Daily Answers

1-across – Get rid of mess from small — very small — dog : SWEEPUP

5-across – Trench mortar, signalled, came to 1,000 odd : TOCEMMA

9-across – Chimney in an establishment that shows brightness : LUMINANCE

10-across – A scared demon? : AFRIT

11-across – Too necessary part in choral society : ALSO

12-across – Killing in bygone territorial army style : BAYONETING

14-across – Old maker of music about stream : REBECK

15-across – See 18 : ITALIAN

16-across – Successive notes among followers in part exchange : TRADEIN

18-across – Drink has trap with it : GINAND

20-across – Endless Irish tact in work of crude style : INARTISTIC

21-across – Throw up s-seat : SPEW

24-across – Musical approach for sequel to 18 left in seat : TONIC

25-across – Sequel to 18, making it 3, infuriates stout characters keeping half-hearted rabbit inside : ANGOSTURA

26-across – See 25 : BITTERS

27-across – Authority for queen in old king’s nest site : ROOKERY

1-down – See 24 : SOLFA

2-down – Sesame seed appears around end of season in bulk : ENMASSE

3-down – Huntsman … : PINK

4-down – … holding up taxi, getting seasoner drunk, to pay close attention : PINBACKONESEARS

5-down – Writer from the fringe : THEMOVINGFINGER

6-down – Superior housekeeper in conversation with the lily maid : CHATELAINE

7-down – 18 15 — swallow one! : MARTINI

8-down – Girl keeps Manx cat as part of healing process : ANTIGEN

13-down – Container for mushroom in claret cooked on earth : RECEPTACLE

16-down – Queen abandons season but returns, going round to do the washing : TWINTUB

17-down – Once more the good guy’s in opposition : AGAINST

19-down – Writer turning to melody in Holst’s work : NEPTUNE

22-down – Tired, ie be clothed, with the unknown? : WEARY

23-down – Large request to look at capital : OSLO

8-across – Feline and ovine creat­ures with number prefixed in mathematical chart : NOMOGRAM

9-across – Good number absorbing book about safety device : AIRBAG

10-across – Reluctant to jettison origin of profanity : OATH

11-across – Non-PC brat set to caper about? : STREETARAB

12-across – Closer to making comeback, played again without drug : NEARER

14-across – One’s taken in by spell — a politician needs this : CHARISMA

15-across – Bunk off, keeping distance, to engage in dangerous sport : SKYDIVE

17-across – Import from 9, a genetically modified crop : MEANING

20-across – Dotty way of prophesying : GEOMANCY

22-across – Situation for sculpture caused standing row : COLUMN

23-across – Sitting on fence, alleged drunkard said to have switched on inside light : NEUTRALITY

24-across – The president’s wing : SIDE

25-across – That’s the lot! Home and drink a round! : INTOTO

26-across – Coral & Co breaking an oath about Australia : ANTHOZOA

1-down – Git, a plonker, seller of pop : SODAJERK

2-down – Fish without a lake : LOCH

3-down – Elizabeth playing herself as The Obliterator : ERASER

4-down – Welcome figure finally: 1002? : EMBRACE

5-down – Post-expressionist not brave? : PALEFACE

6-down – Mad Italian love claiming rights, as unreasonable : IRRATIONAL

7-down – Ally in war, killer : NAPALM

13-down – What The Good Shepherd gave new temp in De Niro characterisation? : REDEMPTION

16-down – Very appropriate location for Ali G after one? : VINDALOO

18-down – Pardon me, misguidedly mentioning star : NAMEDROP

19-down – Jaundiced Charlie modelled in clay : CYNICAL

21-down – In pursuit of the old elected government: Conservative, at last, on top : EYEING

22-down – Holding a trivial matter up, Olympics’ chief makes howler : COYOTE

24-down – Old cobbler has no blue dresses : SNOB

1-across – First of burners turned on, so warmer? : BRANDY

4-across – Analyses dumb ladies? : ASSESSES

9-across – What’s odd about river? It’s Britain’s longest : SEVERN

10-across – Some 19 with hoops : HULAHULA

11-across – In which constant blurring of laconic narrations so rectified, mistake ultimately forgotten? : CORRECTIONSAND

13-across – Sentence like that entered into computer accessory, ending in bum : PRISONTERM

14-across – See 19 : BEAR

16-across – Northern European circuit on the radio? : LAPP

18-across – Passionate description of some crows devouring rusty bolt : HOTBLOODED

