Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
CHAMBERPOT |
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Hot, orangy-yellow pee sat in bed pan (10) |
(H + AMBER + P) inside COT |
6 |
GOES |
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Turns and leaves (4) |
Double Definition |
10 |
SCRUM |
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Packed assembly room initially appearing in film (5) |
(R)oom inside SCUM |
11 |
PHENOMENA |
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People in possession of a phone organised remarkable events (9) |
MEN inside anagram of A PHONE |
12 |
LOOSENED |
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What a guide did about noose incorrectly untied (8) |
LED outside anagram of NOOSE |
13 |
OAFISH |
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Ring a swimmer slow on the uptake (6) |
O + A + FISH |
15 |
GENTLE |
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Light tile oddly found inside building block (6) |
(T)i(L)e inside GENE |
16 |
NEW AGER |
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Modern revolutionary is one not starting to gamble (3,4) |
(o)NE + WAGER |
18 |
NUT |
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One unbalanced cask must be returned (3) |
TUN reversed |
19 |
INHIBIT |
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Hold back trendy greeting before segment (7) |
IN + HI + BIT |
21 |
HEROIC |
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Grand final of one in rocky choir (6) |
on(E) inside anagram of CHOIR |
24 |
NO-NAME |
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Unconventional moneyman not handling my type of generic branding (2-4) |
Anagram of MONEYMAN minus MY |
25 |
SCREAMER |
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Shopper’s primary milk substitute! (8) |
(S)hopper + CREAMER |
27 |
DISREPAIR |
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Dreadful couple admitting son’s initial neglect (9) |
(DIRE + PAIR) outside (S)on |
28 |
TONGA |
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Island group not affected by reduction of gas (5) |
Anagram of NOT + (GA)s |
29 |
PAYS |
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Head of personnel, say, adjusted salaries (4) |
(P)ersonnel + anagram of SAY |
30 |
SEA SERPENT |
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Gently manoeuvre rod inside weakened creature of the deep (3,7) |
(EASE + R) inside SPENT |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
COSTLY |
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Company time put into secret of great value (6) |
CO + (T inside SLY) |
2 |
AUREOLE |
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Gold part going around top of evangelist’s halo (7) |
(AU + ROLE) outside (E)vangelist |
3 |
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER |
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Worthless forward arranged more pub crawling (6-2-6) |
BUM + PERT + anagram of MORE PUB |
4 |
REPRESENTS |
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Agent doesn’t like displays (10) |
REP + RESENTS |
5 |
OVEN |
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Part of stove normally (4) |
stOVE Normally |
7 |
OPENING |
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Initial direction taken by disoriented pigeon (7) |
N inside anagram of PIGEON |
8 |
SEASHORE |
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Spot bordering wood or coastal area (8) |
SEE outside (ASH + OR) |
9 |
ROYAL WORCESTER |
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China relocated lawyer or escort? (5,9) |
Anagram of LAWYER OR ESCORT |
14 |
ON THE CARDS |
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Restoration of car in shed, not strangely likely to happen (2,3,5) |
CAR inside anagram of SHED NOT |
17 |
SIGNED UP |
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Twisted genius, accepting end of world power, enlisted (6,2) |
[Anagram of GENIUS outside worl(D)] + P |
20 |
HONESTY |
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Sweet stuff written about saint’s integrity (7) |
HONEY outside ST |
22 |
IMMENSE |
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Giant that is seen hanging around male toilets (7) |
IE outside (M + MENS) |
23 |
DREAMT |
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Team using resort after drive imagined great things (6) |
Anagram of TEAM after DR |
26 |
CAVE |
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A number of upstanding people vacated primitive dwelling (4) |
peoplE VACated reversed |
Always enjoy your crosswords
Little confused with 27 across re definition:
25 SCREAMER
Shopper’s primary milk substitute! (8) (S)hopper + CREAMER
Can “screamer” have an additional meaning?
Kind regards
John Harris
Sorry for the late reply. Yes, a screamer is an exclamation mark!
David