1-across – Garment with knitted top taken in by 5 down neighbour : HOTPANTS

6-across – Recovered well,sparkle’s back after a bug : AEROBE

9-across – Attention-seeker in energetic lover,more sentimental : GOOIER

10-across – Exceptional currency : STERLING

11-across – Youth having organised most of trek,pony brought in? : TWEENAGER

13-across – Wink is dodgy when confronted by judge : JIFFY

15-across – Ending in clink after venture backfiring,fill up again : REPACK

17-across – 5 down notable in ‘beastly couple’ as observed from the far right? : MARKLE

18-across – Capitalist and interventionist with company investing in gas : NEOCON

19-across – Have on end : WINDUP

21-across – East 5 down town in Battle,we surmise : LEWES

22-across – Ridicule can go either way,reportedly,for historical character : GUYFAWKES

25-across – 5 down event charging partner with freethinking power : BRIGHTON

26-across – European city where nothing left,heading for oblivion : OPORTO

28-across – Strangely repulsive,how 5 down town sounds to a minibeast? : CREEPY

29-across – That is written into draft I surprisingly endorsed : RATIFIED

2-down – Artist and musical activist needing no introduction? : ONO

3-down – See 25 Across : PRIDE

4-down – 5 down party host,one preparing food for William the Conqueror? : NORMANCOOK

5-down – Identify relations somewhere in England : SUSSEX

6-down – See 27 : AMEX

7-down – Character cut,defeated,became boisterous : ROLLICKED

8-down – 5 down creation of money constant during plague : BANOFFEEPIE

12-down – Bush’s offensive,ugly thing carrying on: delusion : WARONTERROR

14-down – Ford said TV broadcast the curse of his predecessor? : DAVIDFROST

16-down – Commoner fit for sporting competition : PROLEAGUE

20-down – He painted a weathercock or carousel,say? : TURNER

23-down – 5 author finding love in Don Juan : WOOLF

24-down – Support conclusion of government in state : STAY

27-down – Article buried in 5 down,that’s where the treasure is – 5 down ground! : THE

9-across – After drink I turn into child and fight : SLUGITOUT

10-across – Gives warning of streak when cycling : HOOTS

11-across – Soldiers missing out end of assault course : REGIMEN

12-across – Functions originally twice on screen : REREDOS

13-across – Au pair maybe a horny type : NANNY

14-across – F1 drivers at first suitably placed : FACECARDS

16-across – Vomits now flying in turbulence – let’s change the subject : MOVINGSWIFTLYON

19-across – Flashy female writer in church,a happy place : CLOUDNINE

21-across – Root of word Irish in essence : ORRIS

22-across – Dish in Battle of Lepanto? : POLENTA

23-across – Success in following had the desired effect : HITHOME

24-across – Refuse answer to question,‘Which Lawrence joined the RAF?’ : WASTE

25-across – Frenzied royal companion caught at last drinking wine : ORGIASTIC

1-down – Very big to Macron is abnormal : ASTRONOMIC

2-down – Press coverage of nurse held by TV writer : TURGENEV

3-down – Insult can disconcert : DISMAY

4-down – Encouragement for thug : GOON

5-down – ‘Art’ models entertaining Troy by doing stuff – looking good! : ATTRACTIVE

6-down – Copper? One should be quicker : SHORTCUT

7-down – My working day involved getting bird : CONDOR

8-down – One’s foolish accepting current contractual disclaimer : ASIS

14-down – A good way to describe extraordinary actions which can go to one’s head : FASCINATOR

15-down – Growing old disgracefully – seen taking cocaine in tantrum : SENESCENCE

17-down – Had forgotten an arrangement? Never going to happen : NODANGER

18-down – Youngster carrying gun? Great place for a holiday! : YARMOUTH

20-down – I’ll briefly show up as a Member of Parliament : OWLISH

21-down – See 17 : OFTHAT

22-down – Pledge from father son ignored : PAWN

23-down – Off on 19 : HIGH

8-across – Nothing accomplished,sweetheart : LOVEDONE

9-across – Lotharios in capital thus repulsed : ROMEOS

10-across – Supporter also arranged invitation to form partnership : PROPOSAL

11-across – Performing ultimate check for beginning family : MATING

12-across – Awfully vain romantic,I’m embracing love – my credo? : AMORVINCITOMNIA

15-across – Organizers of striking wedding : UNION

16-across – She traverses isle from sound,part of Hebrides : BRIDE

20-across – Amused text about meat stuffed with chestnuts,we hear – see above : LOVECONQUERSALL

