Daily Answers

1-across – Proclaim an Armistice Day celebration : MARTINMAS

6-across – What is this bird? : IBIS

10-across – Fish out traveller’s cheques : TROUT

11-across – Frog and artist : FRAGONARD

12-across – Normal run at a lively pace : NATURAL

13-across – Meat is in oven : VENISON

14-across – Student of Urdu guaranteed a place : UNDERGRADUATE

17-across – Train won’t terminate next stop due to diversion : ENTERTAINMENT

21-across – People we sent to pacify the natives : SWEETEN

22-across – It’s past lunch time, so carve the ham : OVERACT

24-across – I may not sign if this ill feeling persists : ANIMOSITY

25-across – Country with an Asian identity : INDIA

26-across – Goods and chattels kept in case : LEST

27-across – Cap needed to check hungry anglers : GLENGARRY

1-down – Rising amounts I usually require : MUTINOUS

2-down – Sort out somewhere to sleep : ROOST

3-down – Rendering another pattern into identical shape : INTERPRETATION

4-down – Wonderful female with beautiful scarf : MUFFLER

5-down – Like drowned rats, very cold too : STARVED

7-down – Strawberries ask to be served in cups : BRASSIERE

8-down – Disingenuousness is not the main line : SIDING

9-down – Doubling the rum ration genuinely counts as sport : MOUNTAINEERING

15-down – Readily transmitted science relating to food : DIETETICS

16-down – Witty Australian figures : STATUARY

18-down – Trevor Nunn gives prize for competition : RUNNING

19-down – The Tale of Pigling Bland, one year on : ANODYNE

20-down – Australia’s show is a hit : ASSAIL

23-down – Record leaves of tree : ALDER

9-across – Moist area’s rank scent : AROMATISE

10-across – Blue river taken to extremes : AZURE

11-across – See 1 : THING

12-across – Bit of a looker secures prize, pocketing pound : BLINDSPOT

13-across – See 29 : ABOUTIT

14-across – Making progress, ordains converts : INROADS

17-across – Piece of cake pressing black flower : TIBER

19-across – See 3 : THE

20-across – God cuts tail from cuckoo and frog in half : MAKER

21-across – He painted an image since then : PICASSO

22-across – Sentimental, weak, gutless individual caught in crush : MAWKISH

24-across – Men suffering about son’s unrealistic dreams : CASTLESIN

26-across – See 24 : SPAIN

28-across – See 15 : BUILT

29-across – This describes unidirectionality, that’s for sure! : NOTWOWAYS

1-down – Tiniest extremities lassoed by whipping, just before dropping off : LAST

2-down – One spotted that freedom in organisation’s restricted : DOMINO

3-down – Why pills might taste funny? : LAUGHTERIS

4-down – Bird pecked at a morsel : TITBIT

5-down – See 3 : MEDICINE

6-down – See 22 : HAND

7-down – An underwater bridge? : HUMPBACK

8-down – See 3 : BEST

13-down – A tyke primarily entering competition to misbehave : ACTUP

15-down – Twenty-four oarsmen, two : ROMEWASNOT

16-down – Girl’s translating will be hard : SARAH

18-down – Sponsors secure Wimbledon action : BACKSPIN

19-down – Figure moving south: there’s more to it : THOUSAND

22-down – Indicator of time given little help : MINUTE

23-down – See 15 : INADAY

24-down – 19 down, perhaps, depicted by 21? : CUBE

25-down – 1 seen off course, how much behind schedule? : LATE

27-down – See 25 : NESS

11-across – Inform on cybercrime, which nobody wants to hear : HACKINGCOUGH

12-across – Assessment of invitation to speak about slowing down the brain? : CRITIQUE

13-across – Terrible thing when City’s lost deal – it’s poison : ATROPINE

14-across – Theatre cover brings adverse comment : REPROOF

15-across – English agent gives notice : ESPY

16-across – Dressed up in Queer Street, which causes bias : VESTEDINTEREST

18-across – Distiller’s answer : RETORT

20-across – Bits of wood for intoxicated investors? : SHAVINGS

23-across – Jolly good field for Spooner’s exercise toy : SKIPPINGROPE

25-across – Like Joseph’s coat, said parrot painter : POLYCHROME

27-across – Baby in company at sea? : CABINBOY

29-across – Particulate painters with lung problem : GRANULAR

30-across – Hairdo idle canal boat operators do? : DREADLOCKS

33-across – Vicar’s job starts this month with slightly twisted teachings : INSTITUTIONS

34-across – Scotsman, if embraced by girl – treat with spirits of hartshorn : AMMONIFY

