Daily Answers

5-across – Imaginary place of sleep : LANDOFNOD

8-across – Homeless child : WAIF

9-across – Formal evening dress for men : BLACKTIE

10-across – Liable to sudden unpredictable change : FICKLE

11-across – Insignia : EMBLEM

13-across – One preparing 1 : TANNER

15-across – Pulse : LENTIL

16-across – Lasting for a brief time : FLEETING

18-across – Camera diaphragm : IRIS

19-across – Collectively, a group of females : WOMENFOLK

1-down – Fine leather : CALFSKIN

2-down – Belied : EDIBLE

3-down – Indicating excitement : AFLAME

4-down – Earn a living : WORK

6-down – Unobstructed : NAVIGABLE

7-down – Prescribed term : TIMELIMIT

12-down – Extremely lazy : BONEIDLE

14-down – Done for : RUINED

15-down – Exit a computer : LOGOFF

17-down – Islet found in a river, : EYOT

5-across – Catch up with : RUNTOGROUND

7-across – Wading bird : IBIS

8-across – Free from evil or guilt : INNOCENT

9-across – Natural product used in polishes : BEESWAX

11-across – Declare : STATE

13-across – Dethrone : USURP

14-across – Do expel : EXPLODE

16-across – Skin torn, but still attached, around the cuticle : HANGNAIL

17-across – Apothecary’s weight, 60 grains : DRAM

18-across – Recover after serious illness : PULLTHROUGH

1-down – Burden : ONUS

2-down – Basic unit of money in Venezuela : BOLIVAR

3-down – Toper : DRUNK

4-down – Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins, wine : MUSCATEL

5-down – Make official : RUBBERSTAMP

6-down – Murdered : DONETODEATH

10-down – Strive : STRUGGLE

12-down – Look into : EXPLORE

15-down – Third planet from the Sun : EARTH

17-down – Defeat decisively : DRUB

1-across – Commit to memory : LEARNBYROTE

9-across – Fruit drink : ORANGEADE

10-across – Unwell : ILL

11-across – Scale replica : MODEL

13-across – Funny, laughable : COMEDIC

14-across – Innate quality : NATURE

15-across – Stableman : OSTLER

18-across – Rower : OARSMAN

20-across – Subject of discussion : TOPIC

21-across – Signal, hint : CUE

22-across – Find fault : CRITICISE

24-across – Device powered by water vapour : STEAMENGINE

2-down – Age, epoch : ERA

3-down – Uniform : REGULAR

4-down – Offshoot, subsidiary part : BRANCH

5-down – Catarrh : RHEUM

6-down – Catching position in cricket : THIRDSLIP

7-down – Facility to get on with social inferiors? : COMMONTOUCH

8-down – Shocking fish : ELECTRICEEL

12-down – Discouragement, disincentive : DETERRENT

16-down – Background : SETTING

17-down – Whole : ENTIRE

19-down – Place of pilgrimage : MECCA

23-down – Electrically charged atom : ION

1-across – Cheating gambler : CARDSHARP

8-across – Drive out : EXPEL

9-across – Large church : MINSTER

10-across – Marine vegetation : SEAGRASS

11-across – Smile : GRIN

13-across – Empty : VACATE

14-across – Dry measure : BUSHEL

16-across – Uncommon : RARE

17-across – Underwater breathing apparatus : AQUALUNG

19-across – Offensive, noxious : NOISOME

20-across – Distinctive character : ETHOS

21-across – Set aside for a specific purpose : EARMARKED

1-down – Speed : CELERITY

2-down – At fault : REMISS

3-down – Rationable, sensible : SANE

4-down – Later reassessment : AFTERTHOUGHT

5-down – Student of skull shape : PHRENOLOGIST

6-down – Persistence, indefatigability : PERSEVERANCE

7-down – Theatrical extra : SPEARCARRIER

12-down – Well in front : OUTAHEAD

15-down – Short shrill sound : SQUEAK

18-down – State of unconsciousness : COMA

1-across – Commitment; inscription : DEDICATION

7-across – Tolerant, rather than strict : LENIENT

8-across – Fairy tale telling brother : GRIMM

10-across – The White Rose House : YORK

11-across – Four-line stanza : QUATRAIN

13-across – Cooking instructions : RECIPE

15-across – Tenet, creed : BELIEF

17-across – Towards the front : ANTERIOR

18-across – Adjoin, border : ABUT

21-across – Implicit, unspoken : TACIT

22-across – Infectious disease : CHOLERA

23-across – No honour? : SELFPRAISE

1-down – Benefactor : DONOR

2-down – Profound : DEEP

3-down – Lemons, limes, oranges etc. : CITRUS

4-down – All at once : TOGETHER

5-down – Art of paper folding : ORIGAMI

6-down – Skip school : PLAYTRUANT

9-down – Person of no substance : MANOFSTRAW

12-down – Pre-meal drink : APERITIF

14-down – Skin around the nail : CUTICLE

16-down – Agree : CONCUR

19-down – Musical note : BREVE

20-down – Hindu mystic : YOGI