8-across – Banter about a couple of things wanted on course : REPARTEE

9-across – Create stink with article that’s proverbially erroneous : HUMAN

10-across – You are reportedly in hospital with temperature, injured : HURT

11-across – Reached conclusion about numbers of Romans being malicious : EVILMINDED

12-across – Good behaviour, we hear, in areas around stations : MANORS

14-across – I have put back piece of furniture that’s possible to avoid : EVITABLE

15-across – Curse that’s part of Bible, in 4 19, as are ten other answers : BESHREW

17-across – In a practical sense, team that’s not careless : ANXIOUS

20-across – Temporarily halt start of play after second side’s changed : PROROGUE

22-across – Wrongfully nailed, producing no confession : DENIAL

23-across – Section of island a man searched in part of Indian Ocean : ANDAMANSEA

24-across – Leave droppings of carnivore, small one : SCAT

25-across – Like part of a certain tree — a king hid in one, desperately : OAKEN

26-across – Facility for addicts initially is unveiled by doctor in public : OPIUMDEN

1-down – Greek character with pistol held up police : REGULATE

2-down – Players attempt to make a catch : CAST

3-down – Organic compounds forming chains, perhaps, apart from first time : ETHERS

4-down – Final book, having been abridged, is edited and altered : REVISED

5-down – Excellent husband cutting flower : CHAMPION

6-down – Doctor mentioned a change for the better : EMENDATION

7-down – Multinational organisation we will cut is in poor shape : UNWELL

13-down – Soldiers love appreciation, when blunder’s covered up : OTHERRANKS

16-down – Firmly establishes earnings must be adjusted : ENGRAINS

18-down – University academic leader upset about club that’s still going strong : UNABATED

19-down – I must replace last piece of poem on account of one person : VERSION

21-down – Took flight, thus, with miles to redeem : RANSOM

22-down – Lie and improperly admit to one kind of school : DEALIN

24-down – Body a medic’s turned over : SOMA

1-across – In Le Monde, Mrs Boatman follows article on cuckoo : MADAME

4-across – Eat little fish caught here, in an area of the sea : FASTNET

9-across – Two areas of the sea in which to find fish : DOVERSOLE

10-across – Uniform visual spread is lacking? It depends on the palate : UVULA

11-across – Area of sea foam produced with small rotation : FORTH

12-across – Overly large number in those mixed with taste : TOOTHSOME

13-across – Don’t do this to a boat entirely in the sea : ROCKALL

15-across – Burden of tragic, boring speech : SADDLE

17-across – Rebuke solver twice, say, in sea area report! : TUTTUT

19-across – See 22 : ICELAND

22-across – Where swirling sea breaks into coastline? Thud! Crash! : SOUTHEAST

24-across – Where liners originally entered the sea? : MALIN

26-across – Airship loses skin, ending up in middle of sea : IRISH

27-across – Protective cover for Spooner’s style of hairlines? : SUNBONNET

28-across – It’s wrong or right inside: not exactly mature : ERRATUM

29-across – See 5 : UTSIRE

1-down – Destined to wander around and around, fed up : MADEFOR

2-down – Several pointless clues for one in the sea : DIVER

3-down – Troop movement in April? : MARCHPAST

4-down – Area of sea said to be modest source of fish : FAEROES

5-down – Part of sea route is shut off : SOUTH

6-down – Regional variation about superior brain support : NEUROGLIA

7-down – It goes into the sea with a message inside : THAMES

8-down – As a rib might carry one to get inshore : COSTAL

14-down – Worth, perhaps, 1 euro — curt fashion statement : COUTURIER

16-down – Good-looking sailor spends night here? : DREAMBOAT

18-down – The boat’s back! Deliverance! The boat’s back! : TRANSOM

19-down – Fashionable tempo and a voice on one note : INTONE

20-down – Row over eccentric letters sent out from superior eating place : DINETTE

21-down – Time to try for scale : ASSIZE

23-down – Drummer has one to bash about what’s inside : HIHAT

25-down – Sea area, say, for two days off across the Channel : LUNDI

1-across – Got switched : TWIGGED

5-across – One mishandling gong lecturer’s pinned inside coat : FUMBLER

9-across – Admitting one for tests, writhing in severe pain — an indication of sportiness? : GOFASTERSTRIPES

10-across – Sussex train has stopped outside : EXTRA

11-across – Sealing backing for aged teachers in charge, having got behind special lashings : SHEDLOADS

12-across – In short, the solution is to turn champion horse into one that gets beaten : SNAREDRUM

14-across – Timeless scar, the beginning and the end for Socrates? : SIGMA

15-across – Daughters in wage rage? : PADDY

16-across – Gin-slinging in social gathering good for generating this? : SINGALONG

18-across – Unthinkingly used up cards : OUTOFHAND

21-across – Lizard caught antagonist in Wall Street : GECKO

22-across – Physical exercises in the morning? They attract attention at Westminster : EARLYDAYMOTIONS

