Daily Answers

1-across – Terrible fate : DOOM

3-across – Decidedly : INSPADES

8-across – Bug – a little child : MITE

9-across – Runaway : FUGITIVE

11-across – Tyke : JACKANAPES

14-across – Prankster : HOAXER

15-across – Auction attendee? : BIDDER

17-across – Fear of heights : ACROPHOBIA

20-across – As petrol may be? : UNLEADED

21-across – Lose : SLOE

22-across – Single chap : BACHELOR

23-across – Clock : ESPY

1-down – Large bottle : DEMIJOHN

2-down – Glasses prescriber? : OPTICIAN

4-down – Sugar/roasted nuts confection : NOUGAT

5-down – Boxing bout : PRIZEFIGHT

6-down – Weakling : DRIP

7-down – Flower supporter? : STEM

10-down – The following of a series of written records : PAPERCHASE

12-down – Eccentrics : ODDBALLS

13-down – Dairy product maker : CREAMERY

16-down – Ravel’s dance? : BOLERO

18-down – Unfeeling : NUMB

19-down – Alliance of countries or parties : BLOC

1-across – Series of small amounts : DRIBSANDDRABS

8-across – Interrogate : QUIZ

9-across – MV : MEGAVOLT

10-across – Types of articles : EDITORIALS

12-across – Parsimonious : FRUGAL

14-across – True : ACTUAL

15-across – Redeem oneself : MAKEAMENDS

19-across – Star : LUMINARY

20-across – Dip biscuit – or basketball! : DUNK

21-across – Warehouse vehicle : FORKLIFTTRUCK

2-down – Game similar to softball : ROUNDERS

3-down – French composer : BIZET

4-down – Naval commander : ADMIRAL

5-down – Set of principles : DOGMA

6-down – Come to again : REVISIT

7-down – Hairless : BALD

11-down – Scornfully mocking : SARDONIC

13-down – Publicity trick : GIMMICK

14-down – Expert – shrink? : ANALYST

16-down – Dust-coloured : KHAKI

17-down – Type of duck : EIDER

18-down – Japanese martial art : JUDO

1-across – Frequently : OFTENENOUGH

9-across – De Havilland plane – insect : TIGERMOTH

10-across – Stiff bristle : AWN

11-across – Of one’s hooter : NASAL

13-across – : UTENSIL

14-across – Rainbow colour : ORANGE

15-across – Idyllic place : XANADU

18-across – Uniformed male attendant : FOOTMAN

20-across – Noble gas : RADON

21-across – Understand : SEE

22-across – ___ calendar or chant? : GREGORIAN

24-across – Very interesting : FASCINATING

2-down – Fruit – iota : FIG

3-down – Lug stopper? : EARPLUG

4-down – Biblical departure? : EXODUS

5-down – Chore : OCHRE

6-down – Plain : GRASSLAND

7-down – Cold : STANDOFFISH

8-down – Ecstatic : ONCLOUDNINE

12-down – <i>Coronation Street</i><span>,say</span> : SOAPOPERA

16-down – JFK,say : AIRPORT

17-down – Of South American mountains : ANDEAN

19-down – Prestidigitation : MAGIC

23-down – Tavern : INN

1-across – Change priorities? : REFOCUS

8-across – Merit : WARRANT

9-across – Titter : CHORTLE

10-across – Neck-biting character : DRACULA

11-across – Throw : PITCH

13-across – Native of north-west English city : MANCUNIAN

15-across – Complex : BYZANTINE

18-across – National emergencies committee – reptile : COBRA

21-across – Campaign : CANVASS

22-across – Bruise cooler? : ICEPACK

23-across – Feign : PRETEND

24-across – Knit together : ENTWINE

1-down – Summarise : RECAP

2-down – Disrespectfully ignore : FLOUT

3-down – School locality : CATCHMENTAREA

4-down – Gothenburg’s country : SWEDEN

5-down – Box of jewels etc : TREASURECHEST

6-down – Middle Eastern dog : SALUKI

7-down – Accomplish : ATTAIN

12-down – Uncertain : IFFY

14-down – Not quite closed : AJAR

15-down – Arm muscles : BICEPS

16-down – Fast asleep – drunk : ZONKED

17-down – Incarcerated : INSIDE

19-down – Indian snack : BHAJI

20-down – Joint : ANKLE

1-across – Corny : SCHMALTZY

8-across – Horseback sport : POLO

9-across – Bondage : SERVITUDE

10-across – Soup : OPUS

13-across – Put off : DELAY

15-across – Desex : NEUTER

16-across – Against : CONTRA

17-across – Smack hard : WALLOP

19-across – Inform on – Quidditch field ball : SNITCH

20-across – Human : BEING

21-across – Elizabethan neck frill : RUFF

24-across – In a difficult situation : SNOOKERED

25-across – Bend : FLEX

26-across – Teeny-weeny : ITSYBITSY

2-down – Masticate : CHEW

3-down – Shift : MOVE

4-down – Second : LATTER

5-down – Twelve signs : ZODIAC

6-down – Knotty issue : HOTPOTATO

7-down – Hair on upper lip : MOUSTACHE

11-down – White pile : SNOWDRIFT

12-down – Fit : QUALIFIED

13-down – Release from service : DEMOB

14-down – Junior : YOUNG

18-down – Goober seed : PEANUT

19-down – Elitist – toy son : SNOOTY

22-down – Star Wars order : JEDI

23-down – Bulletins : NEWS