Daily Answers

1-across – Good old boy, hit, is utterly astonished : GOBSMACKED

6-across – Miss sleep after onset of shingles : SKIP

10-across – To walk at a leisurely place could be second nature abroad : SAUNTER

11-across – Duck with orange cooked using this herb : OREGANO

12-across – Behave inappropriately in outpost and feel silly : STEPOUTOFLINE

14-across – Fool crossing by very deep chasm : ABYSS

15-across – Mate hated awful headgear : COCKEDHAT

17-across – Late news – ‘containers overturned by crowd’ : STOPPRESS

19-across – Learning about one valley famous for its wines : LOIRE

21-across – Germans turned out in pants, perhaps : UNDERGARMENTS

24-across – Rush next to very large English flower : TEAROSE

25-across – Legal action by head, foolish person : NUTCASE

26-across – Travel free on expresses, originally : RIDE

27-across – Carol, in SE county, working for palace : KENSINGTON

1-down – Initially grass snake causes short intake of breath : GASP

2-down – Theoretical sign of a nice day? : BLUESKY

3-down – Head of religious community, old lady seen by Lake : MOTHERSUPERIOR

4-down – Worry, about to handle ornamental tablet : CARTOUCHE

5-down – Eastern club getting hold of old German vessel : EBOAT

7-down – After first of kickbacks, vanish mysteriously, just like a rogue : KNAVISH

8-down – Suitable fixtures for houses? : PROPERTIES

9-down – Meat dish, capital after complaint : BEEFWELLINGTON

13-down – Musical instrument suits Arab playing bit of Gershwin inside : BASSGUITAR

16-down – Names sect breaking windows : CASEMENTS

18-down – Excessively cautious person in card game : OLDMAID

20-down – Second Saint crucified : INSTANT

22-down – Girl from Belgrade, lexicographer : ADELE

23-down – Put article in study for college official : DEAN

1-across – Trojan prince is shown on standard : PARIS

4-across – Objects after shop damaged hair : SPLITENDS

9-across – Dress up bride more elaborately : EMBROIDER

10-across – Left on account of toy boy : LOVER

11-across – Rotter locking Italian inside the Spanish fortress : CITADEL

12-across – Outside broadcast – do watch : OBSERVE

13-across – Dreadful print of a dying Mozart? : INFANTPRODIGY

15-across – Six feet under, or over? : DEADANDBURIED

17-across – Old instrument in bar, not entirely used to make a pasta dish : RAVIOLI

19-across – Animal in one, performing : ONSTAGE

21-across – Opposing female, 50, easily bribed : VENAL

22-across – Pride in work over in island church : ARROGANCE

23-across – Formal item of clothing dear? Cost’s outrageous : DRESSCOAT

24-across – Heartless teddy boy becomes a boxer : TYSON

1-down – Deliver a sermon, a real beauty about beginning to repent : PREACH

2-down – Runs a racket in capital : RABAT

3-down – Brand new floods came bringing impending disaster : SWORDOFDAMOCLES

4-down – Prevented from participating in hobby by daughter : SIDELINED

5-down – Great short piece from orchestra in a slow tempo : LARGO

6-down – Rifleman’s aid – light piece – cost’s outrageous : TELESCOPICSIGHT

7-down – Little Edward’s trapping destructive creatures – it doesn’t matter : NEVERMIND

8-down – Apologetic about Church of England suggesting witchcraft : SORCERY

13-down – One with bit of nerve to go on ahead : INADVANCE

14-down – Fool receiving awful clout from powerful rich type : PLUTOCRAT

15-down – Traced the source of English river? I have, in the outskirts of Dartford : DERIVED

