Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
STUPID |
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Dull boss probed by private investigator (6) |
PI inside STUD |
5 |
PEPPERS |
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Famous sergeant, close to targets, attacks with missiles (7) |
PEPPER + target(S) |
9 |
CLIMATE CONTROL |
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Air-conditioning ruined art collection containing original piece from Monet (7,7) |
Anagram of ART COLLECTION outside (M)onet |
11 |
UNITED |
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Intruder, giving up rights, toyed with one (6) |
Anagram of INTRUDER minus (R+R) |
12 |
AFFLUENT |
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Social worker smoking fine pipe is well-off? (8) |
ANT outside (F + FLUE) |
14 |
EDGE |
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Fringe leader not committed to club (4) |
(w)EDGE |
15 |
BLACKSMITH |
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Forger is missing millions invested in a little hotel (10) |
(LACKS + M) inside (BIT + H) |
18 |
PROSTHESIS |
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Artificial part in expert’s proposal (10) |
PROS + THESIS |
19 |
CLUB |
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One in pack featuring leaf primarily? (4) |
CUB outside (L)eaf |
22 |
REGULARS |
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Shooter retreated while holding hostage right ordinary customers (8) |
LUGER reversed + (AS outside R) |
24 |
BARBIE |
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Tavern that is hosting club’s last meal (6) |
(BAR + IE) outside clu(B) |
26 |
STATIONMASTERS |
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Railway officials stop steam trains badly losing pressure (14) |
Anagram of STOP STEAM TRAINS minus P |
27 |
DREDGES |
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Doctor sharpens devices used to extract waste matter from the bottom (7) |
DR + EDGES |
28 |
HANDLE |
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Deal with serving of lunch and leftovers (6) |
luncH AND LEftovers |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
2 |
TALKING-TO |
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Lecture leader involved in presentation of wrong total (7-2) |
KING inside anagram of TOTAL |
3 |
PAMPER |
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Chart set up for each baby (6) |
MAP reversed + PER |
4 |
DATE |
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See something growing on a palm tree (4) |
Double Definition |
5 |
PACIFIC RIM |
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Coastal group raised limit provided by one lawbreaker (7,3) |
CAP reversed + IF + I + CRIM |
6 |
PENALISE |
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Fine pen is carried by porter, say (8) |
PEN + (IS inside ALE) |
7 |
EERIE |
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Guinness, say, with no head? That is weird! (5) |
(b)EER + IE |
8 |
SPLOTCH |
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Mark story line developed in school (7) |
PLOT inside SCH |
10 |
DUPE |
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Page checked by outstanding kid (4) |
P inside DUE |
13 |
BLUEPRINTS |
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Detailed plans replaced pier restricted by rounded pole (10) |
Anagram of PIER inside (BLUNT + S) |
16 |
ILLIBERAL |
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Mean crook uncovered bible containing piece of history? (9) |
ILL + [b)IBL(e outside ERA] |
17 |
STALLING |
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Everyone involved in hustle is playing for time (8) |
ALL inside STING |
18 |
PERUSED |
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Deception adopted by page editor should be closely examined (7) |
RUSE inside (P + ED) |
20 |
BRED |
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Produced staple with sound quality (4) |
Sounds like BREAD |
21 |
FASTEN |
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Bolt of lightning, say, bent in the middle (6) |
FAST + b(EN)t |
23 |
GRAVE |
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Weighty stones mostly (5) |
(GRAVE)l |
25 |
BACH |
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German composer’s time not put into collection (4) |
BATCH minus T |