Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
SUMMONED |
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Called managing director about one after an amount of money (8) |
(MD outside ONE) after SUM |
5 |
STABLE |
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Small piece of furniture is solid (6) |
S + TABLE |
9 |
LUNATIC |
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Ulna broken by jerk out to lunch (7) |
Anagram of ULNA + TIC |
10 |
STEP OUT |
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Briefly leave pesto mixed with shelled nuts? (4,3) |
Anagram of [PESTO + n)UT(s] |
11 |
TURNED AWAY |
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Detective, engaged by weary aunt, refused and refused to help? (6,4) |
D inside anagram of WEARY AUNT |
12 |
DEBT |
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Foundation retrieved patient’s final financial obligation (4) |
BED reversed + patien(T) |
14 |
CATALOGUE |
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A journal seen in a cute, jumbled list of items (9) |
(A + LOG) inside anagram of A CUTE |
16 |
IMAM |
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I am a leader of muslims (4) |
IM + A + (M)uslims |
18 |
OMEN |
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Warning ladies down at the front (4) |
(w)OMEN |
19 |
REPRESENT |
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Stand for show once more (9) |
Double Definition |
21 |
PULP |
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Soapbox without it is trash (4) |
PULPIT minus IT |
22 |
STRAIGHTEN |
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Tension broken by head of Government with the amended order (10) |
STRAIN outside [(G)overnment + anagram of THE] |
25 |
NATIONS |
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Lots of people do parting gifts (7) |
DONATIONS minus DO |
26 |
EDIFICE |
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Body fellow removed from editor’s office building (7) |
EDI(tors of)FICE |
27 |
RESIDE |
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Live on the slope of a hill (6) |
RE + SIDE |
28 |
INCLUDES |
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Covers batting tips about driving primarily (8) |
IN + [CLUES outside (D)riving] |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
SOLSTICE |
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Cosmic time – it’s close in a strange way (8) |
Anagram of ITS CLOSE |
2 |
MANOR |
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Inner parts of sanctum – an ordinary house and property? (5) |
sanctuM AN ORdinary |
3 |
ON THE BLINK |
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Thorium, used in one boron connection, is not working (2,3,5) |
TH inside ONE + B + LINK |
4 |
EXCHANGE RATES |
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Adjusted tax charge seen in values monitored by currency dealers (8,5) |
Anagram of TAX CHARGE SEEN |
6 |
TIED |
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Letters, carried by postie, delivered in a secure fashion (4) |
posTIE Delivered |
7 |
BROKERAGE |
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Trader’s business failed to continue unchecked (9) |
BROKE + RAGE |
8 |
ESTATE |
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Develop without opening a housing development (6) |
(g)ESTATE |
10 |
SHAKESPEAREAN |
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Student of literature gets to area covered by writer (13) |
SHAKES + (AREA inside PEN) |
13 |
MIXED GRILL |
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Cross rocky ridge in range of mill with tasty dish (5,5) |
(X + anagram of RIDGE) inside MILL |
15 |
TEMPLATES |
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Workers sometimes checking late models (9) |
TEMPS outside LATE |
17 |
STINKERS |
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Ratbags mess around in middle of lesson (8) |
TINKER inside le(SS)on |
20 |
OPENER |
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First in is not accepted by Reformed Pioneers (6) |
Anagram of PIONEERS minus IS |
23 |
TRIED |
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Triathlon writer for a newspaper is experienced (5) |
TRI + ED |
24 |
CORD |
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Fish biting end of angler’s line (4) |
COD outside angle(R) |