Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
STRUCK |
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Small vehicle involved in a collision (6) |
S + TRUCK |
4 |
SPELLING |
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Relieving English teacher’s subject, perhaps (8) |
Double Definition |
10 |
AMPOL |
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Refined palm oil decreased by the Italian fuel supplier (5) |
Anagram of PALM OIL minus IL |
11 |
ORIENTATE |
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Get the lie of the land that isn’t presented in talk? (9) |
(IE + NT) inside ORATE |
12 |
BULLET TRAIN |
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News about returned art – it travels quickly (6,5) |
BULLETIN outside (ART reversed) |
13 |
PIT |
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Withdrawn bonus is mine (3) |
TIP reversed |
14 |
DIOCESAN |
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Newly-appointed deacon is a bishop (8) |
Anagram of DEACON IS |
15 |
STOP |
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Prevent plants growing back (4) |
POTS reversed |
18 |
AREA |
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A study, mostly a field of study (4) |
A + (REA)d |
20 |
CUT LOOSE |
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Free toilets situated in nice setting (3,5) |
LOOS inside CUTE |
24 |
SAP |
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Members of congress approach easy mark? (3) |
congresS APproach |
25 |
OBSERVATION |
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Serb involved in cheering should be watching (11) |
Anagram of SERB inside OVATION |
26 |
GESTATION |
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Development, for example, set back transport hub (9) |
EG reversed + STATION |
27 |
IRATE |
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Cross that is worn by traitor (5) |
IE outside RAT |
28 |
SCRUTINY |
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Hybrid of any citrus passing a close examination (8) |
Anagram of ANY CITRUS minus a |
29 |
SACHET |
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Sealed envelope located outside a church (6) |
SET outside (A + CH) |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
SCABBY |
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Despicable taxi-driver parked behind pole (6) |
CABBY after S(outh) |
2 |
RIPPLED |
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Strong current, conducted under pressure, caused waves (7) |
RIP + (LED after P) |
3 |
CALLED ON |
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Everyone linked to journalist in fraud must be summoned (6,2) |
(ALL + ED) inside CON |
5 |
PRIMA BALLERINA |
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Formal liberal treated roughly in article by a star performer (5,9) |
PRIM + (anagram of LIBERAL inside AN) +A |
6 |
LINING |
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Some poplin in garment, perhaps? (6) |
popLIN IN Garment |
7 |
IN A SPOT |
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One not trapping snake is experiencing difficulty (2,1,4) |
(I + NOT) outside ASP |
8 |
GREAT APE |
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Gear modified to record a wild animal (5,3) |
Anagram of GEAR + TAPE |
9 |
POP THE QUESTION |
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Father, quite honest, arranged to make a proposal (3,3,8) |
POP anagram of QUITE HONEST |
16 |
MARSH GAS |
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Methane from planet Mercury, for instance (5,3) |
MARS + HG + AS |
17 |
MONA LISA |
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Painting from Tassie art centre is in LA (4,4) |
MONA + (IS inside LA) |
19 |
EXPOSER |
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Former model and whistle-blower (7) |
EX-POSER |
21 |
EPITAPH |
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Last word: record it using a phone (7) |
EP + IT + A + PH |
22 |
COBALT |
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Metal bar shortened inside gun (6) |
BA(r) inside COLT |
23 |
INSERT |
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Conclusion of press reported in dull supplement (6) |
pres(S) inside INERT |