Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | FIRE ESCAPE | |
Emergency exit, one in open space strangely (4,6) | I inside FREE + anagram of SPACE | |
6 | LEAP | |
Circuit broken by energy surge (4) | LAP outside E | |
10 | RACED | |
People heading to door moved quickly (5) | RACE + (D)oor | |
11 | METRONOME | |
Timekeeper greeted on entering Olympic city (9) | MET + (ON inside ROME) | |
12 | OUTBREAK | |
A brute implicated in fair’s explosion (8) | Anagram of A BRUTE inside OK | |
13 | SPLINE | |
Thin strip left in back of book (6) | L inside SPINE | |
15 | PARTED | |
Celebrated a birthday, perhaps, ignoring one not attached (6) | PARTIED minus I | |
16 | ESTONIA | |
A site under construction about active country in Europe (7) | Anagram of A SITE outside ON | |
18 | ACT | |
Work agreement lacking priority initially (3) | PACT minus (P)riority | |
19 | RUB IT IN | |
Harp on about wreck containing scrap (3,2,2) | RUIN outside BIT | |
21 | ERRORS | |
Heartless sorcerer corrected mistakes? (6) | Anagram of SOR(ce)RER | |
24 | DROWSY | |
Heavy weapon forced back enemy’s rearguard (6) | SWORD reversed + enem(Y) | |
25 | AMICABLE | |
Peaceful time of day ended by one program provider (8) | AM + I + CABLE | |
27 | CREMATION | |
Firing of one who’s late? (9) | Cryptic Definition | |
28 | EXTOL | |
Applaud Foxtel broadcast killing off lead character (5) | Anagram of f(OXTEL) | |
29 | ROSE | |
Shower fixture increased in price (4) | Double Definition | |
30 | PATRONISER | |
Condescending person gently hit upstanding individual carrying on (10) | PAT + (RISER outside ON) | |
Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | FORGOT | |
Leave accumulated in military base is neglected (6) | GO inside FORT | |
2 | RICOTTA | |
Slices of apricot tart with cheese (7) | apRICOT TArt | |
3 | ELDER STATESMAN | |
Settlers made upset by an experienced advisor (5,9) | Anagram of SETTLERS MADE + AN | |
4 | COMMANDANT | |
Two minutes inside company and worker is controlling one (10) | M+M inside (CO + AND) + ANT | |
5 | PATE | |
Appetiser left out of food selection (4) | PLATE minus L | |
7 | EMOTION | |
Book picked up by one on passion (7) | TOME reversed + I + ON | |
8 | PLEBEIAN | |
Be taken in by dishevelled Nepali man in the street (8) | BE inside anagram of NEPALI | |
9 | COMPUTER SCREEN | |
Digital monitor is erased from dodgy consumer’s receipt (8,6) | Anagram of CONSUMERS RECEIPT minus IS | |
14 | DETERMINER | |
Judge, say, put off digger (10) | DETER + MINER | |
17 | TRADUCER | |
One who abuses merchant holding copper up (8) | TRADER outside (CU reversed) | |
20 | BROKERS | |
Dealers cleaned out 50% of cars (7) | BROKE + ca(RS) | |
22 | REBATES | |
Spectator stood up clutching club discounts (7) | SEER reversed outside BAT | |
23 | HEALER | |
Therapist that girl injected with alcohol (6) | HER outside ALE | |
26 | MICA | |
Mineral deposit mined in economic area (4) | econoMIC Area |