Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | LAWYER | |
Bar worker was lacking, for instance, in bed (6) | (WAS minus AS) inside LAYER | |
4 | GALLOPER | |
American girl, one with a long stride, is a pretty quick runner (8) | GAL + LOPER | |
9 | TRADERS | |
Trash mostly plugged by retired wine merchants (7) | (TRAS) outside (RED reversed) | |
11 | TANGRAM | |
Puzzle bug reversed by computer unit (7) | GNAT reversed + RAM | |
12 | LIGHT-FINGERED | |
Dishonest and brilliant fellow suffering terrible greed (5-8) | LIGHT + F + IN + anagram of GREED | |
14 | OPERAS | |
Dramatic events are held back by operations (6) | OPS outside (ARE reversed) | |
15 | CALCUTTA | |
Large share of money invested in boat by a port in India once (8) | (L + CUT) inside CAT + A | |
18 | ENTRENCH | |
Set entree wench served without lamb, say? (8) | ENTREe weNCH | |
20 | MINDED | |
Opening of duct in dug should be looked after (6) | (D)UCT inside MINED | |
23 | INSTANT COFFEE | |
Beverage served by cafe isn’t often brewed (7,6) | Anagram of CAFE ISNT OFTEN | |
26 | ROSTRUM | |
Support for speaker rose briefly with Trump releasing pressure (7) | (ROS)E + (TRUMP minus P) | |
27 | TRIFLED | |
Wasted time and took flight after trip ended early (7) | FLED after (TRI)P | |
28 | ATTITUDE | |
Flighty singer in a duet changed position? (8) | TIT inside anagram of A DUET | |
29 | LENDER | |
Bank merger lacking initial support? (6) | B(LENDER) | |
Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
1 | LITTLE ONES | |
Illuminated lot seen reforming young children (6,4) | LIT + anagram of LOT SEEN | |
2 | WRANGLE | |
Dispute world record set by fish (7) | WR + ANGLE | |
3 | EVENTUATE | |
Give rise to fair trade union at opening of exhibition (9) | EVEN + TU + AT + (E)XHIBITION | |
5 | ANTIGUAN | |
West Indian nest builder – tailless lizard? (8) | ANT + (IGUAN)A | |
6 | LINER | |
Ship a protective covering (5) | Double Definition | |
7 | PERIDOT | |
Green gemstone is beautiful, being a small speck (7) | PERI + DOT | |
8 | ROMP | |
Ace not included in broadcast of pro-am’s easy victory (4) | Anagram of PROAM minus A | |
10 | SOIL | |
Last drop of precious lubricant is dirty (4) | PRECIOU(S) + OIL | |
13 | CARD READER | |
Great fear admitted by one who minds old computer input device (4,6) | DREAD inside CARER | |
16 | CRINOLINE | |
Stiff material made of carbon and iron buckled line (9) | C + anagram of IRON + LINE | |
17 | SCRAMMED | |
Head of school studied hard and left quickly (8) | (S)CHOOL + CRAMMED | |
19 | TWINSET | |
Achieve success in experiment mounting paired gear (7) | WIN inside (TEST reversed) | |
21 | DEFILED | |
Contaminated food store had food stored up (7) | (DELI + FED) reversed | |
22 | STAT | |
Selection of most, a terrific sports figure, perhaps (4) | moST A Terrific | |
24 | STRUT | |
Ordinary routine seen after street parade (5) | RUT after ST | |
25 | ARIA | |
People leaving Armenia performed song (4) | ARMENIA minus MEN |