Daily Answers

1-across – Pointed remark made in pub by bishop : BARB

3-across – Was brilliant securing work across America demonstrating a musical instrument : SOUSAPHONE

9-across – Turn on one, a villainous ensign : IAGO

10-across – Cautious about girl offering wine : CHARDONNAY

11-across – Soft soap used with facecloth : FLANNEL

13-across – Gift of pence – consider as an affront : PRESENT

14-across – Many thousands milling about round federation’s capital for ages : AMONTHOFSUNDAYS

17-across – At home in flat, good girl produces a type of oil : EVENINGPRIMROSE

20-across – The sort of wedding one must be expecting to have? : SHOTGUN

22-across – Neo-Nazi fellow is cast out : FASCIST

23-across – Real idiots misread leading articles : EDITORIALS

24-across – One put in large order : FIAT

25-across – In which one starting school may be excellent : FIRSTCLASS

26-across – Couple on the radio promoting fruit : PEAR

1-down – One may hold papers in short legal action : BRIEFCASE

2-down – Complicated procedure pouring millions into capital function : RIGMAROLE

4-down – Old leader of Turks greeting Desdemona’s husband : OTHELLO

5-down – Predicaments caused by quarrels about Ecstasy : SCRAPES

6-down – More papers translated about end of reign of William and Mary, say : PROPERNAMES

7-down – Snow leopard, one of sixteen in a pound : OUNCE

8-down – Extremely exhilarating conclusion to army exercises in country : EGYPT

12-down – Love child eating one, a piece of cake : NOTHINGTOIT

15-down – Native of Lincoln checking roots? : ABORIGINE

16-down – Observer magazine : SPECTATOR

18-down – Popular male entertained by girl in seedy bar : GINMILL

19-down – Draws Hornung character : RAFFLES

20-down – Female with a fiver, initially produced from bundle : SHEAF

21-down – Willow, very large one approaching outskirts of Esher : OSIER

1-across – Old sailor’s wit : SALT

3-across – Calculation in chart, I suspect, contains transposed entry : ARITHMETIC

10-across – Deceive bishop in the morning having drop of liqueur in drink : BAMBOOZLE

11-across – Weighty mass of small stones reduced : GRAVE

12-across – Frenchman and wife make a fresh start : RENEW

13-across – Changed pace here to secure lead in gruelling supplementary heat : REPECHAGE

14-across – Where one may be introduced to a black Russian or a white lady? : COCKTAILLOUNGE

18-across – Comedy stars, a lady with her lad, run out : LAURELANDHARDY

20-across – Dramatist organised polo and chess : SOPHOCLES

22-across – Beginning an attack : ONSET

24-across – Proper shock, opener getting dismissed : RIGHT

25-across – Cut arm badly bathing at one – it’s distressing : TRAUMATIC

26-across – Man does engaging right dockers : STEVEDORES

27-across – Examination in East wing of castle : ORAL

1-down – Knock off tarts cub prepared : SUBTRACT

2-down – Fruit from Spanish region leader in market imported : LEMON

4-down – Bird from Brazil seen flying around or perched on line : RAZORBILL

5-down – Invest in dock : TIEUP

6-down – Eating these liberty caps could make a groom miss much : MAGICMUSHROOMS

7-down – Battle flag a tar unfurled heading for Rhodes : TRAFALGAR

8-down – Bright, bar after introduction of candles? : CLEVER

9-down – One may be prepared for retirement : HOTWATERBOTTLE

15-down – G-man with cheap fizzy pop : CHAMPAGNE

16-down – Painting of lake and southern headland : LANDSCAPE

17-down – Lion-tamer’s opening following my act, is weird and wonderful : MYSTICAL

19-down – Egyptian god identified by very large woman : OSIRIS

21-down – Extremely drunk, failing to start game : LOTTO

23-down – One enthralled by name of Indian instrument : SITAR

1-across – Roman historian understood us : TACITUS

5-across – Gangster, outlaw, mostly awkward type : HOODLUM

9-across – I held in awfully rude urge, as required by etiquette : DERIGUEUR

10-across – Painter contributing to post-modern style : ERNST

11-across – Drinking alcohol to excess, unrestrained : INTEMPERATE

12-across – A saying comic stooge heard – far funnier others, as well : FOOLSRUSHIN

