Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
DAMES |
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People entitled to block “Investor’s Centre” (5) |
DAM + inv(ES)tor |
4 |
SPEARMAN |
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Small orchardist’s sticker? (8) |
S + PEARMAN |
10 |
SIGNATORY |
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One who endorses an American soldier recalled in report (9) |
(AN + GI) reversed inside STORY |
11 |
ELDER |
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Crooked dealer paying no attention to a senior (5) |
Anagram of DEALER minus A |
12 |
ILL-STARRED |
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Unlucky trader is hassled about end of deal repeatedly (3-7) |
Anagram of TRADER IS outside [dea(L) twice] |
13 |
VISA |
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Travel document is recognised in heart of Slovakia (4) |
IS inside slo(VA)kia |
15 |
CHAINED |
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Restrained tea room that’s cosy in retreat (7) |
CHAI + (DEN reversed) |
16 |
THEBAN |
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The outlaw is an old Greek (6) |
THE + BAN |
18 |
PIQUET |
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Player’s lead transformed quiet card game (6) |
(P)layer + anagram of QUIET |
20 |
CHOPS UP |
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Divides beer ingredient in small container (5,2) |
HOPS inside CUP |
22 |
ONCE |
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Part of initiation ceremony in the past (4) |
initiatiON CEremony |
23 |
SPLATTERED |
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Special coffee, a light colour, is thrown out? (10) |
SP + LATTE + RED |
25 |
SPOOL |
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Bobbin coils around (5) |
LOOPS reversed |
26 |
INSTALLER |
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It loads bins higher after breaking initially (9) |
(b)INS + TALLER |
27 |
MEDIATED |
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Acted as a referee is heartless on drugs? (8) |
MEDI(c)ATED |
28 |
DRAWL |
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Speak slowly with minor about life primarily (5) |
WARD reversed + (L)ife |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
DISTINCT |
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Marked disc containing metal tube at the front (8) |
DISC outside TIN + (T)ube |
2 |
MAGELLANIC CLOUD |
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Heavenly entity came calling in a drunken state, making lots of noise (10,5) |
Anagram of CAME CALLING + LOUD |
3 |
STARTING UP |
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Leading, worthless dog, rolling over and rising suddenly (8,2) |
STAR + TIN + (PUG reversed) |
5 |
PAYMENT |
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Reward leader of youth workers involved in minor strike (7) |
[(Y)outh + MEN] inside PAT |
6 |
APEX |
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Power used by former partner after a summit (4) |
(P + EX) after A |
7 |
MADE IN AUSTRALIA |
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Angry Italian user maligned a local product endorsement (4,2,9) |
MAD + anagram of ITALIAN USER + A |
8 |
NORMAN |
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Standard set by an old Frenchman (6) |
NORM + AN |
9 |
SOARED |
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As reported, a bottle of wine increased in price sharply (6) |
SO + A + RED |
14 |
REPORT CARD |
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Assessment is left by coach written in red (6,4) |
(PORT + CAR) inside RED |
17 |
EPIDURAL |
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Number that may be employed for delivery? (8) |
Cryptic Definition |
19 |
TOPSIDE |
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Movement restricting operations should be cut (7) |
TIDE outside OPS |
20 |
CLASSY |
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Posh girl settled in city’s outskirts (6) |
LASS inside (C)it(Y) |
21 |
POSSUM |
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Australian native’s post largely linked to problem at school (6) |
(POS)t + SUM |
24 |
ULNA |
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Last two-thirds of manual redefined a section of framework (4) |
Anagram of ma(NUAL) |