Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
CHALET |
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Short fellow rented small house (6) |
(CHA)p + LET |
5 |
BUCKLED |
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Stag once showed the way and collapsed (7) |
BUCK + LED |
9 |
VIRTUAL REALITY |
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A rival utterly upset about one computer-simulated environment (7,7) |
Anagram of A RIVAL UTTERLY outside I |
11 |
ON STRIKE |
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Facing out (2,6) |
Double Definition |
12 |
STIGMA |
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Spot a sportscar – it’s reversing (6) |
(A + MG + ITS) reversed |
14 |
GROWN |
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Big sigh that’s audible (5) |
Sounds like GROAN |
15 |
VELODROME |
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Loved revamped Italian city’s Olympic venue (9) |
Anagram of LOVED + ROME |
17 |
CLEARANCE |
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Head of corporation organised a cleaner’s authorisation (9) |
(C)orporation + anagram of A CLEANER |
19 |
SOBER |
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Employees of sincere boss returned clear-headed? (5) |
sinceRE BOSs reversed |
21 |
ASSIST |
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Stubborn one is last to accept benefit (6) |
ASS + IS + accep(T) |
23 |
NOTABLES |
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Sign put out by a full restaurant, say, for celebrities (8) |
NO TABLES |
25 |
LEAVE WELL ALONE |
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Don’t change spring, a large one, after break (5,4,5) |
(WELL + A + L + ONE) after LEAVE |
26 |
SWEETEN |
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Sugar bags sent back with little inside (7) |
NETS reversed outside WEE |
27 |
ROTTEN |
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Corrupt attorney losing case somehow? (6) |
Anagram of (a)TTORNE(y) |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
2 |
HAILSTONE |
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Very cold skydiver welcomes one finishing time (9) |
HAILS + (ONE after T) |
3 |
LATER ON |
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One not supported by misguided relation in time (5,2) |
Anagram of RELAT(i)ON |
4 |
TRACK EVENT |
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Racket developed before opening running competition (5,5) |
Anagram of RACKET + VENT |
5 |
BARN |
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Restrict opening of nice farm building (4) |
BAR + (N) |
6 |
CRAFTED |
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Skilfully-made bow of canoe glided over water (7) |
(C)anoe + RAFTED |
7 |
LYING |
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Dishonesty only in Government’s division (5) |
onLY IN Government |
8 |
DAY CARE |
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Nanny, finally entering arcade, arranged supervision for children (3,4) |
nann(Y) inside anagram of ARCADE |
10 |
SONG |
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Succession of notes on gramophone? (4) |
noteS ON Gramophone |
13 |
BLUE-COLLAR |
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Working-class nightclub ultimately varied local rule (4-6) |
nightclu(B) + anagram of LOCAL RULE |
16 |
ON BALANCE |
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Cooked lean bacon and all things considered (2,7) |
Anagram of LEAN BACON |
17 |
CHABLIS |
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White wine, two types of cheese, and blended basil (7) |
(CH)eese + anagram of BASIL |
18 |
RESPECT |
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Consideration, especially, established in record time (7) |
ESP inside (REC + T) |
19 |
SHALLOT |
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Slug consuming every bit of salad vegetable (7) |
SHOT outside ALL |
20 |
RISE |
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Extra money reissued unevenly (4) |
(R)e(I)s(S)u(E)d |
22 |
SHADE |
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Relative darkness experienced in middle of desert (5) |
HAD inside de(SE)rt |
24 |
FERN |
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Growth of bracken is restricted in low marshy land (4) |
R inside FEN |