16-down – River that’s cut off any number… : SEVERN

18-down – … in part of Florida, hot US state : IDAHO

20-down – Girl from the North kept in a long time : AGNES

1-across – Come home? : EYERHYME

5-across – A short bed for a child in school : SCOTCH

9-across – Suggest one politician’s extremely lucky : IMPLY

10-across – Dog, note, by entrance to Downing Street, barking : REDSETTER

12-across – Watch parts, broken easily : HANDSDOWN

13-across – Dog’s company on rig at sea : CORGI

14-across – Milano figs make fantastic laxative : MILKOFMAGNESIA

18-across – They’re helpful if you want to change banks? : STEPPINGSTONES

20-across – Soundly criticise variety show : REVUE

22-across – Soil dweller ruined the marrow : EARTHWORM

24-across – Reserve’s position of power : SUBSTANCE

25-across – Twelve in Australia in office : DOZEN

26-across – Boy’s terse, to some extent a very uncommunicative person : OYSTER

27-across – Home by river English artist kept secret : INCAMERA

1-down – A prophet in Israel is Habakkuk : ELISHA

2-down – It’s thoughtful to support former partner, and costly : EXPENSIVE

3-down – Former US President in a state of confusion, we hear : HAYES

4-down – Ballerina not many forget dancing : MARGOTFONTEYN

6-down – About last, in complex score, is the climax : CRESCENDO

7-down – Last of eight in defeat upset coach : TUTOR

8-down – Reportedly harassed an old woman, belligerent sort : HARRIDAN

11-down – Does such an operator look down in the mouth? : DENTALSURGEON

15-down – Short novel has Wooster losing cap and neckwear item : KIPPERTIE

16-down – Noah’s son rose, heading off in a muddle : SHEMOZZLE

17-down – English crowd in outskirts of Sarajevo getting coffee : ESPRESSO

19-down – Two articles about spymaster and girl : AMANDA

21-down – Struggles to contain onset of bitter feelings : VIBES

23-down – Hardy’s gruesome monster : HYDRA

1-across – With less hair, daughter has changed? Poppycock : BALDERDASH

6-across – Endless industrial action in a Scandinavian capital : OSLO

9-across – Cut down others growing wild at end of garden : SHORTEN

10-across – Batter and split bulwark : RAMPART

12-across – Fish in lock, here? Reams, improbably : HORSEMACKEREL

14-across – They may be inside creel, slithering : EELS

15-across – Attend works and have a breakdown : GOTOPIECES

18-across – Expert history teacher? : PASTMASTER

19-across – Type of club responsible for great merriment : GLEE

21-across – Sporting winter coats on lake : CONISTONWATER

24-across – Blessing boy is acceptable : BENISON

25-across – Small number very angry at one about vagrant : NOMADIC

26-across – Direction of the asteroid : EAST

27-across – Linkmen in crowd about to go in : PRESENTERS

1-down – Attempt made by Ballesteros, initially with wood : BASH

2-down – Rings about predicament caused by gaps in the law : LOOPHOLES

3-down – Complete set of religious books found in Ireland : ENTIRE

4-down – Play in unsafe spot : DANGEROUSCORNER

5-down – So, in Sweden, grasp changes and make full use of one’s talents : SPREADONESWINGS

7-down – Commotion about a single step : STAIR

8-down – Easily defeated : OUTCLASSED

11-down – To get on in fashion I start to travel : MAKEIT

13-down – Vile place? Bed is, if poorly : DESPICABLE

16-down – Poet led corgi out over top of Exmoor : COLERIDGE

17-down – Entertains in the morning on manoeuvres : AMUSES

20-down – Stumped by peculiar name of part of flower : STAMEN

22-down – Non-starters for boy engaged in climbing : NONOS

23-down – Book turns : ACTS

1-across – Senior nurse, trade union member? : SISTER

4-across – Sign of a sore poet? You may see one holding a dagger : SCABBARD

9-across – Standard is set by leader of hillside community : PARISH

10-across – Calm, boy before Goran’s first service : EVENSONG

12-across – Crewmen losing? Easily : HANDSDOWN

13-across – Leaves bits : PARTS

14-across – Author drawn by jockey : RIDERHAGGARD

18-across – Florists, advocates of peace? : FLOWERPEOPLE

21-across – Fear evident in Territorial Army : ALARM

22-across – Strange orange-red musical instrument : REEDORGAN

24-across – General behaviour in New York city street : BROADWAY

25-across – Trace line of ancestry : STRAIN

26-across – Sailor, very good on ancient instrument? Perfect : ABSOLUTE

27-across – Composer – supporter has original of his manuscript : BRAHMS

1-down – Gemstone – it has sparkle, we hear : SAPPHIRE

2-down – Commercial interrupting peaceful piece of music : SERENADE

3-down – Relaxes during course of striptease show : EASES

5-down – Caught vendor upset with agent in London district : COVENTGARDEN

6-down – Bet on changes involving a normal Corsican family : BONAPARTE

7-down – A plank on a ship? : ABOARD

8-down – Synopsis to assimilate : DIGEST

11-down – Product endorsement? Impressive, we initially utter : ROYALWARRANT

15-down – Reportedly go round with type that’s someone to look up to : ROLEMODEL

16-down – Quotation in comic paper about one – good piece of humour : EPIGRAPH

17-down – Darbishire’s friend, girl not unknown in G&S : JENNINGS

19-down – Greek character – priest entertaining Bachelor of Divinity : LAMBDA

20-down – Rules soon to be adopted by Civil Service : CANONS

23-down – Ring from abroad about coming over : OUTER