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Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BUSH PIG Disease spreading around ship affected wild animal (4,3) BUG outside anagram of SHIP 5 PADDING Power generated by adding hot air (7) P + ADDING 9 SLATE Blast rock used in building … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CUT-PRICE Temperature maintained in container with grain is reduced (3-5) T inside CUP + RICE 5 STOKED Australian, thrilled, tended a fire (6) Double Definition 9 UPRAISE Exalt pair newly married in service (7) … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TOSS-UP To cat running around, it’s a close thing (4-2) TO + (PUSS reversed) 5 FACADE Show air-conditioning in decline (6) AC in FADE 9 SINGAPORE Asian capital annoyed about current breach (9) SORE … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PUNISHING Severe current harnessed by gunship at sea (9) I inside anagram of GUNSHIP 6 TORSO Body’s core temperature approximately (5) T + OR SO 9 ACTED A court reporter did something (5) A … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SOLITUDE Trade union, active in firm, stood by end of employee’s privacy (8) TU inside SOLID + employe(E) 5 FORGET Lose track of time following fashion (6) T after FORGE 9 RUN ON Right … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SUMMONED Called managing director about one after an amount of money (8) (MD outside ONE) after SUM 5 STABLE Small piece of furniture is solid (6) S + TABLE 9 LUNATIC Ulna broken by … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TOSSED SALAD Oddest salsa transformed side dish (6,5) Anagram of ODDEST SALSA 9 SCARRED Small vehicle, a light colour, is damaged? (7) S + CAR + RED 10 REVOLVE Turn round churchman against misplaced … Continue reading →

  Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BOARD Executive group should be drilled according to auditor (5) Sounds like BORED 4 ASK FOR IT Invite trouble as “King and I” played in building with tight security (3,3,2) AS + K … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PASSAGE Silver lining used in dated part of book (7) AG inside PASSE 5 GRIPPE Crook pop singer not affected by son’s influenza (6) Anagram of POP SINGER minus SON 9 CARDS Vehicle died … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SPRUCE Well-dressed timber (6) Double Definition 4 RANSOMED Some in South African capital may be set free (8) SOME inside RAND 9 CHAIRED Looked after meeting’s tea and wine (7) CHAI + RED 11 … Continue reading →