Across: 1 Quay, 3 Anne, 6 Tea, (Chianti) 9 Irretrievable, 10 Kindlier, 12 Clad, 13 Dew, 15 Howdah, 18 Decree, 19 Nap, 21 Null, 22 Tortilla, 25 Incriminating, 26 Gut, 27 Wine, 28 Ides. Down: 1 Quick thinking, 2 Apron, 4 Nailed, 5 Envy, 6 Tubular, 7 Aberdeen Angus, 8 Italian, 11 Red, 14 West Ham, 16 Wildcat, 17 Hat, 20 Potion, 23 Laird, 24 View.

Across: 1 Plaster, 5 Scene, (Plasticine) 8 Rabat, 9 Cardiac, 10 Spoon-feed, 12 Bow, 13 Climax, 14 Quarry, 17 Lei, 18 Floor show, 20 Pharaoh, 21 Graze, 23 Overt, 24 Attempt. Down: 1 Paris, 2 Alb, 3 Titania, 4 Rocket, 5 Shred, 6 Edinburgh, 7 Each-way, 11 Originate, 13 Calypso, 15 Upright, 16 Joshua, 18 Feast, 19 Wheat, 22 Aim.

Across: 1 Whisk, 4 Eagle, 8 Awe, (Whisky Galore) 9 Opprobrious, 10 Laddish, 12 Tight, 13 Forage, 14 Perish, 17 Local, 19 Lounger, 21 Immediately, 23 Ufo, 24 Noose, 25 Egg on. Down: 1 Whorl, 2 Imp, 3 Knowing, 4 Earthy, 5 Ghost, 6 Easy-going, 7 Bewitch, 11 Direction, 13 Fall guy, 15 Emulate, 16 Sludge, 18 Limbo, 20 Rayon, 22 Erg.

Across: 1 Older, 4 Sucks, 8 Lee, (Aldous Huxley) 9 Camaraderie, 10 Risible, 12 Depth, 13 Delete, 14 Au pair, 17 Fatal, 19 Sheikhs, 21 Intolerable, 23 Din, 24 Gleam, 25 Heave. Down: 1 Occur, 2 Dim, 3 Rarebit, 4 Sadden, 5 Cared, 6 Sleepwalk, 7 Leather, 11 Splitting, 13 Defends, 15 Unearth, 16 Asylum, 18 Lithe, 20 Scene, 22 Bra.

Across: 1 Tacks, 4 Brake, (Tax break) 10 Capital, 11 Frost, 12 Teeth, 13 Barrier, 15 Used, 17 Swept, 19 Drugs, 22 Also, 25 Theatre, 27 Costs, 29 Pleas, 30 Stirred, 31 Asked, 32 Egypt. Down: 2 Apple, 3 Ketchup, 5 Refer, 6 Knowing, 7 Acute, 8 Globe, 9 Stern, 14 Adds, 16 Star, 18 Whereas, 20 Rocking, 21 Steps, 23 Least, 24 Aside, 26 Taste, 28 Strip.

Across: 1 Benny, 4 Fishery, (Beneficiary) 8 Lectern, 9 Break, 10 Emend, 11 Unequal, 13 Else, 15 Embody, 17 Severe, 20 Nest, 22 Pretext, 24 Evens, 26 Exist, 27 Honesty, 28 Scholar, 29 Lamed. Down: 1 Believe, 2 Nacre, 3 Yielded, 4 Fungus, 5 Sabre, 6 Execute, 7 Yokel, 12 Ness, 14 Lynx, 16 Blemish, 18 Eternal, 19 Essayed, 21 Etcher, 22 Press, 23 Extol, 25 Epsom.

Across: 1 Alley, 4 Gaiters, (Alligators) 8 Ego, 9 Maria, 10 Vietnam, 11 Ghost-write, 14 Terror, 16 Dactyl, 18 St Trinians, 22 Caymans, 23 Bathe, 24 Eli, 25 Crocked, 26 Aisle. Down: 1 Almighty, 2 Larboard, 3 Yeast, 4 Govern, 5 Inertia, 6 Etna, 7 Sump, 12 Atlantis, 13 Glass eye, 15 Outback, 17 Erased, 19 Nubia, 20 AC-DC, 21 Typo.

