Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
SPORT |
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Exhibit page in catalogue (5) |
P inside SORT |
4 |
BUSH PILOT |
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Prepared to publish outback flyer (4,5) |
Anagram of TO PUBLISH |
9 |
CATERPILLAR |
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Provide leader with grub (11) |
CATER + PILLAR |
10 |
TWO |
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Number in addition so to speak (3) |
Sounds like TOO |
11 |
EVENING |
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Time for a soiree just in back of building (7) |
EVEN + IN + buildin(G) |
12 |
CAME IN |
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Entered cinema in a drunken manner (4,2) |
Anagram of CINEMA |
14 |
OVAL |
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Eggs discovered next to large field (4) |
OVA + L |
15 |
HEIRLOOM |
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He left in one room an object of passing interest? (8) |
HE + [L inside (I + ROOM)] |
19 |
FLIPPANT |
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Turn over trousers with end trimmed to be irreverent (8) |
FLIP + PANT(s) |
20 |
OGLE |
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Participants during jog leer and stare impertinently? (4) |
jOG LEer |
23 |
ATTACK |
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Criticise a troop’s leader before strategic move (6) |
A + (T)roop + TACK |
25 |
SPANNED |
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Crossed a wide area as speculators initially looked for gold (7) |
(S)peculators + PANNED |
27 |
DUE |
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Outstanding pair of performers finished early (3) |
(DUE)t |
28 |
BRAIN-TEASER |
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Variation of base rate in quarter, ultimately is a difficult problem (5-6) |
Anagram of BASE RATE IN + quarte(R) |
29 |
EXPERTISE |
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Special knowledge and time one invested in old friend, as such (9) |
(T + I) inside (EX + PER SE) |
30 |
TODAY |
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Small dog biting dad briefly is right now (5) |
TOY outside (DA)d |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
SOCCEROO |
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Australian sports star’s century boosting score ruined by two ducks (8) |
C inside anagram of SCORE + OO |
2 |
ON THE BALL |
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Is deserting this during one social event smart? (2,3,4) |
(THIS minus IS) inside (ONE + BALL) |
3 |
TARDIS |
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Who’s transport is behind time on a road? (6) |
IS after (T + A + RD) |
4 |
BRIDGEHEAD |
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Raised ground the man spotted in poor fortified position in enemy territory (10) |
(RIDGE + HE) inside BAD |
5 |
SALE |
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Selling alcohol after closing of pubs (4) |
ALE after pub(S) |
6 |
PORTABLE |
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Piano or furniture easily or conveniently transported (8) |
P + OR + TABLE |
7 |
LATTE |
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Coffee cart with no wheels entering behind schedule (5) |
CART minus CAR inside LATE |
8 |
THORNY |
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Complex gadget finally turned on (6) |
gadgeT + HORNY |
13 |
SIXTH SENSE |
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Insight is kept back by ten anxious about high school (5,5) |
IS reversed + X + (TENSE outside HS) |
16 |
ORGANISED |
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Orderly’s god is near orderly (9) |
Anagram of GOD IS NEAR |
17 |
SPACE BAR |
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Fine boxer’s start in fight is key for creating an opening (5,3) |
[ACE + (B)oxer] inside SPAR |
18 |
TENDERLY |
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Offer lady proposed without notice in a kind way (8) |
TENDER + (LADY minus AD) |
21 |
CANDLE |
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Type of light tin used by new sort of LED (6) |
CAN + anagram of LED |
22 |
CAVEAT |
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Warning at grotto set out front (6) |
AT after CAVE |
24 |
TIE UP |
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Tether that is bitten by ram (3,2) |
IE inside TUP |
26 |
TAXI |
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Thanks team that plays cricket for coast (4) |
TA + XI |