36-across – Highball producing big smile? : BEAMER

38-across – Detailed : CIRCUMSTANTIAL

41-across – Second course to go with the one before? : SPUD

43-across – A weight carried by cattle as a weapon : HALBERD

45-across – Rude about leaving flower in church : CHURLISH

46-across – Quantity and area of slaughter : MASSACRE

47-across – A Frenchman with one daughter pursuing monarch on her own? : UNCHAPERONED

1-down – This table is used to provide initiation for craft : BATTLESHIP

2-down – Make last as well in the open : EKEOUT

3-down – Spontaneous turn – note who you are and retreat : UNBIDDEN

4-down – Partition at the movies? : SCREEN

5-down – Arrows on the ‘ouse : QUARRELSOME

6-down – Success interrupted by joint amount of peril to dog manager : WHIPPERIN

7-down – Repetition of the chorus : ECHO

8-down – It is cherished by the better paid and subservient, if giving place to drug : DIFFERENTIAL

9-down – Scandal envelops the City as the crow flies : DIRECT

10-down – Prepare to drop a point : QUIP

17-down – Big chief to lead a dog in play : TOPBANANA

19-down – Sequel to draw without a response : REPLY

21-down – Don’t hesitate to give tranquilliser to worker : VALIANT

22-down – Cutting edge of sector, a sparkler with special outside : SARCASTIC

24-down – Polish picture of flower border? : RUBICON

26-down – Sales pitch for squares? : COUNTERCHECK

28-down – Flower : IRISMURDOCH

29-down – Hereditary determinant circumscribing individual thaumaturge : GENIE

31-down – Agricultural worker keeping newspaper articles that will avert anger : SOFTANSWER

32-down – I’m surprised about – what could be true – American being polite : COURTEOUS

35-down – Deliberate without doubt when in drink : MEASURED

37-down – Unassuming ways : MODEST

39-down – Party maybe followed by Democrats : SOCIAL

40-down – Unbelievable cry of pain from candle : TALLOW

42-down – The thing before the game : PLAY

44-down – Fitzgerald’s rest rests : LIES

1-across – Perhaps automatic cleaning work in the capital not on – reach out : WASHINGTHECAR

10-across – Not the same thing as an alternative Scottish tourist attraction : OTHERNESS

11-across – Ace champ : TIBIA

12-across – Chap into home improvement lacking lead ribbing : IRONY

13-across – A low-down bit of craft has pro locked out : ORLOPDECK

14-across – Actor’s guile exploited in Guys and Dolls leads : GIELGUD

16-across – Drink workers producing Scandinavian port : DRAMMEN

18-across – Holbein, artist, rejected Duke of Westminster’s reports : HANSARD

20-across – Cologne’s good stuck on Devon resort’s pot : BEERGUT

21-across – Nothing’s on the level for an American romance : LOVESTORY

23-across – Game not initially before the watershed : RIDGE

24-across – Ewe in loch: OK but oddly lacking radio compliance : WILCO

25-across – Show ring declaration : MANIFESTO

26-across – Having intention of getting trendy in Bath – possible reward for 1,8 or 9? : GOINGTOTHEPUB

2-down – Museum’s quiet spot between two articles : ASHMOLEAN

3-down – Grasping female in the grass without BBC English? : HARPY

4-down – As a mole is not available, he’s last to cancel : NAEVOID

5-down – Fought the man off the American Arctic transporter? : TUSSLED

6-down – Drugs head with side is hindrance to a lawyer : ESTOPPAGE

7-down – Switched central characters of competent English dramatist : ALBEE

8-down – Regular summer routine of loose night owl women getting one for nothing : MOWINGTHELAWN

9-down – An outing with best friend with you taking the lead? : WALKINGTHEDOG

15-down – Prepares to drive uphill in poor grade snow? : GEARSDOWN

17-down – City cat put on gold-plated salver : MOGADISHU

19-down – A welcome from this put-upon type? : DOORMAT

20-down – Horse and one time weapon : BAYONET

22-down – Nothing against sweetheart getting end away, overturning car : VOLVO

23-down – Upset composure of large abandoned freshwater fish : RUFFE

1-across – : QUIGHT

5-across – : WONDER

8-across – : CHAPATI

9-across – : MINTOFF

11-across – : OLDAGEPENSIONER

12-across – : HIVE

13-across – : JACKRABBIT

17-across – : SERVICEMEN

18-across – : YOYO

20-across – : REVOLVINGCREDIT

23-across – : PARLOUS

24-across – : ANTBEAR

25-across – : LESSON

26-across – : DEDANS

2-down – : UPANDOVER

3-down – : GRANGE

4-down – : TAILPLANE

5-down – : WOMAN

6-down – : NUNDINAL

7-down – : ELOIN

8-down – : CLOTHESPROP

10-down – : FIRSTFOOTER

14-down – : KEEPGUARD

15-down – : BROADBEAN

16-down – : ZILLIONS

19-down – : XRATED

21-down – : VERGE

22-down – : IBSEN