NOTE: The missing clues from today's paper: 18 Greek goddess (6), 19 Dine away from home (3,3), 22 Sky blue (5), 23 Mac’s skirt (4).
ANSWERS: Across: 1 Prey, 4 Swarthy, (Praiseworthy) 8 Jackdaws, 9 Bug, 11 Humble, 13 Sneers, 14 Slept, 15 Puff, 17 Cuba, 18 Agate, 20 Equity, 21 Safari, 24 Pop, 25 Epilogue, 26 Restart, 27 Tier. Down: 2 Realm, 3 Yokels, 4 Stag, 5 Absent, 6 Tableau, 7 Yugoslavia, 10 Shopkeeper, 12 Elegy, 13 Spots, 16 Faux pas, 18 Athena, 19 Eat out, 22 Azure, 23 Kilt.

Across: 1 Hard, 4 Tug, 6 Hold, (Heart of gold) 8 Goblin, 9 Denial, 10 Stampede, 11 Easy, 12 Embarrassment, 17 Snag, 19 Strangle, 22 Create, 23 Abrupt, 24 Clad, 25 Try, 26 Harm.  Down: 2 About, 3 Dilemma, 4 Tense, 5 Godless, 6 Hence, 7 Liaison, 10 See, 13 Mongrel, 14 Respect, 15 Monarch, 16 Tie, 18 Guard, 20 Ready, 21 Leper. 

Across: 1 Awesome, 5 Wells, (Orson Welles) 8 Dealt, 9 Trouble, 10 Poker face, 12 Imp, 13 Chippy, 14 Please, 17 Vie, 18 Quickstep, 20 Address, 21 Maize, 23 Scent, 24 Widened. Down: 1 Add up, 2 Eva, 3 Outcrop, 4 Extras, 5 Wrote, 6 Lubricant, 7 Steeple, 11 Knifeedge, 13 Caveats, 15 Like mad, 16 Jigsaw, 18 Quest, 19 Plead, 22 Inn 

Across: 1 Moll, 4 Tease, (Maltese) 8 Palisade, 9 Firm, 10 Fine, 11 Ladybird, 12 Ferret, 14 Crease, 16 Wretched, 19 View, 20 Omen, 21 Advocate, 22 Trash, 23 Rare. Down: 2 Olive, 3 Leaflet, 4 Trend, 5 Affable, 6 Error, 7 Malice, 13 Rotunda, 14 Cadaver, 15 Sleuth, 17 Remit, 18 Heath, 19 Vicar.

Across: 1 Wringer, 5 Belle, ( a bell) 8 Erica, 9 Suggest, 10 Prayers, 11 Abhor, 12 Create, 14 Demand, 17 Legal, 19 Adjourn, 22 Oration, 23 Ruing, 24 Sated, 25 Harvest.Down: 1 Whelp, 2 Imitate, 3 Grave, 4 Resist, 5 Baggage, 6 Leech, 7 Entered, 12 Callous, 13 Tallied, 15 Abusive, 16 Launch, 18 Grant, 20 Juror, 21 Night.

Across: 1 Come, 4 Hell, 8 Hoar, 9 High water, (Come hell or high water), 11 Lollop, 13 Develop, 15 Maiden, 16 Weevil, 18 Gannet, 20 Mirror, 22 Refined, 23 Titian, 25 Nutritive, 26 Turf, 27 Fern, 28 Rump. Down: 2 Omit, 3 Echoed, 4 Heaven, 5 Lie low, 6 Boulevard, 7 Grip, 10 Roped in, 12 Smug, 13 Dignitary, 14 Veteran, 17 Lark, 19 Tenure, 20 Micron, 21 Rector, 23 Tutu, 24 Ovum.

