Across |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SUSPENDERS |
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Shoppers, say, pinching American braces (10) |
SPENDERS outside US |
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MAUL |
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Severely criticise new compilation of album lacking band’s original piece (4) |
Anagram of ALBUM minus (B)and |
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OVERALL |
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Lover switched around a large blanket (7) |
Anagram of LOVER + A + L |
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LENDING |
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Provision of funds is close to normal – close (7) |
norma(L) + ENDING |
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ASTRONOMY |
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Science recreated moon in a small test (9) |
Anagram of MOON inside (A + S + TRY) |
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PEACE |
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Work of art expressed tranquillity (5) |
Sounds like PIECE |
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APPEAR |
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Develop software linked to listening device (6) |
APP + EAR |
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ANDROID |
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Robot and staff moved around iodine (7) |
(AND + ROD) outside I |
17 |
DIG |
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Like it removed from finger, for example (3) |
DIGIT minus IT |
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FREEZER |
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Appliance that keeps things cold for nothing? Almost nothing (7) |
FREE + (ZER)o |
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EARNER |
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One who brings in new driver not keeping left (6) |
LEARNER minus L |
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REALM |
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Field of study on charity mostly (5) |
RE + (ALM)s |
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OVERHEADS |
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Hero saved mismanaged money needed to run a business (9) |
Anagram of HERO SAVED |
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MAILLOT |
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Send parcel and tights (7) |
MAIL + LOT |
27 |
TABLOID |
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Betting agency with nothing appearing in top newspaper (7) |
TAB + (O inside LID) |
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SAGE |
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Wise person to settle dispute just at the end (4) |
SAG + disput(E) |
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GEORGE BASS |
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Explorer of Australia’s east, spotted in ravine through which a river may run deep (6,4) |
E inside GORGE + BASS |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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STOWAWAY |
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One seeking free trip to state in control (8) |
(TO + WA) inside SWAY |
2 |
SPELT |
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Wheat is smashed primarily by rain hard (5) |
(S)mashed + PELT |
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EVAPORATED MILK |
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Joke ultimately improved a talk about processed dairy product (10,4) |
jok(E) + anagram of IMPROVED A TALK |
4 |
DOLLOP |
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Helping to complete returned survey (6) |
DO + (POLL reversed) |
5 |
RALLYING |
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Call about friend on the mend (8) |
RING outside ALLY |
7 |
ANIMATION |
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I’m in a country film with unreal characters (9) |
IM inside (A + NATION) |
8 |
LEGGED |
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Sporting members led around baby carrier (6) |
LED outside (EGG) |
9 |
UNAPPROACHABLE |
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Remote, rough sections of a popular beach, populated by nudists originally (14) |
Anagram of A POPULAR BEACH outside (N)udists |
15 |
PARTAKING |
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Sharing role played by a master (9) |
PART + A + KING |
16 |
AIR |
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Trade show lacking fine exhibit (3) |
FAIR minus F |
17 |
DEPORTEE |
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One sent overseas tied up golf location (8) |
ROPED reversed + TEE |
18 |
CRUSADES |
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Drives used cars all over the place (8) |
Anagram of USED CARS |
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DRAMAS |
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A little bit of alcohol, for instance, works for actor (6) |
DRAM + AS |
22 |
FETTER |
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Hamper’s cheese of sound quality (6) |
Sounds like FETA |
25 |
ALOHA |
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A star of Irish Wish cut short island greeting (5) |
A + (LOHA)n |