| Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
| 1 |
STRUCK |
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Small vehicle involved in a collision (6) |
S + TRUCK |
| 4 |
IMPASSES |
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Fools behind troublemaker’s insurmountable difficulties (8) |
ASSES after IMP |
| 9 |
INTENT |
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Design under canvas? (6) |
IN TENT |
| 10 |
BACHELOR |
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Person who has studied a famous composer, recalled part (8) |
BACH + (ROLE reversed) |
| 12 |
PHONETIC |
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One in perfect pitch (not!) representing vocal sounds? (8) |
ONE inside anagram of PITCH |
| 13 |
SUBDUE |
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Withdrawn coach expected defeat (6) |
BUS reversed + DUE |
| 14 |
E-MAIL |
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One involved in returning unsatisfactory messages (1-4) |
I inside (LAME reversed) |
| 15 |
DEFEATIST |
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Swallow is wrapped in handy wet blanket (9) |
(EAT + IS) inside DEFT |
| 18 |
SLENDERLY |
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Just creditor operating in secret (9) |
LENDER inside SLY |
| 19 |
DREAM |
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Imagine front of daily paper (5) |
(D)AILY + REAM |
| 21 |
LOCKED |
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Having hair fastened with a clasp? (6) |
Double Definition |
| 23 |
FRONT-END |
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Retrieval of web handled by palm-top computer? (5-3) |
(NET reversed) inside FROND |
| 25 |
EQUIPPED |
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Prepared comedienne finally said something funny (8) |
COMEDIENN(E) + QUIPPED |
| 26 |
FOLATE |
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Three-quarters of people ate healthy stuff (6) |
(FOL)K + ATE |
| 27 |
TAKE NOTE |
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Observe gambling game played in state down south (4,4) |
KENO inside (STATE minus S) |
| 28 |
TESTES |
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Established couple recalled balls (6) |
(SET twice) reversed |
| Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
| 1 |
STIPPLE |
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Pepper and salt put on drink regularly (7) |
S + TIPPLE |
| 2 |
RATIONALE |
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Reasons to limit supply of alcohol (9) |
RATION + ALE |
| 3 |
CONCEALED WEAPON |
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Peace deal now in trouble after fool pocketed gun, say? (9,6) |
Anagram of PEACE DEAL NOW after CON |
| 5 |
MEAL |
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Trimmed beef, say, served with large quantity of food (4) |
(MEA)T + L |
| 6 |
A THOUSAND AND ONE |
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Overwhelming number at home carrying contaminated DNA identified by an expert (1,8,3,3) |
AT HOUSE outside (anagram of DNA + AN + DON) |
| 7 |
SOLID |
|
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Upstanding one bound by auctioneer’s call (5) |
I inside SOLD |
| 8 |
SURFEIT |
|
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Swell match held up an excessive amount (7) |
SURF + TIE (reversed) |
| 11 |
GIRDER |
|
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Embarrassed engineer pushed back metal beam (6) |
(RED + RIG) reversed |
| 16 |
FLYERS |
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They flog, without advertising initially, promotional material (6) |
FLAYERS minus (A)DVERTISERS |
| 17 |
INELEGANT |
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One angle formed in mesh is not neat (9) |
I + anagram of ANGLE inside NET |
| 18 |
SALIENT |
|
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Conspicuous foreigner standing in the middle of street (7) |
ALIEN inside ST |
| 20 |
MADNESS |
|
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End up participating in mass hysteria (7) |
END reversed inside MASS |
| 22 |
CHUCK |
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Throw out meat (5) |
Double Definition |
| 24 |
VENT |
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Opening item on a programme started late (4) |
E(VENT) |