Across: 1 Buoy, 4 Banned, (Boy band) 7 Awl, 9 Kiln, 10 Invasion, 11 Gum, 12 Just, 13 Paradigm, 16 Steeplechaser, 19 Outcasts, 23 Flax, 24 Lea, 25 Plethora, 26 Unit, 27 Col, 28 Thwack, 29 Tent. Down: 2 Ubiquitously, 3 Yangtze, 4 Blimp, 5 Never, 6 Eased, 8 Congregation, 14 Avert, 15 Ash, 17 Pea, 18 At fault, 20 Catch, 21 Stoma, 22 Slack.

Across: 1 Pewter, 4 Tiff, (Putative) 9 Salsa, 10 Utensil, 11 On a roll, 12 Abyss, 13 Coyote, 15 Strict, 18 Miami, 20 Aquatic, 23 Attempt, 24 Houri, 25 Ruhr, 26 Friend. Down: 1 Pesto, 2 Wallaby, 3 Erato, 5 Inexact, 6 Fussy, 7 Quell, 8 Closet, 13 Cymbal, 14 Triumph, 16 Intrude, 17 Waltz, 19 Aster, 21 Usher, 22 Child. 

Across: 1 Salver, 4 Door, 9 Dally (Salvador Dali) 10 Reel off, 11 Epistle, 12 Amber, 13 Digest, 15 Priory, 18 Stray, 20 Exotica, 23 Ongoing, 24 Goose, 25 Soho, 26 Unused. Down: 1 Sidle, 2 Lilting, 3 Egypt, 5 Open-air, 6 Rhomb, 7 Preen, 8 Affray, 13 Despot, 14 Stylish, 16 Ominous, 17 Feign, 19 Rages, 21 Organ, 22 Amend.

Across: 1 Weal, 3 Metre, 7 Gain, (We’ll Meet Again) 8 Astronomer, 9 Echo, 12 Homogeneity, 13 Roost, 15 Bunko, 19 Espadrilles, 21 Nine, 23 Days wonder, 24 Blag, 25 Early, 26 Days.  Down: 1 Weatherman, 2 Lardons, 3 Minder, 4 Temper, 5 Egret, 6 Pith, 10 Cyan, 11 Out of sorts, 14 Omen, 16 Unlined, 17 Lawyer, 18 Brawny, 20 Sedge, 22 Idle.

Across: 1 Hog, 3 Manet, (Hogmanay) 6 Rum, 8 Icing, 9 Caribou, 10 Chilblains, 12 Tag, 15 Tool, 17 Grim, 18 Nee, 22 Antifreeze, 25 Tundras, 26 Dhoti, 27 New, 28 Years, 29 Eve. Down: 1 Haircuts, 2 Gridiron, 3 Mugabe, 4 Nectar, 5 Tyrant, 6 Ruby, 7 Maul, 11 Sag, 13 Gruesome, 14 Imbecile, 16 Lea, 19 Energy, 20 Fiesta, 21 Trades, 23 Stun, 24 Snow.

Across: 1 Piece, 4 Unearth, (Peace on Earth) 8 Festive, 9 Board, 10 Igloo, 11 Scrooge, 13 Deer, 15 Sliced, 17 Ices up, 20 Elba, 22 Sultana, 24 Skier, 26 Opals, 27 Everest, 28 Present, 29 Stein. Down: 1 Puffins, 2 Easel, 3 Episode, 4 Unease, 5 Ember, 6 Reasons, 7 Hedge, 12 Crib, 14 Eden, 16 Ill fame, 18 Cashews, 19 Puritan, 21 Latent, 22 Scoop, 23 Aisle, 25 Irene.

Across: 1 Pen, 3 Tea, 5 Cost, (Pentecost) 7 Often, 8 Unique, 10 Aura, 11 Weakness, 13 Aslant, 14 Fedora, 17 Disjoint, 19 Stir, 21 Bovine, 22 Expel, 23 Flag, 24 Dim, 25 See. Down: 1 Propaganda, 2 Natural, 3 Tiny, 4 Amused, 5 Chickpea, 6 Spume, 9 Espadrille, 12 Snoozing, 15 Octopus, 16 Indeed, 18 Spoil, 20 Ream.