The Stickler Weekly 236 Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 REDUNDANT
Surplus wine and nuts mostly repackaged (9) RED + anagram of (AND NUT)S
6 PACT
Agreement is solid, according to auditor (4) Sounds like PACKED
10 HAVEN
Get close to Anderson shelter (5) HAVE + ANDERSO(N)
11 HISTOGRAM
Chart got retrieved in his computer’s memory (9) GOT reversed inside (HIS + RAM)
12 SALVAGED
Senior, after short burst of gunfire, may be rescued (8) AGED after (SALV)O
13 IGNORE
Slight displeasure about termination of wrong number (6) IRE outside [WRON(G) + NO]
15 PERMANENT WAVE
Do look for every adult event organised outside WA (9,4) PER + MAN + anagram of EVENT outside WA
18 UNCOMPLICATED
Simple people, initially trapped in a demonic cult, reformed (13) (P)EOPLE inside anagram of A DEMONIC CULT
22 RIDING
Local electoral division’s credentials accepted by telephone (6) ID inside RING
23 IN CAMERA
Old Peruvian mare given treatment behind closed doors (2,6) INCA + anagram of MARE
26 GENITALIA
Privates get shaved by excited Italian (9) (GE)T + anagram of ITALIAN
27 EASES
Elements of pressure a session relieves (5) pressurE A SESsion
28 DEAD
Pop round drug, not feeling anything (4) DAD outside E
29 EXTRACTED
Uncredited actor performed, sharing the role of one character picked out (9) EXTR(A)CTED
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 REHASH
Baggage from before has hindered new arrangement? (6) befoRE HAS Hindered
2 DEVELOP
Pick up translation of “love” in final section of scratched record (7) Anagram of LOVE inside [SCRATCHE(D) + EP]
3 NINJA
Road not taken by disguised Jordanian assassin (5) Anagram of JORDANIAN minus ROAD
4 ACHIEVABLE
A damaged hive wrapped in wire is within reach (10) A + (anagram of HIVE inside CABLE)
5 TOSS
Throw to Aussie in the middle (4) TO + AU(SS)IE
7 AUREOLA
Crown and gold ring seized by corrupt earl (7) AU + (O inside anagram of EARL)
8 TEMPERED
Seasoned agent met retired journalist (8) (REP + MET) reversed + ED
9 FORGET IT
You’re welcome to make flyer (6,2) FORGE + TIT
14 DESCENDANT
Offspring’s finale in musical performance (10) END inside DESCANT
16 RUMINATE
Spirit in Greek goddess and Muse (8) RUM + IN + ATE
17 OUTRAGED
Angry members of tour scrambled over the hill (8) Anagram of TOUR + AGED
19 CADENZA
Lad extracted from New Zealand CD a brilliant solo piece (7) Anagram of ZEALAND CD A minus LAD
20 DEEP-SET
Travel quickly around heart of ghetto placed far in (4-3) SPEED reversed + GH(ET)TO
21 PAUSED
Executive’s helper, put into service, took a break (6) PA + USED
24 ARENA
Lists are associated with sodium (5) ARE + NA
25 FLEE
Naval force losing time to get away (4) FLEET minus T

 

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