Daily Answers

1-across – Friend, old countertenor, comes from a city in California : PALOALTO

5-across – Unpretentious representative inhabiting isle abroad : SIMPLE

9-across – Late drink may make bad thing better : NIGHTCAP

10-across – Dog, good thing to have following onset of burglaries : BASSET

12-across – A second artist brought back bouquet : AROMA

13-across – Go on, smile, having broken down newly-coined word : NEOLOGISM

14-across – At which one may have been punished if stealing mail : WHIPPINGPOST

18-across – George Hepplewhite’s PM? : CABINETMAKER

21-across – Discourage fellow cleaner : DETERGENT

23-across – Bottle-neck? : NERVE

24-across – Sexy Italian breaking heart? Just the reverse : EROTIC

25-across – Seek a tip cooking what’s often served with chips? : STEAKPIE

26-across – Sailor needing to achieve objective : TARGET

27-across – Mother may go after this clergyman : REVEREND

1-down – Colonialist entertaining scholar and author : PENMAN

2-down – Large body of soldiers, say, described by hero : LEGION

3-down – Almost lost Asian ruler in Russian city : ASTRAKHAN

4-down – Boring person studies children’s writer : TRAINSPOTTER

6-down – Leaders of industry deny accident harmed our state : IDAHO

7-down – Greek god mysteriously poisoned : POSEIDON

8-down – One male brought in possessions for valuation : ESTIMATE

11-down – Tossed confetti at us in opera : COSIFANTUTTE

15-down – Novelist suppressing joke – it’s fruity : GREENGAGE

16-down – Rigorous appraisal of a trial involving police branch : ACIDTEST

17-down – A racket, rising commotion in slaughterhouse : ABATTOIR

19-down – Complain about onset of pig flu : GRIPPE

20-down – Motto on one side of court : LEGEND

22-down – Put up beams in the auditorium : RAISE

1-across – Firm order initially put in by one working with horses : STABLEBOY

6-across – Chaplain may give tramp religious education : PADRE

9-across – Chooses not to be involved with new post abroad : OPTSOUT

10-across – A series in dispute : ATISSUE

11-across – Have no influence getting foreign noble free : COUNTFORNOTHING

12-across – Grasslike plant in small border : SEDGE

13-across – US author may, reportedly : HAWTHORNE

15-across – Athletic event last month, Irish town shortened : DECATHLON

17-across – After short time, warning device may become a source of irritation : THORN

19-across – Never doing anything wrong, chess player threw in hat excitedly : WHITERTHANWHITE

22-across – Resign from bank at Oxford on Thursday? : THROWUP

23-across – Making a mistake about a piece of jewellery : EARRING

24-across – Salesman’s extremely lengthy answer : REPLY

25-across – Messed about, ace landed upset : LEDADANCE

1-down – Endless criticism involving old philosopher : STOIC

2-down – Surprise caused by a tanker originally entering channel : ASTOUND

3-down – Deliberately ignore fashion article on alternative fashion : LOOKTHEOTHERWAY

4-down – Engagement later – both made up : BETROTHAL

5-down – Long period of time before end of depression : YEARN

6-down – Go on a pub crawl, to get rid of the blues? : PAINTTHETOWNRED

7-down – Tramp carrying one collection of papers : DOSSIER

8-down – Film starring Jessie Matthews – about parting revenge, roughly : EVERGREEN

12-down – Drink stewed tea in ward, so busy : SODAWATER

14-down – Started and took the lead : WENTAHEAD

16-down – Tweet from Greek character, leading bishop inside : CHIRRUP

18-down – Work in front of ironmonger’s, on view : OPINION

20-down – Actor O’Toole, at heart, soft-hearted : TOPOL

21-down – Bird dog dropping first of birds : EAGLE

1-across – Casino I broke in a Mediterranean capital : NICOSIA

5-across – Strong emotion shown by Oasis playing in outskirts of Preston : PASSION

9-across – Little action in clubs, say : MINORSUIT

10-across – Girl, a long time penning note : AGNES

11-across – Last of Beaujolais wine in jar : SHOCK

12-across – Pay back in rupees one in Burmese resort : REIMBURSE

13-across – A motoring offence within the borders of Shepperton? : DOUBLEPARKING

17-across – Aware of article and short note, most recent : UPTOTHEMINUTE

18-across – Fruit’s popular ammunition : GRAPESHOT

21-across – Steed outside close to Gale : HORSE

23-across – Wilhelm’s OK after port wine : RIOJA

24-across – Cut eating stoned fruit, so cry : SHEDATEAR

25-across – Shorten a card game : ABRIDGE

26-across – Withdraw a score : SCRATCH

1-down – Identifies northern sights on the radio : NAMES

2-down – Pact made by US state capital, at last : CONCORDAT

3-down – Song from a musical, Let’s Get The Show On The Road? : STRIKEUPTHEBAND

4-down – Answer question on amazing allure involving English watercolour painting : AQUARELLE

