Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
TOT UP |
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Add to sheep on a farm (3,2) |
TO + TUP |
4 |
REST ROOM |
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Public facility remains secure in retreat (4,4) |
REST + (MOOR reversed) |
10 |
SELF-OPINIONATED |
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Arrogant one said “open lift” in a resort (4-11) |
Anagram of ONE SAID OPEN LIFT |
11 |
ELASTICS |
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Graduate’s final class – it redesigned a children’s game (8) |
graduat(E) + anagram of CLASS IT |
12 |
MEXICO |
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Male sporting team based in green part of North America (6) |
M + (XI inside ECO) |
14 |
TENSOR |
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Ingredients worked in to soften sore muscle? (6) |
sofTEN SORe |
15 |
RUSHERS |
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Country’s announced those likely to race (7) |
Sounds like RUSSIAS |
18 |
ADO |
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A complete song and dance (3) |
A + DO |
19 |
PRESENT |
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Hand over identification pinched from Trump, say (7) |
PRESIDENT minus ID |
21 |
TURKEY |
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Bird track heading west maintained by guide (6) |
RUT reversed + KEY |
24 |
ELDERS |
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They could be quite old trees (6) |
Double Definition |
26 |
CURATIVE |
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Arch with a titanium implant is healing (8) |
CURVE outside (A + TI) |
28 |
CORPORATE CLIENT |
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Big customer arranged poor recital in Australian capital (9,6) |
Anagram of POOR RECITAL inside CENT |
29 |
TREASURY |
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A user hacked in to check out Government department (8) |
Anagram of A USER inside TRY |
30 |
TITLE |
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Name of a book – it plays a part in tale (5) |
T(A/IT)LE |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
TASTER |
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State nobbled right person in charge of testing (6) |
Anagram of STATE + R |
2 |
TILLAGE |
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Cultivated land left by convict in bond (7) |
(L + LAG) inside TIE |
3 |
POOR TASTE |
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Lack of cultivation damaged root in area of gum (4,5) |
Anagram of ROOT inside PASTE |
5 |
EMIT |
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News magazine raised issue (4) |
TIME reversed |
6 |
TINGE |
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Samples of paint in general colour? (5) |
painT IN GEneral |
7 |
OUTSIDE |
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Remote studio broadcast programme’s last instalment (7) |
Anagram of STUDIO + programm(E) |
8 |
MADHOUSE |
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Extremely disorganised place had patched in computer equipment (8) |
Anagram of HAD inside MOUSE |
9 |
PIECE RATE |
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A receipt incorrectly stated employee’s initial payment based on production (5,4) |
Anagram of A RECEIPT + (E)mployee |
13 |
PROTRUDED |
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First to turn vulgar, in poker, stuck out (9) |
[(T)urn + RUDE] inside PROD |
16 |
STREAMLET |
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A small amount of water, perhaps, in passage? (9) |
(A + ML) inside STREET |
17 |
UPPERCUT |
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Evening meal not starting with prune punch (8) |
(s)UPPER + CUT |
20 |
ENDORSE |
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Finish on horse tossing head back (7) |
END + (h)ORSE |
22 |
EMINENT |
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Renowned enterprise’s closing mine on border of Northern Territory (7) |
enterpris(E) + MINE + NT |
23 |
PESTLE |
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Sort of steel adding finish to power grinder (6) |
Anagram of STEEL after P |
25 |
ROOTS |
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Time taken by members of mob and underground network (5) |
T inside ROOS |
27 |
FAIR |
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Just light (4) |
Double Definition |