The Stickler Weekly 264 Solution

Across Answers and Clues Explanations
1 RECESS
Break up services organised with 6 down? (6) Anagram of SERVICES minus VI
4 HALLOWED
Dedicated community centre was in debt (8) HALL + OWED
10 MUNICIPAL
Civil place in Germany not finished with one comrade (9) (MUNIC)h + I + PAL
11 FORUM
Public meeting in favour of sharing a letter with spirit (5) (FO(R)UM)
12 ESOTERIC
8/9 of 3 resolved? That’s hard to understand (8) Anagram of (SECRETIO)n
13 ORPHAN
Oprah broadcast opening of neonatal ward under normal circumstances (6) ANagram of OPRAH + (N)eonatal
15 NEWISH
Young one giving up love and desire (6) ONE minus O + WISH
16 TOSSPOT
Heavy drinker and another retrieved a difficult situation? (7) SOT reverved + SPOT
19 TEA
Block of chocolate assistant leaves in a bag (3) chocolaTE Assistant
20 CORONAL
Garland available in deep orange-pink colour (7) ON inside CORAL
22 BRAINY
Bright start of day turned wet? (6) (d)ay turned = b + RAINY
25 URSINE
Sulphur found in excretion of a bear (6) S inside URINE
27 SEMESTER
“Academic period” seems to be confused with “short term” (8) Anagram of SEEMS + (TER)m
29 TRIPE
Liner’s journey east (5) TRIP + E
30 TEACHABLE
Every individual in lodge is willing and quick to learn (9) EACH inside TABLE
31 COLD SORE
Parents consumed by heart problem caused by a viral infection (4,4) OLDS inside CORE
32 SPHERE
ISP not supporting one present domain (6) ISP minus I + HERE
 Down  Answers and Clues Explanations
1 RAMSES
Egyptian king hits hard emperors on both sides (6) RAMS + (E)mperor(S)
2 CONSOLE
Kid with exclusive video game machine (7) CON + SOLE
3 SECRETION
Discharge core of bureau in division (9) bu(RE)au inside SECTION
5 ALLY
Count beheaded an associate (4) (t)ALLY
6 LIFER
Jack, say, giving up time, convicted one serving a long sentence (5) LIFTER minus T
7 WORSHIP
Rank pulled over transport honour (7) ROW reversed + SHIP
8 DOMINATE
Work at breaking mine’s control (8) DO + (AT inside MINE)
9 SPRIGHTLY
Energetic agent moved around right and left (9) SPY outside (RIGHT + L)
14 STABLEMAN
Groom’s weird last name containing bride’s first? (9) Anagram of LAST NAME outside (B)ride
17 SPACESHIP
Long distance traveller walks in after finishing with customs (9) (PACES + HIP) after custom(S)
18 ACOUSTIC
Side of inn rendered in a mixed stucco is sound (8) (I)nn inside (A + anagram of STUCCO)
21 RESKILL
Rest briefly, and put down to train employees to do new work (7) (RES)t + KILL
23 NOTABLE
Famous person is climbing on furniture (7) ON reversed + TABLE
24 GRIEVE
Son leaving upset sovereign to mourn (6) Anagram of SOVEREIGN minus SON
26 NEEDS
Head of department, going in, noticed mounting requirements (5) (D)epartment inside (SEEN reversed)
28 STAR
Main attraction is to begin shortly (4) (STAR)t

 

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