Daily Answers

1-across – A historic offer to edit film about race : CHARIOTSOFFIRE

8-across – Vestment taken by a new saint : ALBAN

9-across – As precaution,banking extremely rare profit : INCREASE

11-across – Pregnant fish has this laborious progress through water,we hear : HARDROE

12-across – Naughty bits of dessert to finish at end of tea : PUDENDA

13-across – Gather in numbers for cycling,then drink : ASSAM

15-across – Pokes fun,having posed by van Gogh painting : SATIRISES

17-across – Swear non-stop: question in pub is ridiculous non-event : DAMPSQUIB

20-across – In author’s works,chapter is not by her? : CANON

21-across – Across Aegean regularly terrible rain falls : NIAGARA

23-across – Bar is excellent but cold inside : CHOCICE

25-across – Islander wrong to coat eyelashes : SICILIAN

26-across – Spice up the Iliad,etc : EPICS

27-across – Choice of grassy areas,nothing special : COMMONORGARDEN

1-down – Have to sleep outside bedroom,it may appear,a disastrous comedown : CRASHLANDING

2-down – Light warning room has no central heating : AMBER

3-down – Fool,I sound hesitant to wear skirt when getting up : IGNORAMUS

4-down – One extending journeys round continental Europe in the first instance : TRICEPS

5-down – Still up in Ohio canal? Head back : OCCIPUT

6-down – Analyst runs into protracted quarrel : FREUD

7-down – Students suggested national flag design : RISINGSUN

10-down – Husband to Anne Sanders,novel author : HANSANDERSEN

14-down – Congenial,so admitting I love my country,suppressing riot : SIMPATICO

16-down – Concept album from Gibraltar? : ROCKOPERA

18-down – Middle Easterner gets a new leader,one who is out of this world : URANIAN

19-down – Pig slaughtered once in pub : BACONER

22-down – Maxim: one not the first that’s empty? : AXIOM

24-down – One short film about castle finally covered in greenery : IVIED

1-across – A historic offer to edit film about race : CHARIOTSOFFIRE

8-across – Vestment taken by a new saint : ALBAN

9-across – As precaution,banking extremely rare profit : INCREASE

11-across – Pregnant fish has this laborious progress through water,we hear : HARDROE

12-across – Naughty bits of dessert to finish at end of tea : PUDENDA

13-across – Gather in numbers for cycling,then drink : ASSAM

15-across – Pokes fun,having posed by van Gogh painting : SATIRISES

17-across – Swear non-stop: question in pub is ridiculous non-event : DAMPSQUIB

20-across – In author’s works,chapter is not by her? : CANON

21-across – Across Aegean regularly terrible rain falls : NIAGARA

23-across – Bar is excellent but cold inside : CHOCICE

25-across – Islander wrong to coat eyelashes : SICILIAN

26-across – Spice up the Iliad,etc : EPICS

27-across – Choice of grassy areas,nothing special : COMMONORGARDEN

1-down – Have to sleep outside bedroom,it may appear,a disastrous comedown : CRASHLANDING

2-down – Light warning room has no central heating : AMBER

3-down – Fool,I sound hesitant to wear skirt when getting up : IGNORAMUS

4-down – One extending journeys round continental Europe in the first instance : TRICEPS

5-down – Still up in Ohio canal? Head back : OCCIPUT

6-down – Analyst runs into protracted quarrel : FREUD

7-down – Students suggested national flag design : RISINGSUN

10-down – Husband to Anne Sanders,novel author : HANSANDERSEN

14-down – Congenial,so admitting I love my country,suppressing riot : SIMPATICO

16-down – Concept album from Gibraltar? : ROCKOPERA

18-down – Middle Easterner gets a new leader,one who is out of this world : URANIAN

19-down – Pig slaughtered once in pub : BACONER

22-down – Maxim: one not the first that’s empty? : AXIOM

24-down – One short film about castle finally covered in greenery : IVIED

1-across – Craft from Spain’s No.1 seed holding serve quietly : SPACESHIP

6-across – Post left after a month in Paris : MAIL

8-across – ‘Trumpet God’ Miles getting fleeced : RAMSHORN

9-across – Fancy Middle-Eastern bread with cheese crust on the counter : ECLAIR

10-across – Finish from Lionel Messi resolved matters? : SLIMES

11-across – Guitarist upset Mani with grating sound outside : BRIANMAY

12-across – European articles limiting sulphur in fuel : DIESEL

15-across – Poor drainage for plant : GARDENIA

16-across – Crowds taking in revolutionary Italian paintings : MATISSES

19-across – <i>Bird</i><span> reflected style of jazz finales from Charlie Parker</span> : DARTER

