Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | MOTIF | |
Little time to adapt rejected design of some significance (5) | MO + FIT reversed | |
4 | WRAPPING | |
Covering material and announcement of musical work (8) | Sounds like RAPPING | |
8 | BLANDEST | |
Property secured by principal is most uninteresting (8) | LAND inside BEST | |
9 | CHOIRS | |
Patter coming from orchestra pit unsettled singing groups (6) | Anagram of ORCHESTRA PIT minus PATTER | |
10 | WISENT | |
European bison made tracks on the shores of island (6) | WENT outside IS | |
11 | UNEARNED | |
Attention received by troubled nun and journalist is not deserved (8) | (EAR inside anagram of NUN) + ED | |
12 | OPTOMETRY | |
Visual science book needed after operation to take care of hearing (9) | (TOME after OP) + TRY | |
14 | MOOT | |
Low temperature is subject to debate (4) | MOO + T | |
16 | EMIT | |
Throw out overturning of prison sentence (4) | TIME reversed | |
18 | APPLE-PIES | |
Baker’s production record revealed in exercises (5-4) | EP inside APPLIES | |
21 | IMMORTAL | |
Great person is not adhering to ethical principles about time (8) | IMMORAL outside T | |
23 | ON VIEW | |
One dressed in patchwork of woven material is being displayed (2,4) | I inside anagram of WOVEN | |
24 | INFORM | |
Pass on knowledge to residents of cabin for money (6) | cabIN FOR Money | |
25 | TEST TUBE | |
Item used in chemical reactions – stone basin with external support (4,4) | (ST + TUB) with TEE outside | |
26 | FORENSIC | |
Thief finally corrupted cronies connected with courts of law (8) | F + anagram of CRONIES | |
27 | TREAD | |
Step close to advertisement to make out words (5) | T + READ | |
Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | MULTIFORM | |
Travolta’s leading part in our film, excited millions in many different ways (9) | (T inside anagram of OUR FILM) + M | |
2 | TANGENT | |
Touching line, one close to peg, in tent (7) | (AN + G) inside TENT | |
3 | FLEET | |
Fast vehicles owned by a company (5) | Double Definition | |
4 | WETSUIT | |
Sue twit changing diving gear (7) | Anagram of SUE TWIT | |
5 | ARCHETYPE | |
Redesigned cheap tyre’s original pattern (9) | Anagram of CHEAP TYRE | |
6 | PROGRAM | |
Course and golfer’s limitations shown in golf tournament (7) | (G)olfe(R) inside PROAM | |
7 | NERVE | |
Pluck passengers from container vessel (5) | contaiNER VEssel | |
13 | MEALTIMES | |
Bizarre tale admitted by quiet actors when people eat (9) | MIMES outside anagram of TALE | |
15 | OYSTER-BED | |
Yes, debtor ruined seafood supplier (6-3) | Anagram of YES DEBTOR | |
17 | TWOSOME | |
Tow organised by a certain couple (7) | Anagram of TWO + SOME | |
19 | POLITIC | |
Intriguing picture capturing oxygen on fire (7) | PIC outside (O + LIT) | |
20 | INVITEE | |
One connected with event, I replaced with a special guest (7) | I + anagram of EVENT I | |
22 | MANGO | |
Staff received pruned fruit tree (5) | MAN + GO(t) | |
23 | ONSET | |
Start working as an actor (5) | Double Definition |