Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
RECAP |
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Top performer in public relations returned review (5) |
(ACE inside PR) reversed |
4 |
DEPOSITOR |
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Editor mistaken about pressure applied to overseas investment banker (9) |
Anagram of EDITOR outside (P + OS) |
9 |
TALLIED |
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Opportunist finally joined as agreed (7) |
opportunis(T) + ALLIED |
10 |
TASTERS |
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People who sample spuds cut with spades (7) |
TATERS outside S |
11 |
AT THE SAME TIME |
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Still distributed steam heat with discharge flowing back (2,3,4,4) |
Anagram of STEAM HEAT + (EMIT reversed) |
14 |
LOOP |
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Ring fund in recession (4) |
POOL reversed |
15 |
INSISTENT |
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One of the family, bound by plan, is persevering (9) |
SIS inside INTENT |
18 |
STAYING ON |
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Guy with leave, accommodated by inn, is going nowhere (7,2) |
STAY + (GO inside INN) |
19 |
JUJU |
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Charm – it’s not needed in Japanese martial art (4) |
JUJITSU minus ITS |
21 |
PRESSURE POINT |
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Control of bleeding upset prisoner undergoing treatment (8,5) |
Anagram of UPSET PRISONER |
24 |
PARTIAL |
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Unfinished creative work, one pocketed by friend (7) |
(ART + I) inside PAL |
26 |
PLIABLE |
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Piano, open, is easily moved around (7) |
P + LIABLE |
27 |
REGISTRAR |
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Doctor’s substance, right, ingested by parent? (9) |
(GIST + R) inside REAR |
28 |
SPENT |
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Weary stock holder sat in middle of street (5) |
PEN inside ST |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
RITE |
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Foremost part of religious item to a great extent? (4) |
(R)eligious + (ITE)m |
2 |
COLLABORATE |
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Company and political group, entering at the last minute, work together (11) |
CO + (LABOR inside LATE) |
3 |
PLINTH |
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Phone about soft material in architectural support (6) |
PH outside LINT |
4 |
DODDERING |
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Feeble stranger involved in minor accident (9) |
ODDER inside DING |
5 |
PATNA |
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Occupants of camp at natural place in northern India (5) |
camP AT NAtural |
6 |
SUSPENSE |
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Writers, in short, primarily use a feature of all good thrillers (8) |
PENS inside [(S)hort + USE] |
7 |
TEE |
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A golfer hits from here and there alternately (3) |
(T)h(E)r(E) |
8 |
RESPECTFUL |
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Papa, trapped by curse, felt strangely humble (10) |
P inside anagram of CURSE FELT |
12 |
INEQUITABLE |
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Trendy and quite disturbed expert is prejudiced (11) |
IN + anagram of QUITE + ABLE |
13 |
GLASS PAPER |
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Doctor, holding female parrot, right, could be smoother? (5,5) |
GP outside LASS + APE + R |
16 |
SANDPIPER |
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Bird and related disease featured in series (9) |
(AND + PIP) inside SER |
17 |
TINSNIPS |
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Tool that cuts metal isn’t adapted to turn around (8) |
Anagram of ISNT + (SPIN reversed) |
20 |
DIXIES |
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Stamps found on the outside of nine big pots (6) |
DIES outside IX |
22 |
RULER |
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One responsible for stock losses – no saint or leader (5) |
RUSTLER minus ST |
23 |
PELT |
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Coat with batter (4) |
Double Definition |
25 |
RUG |
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Hair replacement medicines with no restrictions? (3) |
d)RUG(s |
Thanks for the help – couldn’t parse 20 Down.