14-across – See 12 : WHEREANGELS

16-across – See 12 : FEARTOTREAD

20-across – Alien creature in valley, leader of Klingons : DALEK

21-across – Carl hated High Church : CATHEDRAL

22-across – Lack of openness in book : RESERVE

23-across – Country seat, terribly arresting on island : ESTONIA

1-down – Put drop of Drambuie in as well, and stir : TODO

2-down – Eccentric provided fellow with capital : CARDIFF

3-down – ‘Funambulist’ in ‘Telegraph’ – work it out : TIGHTROPEWALKER

4-down – Leader of socialist party in power : STEAM

5-down – Spotted dog with clown, pantomime character : HARLEQUIN

6-down – Crafty move in the race across the heart of Slovenia brings a better result than expected : OVERACHIEVEMENT

7-down – Head of loon, an aquatic bird, is light : LANTERN

8-down – Companion is to marry : MATE

13-down – Select cap randomly from display : SPECTACLE

14-down – Cakes made by fine female in part of Great Britain : WAFFLES

15-down – Deplorable club used in evening? : SADIRON

17-down – Name of lieutenant knocked over in match : TITLE

18-down – Duck on the German river : ODER

19-down – Bone of doubtful nature : ULNA

1-across – The most committed members in tough military division, we hear : HARDCORE

5-across – Her Majesty is among supporters of German composer : BRAHMS

10-across – Feature female in Cleveland town where animals are intensively reared : FACTORYFARM

11-across – Area of Gozo, once a chaotic place : ZOO

12-across – Son interrupts primate in church recess : APSE

13-across – Operated by water? Curly and I had fluid : HYDRAULIC

15-across – Comedian in contact with namesake? Look for unlikely outcome : HOPEAGAINSTHOPE

17-across – Going public about state of cooling system? : AIRCONDITIONING

20-across – Punctuation mark one’s put in monocle’s, incorrectly : SEMICOLON

22-across – Finished first in Division One : DONE

24-across – Purpose of Thai mission : AIM

25-across – Learner in cabined area, out of control : ABECEDARIAN

26-across – Criminal does nicking copper coin : ESCUDO

27-across – A foreword for the record, reportedly : PROLOGUE

1-down – Sound system employed by Delhi firm : HIFI

2-down – Caper, ripe for cooking as a baking aid : RICEPAPER

3-down – Anger shown over a disease : CHOLERA

4-down – Type of music made by Myrtle and husband playing astride horse : RHYTHMANDBLUES

6-down – Unrestrained, a politician during tirade : RAMPANT

7-down – Girl, in mist, left : HAZEL

8-down – Snacks with good drop of ginger in whiskies : SCOTCHEGGS

9-down – Children’s favourite seen in station bar drinking close to me : PADDINGTONBEAR

14-down – Mean type wants inexpensive fish : CHEAPSKATE

16-down – One may have been fried on one on part of cooker : ONIONRING

18-down – The place for fruit or wine? Not half! : ORCHARD

19-down – Eccentric might ask for remaining dance : ODDBALL

21-down – Mock girl, top of class : MIMIC

23-down – Girl drunk in centre : ANNE

1-across – Senator must be involved in betrayal : TREASON

5-across – Cook using good sieve : GRIDDLE

9-across – Legal document’s comprehensive – that’s very obvious : WRITLARGE

10-across – Chaos caused by United supporters on the way back : SNAFU

11-across – Does so much better than groups in the neighbourhood on courses : RUNSRINGSROUND

13-across – Part of play watched in audition? : SCENE

14-across – Newcomer with artist settling in for good in Scottish town : STRANRAER

16-across – Genuine native? : INTRINSIC

18-across – Girl in Israeli port, returning around one : ERICA

20-across – Pitied any red at dodgy line-up : IDENTITYPARADE

23-across – Wooden old actor given lead in Notorious : TREEN

24-across – Card game in bar attracting sailor : BLACKJACK

25-across – Unskilled, a graduate? True, curiously : AMATEUR

26-across – Turtle avoiding soft ground : TERRAIN

1-down – Draw northern urban area : TOWN

2-down – Gourmet has cooked pie with kipper : EPICURE

3-down – Opposition shown to rep as listener’s case unfolds? : SALESRESISTANCE

4-down – Beautiful youth in plant : NARCISSUS

5-down – Former cricket captain about to enter carriage : GREIG

6-down – Intermediary who might make a cover charge? : INSURANCEBROKER

7-down – Doctor Lane strangles a copper in this gothic novel : DRACULA

8-down – Can our idea upset one from Quito, maybe? : ECUADORIAN

12-down – Plant, iris, adapts to change : ASPIDISTRA

15-down – Stagger factory with thrift, say : ROCKPLANT

17-down – Girl supplying article about South America : THERESA

19-down – Trendy girl in a state : INDIANA

21-down – Row across British river : TIBER

22-down – Like a king at home : AKIN