Daily Answers

1-across – One that goes over London water taps, otherwise cut : CHELSEABRIDGE

10-across – So Man Utd lose first of three, failing to find growth : OSMUNDA

11-across – Blue shot from camera outside studio : OBSCENE

12-across – Saw no way to get caught on return : TENON

13-across – Public opinion’s swell : TIDALWAVE

14-across – The quality of a peer? The reverse! : EQUAL

16-across – Force out food – the conductor requests it : EXACTFARE

18-across – Combination needs to put up flag : UNIONJACK

19-across – Almost con wealthy Greek : DORIC

20-across – Toy nearly on fire in joint : LEGOFLAMB

23-across – Freedom of speech? : ADLIB

24-across – A long time to be in Paris without a stand : ETAGERE

25-across – Madman is our loony in the Foreign Office : FURIOSO

26-across – Inverted feature of Rugby Union that should provide post-match satsifaction : WEDDINGTACKLE

2-down – Liquid lunch? I’m out killing time with the Little People : HOMUNCULI

3-down – Cloth in decline now? : LINEN

4-down – Do criminal investigators escape bad accident? : ENACT

5-down – Red flower put here as a donation : BLOODBANK

6-down – With passing prevented to minimum, Arsenal finally leave Millennium Stadium in chaos : INSULATED

7-down – She’s large, replacing the final pair : GRETA

8-down – Animated chart-topper, tho’ I blubbered horribly : BOBTHEBUILDER

9-down – Index fingers do the walking here? : REFERENCEBOOK

15-down – Course of fish for French champ! : LINGFIELD

16-down – Eminem’s endlessly agitated about Teletubby – some conflict here : ELALAMEIN

17-down – One’s caught Casanova up taking time off in a pool : APRILFOOL

21-down – 7 misspelt in grid : GRATE

22-down – Do lots of exercise to get into suit? : BEFIT

23-down – He composed music for films Goldfinger primarily : AURIC

1-across – Channel fashion : BRISTOL

5-across – Doctor keeping an animal, the American dolphin : GRAMPUS

9-across – Classy Americans, formerly pages : WASPS

10-across – Cheese from Dudley … : LEICESTER

11-across – … double from Richard III : GLOUCESTER

12-across – Smart girl losing a lot of money : CHIC

14-across – Pole map not wanted here : NORTHAMPTON

18-across – Intercostal pain – your pain led off : PLEURODYNIA

21-across – Beginning of deep water : BATH

22-across – The Oxford five, say, masked : HARLEQUINS

25-across – Modern piece with coals : NEWCASTLE

26-across – Capital needed, with flag high : IRISH

27-across – Argentine islands returned with a bit of land? True : SILVERY

28-across – Herbal drink takes a long time : SAGETEA

1-down – Asks about institutionalised women and covers tops : BEWIGS

2-down – Devonshire village being taken along with one outside society : INSTOW

3-down – Scene of examination for international three-quarter? : TESTCENTRE

4-down – Endless money’s to be found in lounges : LOLLS

5-down – Money for girl, one that flies from West Africa? : GUINESHEN

6-down – One needs people that are in agreement : AMEN

7-down – Flower children keep silence! We”re trying to play snooker : POTSHOTS

8-down – Arabs, people without skirting : SARACENS

13-down – In old-fashioned style, getting on board a brig manque, possibly : EMBARQUING

15-down – How happy can you be with lady in art exhibition? : RADIANTLY

16-down – Be open as possible with Piltdown man’s constituents : APEBONES

17-down – Duck going round to the Guardian and I’ll dry up : TEATOWEL

19-down – Looker on the bright side, losing work, becomes one with a stop watch : TIMIST