21-across – Poet having sex with wayward girl : VIRGIL

23-across – At home,looked after future spouse : INTENDED

25-across – Places for emotions and male skills combined in suit : HEARTS

26-across – Translated by English,a certain gem : TREASURE

1-down – Kind of contract that’s behind? On the contrary : NOTRUMP

2-down – European politician,in a recent upset,abstaining : TEMPERANCE

3-down – Courts using first of wedding rings,then second : WOOS

4-down – Not a single state for monarch I’d secure : WEDLOCK

5-down – Medic initially got in a sensible person operating in theatre : DRAMATURGE

6-down – Overturned sentence and let out : EMIT

7-down – Libra in strange motion made visible by satellite : MOONLIT

13-down – I do zilch about ultimate destructive critic : ICONOCLAST

14-down – Confused state about old beauty and new chic : MODISHNESS

17-down – Reasons it’s held up by positional changes : MOTIVES

18-down – 20% of large delivery put in filthy place,not seeing straight : SQUINTY

19-down – Briskly scored a half-century,then left – for instance,run out : ALLEGRO

22-down – Stabilizing influence in wild orgy : GYRO

24-down – In no-win situation,hitched : TIED

1-across – <span>I’d easily get </span><i>nth</i><span> term in integration wrong: I might need to work on calculus</span> : DENTAL

5-across – Frank to pull up outside Tom’s after getting lost : POSTMARK

9-across – Rubbish out of sight behind a bin at the front across street : BACKSTAB

10-across – Provide cover for nurse with patient : ENCASE

11-across – Opening tills when busy is good thing for customers : SELLINGPOINT

13-across – House provides wall for a large circular light : HALO

14-across – Turning devices and tech off getting overwhelmed by crap : RATCHETS

17-across – Children’s game a bit of fun before party : KICKBALL

18-across – Joke entertaining northern crowd : GANG

20-across – Tennis shot is good to go past Pat : GROUNDSTROKE

23-across – Fly from gate that’s not opened through cuts : AVIATE

24-across – Genuine tailoring with front cut out needing alteration : ORIGINAL

25-across – Prince shakes and talks nonsense : PRATTLES

26-across – Middle of August taking afternoon tea and cake : GATEAU

2-down – Letter at back of The Times in the morning paper : EXAM

3-down – Review what rustler might do? : TAKESTOCK

4-down – Tense between two cities around this time : LATELY

5-down – Out with family for spin : PUBLICRELATIONS

6-down – Tricks and blues regularly seen during shows : SLEIGHTS

7-down – Mum with the others bedding husband that’s virile : MACHO

8-down – Vibrating as ringtone going off : RESONATING

12-down – You shouldn’t have one club covering back for sex worker on street? : TAXIDRIVER

15-down – See 1 Across : HYGIENIST

16-down – US novelist to live in place south of California : CALDWELL

19-down – Surviving as tooth bites leg : COPING

21-down – Inappropriate of you to sleep with escort,ultimately : UNAPT

22-down – Drink around villa on vacation : CAVA

1-across – Put in prison and ready for going out: very modern : BANGUP

4-across – See 1 : TODATE

9-across – The same papers backing Philistine : IDEM

10-across – Miss a bloomer,regrettably : LACKADAISY

11-across – If one is in Spain,this is usual : SIESTA

12-across – True delinquent in need to get sterilised : NEUTERED

13-across – Landing zone B? : BEACHHEAD

15-across – First to get new airplane to fly : GNAT

16-across – Picked up a sense of place : SITE

17-across – A Greek character,one at a time,is in a funny way : AMUSINGLY

21-across – Party subordinate’s authority : DOMINION

22-across – We’re in serious trouble this bank holiday : MAYDAY

24-across – Heavy drinker taunt for Spooner’s soft drink : GINGERBEER

25-across – Author’s pulses essentially sent back : DAHL

26-across – Criminal said to be a threat to muesli? : SERIAL

27-across – See 26 : KILLER

1-down – Sleep with newspaper on the right for late reading : BEDTIME

2-down – Calls in Vietnamese : NAMES

3-down – Free pair of French articles on tree : UNLEASH

5-down – Pop a question that’s not entirely impenetrable : OPAQUE

6-down – Perhaps no man admits willing to be king : AGAMEMNON

7-down – Team’s core 11,not a piece of cake? : EASIEST

8-down – One might say Shock! Horror! Birkenstock dealer snorting cocaine! : SCANDALMONGER

14-down – Trim unruly fringe,a hazard for a sous-chef? : CUTFINGER

16-down – See 1 : STORIES

18-down – Northerners accept you are a pronounced warrior : SAMURAI

19-down – Hide pleats where edges can’t be seen : LEATHER

20-down – Ranges : SIERRA

23-down – Sing poem in youthful clothing : YODEL