5-down – Dish of boiled tripe : PETRI

6-down – Song in Groucho’s bar, remarkably clean : SCARBOROUGHFAIR

7-down – Victor letting drop wife’s secret : INNER

8-down – Gets gen confused about Society and savings : NESTEGGS

14-down – A waste of time, like the team that always loses? : POINTLESS

15-down – Seriously trendy boy’s name, reportedly : INEARNEST

16-down – Country record includes opening of Love Song : BULGARIA

19-down – Love affair starts to annoy many of us : AMOUR

20-down – Hospital teas prepared with speed : HASTE

22-down – Some near this planet : EARTH

1-across – Cigarette butt’s gone out, pocketed by theologian : DOGEND

4-across – Caught out in rocky place in reconnaissance vehicle : SCOUTCAR

9-across – Small square sail shown in book : MOONRAKER

11-across – Found in Ephesus, historic dish : SUSHI

12-across – Proceed cautiously with wife at church dance gatecrashed by son : WATCHONESSTEP

14-across – Inappropriate home, small apartment : INAPT

16-across – Anxiety caused by flying to it again : AGITATION

18-across – Denied row involved a bedcover : EIDERDOWN

19-across – Such as turns to and fro : ROTOR

20-across – Hateful thing I, A. Nobel developed : OBJECTIONABLE

24-across – Foe some cavalrymen eventually repelled : ENEMY

25-across – Irrelevant, a Parisian’s told : UNRELATED

26-across – Irritable about most in party making a mockery : TRAVESTY

27-across – Popular player’s first was located not out of bounds : INPLAY

1-down – Stupid chap from restaurant getting a lift : DUMBWAITER

2-down – Spirit from good landlord : GHOST

3-down – Former PM meeting celebrity, a guiding light : NORTHSTAR

5-down – Couturier isn’t rich, radio broadcast : CHRISTIANDIOR

6-down – On horseback, group brings distress : UPSET

7-down – ATM ready on time : CASHPOINT

8-down – Runs over to help attack : RAID

10-down – At which a bounder may be tried with unfair bias? : KANGAROOCOURT

13-down – Disagreeable Finn rudely treated : UNFRIENDLY

15-down – Stars in Oman dread travelling : ANDROMEDA

17-down – A secretion troubled lad in ear, to a point : ADRENALIN

21-down – Irish writer gets great pleasure attending church : JOYCE

22-down – Stake the Spanish climbing plant : BETEL

23-down – Flog Ecstasy in club : BEAT

1-across – Drug injection for pop : POTSHOT

5-across – Proust slipped into a state of unconsciousness : STUPOR

9-across – Not lasting long, something enjoyed by pupils? : SHORTTERM

11-across – Spill drop of rum by video : TAPER

12-across – Book in Saturday’s client in need of treatment : ASTUDYINSCARLET

13-across – Gather a large amount : AMASS

15-across – Find out when? Sure : ASCERTAIN

17-across – Murderous child – I am treated without love : HOMICIDAL

18-across – Coffee : MOCHA

19-across – In a state of great elation at the North Pole? : ONTOPOFTHEWORLD

23-across – Home help returned from Asian country : INDIA

24-across – Relish acquiring one gite abroad in today’s climate? : ZEITGEIST

25-across – Rotten type, in time, may cause mistakes in print : ERRATA

26-across – Decisive moment following onset of storm – squeeze together : SCRUNCH

1-down – After last of lasagna, tagliatelle perhaps : PASTA

2-down – Seawards in crude raft, marines could show you a hatchery : TROUTFARM

3-down – Strongly disliked bowler, English, opener for Derbyshire? : HATED

4-down – Article on genius from Australia making a film : THEWIZARDOFOZ

6-down – Four-letter word used by girl upset about first of tasks : TETRAGRAM

7-down – Whelp I left for student : PUPIL

8-down – Girl in race, one across imaginary kingdom : RURITANIA

10-down – Game at which children always leave one standing? : MUSICALCHAIRS

13-down – A goddess paid her to, in error : APHRODITE

14-down – Chap Tyson dealt with, a toady : SYCOPHANT

16-down – Sounds like a combination of notes by one playing instrument : ACCORDION

20-down – Circuitous tour round duke’s house : TUDOR

21-down – Bet salary on foremost of runners : WAGER

22-down – Drop it in front of Dominican church : DITCH