Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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BUS TRIPS |
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Tourist drives and cuts after break (3,5) |
RIPS after BUST |
5 |
ACIDIC |
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Sharp one played twice in Australian rock band (6) |
(I, I) inside ACDC |
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LIARS |
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Fabricators use a boat to travel back across river (5) |
SAIL reversed outside R |
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ROAD TRAIN |
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Long-haul vehicle busted radiator close to Darwin (4,5) |
Anagram of RADIATOR + darwi(N) |
12 |
AFTERWARDS |
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Fine received by trader was adjusted at a later date (10) |
F inside anagram of TRADER WAS |
13 |
SHOT |
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Onset of suffering eased by powerful injection (4) |
(S)uffering + HOT |
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BODIES |
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People disappear with boss mostly hanging around (6) |
DIE inside (BOS)s |
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TAMARIN |
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Monkey pruned tangy fruit tree (7) |
TAMARIN(d) |
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WITNESS |
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Is outside broadcast rewound following woman’s initial testimony? (7) |
[IS outside (SENT reversed)] after (W)oman |
21 |
BY-LINE |
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Journalist’s final piece is so long, holding nothing back (2-4) |
BYE outside (NIL reversed) |
23 |
LAND |
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50+ acres? (4) |
L + AND |
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COLLECTION |
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Company and IT unit recalled working group (10) |
CO + (IT + CELL) reversed + ON |
27 |
INDOLENCE |
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Popular benefit once given after initial laziness (9) |
IN + DOLE + (o)NCE |
28 |
TRIPE |
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Stomach of shorthorn ready to be eaten? (5) |
shor(T)horn + RIPE |
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GARDEN |
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A road cut through general area used for cultivation (6) |
(A + RD) inside GEN |
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DEADENED |
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A study in legal documentation may be toned down (8) |
(A + DEN) inside DEED |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
1 |
BALLAD |
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Everyone sitting tight during rotten song (6) |
ALL inside BAD |
2 |
STARTS OUT |
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A university degree in beer begins (6,3) |
ARTS in STOUT |
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RESTRAINED |
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Calm reserve prepared for action (10) |
RES + TRAINED |
4 |
PERHAPS |
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Page ending with unusual phrase, possibly (7) |
P + anagram of PHRASE |
6 |
CITY |
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User, not detained by security, disrupted a popular spot (4) |
Anagram of SECURITY minus USER |
7 |
DEATH |
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Departure date changed by hospital (5) |
Anagram of DATE + H |
8 |
CONSTANT |
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Clip from Intergalactic, on Stan, that’s not changing (8) |
intergalactiC ON STAN That |
9 |
BANDIT |
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Thief by the way in possession of piece (6) |
AND inside BIT |
14 |
IMPLICATED |
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Under suspicion, one government representative lied about criminal act (10) |
(I + MP + LIED) outside anagram of ACT |
17 |
RENDITION |
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Construction – finish it in wrought iron (9) |
(END + IT) inside anagram of IRON |
18 |
DWELLING |
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Digs section of uncovered well in garden (8) |
uncovereD WELL IN Garden |
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SPOONS |
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Consumers employ these youngsters outside post office (6) |
SONS outside PO |
21 |
BELIEVE |
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Busy person, possessed by evil, butchered judge (7) |
BEE outside anagram of EVIL |
22 |
INDEED |
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One broadcast ended positively (6) |
I + anagram of ENDED |
24 |
NADIR |
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Bout of depression, a dire low point? (5) |
depressioN A DIRe |
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FLEE |
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Leave leader of Labor in charge (4) |
(L)abor inside FEE |