Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | STUMPS | |
End of play must upset patrons extremely (6) | Anagram of MUST + P)atron(S | |
5 | KERMIS | |
Annual fair irks me terribly (6) | Anagram of IRKS ME | |
9 | CLUBS | |
Young animals gathered around large woods, for example (5) | CUBS outside L | |
10 | BINDS OVER | |
Legally restrains garbage collector staying primarily in English seaport (5,4) | BIN + (S inside DOVER) | |
11 | APERITIF | |
Healthy one retired after cocktail of pear, a pre-dinner drink (8) | (FIT I) reversed after anagram of PEAR | |
12 | JARRED | |
Shook a glass of beer and wine (6) | JAR + RED | |
14 | TENNIS SHOE | |
His teen son ordered sporting gear (6,4) | Anagram of HIS TEEN SON | |
15 | MEWS | |
Gulls occupied dwellings that used to be stables (4) | Double Definition | |
17 | TUTE | |
Like being not part of clever university class (4) | ASTUTE minus AS | |
19 | FORECASTLE | |
Crates switched and left in enemy ship’s living quarters (10) | (Anagram of CRATES + L) inside FOE | |
22 | BOLT-ON | |
Additional town in Greater Manchester (4-2) | Double Definition | |
23 | ENDOCARP | |
Crane shifted around to carry out soft stone (8) | Anagram of CRANE outside DO + P | |
25 | LIME-GREEN | |
Large sort of ermine soaking up, for example, a fruity colour (4-5) | L + (anagram of ERMINE outside EG) | |
26 | LATHE | |
Flog reduced piece of machinery (5) | LATHE(r) | |
27 | SNARED | |
Half of snakes in the sun too long may be caught (6) | (SNA)kes + RED | |
28 | See 5-down | |
Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
2 | TAUREAN | |
Carbamide swallowed by brown person who might be considered bullish? (7) | UREA inside TAN | |
3 | MASTITIS | |
Problem encountered by one with nursing experience – it is found after exposure to nuts (8) | (IT + IS) after MAST | |
4 | SUBMISSION | |
Coach turned up with task force’s presentation (10) | BUS reversed + MISSION | |
5 & 28ac |
KING EDWARD | |
Grand kid we stuffed with potato (4,6) | Anagram of GRAND KID WE | |
6 | RASCAL | |
Mischievous fellow repaired cars with aluminium (6) | Anagram of CARS + AL | |
7 | INVERSE | |
Popular section of the Bible is upside down (7) | IN + VERSE | |
8 | TRADESPEOPLE | |
Skilled workers and deportees ALP mixed up (12) | Anagram of DEPORTEES ALP | |
9 | CHASTITY BELT | |
Stately bitch unhooked device locked by an untrusting husband (8,4) | Anagram of STATELY BITCH | |
13 | GOVERNANCE | |
Control over elder, church exercised after end of voting (10) | (OVER + NAN + CE) after votin(G) | |
16 | CANON LAW | |
A clown upset about an ecclesiastical set of rules and regulations (5,3) | Anagram of A CLOWN outside AN | |
18 | TELAMON | |
Repaired metal attached to supporting pillar in the shape of a man (7) | Anagram of METAL + ON | |
20 & 24dn |
TRACTOR FEED | |
It’s responsible for advancements in stationery (7,4) | Cryptic Definition | |
21 | LOGGER | |
Data recorder, one active in forest regions (6) | Double Definition | |
24 | See 20-down |