Daily Answers

1-across – Hitter through hoop – flamingo for the Queen of Hearts! : CROQUETMALLET

8-across – Pass accompanying passport : VISA

9-across – Strange – solving crosswords? : PUZZLING

10-across – Reinforced item of clothing : FLAKJACKET

12-across – Away from the bow : ASTERN

14-across – Court clown : JESTER

15-across – Ruction : HURLYBURLY

19-across – String : SEQUENCE

20-across – 14 across : FOOL

21-across – Comparison between two contrasting things : JUXTAPOSITION

2-down – Dry : RAINLESS

3-down – Charlatan : QUACK

4-down – Justify : EXPLAIN

5-down – Supermarket compositions? : MUZAK

6-down – Novice drivers’ attachments : LPLATES

7-down – Active volcano : ETNA

11-down – Moneyed : WELLTODO

13-down – Drain : EXHAUST

14-down – Bleak : JOYLESS

16-down – Approach : RUNUP

17-down – Out of condition : UNFIT

18-down – All you can eat? : MENU

1-across – Everywhere at the same time : OMNIPRESENT

9-across – Explosive combination : TINDERBOX

10-across – Crosspiece : BAR

11-across – Lease : EASEL

13-across – Allegiance : LOYALTY

14-across – Flowers – of the valley? : LILIES

15-across – Hunting puss : MOUSER

18-across – Chucklesome : JOCULAR

20-across – Hater : EARTH

21-across – 15 across : CAT

22-across – Dump : CASTASIDE

24-across – 2,say,but not 4 or 6? : PRIMENUMBER

2-down – Hombre : MAN

3-down – Floating sheet : ICEFLOE

4-down – Masonry remnants : RUBBLE

5-down – LX : SIXTY

6-down – Sprayer – blue rinse : NEBULISER

7-down – Chimney/tall structure climber : STEEPLEJACK

8-down – Tibetan turner? : PRAYERWHEEL

12-down – Legal advisor : SOLICITOR

16-down – Bowling method : OVERARM

17-down – Calaboose : PRISON

19-down – Stand-in doctor : LOCUM

23-down – Decorate,in a way : ICE

1-across – Philistine : HEATHEN

8-across – Great circle : EQUATOR

9-across – Flying post : AIRMAIL

10-across – Whet : SHARPEN

11-across – Hooray! : YAHOO

13-across – Absolve : VINDICATE

15-across – Comprehensive in coverage : PANORAMIC

18-across – Berkshire racecourse : ASCOT

21-across – Benumb : STUPEFY

22-across – The rain : HAIRNET

23-across – Louis __,inventor of reading system : BRAILLE

24-across – Natural gas constituent : METHANE

1-down – Nightclub bouncer? : HEAVY

2-down – I’m maddened for a moment! : AARGH

3-down – Recklessly and completely : HEADOVERHEELS

4-down – Horatio? : NELSON

5-down – Backstabber : JUDASISCARIOT

6-down – Paradise : UTOPIA

7-down – Tan : BRONZE

12-down – Tajikistan’s continent : ASIA

14-down – Folded Mexican snack : TACO

15-down – Outstrip – ignore : PASSBY

16-down – Of the nerves : NEURAL

17-down – Pandemonium : MAYHEM

19-down – Dancing line : CONGA

20-down – Sir or madam? : TITLE

1-across – £ : POUNDSIGN

8-across – Native of South Africa : ZULU

9-across – Africa,e.g. : CONTINENT

10-across – Musical set during Vietnam War : HAIR

13-across – Bees in flight? : SWARM

15-across – Night club music player : DEEJAY

16-across – Yay! : YIPPEE

17-across – In haphazard manner – no matter what : ANYHOW

19-across – Felt both ways : MUTUAL

20-across – Skye I : YIKES

21-across – Father : SIRE

24-across – Tedious business : RIGMAROLE

25-across – Top : APEX

26-across – Sob sister’s officemate? : AGONYAUNT

2-down – Orchestral instrument : OBOE

3-down – Final : NETT

4-down – Tough and fibrous : SINEWY

5-down – Bridging framework : GANTRY

6-down – Darling – sweet : SUGARPLUM

7-down – Periodical published around every ninety days : QUARTERLY

11-down – More than one can stomach : ADNAUSEAM

12-down – Big Apple resident : NEWYORKER

13-down – Cabbage type – hotel : SAVOY

14-down – Con : MINUS

18-down – Installation of electrical cables : WIRING

19-down – Fishy chap? : MERMAN

22-down – District : AREA

23-down – Quiche,e.g. : FLAN

1-across – Animal native to central Asian steppes : BACTRIANCAMEL

8-across – Vase : URN

9-across – Box with stiff paper items for reference : CARDINDEX

10-across – Scolding speech : HARANGUE

11-across – Group of united nations : BLOC

13-across – Champers : BUBBLY

14-across – <i>Sir ___ and the Green Knight.</i> : GAWAIN

16-across – Banish : OUST

17-across – Cartoon pizza lover – former US president : GARFIELD

20-across – Bouillon polyhedron? : STOCKCUBE

21-across – Choler : IRE

22-across – Long-necked reptile : MONITORLIZARD

1-down – Turn a shade of beetroot : BLUSH

2-down – Woodwind instrument : CONTRABASSOON

3-down – Not far back : RECENTLY

4-down – Chamber : ATRIUM

5-down – Copy : CRIB

6-down – US heartland : MIDDLEAMERICA

7-down – Word reference : LEXICON

12-down – Curry made with chillies : JALFREZI

13-down – Flower : BLOSSOM

15-down – Wild cat : JAGUAR

18-down – Adder : DREAD

19-down – Parody : SKIT