20-down – Bits of pelvis near Naples get Greek character into savings : ISCHIA

23-down – City is first to speak : LEEDS

24-down – Bargains here from Jerusalem : SALE

5-across – Slippery character in Longfellow’s Last Stand : WEASEL

6-across – Bloke’s last Letter From America comes back in German : GEEZER

9-across – Author of The Bird Who Broke the Professor’s Heart : FOWLES

10-across – Oriental toffs with a lack of social distinction : EQUALITY

11-across – Given direction by a bird lover : LEDA

12-across – Notes girl receiving drink on a plate : MARGINALIA

13-across – Naturally produced a maiden over? : EXTRAVIRGIN

18-across – Freedom fighter’s infiltrated trade towers, literarily : BARCHESTER

21-across – Stitch up with a euphemistic oath : DARN

22-across – Lots of booze turned humble character inside out : ALFRESCO

23-across – Ford’s history, say, swallowed by Scottish fool : BEGUNK

24-across – Credit cut back for digger : WOMBAT

25-across – Tolerated nothing on the island : BORNEO

1-down – Fit a jacket around exhibits in the Louvre : TABLEAUX

2-down – Aircraft with missile aimed at it – it ends up in the sea : JETSAM

3-down – Odd penny coin once given to pork pie purveyor : PECULIAR

4-down – Plant supplying a drink in South Africa : AZALEA

5-down – Was first to keep song inexpressive : WOODEN

7-down – Undo docking and sell on? : RETAIL

8-down – Want source kept quiet : DEPRIVATION

14-down – It regulates the power that makes toaster hot : RHEOSTAT

15-down – Poor soldier brought up in middle of Depression : INDIGENT

16-down – Unproductive river running dry : FALLOW

17-down – Good drummer required for An American in Puerto Rico? : GRINGO

19-down – Metal providing Switzerland with capital : CHROME

20-down – Tease aristocrat about tape : RIBBON

9-across – Oil producer gets round to check about entering situation : OLIVETREE

10-across – Carry On gems include Charlotte : YONGE

11-across – Touchy creature back on the rooftop? : TACTILE

12-across – Fellow MC’s tail’s in a twist : COMPEER

13-across – I’m not sure I have a turn of speed! : UMPH

14-across – Crude weapon wielded by pleb or mob around junction : PETROLBOMB

16-across – The people about to knock the treatment : THERAPY

17-across – Cheer for maturity by gardening establishment? : ROOTAGE

19-across – Theatrical convert finds money at spring … : BRASSBOUND

22-across – … and its accompaniment, in for participation and out for stables : MUCK

24-across – Sol followed by thunder causes complaint : GRUMBLE

25-across – I delay returning sign to scientist : GALILEO

26-across – Theatre taking party back, one gathered : ODEON

27-across – Theatrical associate of 6’s beast also moved closer : ANDROCLES

1-down – Theatrical sound of horn on Paris street – request eggs for fox to eat : TOOTRUETOBEGOOD

2-down – Theatrical : DISCIPLE

3-down – Was up to cook : DEVIL

4-down – Leaves author on line : GREENERY

5-down – Northeastern town welcoming, if put before pet : REDCAR

6-down – Theatrical dwarf cut short by a beast : PYGMALION

7-down – Successor to Michel, who deputised in Vienna : ANGELO

8-down – Theatrical clue to earth the audience : HEARTBREAKHOUSE

15-down – Profligacy not allowed, they say in the belt : WAISTBAND

17-down – 4’s author, upset about commercial, has changed sides : RENEGADE

18-down – A funny girl in bed : ARUMLILY

20-down – Brightness is the last word about copper : ACUMEN

21-down – Ironical assent about modern street system : ONEWAY

23-down – Initiate dandy into murder : BLOOD

11-across – : SINGLEFIGURE

12-across – : PRURIENT

13-across – : EMERYCLOTH

14-across – : GOODFELLOW

15-across – : INDICT

16-across – : ABSENCE

20-across – : TANTRA

21-across – : NAPALM

23-across – : CARIBOU

27-across – : BUCKET

28-across – : AGA

29-across – : NEO

30-across – : NICEST

31-across – : MACADAM

32-across – : TROUPE

34-across – : IMP

35-across – : IDA

36-across – : UNSPUN

38-across – : BEATRIX

39-across – : NUMBER

41-across – : EYE

42-across – : ELI

43-across – : BLITHE

45-across – : DIDDLED

49-across – : CANTOS

50-across – : YOUTHS

52-across – : TEATIME

56-across – : SPEECH

57-across – : SYMPATHISE

58-across – : ALPHATAURI

59-across – : POWERFUL

60-across – : GOINGTOSLEEP

1-down – : PIGMENTATION

2-down – : EGURGITATE

3-down – : TERCET

4-down – : EIDOLA

5-down – : RUSHES

6-down – : REAGAN

7-down – : APTOTE

8-down – : BUFFET

9-down – : BILLANDCOO

10-down – : INCOURSE

17-down – : BOA

18-down – : ELI

19-down – : COO

22-down – : MATINEE

23-down – : CAMPBED

24-down – : RICHARD

25-down – : BEDERAL

26-down – : UNMIXED

27-down – : BOTANIC

33-down – : PRECONCERTED

37-down – : POTATOPEEL

40-down – : MONTECARLO

44-down – : LOOBYLOO

46-down – : ICE

47-down – : DOT

48-down – : ELM

51-down – : SETOFF

52-down – : TRIPLE

53-down – : AWEIGH

54-down – : INABIT

55-down – : EXPUGN

56-down – : SEACOW