoming dependent : RELIANT

12-across – Bear forlorn hope within one : WINNIETHEPOOH

14-across – Time connected with particular urban area : TOWN

15-across – Go with fellows and start to toil in field : DEPARTMENT

18-across – Financial officers in a mess, party in disarray : PAYMASTERS

19-across – Elegant greeting in duplicate : CHIC

21-across – What’s in bulletin about passion and heart of powerful All Blacks? : NEWZEALANDERS

24-across – Revealed stake in remote settlement : OUTPOST

25-across – Sign attached to your back room full of books : LIBRARY

26-across – Bound stem : SPRING

27-across – One name for each child actually present : INPERSON

1-down – Vain men? Failures, left out : FOPS

2-down – Worth working on a style that’s casual : THROWAWAY

3-down – Support objective story : LEGEND

4-down – Slush and ice initially in projected outlook : SENTIMENTALITY

6-down – Drop unfinished argument in high voice : FALSETTO

7-down – Adult insect I found on fruit without core : IMAGO

8-down – Game with glue and thin piece of wood : MATCHSTICK

9-down – Singer in broadcast finer than a lark : ARETHAFRANKLIN

13-down – Sensational exercises in street destroy our team : STUPENDOUS

16-down – Wreckage of a ship seen in New Testament book : EPHESIANS

17-down – Vehicle owner terribly stressed : CAREWORN

20-down – Poor bloke, not all right after charge : FEEBLE

22-down – Liquid consumed in wide river : WATER

23-down – Colour that’s integral to juicy anecdote : CYAN

1-across – Not coy, working for magnate : TYCOON

4-across – Man in supreme command : BEHEST

8-across – Despite reputation, getting behind idiot in drama : NOTWITHSTANDING

10-across – Less than appropriate promise : UNDERTAKE

11-across – Arbiter, since retiring, in less danger : SAFER

12-across – Find clue with odd parts missing? That’s useless : IDLE

13-across – Pal became excited about hot dessert : PEACHMELBA

16-across – Songwriter taking firm line with journalist, right away : COLEPORTER

18-across – Stagger, being wounded – not good : STUN

21-across – Praise former partner with revolutionary group : EXTOL

22-across – Some junk now in garage in the dark : UNKNOWING

23-across – Avoid attracting attention of warlike people running riot : KEEPALOWPROFILE

24-across – Head for alpine trail to make this? : ASCENT

25-across – Recall varied stock of wine : CELLAR

1-down – Facetious language followed by creep with cry of mock horror : TONGUEINCHEEK

2-down – Controlled a nervous movement up in fortress : CITADEL

3-down – Willows and wild roses covering island : OSIERS

4-down – Wash tub’s last two articles : BATHE

5-down – Corruption of demon has to be substantial : HANDSOME

6-down – Learner in boat endlessly going over tips from unconventional expert : SKILFUL

7-down – Bird in display filled with passion : WHEATEAR

9-down – Feminist from different era emerging with hesitation : GERMAINEGREER

14-down – Examinations inhibit us, keeping quiet : CHECKUPS

15-down – Wise to restrict pressure before bad overflow : SPILLAGE

17-down – Characters in correspondence : LETTERS

19-down – Test involving iodine, very little : TRIVIAL

20-down – Sombre doctor stood up : MOROSE

22-down – Engineer about to reveal submarine : UBOAT

1-across – Cheers received by Communist leader, quiet man in terrible event : CATASTROPHE

7-across – Grouse, not name for flightless bird : MOA

9-across – Lavish smear filled in by artist : LIBERAL

10-across – Work silly dopes resisted : OPPOSED

11-across – Striker, cross about conflict, following heart : CENTREFORWARD

13-across – Travel around, beginning to identify Polynesian language : MAORI

14-across – Trim coach having a change of colour : CHROMATIC

15-across – Stern mind in conservative element : REARGUARD

17-across – Part of lesson, a humourless book of the Bible : NAHUM

19-across – Pompous man is left rambling about wine : SELFIMPORTANT

22-across – Blushing, decline to be symbol of revolution : REDFLAG

23-across – Song packed with zest initially about part of USA : ARIZONA

24-across – Occasional rum : ODD

25-across – Hot in spell, yet more shivery – not unknown indicator of fever? : THERMOMETER

1-down – Cry about everything : CALL

2-down – Plant obtained by explorer turning up with company : TOBACCO

3-down – One who’s withdrawn from contract, one wrongly given lot : SHRINKINGVIOLET

4-down – Head? It helps one draw the line : RULER

5-down – Academic dreaded having no answer to be presented : PROFFERED

6-down – Neat, simple mixer managed innovative approach : EXPERIMENTALISM

7-down – Odd parts for chaps in film, being this? : MISCAST

8-down – Assistant made cape I’d ordered : AIDEDECAMP

12-down – Rascal with eccentric air rose to become producer : IMPRESARIO

14-down – Bubbly title-holder, beaten finally in time : CHAMPAGNE

16-down – Made reference and raised boring article with editor : ALLUDED

18-down – Fashionable and extremely loud, rising quickly : HOTFOOT

20-down – Field occupying acre, almost : REALM

21-down – Reasonable exhibition : FAIR

1-across – Rock music CD not causing bad behaviour : MISCONDUCT

6-across – Saint in middle of appraising wine : ASTI

9-across – Daring entertainer versatile in part : NERVE

10-across – Rude article popular editor concealed : CURTAINED

12-across – Film star arranged a lover’s debut : SUNSETBOULEVARD

13-across – Twitch returning in actual performance : RECITAL

15-across – Very sad soldier in vehicle in retreat : TRAGIC

17-across – Hesitation after proper introduction : PRIMER

19-across – Endlessly horrible time in den : HIDEOUT

21-across – Polar explorer adjusted his level, catching stray dog : SCOTTISHTERRIER

23-across – Carry on with abandon, desperate : LASTDITCH

24-across – Request kind direction : ORDER

25-across – Protein from very variable area : SOYA

26-across – Courage, pet – it’s a hold-up : BOTTLENECK

1-down – Small report missing nothing in government department : MINISTRY

2-down – Father with new alarm : SIREN

3-down – Rendition of remote diva set to be exaggerated : OVERESTIMATED

4-down – Credible reforms yielding right measure of intensity : DECIBEL

5-down – Criminal with contented sound turned over in bed : CORRUPT

7-down – Romanians working for republic : SANMARINO

8-down – Compound belonging to period identified : IODIDE

11-down – Poet in east after a nap explored afresh : ALEXANDERPOPE

14-down – Scoundrel with acknowledgement of debt scheming strangely : CURIOUSLY

16-down – Science fiction series beginning with reference to edge of knowledge : STARTREK

18-down – Italian dish ending in disaster? It’s too complicated : RISOTTO

19-down – Devise alien axe : HATCHET

20-down – Sacred songs in front of shrine sheltered by trees : PSALMS

22-down – Awful din that is not linked to major label : INDIE