21-across – Warmer training inside for heptathlon : HOTPLATE

22-across – Characters in council raging about constituent from Kyiv? : GARLIC

24-across – Sport newspaper covering action regularly : RACING

25-across – The French cycling holiday is most verdant : LEAFIEST

26-across – Pool competition’s ending in Hull : POND

27-across – Tahini oddly inspiring cool meal for cannibal : THYESTEAN

1-down – Attributes of Australian swimmer’s back crawl : SNAIL

2-down – Pretends Big Bird’s upset in bottom of Sesame Street? : ASSUMES

3-down – Ultimately take ferry to visit Galapagos Islands : EYOTS

4-down – Tips from heart-throb on silver purse from Kate Spade : HANDBAG

5-down – Prime Minister finally came round and gave first performance : PREMIERED

6-down – Two girls in brief medley : MELANGE

7-down – Copying musical notes up : IMITATIVE

13-down – Sweetheart enthusiastic about catching flipping bouquet : INAMORATO

14-down – Grand National winner allowed to carry small load : LESCARGOT

17-down – Suggested one politician didn’t tell the truth : IMPLIED

18-down – Poet read out description of 1d? : SHELLEY

20-down – Romeo somehow easier to get erect again : RERAISE

22-down – It’s clear material girl supports government : GLASS

23-down – Playwright sent up children’s author endlessly : IBSEN

1-across – Craft from Spain’s No.1 seed holding serve quietly : SPACESHIP

6-across – Post left after a month in Paris : MAIL

8-across – ‘Trumpet God’ Miles getting fleeced : RAMSHORN

9-across – Fancy Middle-Eastern bread with cheese crust on the counter : ECLAIR

10-across – Finish from Lionel Messi resolved matters? : SLIMES

11-across – Guitarist upset Mani with grating sound outside : BRIANMAY

12-across – European articles limiting sulphur in fuel : DIESEL

15-across – Poor drainage for plant : GARDENIA

16-across – Crowds taking in revolutionary Italian paintings : MATISSES

19-across – <i>Bird</i><span> reflected style of jazz finales from Charlie Parker</span> : DARTER

21-across – Warmer training inside for heptathlon : HOTPLATE

22-across – Characters in council raging about constituent from Kyiv? : GARLIC

24-across – Sport newspaper covering action regularly : RACING

25-across – The French cycling holiday is most verdant : LEAFIEST

26-across – Pool competition’s ending in Hull : POND

27-across – Tahini oddly inspiring cool meal for cannibal : THYESTEAN

1-down – Attributes of Australian swimmer’s back crawl : SNAIL

2-down – Pretends Big Bird’s upset in bottom of Sesame Street? : ASSUMES

3-down – Ultimately take ferry to visit Galapagos Islands : EYOTS

4-down – Tips from heart-throb on silver purse from Kate Spade : HANDBAG

5-down – Prime Minister finally came round and gave first performance : PREMIERED

6-down – Two girls in brief medley : MELANGE

7-down – Copying musical notes up : IMITATIVE

13-down – Sweetheart enthusiastic about catching flipping bouquet : INAMORATO

14-down – Grand National winner allowed to carry small load : LESCARGOT

17-down – Suggested one politician didn’t tell the truth : IMPLIED

18-down – Poet read out description of 1d? : SHELLEY

20-down – Romeo somehow easier to get erect again : RERAISE

22-down – It’s clear material girl supports government : GLASS

23-down – Playwright sent up children’s author endlessly : IBSEN

9-across – Whoever confused sources of lake,marsh or swamp : OVERWHELM

10-across – Lover – or lOver? : ROMEO

11-across – Like a range of medicine : ASPIRIN

12-across – Learnt about the origin of neon light : LANTERN

13-across – Inside of Tibet,ten species of goat : IBEX

14-across – Cantankerous person’s dog gone berserk round wet ground : CURMUDGEON

16-across – Harsh return of historical period eating suet pudding : AUSTERE

17-across – 6 + 3 spectators : VIEWERS

19-across – Voracious in a bestial way : INSATIABLE

22-across – Some of Homer’s work is in the picture : EPIC

24-across – With this,endlessly opulent style : NOLETUP

25-across – Where to find lots of uniform-wearing action : AUCTION

26-across – One’s simple transgression over a short time : SIMON

27-across – Sensitive reactions when showrooms demoted chief : ALLERGIES

1-down – To talk endlessly with a martini is cocktail tyranny : TOTALITARIANISM

2-down – Please lash out,as going weak : HELPLESS

3-down – Drain top to bottom pitchers : EWERS

4-down – Light switched in principle,but no entry! : NEONTUBE

5-down – Sign of new mobile home leaving Ohio : EMBLEM

6-down – Redo clue for ‘perpetrator’ : WRONGDOER

7-down – Peed off with writer’s block : IMPEDE

8-down – Spoilt men rinsing socks? That’s expecting trouble : MORNINGSICKNESS

15-down – Developing cholesterol treatment in scrambled egg : GESTATING

17-down – Now and then viable God rises to welcome fallen warriors here : VALHALLA

18-down – Graphic and sexy chapter,essentially legal : EXPLICIT

20-down – I am sadly returning this sausage : SALAMI

21-down – Turn up with listener in support of computer programme : APPEAR

23-down – My foray into Sierra Nevada at first produced disdain : SCORN