| Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
| 1 |
MISMATCH |
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Clash is concealed by two males at church (8) |
(IS inside M+M) + AT + CH |
| 5 |
STAIRS |
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Celebrities taking one flight (6) |
STARS outside I |
| 9 |
SLOPPY |
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Careless spy seen hanging around dock (6) |
SPY outside LOP |
| 13 |
IDEAS |
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Nut products from capital of Alexandria in Roman times? (5) |
(A)lexandria inside IDES |
| 14 |
READIED |
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A sink painted in colour must be prepared (7) |
(A + DIE) inside RED |
| 15 |
OVERTIRED |
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Exhausted one tucked into open bottle of wine (9) |
I inside (OVERT + RED) |
| 17 |
SUPERSTAR |
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Damn agent, American, upset somebody (9) |
(RATS + REP + US) reversed |
| 18 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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A solemn clue is reworked and varied (13) |
Anagram of A SOLEMN CLUE IS |
| 19 |
APRIL |
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Pair reunited before end of seasonal time of year (5) |
Anagram of PAIR + seasona(L) |
| 20 |
RANCHER |
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US stock manager looked after French department (7) |
RAN + CHER |
| 21 |
TARTAN |
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Sharp one checked material (6) |
TART + AN |
| 24 |
SIGNATORY |
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One who endorses an American soldier recalled in report (9) |
(AN + GI) reversed inside STORY |
| 27 |
SHALE |
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Marketing surrounding hard rock (5) |
SALE outside H |
| 28 |
LINE-UP |
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Characters hugged by individual in euphoric team (4-2) |
individuaL IN EUPhoric |
| 30 |
HURLS |
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Launches internet address managed in high school (5) |
URL inside HS |
| 31 |
DELUXE |
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Splendid duel arranged by retired old friend (6) |
Anagram of DUEL + (EX reversed) |
| 33 |
MAYONNAISE |
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A bug (retrieved) is found in middle of parmesan dressing (10) |
[A + (ANNOY reversed) + IS] inside par(ME)san |
| 35 |
TRESPASSED |
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Course about securing resort may be entered without permission (10) |
DESSERT reversed outside SPA |
| 37 |
AMBLER |
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Stroller is better with front section removed (6) |
(g)AMBLER |
| 38 |
VOICE |
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Ring held in gripping tool, say (5) |
O inside VICE |
| 40 |
ABUSED |
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A coach with education is mistreated (6) |
A + BUS + ED |
| 41 |
ACT ON |
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Influence copper excluded from falsified account (3,2) |
Anagram of ACCOUNT minus CU |
| 42 |
APENNINES |
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Confine nine staying in, for instance, Italian mountains (9) |
(PEN + NINE) inside AS |
| 45 |
REFUND |
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Restore entertainment filmed in colour (6) |
FUN inside RED |
| 46 |
POODLES |
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Dogs pee lots (7) |
P + OODLES |
| 49 |
INTRO |
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Bless Briton changing music at the start? (5) |
Anagram of (b)RITON |
| 53 |
APOSTLES CREED |
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Sect deplores a translated statement of Christian belief (8,5) |
Anagram of SECT DEPLORES A |
| 55 |
EMANATION |
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Discharge a famous person sent back in to broadcast (9) |
(A + NAME) reversed + anagram of IN TO |
| 56 |
ELABORATE |
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Thorough political group managed consumption after end to trade (9) |
(LABOR + ATE) after trad(E) |
| 57 |
SWIFTIE |
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Second wife taking time with one tricky act (7) |
(S + WIFE) outside (T + I) |
| 58 |
IDLER |
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One learner, in view of traffic light, reversed into stationary car perhaps? (5) |
I + L inside (RED reversed) |
| 59 |
DRESSY |
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Curvy character in formal clothing is elegant (6) |
ESS inside DRY |
| 60 |
SUNSET |
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End of day school not yet confirmed (6) |
S + UNSET |
| 61 |
TEEN IDOL |
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Young star and I need to set straight locals primarily (4,4) |
Anagram of I NEED TO + (L)ocals |
| Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
| 1 |
MAINSTAYS |
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Chief supports one involved with employee visits (9) |
I inside MAN + STAYS |
| 2 |
SLEEPER |
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Support for tracks is being dropped off (7) |
Double Definition |
| 3 |
AUSTRALIANS |
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People of the Commonwealth should be upset at Asian slur (11) |
Anagram of AT ASIAN SLUR |
| 4 |
CURATOR |
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Hound a degenerate, retired superintendent (7) |
CUR + A + (ROT reversed) |
| 6 |
TRIUMPH |
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President embracing one heading for huge victory (7) |
TRUMP outside I + (H)uge |
| 7 |
INDUSTRIAL |
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Business in Denmark’s capital linked to US lawsuit (10) |
IN + (D)enmark + US + TRIAL |
| 8 |
SCORE |
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Obtain illegal drugs from entrance to shopping centre? (5) |
(S)hopping + CORE |
| 9 |
STEALERS |
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They take livestock around a corral at the back (8) |
STEERS outside [A +corra(L)] |
| 10 |
OSTENTATION |
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Ring broadcaster about return of web show (11) |
(O + STATION) outside (NET reversed) |
| 11 |
PARDON |
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Sorry standard set by expert (6) |
PAR + DON |
| 12 |
WARRANTY |
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Assurance maintained by head of taxation in suspicious circumstances (8) |
[RAN + (T)axation] inside WARY |
| 16 |
DUST |
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Roger leaving messy drugstore clean (4) |
Anagram of DRUGSTORE minus ROGER |
| 21 |
TOENAIL |
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Note reviewed trouble with digital screen? (7) |
Anagram of NOTE + AIL |
| 22 |
RELIGION |
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Belief system left by one in* designated area (8) |
(L + I) inside REGION |
| 23 |
SPHERE |
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Special present – a ball (6) |
SP + HERE |
| 25 |
GORGEOUS |
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Beautiful unfenced house at the bottom of ravine? (8) |
h)OUS(E after GORGE |
| 26 |
ODDISH |
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Gathering up food is a little bit strange (6) |
DO reversed + DISH |
| 27 |
SEXY |
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Seductive former lover living in the outskirts of Sydney? (4) |
EX inside (S)ydne(Y) |
| 29 |
HOARSE |
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Rider’s companion stepped around a husky (6) |
HORSE outside A |
| 30 |
HIT MAN |
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Assassin may be greeting male dressed in brown (3,3) |
HI + (M inside TAN) |
| 32 |
LEEWARD |
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Pull fish up on the side away from the wind (7) |
(DRAW +EEL) reversed |
| 34 |
AMEN |
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Change abridged statement of affirmation (4) |
AMEN(d) |
| 36 |
PRETENTIOUS |
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Pompous goody-goody keeping on big top, say (11) |
PIOUS outside (RE + TENT) |
| 38 |
VINDICATION |
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Support V-sign? (11) |
V + INDICATION |
| 39 |
STEPHENSON |
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Rocket designer steps forward holding layer from battery (10) |
(STEPS + ON) outside HEN |
| 42 |
AILMENTS |
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A compiled list containing people’s complaints (8) |
A + (anagram of LIST outside MEN) |
| 43 |
SCOUNDREL |
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Healthy relative poisoned by cold, bad egg (9) |
(SOUND + REL) outside C |
| 44 |
NUMERACY |
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Menu redefined with crude and basic competence in mathematics (8) |
Anagram of MENU + RACY |
| 47 |
OLD-TIME |
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One travelling in restored Model-T is …? (3-4) |
I inside anagram of MODELT |
| 48 |
SIAMESE |
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Cat is overturned by me in rough sea (7) |
IS reversed + ME inside anagram of SEA |
| 50 |
TRIFLED |
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Wasted time and took flight after trip ended early (7) |
FLED after TRI(p) |
| 51 |
DATE |
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Part of Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, perhaps? (4) |
Double Definition |
| 52 |
HOT AIR |
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Empty talk turned to in rock musical (3,3) |
(TO reversed) inside HAIR |
| 54 |
CHESS |
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Part of match essentially is a strategic game (5) |
matCH ESSentially |