23-across – Nurse admitted Indian dish that’s hot dislodged canine : BASENJI

24-across – Secretary’s not very much on, for example : PARAGON

1-down – One very fierce soldier held up in lock : TIGRESS

2-down – Hip’s well-exercised, passing time with courtesans on and off : INFITSANDSTARTS

3-down – Flimsy bloody cases succeeded unchanged : GOSSAMERY

4-down – Pharmacy business stocks ecstasy for you, on telephone deposit : DREGS

5-down – James or John? It’s doubtful which tank’s propelled skyward : FISHERMAN

6-down – On top of latke, 10 mushroom : MOREL

7-down – Waxed lyrical about reaction to pain, after having to drink tea : LAPSANGSOUCHONG

8-down – Extremely large arses kicked round part of Antarctica : ROSSSEA

13-down – One emperor giving lift to another’s a long way off one : RASTAFARI

14-down – Carnage puts end to games and merriment : SLAUGHTER

15-down – Saw dog severing lead : PROVERB

17-down – Nothing too much inserted, snog silly old Scots relative : GOODSON

19-down – Gathering of the air at the centre of lying : FLYIN

20-down – Block apparently unhinged : DAMUP

1-across – Find views of university in excellent books : SOUNDOUT

5-across – Wretched sailor getting cold in stream : ABJECT

9-across – Extremely rude vagrant came inside for wine bottle : REHOBOAM

10-across – Conjuror sometimes a pilgrim : PALMER

12-across – Heartless girl close to tears after playing around with more than one husband : POLYANDROUS

15-across – Log first axed in middle of America : ENTER

17-across – Prepared for conflict in pits? : UNDERARMS

18-across – Gluttons’ bread ration somewhere in France : PERPIGNAN

19-across – Crime writer Wallace and Gromit initially read in translation : EDGAR

20-across – Staggering behind empty stable, second in horse race : SENSATIONAL

24-across – A daughter of Mnemosyne — daughter unlike Queen Victoria : AMUSED

25-across – What a canary will do repeatedly in prison : SINGSING

26-across – Very smooth malt whisky finally put on plane : MIGHTY

27-across – Organ part that is holding notes back : INNEREAR

1-down – Opening for Steptoe’s rubbish? Plenty here : SCRAPHEAPS

2-down – It may be stuffed poultry he’s cooked : UPHOLSTERY

3-down – President unknown in Middle East state? Not entirely : DUBYA

4-down – Fully functional as a mountain stream : UPANDRUNNING

6-down – Egg roll for starters in old-fashioned club or restaurant : BRASSERIE

7-down – Outer Mongolia supports Forster novel : EMMA

8-down – Brown bears right in lake : TARN

11-down – Action! Send on cast for film! : CONDENSATION

13-down – Ship — Titanic — one going down in salt water : BRIGANTINE

14-down – One has twelve houses, making realtors go crazy : ASTROLOGER

16-down – In Hollywood Claude shed tears, often getting soaked : RAINSWEPT

21-down – Sound of sleigh bells? Non-starter in a hot spot : INGLE

22-down – Not all classical music is serene : CALM

23-down – Girl lacking energy, needing good psychiatrist : JUNG

1-across – See 23 : OFCAKE

5-across – Recoil brings disadvantage : DRAWBACK

9-across – Liar must reform to show generosity to others : ALTRUISM

10-across – Religious type? In Paris I’ll go to clubs, maybe! : JESUIT

11-across – Grey old cinema somehow not right for classic film? : EALINGCOMEDY

13-across – Fish counter, Billingsgate’s first : BARB

14-across – In court, performing secretary maybe shows disdain for legal procedure : CONTEMPT

17-across – Misleading tale about this place being heavenly : ETHEREAL

18-across – Somewhere like Peterborough said to get wet through : SOAK

20-across – New pillows, white as seen in a strange night light : WILLOTHEWISP

23-across – The last thing a wedding guests expects to eat? : APIECE

24-across – See rebel entering spill drink? : TAPWATER

25-across – Good money? Contin­ental money inadequate for magnificence : GRANDEUR

26-across – See beautiful pattern, maybe around insect’s wings : ELYTRA

2-down – Deadly stretch of high ground : FELL

3-down – Almost sick-looking sailor in drink is nice! : AGREEABLE

4-down – To isolate some men is legitimate : ENISLE

5-down – Character involved with Easter arrangement — intellect or a dim lunatic? : DOMINICALLETTER

6-down – A sort of host with great collection of books next door : ADJACENT

7-down – Where’s the feeling that could make Maureen cry when upset : BOSOM

8-down – The non-work element essential to early years development : CHILDSPLAY

12-down – No case for this person making a short excursion : DAYTRIPPER

15-down – Start of exercise, say, repeatedly cavorting round gym : EASYPEASY

16-down – Tease the silly fellow with artistic pretensions : AESTHETE

19-down – Hollow son kicking daughter out : SIMPLE

21-down – Provision for exceptional bedtime story at home : LIEIN

22-down – Rush leaves hanging over river : TEAR