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Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STAND OUT Be prominent and consumed by alcohol (5,3) AND inside STOUT 5 STEERS Small trees distracted some in herd (6) S + anagram of TREES 9 ENGLAND A glen transformed heart of blandish … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BOTTLEBRUSH Botanical region brought back grass – an Australian native (11) BOT + (BELT reversed) + RUSH 9 HERRING Hotel messing up fish (7) H + ERRING 10 SUBSIDE Replacement’s idea not backed by … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TOT UP Add to sheep on a farm (3,2) TO + TUP 4 REST ROOM Public facility remains secure in retreat (4,4) REST + (MOOR reversed) 10 SELF-OPINIONATED Arrogant one said “open lift” in … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 HEROISM Boldness is shown in her room regularly (7) IS inside [HER + r(O)o(M)] 5 TAMING Minister, wearing identification, is breaking in (6) MIN inside TAG 9 BASIL Ingredient of pesto as listed in … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PIRACY Private investigator linked to spirited theft (6) PI + RACY 4 BRISTLED Prickly Englishman, crossing second, was in front (8) (BRIT outside S) + LED 9 RETRIAL Trio not fully represented in legitimate … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CHAMBER Light colour painted at far end of church room (7) AMBER after CH 5 POTATO Vegetable matter kept in depot at orchard (6) dePOT AT Orchard 9 OWING Outstanding work done by crew … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CASTRATE Company fee is cut (8) CAST + RATE 5 DOUBTS Questions driver originally reassigned to bus (6) (D)river + anagram of TO BUS 10 TWADDLE Pair nearly spoil uninteresting talk (7) (TW)o + … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GAPING Joke about pressure in Open (6) GAG outside (P + IN) 5 FORT Military outpost defended soundly (4) Sounds like FOUGHT 9 RONDO Musical composition is right before performing act (5) R + … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 HABIT High somewhat? That’s addiction (5) H + A BIT 4 ETRUSCANS Old Italians converted true digital images (9) Anagram of TRUE + SCANS 9 INSWING Movement of delivery from one state in Germany’s … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STAMPS Collectables stay mostly with house-sitters? (6) (STA)y + MPS 4 MORASS Primitive growth found on banks of river and a bog (6) MOSS outside (R + A) 8 AWAIT Look for it east … Continue reading →