21-across – See 11 : CLARIFICATIONS

23-across – Strong resistance to break off engagement, might one say? : DEFIANCE

24-across – Two in pool get the urge : LIBIDO

25-across – Mined particles, hardened diamonds found in blast : GOLDDUST

26-across – Compete to eat what’s laid, one wouldn’t eat the layer? : VEGGIE

1-down – Sculpture more than chipped? : BUST

2-down – Temperature taken from worryingly volatile air sacs : ALVEOLI

3-down – Development here, where catastrophe claims vessel on far edge of weir : DARKROOM

5-down – Country girl steals car, then bachelor nicks one : SAUDIARABIA

6-down – Girl in denial eventually flipped : ELAINE

7-down – Right half of visa application, nothing if not one? : SAUSAGE

8-down – Sod in London area given wine, slurred : SLANDERED

12-down – Judge and I lost in poetic justice, unfortunately destroyed : CUTTOPIECES

13-down – Trained poodle? Corgi? Or not! : POLICEDOG

15-down – Its opposite in 3, for sure : POSITIVE

17-down – Light-hearted, fly off with me? : PLAYFUL

19-down – Russian performer on which 22 or 16, we hear? : DANCING

20-down – Super speller : WIZARD

22-down – Central European at the far north or south? : POLE

1-across – Worrying book about money : TROUBLESOME

9-across – Sport shown up as a picture without money : HUNTING

10-across – Her gift could be the goods : FREIGHT

11-across – Name of woman first removed from continent without old people’s advice : FREDERICA

12-across – Tier with time to drink : TWINE

13-across – Steady type to be unsteady : ROCK

14-across – Article on craft required by top people : LEADERSHIP

16-across – Make peace with prisoner — the fool noisily took food : CONCILIATE

19-across – Musicians not allowed to be heard : BAND

21-across – Jobs here for pupil? : APPLE

22-across – Ploy to form layers with stone : STRATAGEM

24-across – The big brother of Marxism? : GROUCHO

25-across – Setter’s scheme for treetop graft : IMPLANT

26-across – Away game was scene of painting : FORTHBRIDGE

1-down – Strong, for beer: 9-1 against the CPS taking the case? : TENPERCENTPROOF

2-down – Fruit to cook right away : OLIVE

3-down – Pray to be given frost for soil : BEGRIME

4-down – Faerie, the Spanish part of Belgian region : ELFLAND

5-down – Open vessel upset : OVERTURN

6-down – On ecstasy, angels laughing madly as we speak : ENGLISHLANGUAGE

7-down – Beetle who gets imp­atient? : CHAFER

8-down – Actor at end of career in very expensive surroundings : STREEP

15-down – Gag on gun : SILENCER

16-down – Demand money for attack : CHARGE

17-down – Verily it’s Hoon that’s out of order : INSOOTH

18-down – Dog register? : TERRIER

20-down – Place lower in protest against the heartless : DEMOTE

23-down – Small boy entertaining relation with little enthusiasm? : TEPID

7-across – Doctor returned to university in this bustling 15 19 : SIDMOUTH

9-across – Short summer holiday near to 15 19 : WHITBY

10-across – Politician, one fleeing African country : BENN

11-across – Prince taking a princess to the cleaners? : CHARLADIES

12-across – Run and scream, if not the best hot meal : SCURRY

14-across – Complaint if hotter still? No harm done : THETROTS

15-across – Irish Sea’s tide belatedly starting to go out? It’s going out too much, sickeningly : BRITISH

17-across – See 15 : DISEASE

20-across – Claim proudly to be topping 15 19 : ARROGATE

22-across – Broken limb’s no good for energetic activity : BUSTLE

23-across – Native that is sounding rough : INDIGENOUS

24-across – Those leading horse into bar, south side in Edinburgh : HIBS

25-across – Puzzle if puppet replaces head of admin in HQ : BEMUSE

26-across – Wrongdoing by Henry? Reputation initially given up for victory in Europe : THIEVERY

1-down – Somehow reconciles company outing with reason for missing report? : SILENCER

2-down – Female leaving behind the West Country : OMAN

3-down – How’s that for a show of disapproval? : OUTCRY

4-down – Broadcast will help 15 19 : PWLLHELI

5-down – Writer first to review eg Eliot’s The Waste Land : WILDERNESS

6-down – Soldier having contracted 17 affecting calves? Not here : ABSENT

8-down – Where you’d hope to get better hotels, rather stupidly : HEALTH

13-down – Source of 17 found in 5, upper respiratory infection turning up in affected 19 : RETROVIRUS

16-down – Long-distance travellers in 8 19 with setter, after docking : SPACEMEN

18-down – Season to get too much sun in 15 19 : SALTBURN

19-down – See 8 : RESORT

21-down – Riot starting, then nun broke royal nose? : RUNNER

22-down – Leader of crew on rising road somewhere in Europe : BOSNIA

24-down – Partake of lunch, oven-ready, in 15 19 : HOVE