13:50 so not too hard. I'm really pushed for time today so apologies for the brevity. I might come back and fill it out a bit later.
| Across | |
| 1 | Dutch artist not initially covering my day in the sun? (8) |
| SCORCHER - (e)SCHER (Dutch artist not initially) around COR (my). | |
| 9 | Maybe GSCE candidate recalled marks cut in English repeatedly (8) |
| EXAMINEE - M(arks) + AXE (cut) reversed, + IN + EE (English repeatedly). I guess the exam must be a General Secondary of Certificate Education! | |
| 10 | French spy head of MI6 detained for a bit (8) |
| FRAGMENT - FR(ench) + AGENT (spy) around M (head of MI6). | |
| 11 | Opening of rail transport link (8) |
| RELATION - R(ail) + ELATION (transport). | |
| 12 | In Victoria, say, after six, I will make call (10) |
| VISITATION - STATION (Victoria, say) after VI (six) and around I. | |
| 14 | WW1 commander, hard and daring, ignoring the odds (4) |
| HAIG - H(ard) + alternative letters of dArInG. | |
| 15 | Ship's officer tours central area of large holiday resort (7) |
| MARGATE - MATE (ship's officer) around (l)ARG(e). | |
| 17 | Thought Tory record should be defended by court (7) |
| CONCEPT - CON (Tory) + EP (record) inside CT (court). | |
| 21 | Fish fillet, unappetising portion (4) |
| TUNA - hidden in "filleT UNAppetising". | |
| 22 | Hope countryman managed to keep educated woman in higher education (10) |
| RURITANIAN - RAN (managed) around RITA (educated woman) inside UNI (higher education). | |
| 23 | Poor 15Ds travel aimlessly, briefly taking trails round heart of Nottinghamshire (4,4) |
| ROAD HOGS - ROA(m) (travel aimlessly, briefly) + DOGS (trails) around H (heart of NottingHamshire). | |
| 25 | Plant collections that female coffee shop employee displayed? No way (8) |
| HERBARIA - HER (that female) + BARISTA (coffee shop employee), minus ST (no way). | |
| 26 | Bothers about protecting river in Croatian region (8) |
| SLAVONIA - AILS (bothers) reversed around AVON (river). | |
| 27 | Approved example of Lonely Hearts Club's success? (8) |
| MANDATED - "MAN DATED". | |
| Down | |
| 2 | Female drivers upset over an oil change (8) |
| CAROLINA - RAC (drivers) reversed + (an oil)*. | |
| 3 | Editing what's penned for speaker (8) |
| RIGHTING - sounds like "writing" (what's penned).. | |
| 4 | Dickensian decapitated farm animals (4) |
| HEEP - (s)HEEP. | |
| 5 | Learn new skills as son getting out of control (7) |
| RETRAIN - RESTRAIN (control) without the S. | |
| 6 | Disagreeing with female fit to drop complaint (7,3) |
| FALLING OUT - F(emale) + ALL IN (fit to drop) + GOUT (complaint). | |
| 7 | In time I marry close friend (8) |
| INTIMATE - IN + T(ime) + I + MATE (marry). | |
| 8 | Names included in top party (3,5) |
| HEN NIGHT - NN (names) inside HEIGHT (top). | |
| 13 | Periods of daylight hours bad for one's tan (10) |
| AFTERNOONS - (for one's tan)*. | |
| 15 | One drives miles with old traveller, avoiding sharp bend (8) |
| MOTORIST - M(iles) + O(ld) + TOURIST (traveller), minus the U (avoiding sharp bend). | |
| 16 | When turning up in part of airport, takes flight (4,4) |
| RUNS AWAY - AS (when) reversed inside RUNWAY (part of airport). | |
| 18 | Wide-screen presentation American directed specially (8) |
| CINERAMA - (American)*. | |
| 19 | Bet tiny fellow visits gym when work is over? (8) |
| PLAYTIME - LAY (bet) + TIM (tiny fellow) inside PE (gym). | |
| 20 | Old English financier good on forgery (7) |
| GRESHAM - G(ood) + RE (on) + SHAM (forgery). | |
| 24 | Designer of buildings with reduced monthly charge? (4) |
| WREN - W(ith) + REN(t) (reduced monthly charge). | |