Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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RACISM |
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Retired coach is associated with male prejudice (6) |
CAR reversed + IS + M |
4 |
DEPOSE |
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Set down a quantity of drugs containing EPO mostly (6) |
DOSE outside (EP)o |
8 |
MERIT |
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Value the writer, right, with it (5) |
ME + R + IT |
9 |
NASHI PEAR |
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A vessel manoeuvred in close with exotic fruit (5,4) |
(A + SHIP) inside NEAR |
11 |
METHANE |
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Long thick human hair penetrated by the sprayed chemical (7) |
MANE outisde anagram of THE |
12 |
OIL WELL |
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Ring one left rightly for gusher, say (3,4) |
O + I + L + WELL |
13 |
EVER |
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Cut down leader at any time (4) |
(s)EVER |
14 |
NINEPINS |
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NSW’s opener playing cricket injured spine bowling (8) |
(N)sw + IN + anagram of SPINE |
17 |
UNEARTHS |
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Discovers uranium near this with iodine not detected (8) |
U + [(NEAR THIS) minus I] |
19 |
MAYO |
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Yam diced up with egg dressing (4) |
Anagram of YAM + O |
23 |
PICCOLO |
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Choose short, cool, brewed black coffee (7) |
PIC(k) + anagram of COOL |
24 |
OARSMAN |
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Person who made progress after having a stroke? (7) |
Cryptic Definition |
25 |
DEEP SPACE |
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Pace back and forth in area filled with stars (4,5) |
SPEED reversed + PACE |
26 |
MINCE |
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Store taking delivery of cold meat in small portions (5) |
MINE outside C |
27 |
FRIDGE |
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Fine, raised strip of land should be cooler (6) |
F + RIDGE |
28 |
PROSIT |
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Good luck to you specialists joining IT (6) |
PROS + IT |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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REMEMBER |
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Urge every second representative to look back (8) |
u(R)g(E) + MEMBER |
2 |
CURETTE |
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Correct temperature recorded with the unfilled surgical instrument? (7) |
CURE + T + T(h)E |
3 |
SATRAP |
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Old ruler, say, not closing mouth (6) |
SA(y) + TRAP |
4 |
DISCOUNT STORES |
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Shops that sell cheap items and seconds, tourist exploited (8,6) |
Anagram of SECONDS TOURIST |
5 |
PHILLIPS |
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Type of screw mount secured in spots (8) |
HILL inside PIPS |
6 |
SHEBEEN |
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Queen, for instance, associated with opening of new tavern that’s cheap? (7) |
SHE BEE + (N)ew |
7 |
INTERNATIONALE |
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One Italian tenor, short on oxygen, messed up revolutionary song (14) |
Anagram of ONE ITALIAN TENOR minus O |
10 |
ROLE |
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Part and parcel of control experiments (4) |
contROL Experiments |
15 |
CAROUSED |
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One leaving Cairo took drugs and had a good time (8) |
CA(i)RO + USED |
16 |
DOWNBEAT |
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Do we, hanging around outside, take notice at flat? (8) |
(DO + WE) outside NB + AT |
18 |
NUCLEAR |
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Peacekeepers backed fine for possessing atomic weapons (7) |
UN reversed + CLEAR |
20 |
ALMONDS |
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Cooked salmon stuffed with last of toasted nuts (7) |
Anagram of SALMON outside toaste(D) |
21 |
SPED |
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A group of serious pedestrians moved quickly (4) |
seriouS PEDestrians |
22 |
PRIMER |
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Elementary book is a little explosive (6) |
Double Definition |