Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | CORE | |
Heart procedure that’s tedious not supported by hospital (4) | CHORE minus H | |
3 | PLANE CRASH | |
Develop organised search with terrific grounding, say (5,5) | PLAN + anagram of SEARCH | |
9 | DISLOCATION | |
Stoic lad worked with one on joint problem (11) | Anagram of STOIC LAD + I + ON | |
11 | LOW | |
Issue of stock is worthless (3) | Double Definition | |
12 | DOOMED | |
Formal gathering backed protest destined to fail (6) | DO + (DEMO reversed) | |
13 | PACIFIST | |
Crown recalled one Duke opposed to war (8) | CAP reversed + I + FIST | |
14 | STATISTIC | |
Numerical fact is connected to time divided into constant (9) | (IS + T) inside STATIC | |
16 | EAGLE | |
Hound dog decapitated bird of prey (5) | B(EAGLE) | |
17 | REACH | |
Power is stripped from distracted cashier (5) | Anagram of CASHIER minus IS | |
19 | LAS PALMAS | |
Canary Islands port and resort invested in new mall, for instance (3,6) | SPA inside anagram of MALL + AS | |
21 | MISUSAGE | |
Unfair treatment is held against us in view of old sorcerer (8) | (IS + US) inside MAGE | |
22 | CIRCUS | |
Entertaining show about underdeveloped country? (6) | (CIRC)A + US | |
25 | HEN | |
The nag must not be labelled a female? (3) | THE NAG without the external TAG | |
26 | ABANDONMENT | |
Troops trapped in a block don’t surrender (11) | MEN inside (A + BAN + DONT) | |
27 | WALT DISNEY | |
Animated film producer isn’t led astray in style (4,6) | Anagram of ISNT LED inside WAY | |
28 | LESS | |
Reduced quantity of sales surely should be cheaper (4) | saLES Surely | |
Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | CEDED | |
Copyright and amended deed should be handed over (5) | C + anagram of DEED | |
2 | ROSEOLA | |
Symptom of disease sprang up on molar’s filling (7) | ROSE + M(OLA)R | |
4 | LOAF | |
Hang around Vienna, say (4) | Double Definition | |
5 | NUISANCES | |
Shades worn by island people causing trouble (9) | NUANCES outside IS | |
6 | CONSIDERATION | |
Trick team helping with analysis (13) | CON + SIDE + RATION | |
7 | ALLYING | |
Nearly all not telling the truth could be banding together (7) | (AL)L + LYING | |
8 | HOWITZERS | |
To what extent almost nothing inside it is military hardware (9) | HOW + [(ZER)O inside ITS] | |
10 | ONE-NIGHT STAND | |
Single performance about ending that’s badly written (3-5,5) | ON + anagram of ENDING THATS | |
14 | SCRIMSHAW | |
Sailor’s craft spotted transporting offenders with heroin (9) | SAW outside (CRIMS + H) | |
15 | TELEGRAMS | |
Cables set up supporting member with hammer (9) | SET reversed outside (LEG + RAM) | |
18 | ARSENAL | |
Nitrogen absorbed by a laser damaged weapons factory (7) | N inside anagram of A LASER | |
20 | MACHETE | |
Spiked club split by the forged knife (7) | MACE outside anagram of THE | |
23 | SITES | |
Regular is climbing places (5) | (SET IS) reversed | |
24 | EDGE | |
Outline elements of unfounded generalisation (4) | unfoundED GEneralisation |
I’ve been away for a few days, so my comments are a bit late this time. And #203 took me a lot longer than the single hour that I needed for #202.
11a: I loved the first definition
13a: “Duke” packed a punch
2d: a new word for me
6d: simple and elegant wordplay.
The best thing is that I don’t have to wait for #204.