ACROSS
1 - Infuriated by breach of police pact (10) - APOPLECTIC*
6 - No back-handed honour! (4) - PALM [DD]
9 - Rental ‘e arranged lasting forever (7) - ETERNAL*
10 - Perforated design plate using paint or ink to make copies (7) - STENCIL [E]
12 - Lovely party held by Middle East person on leave — no way! (8) - ADORABLE {A{DO}RAB}{LEave}
13 - He may be the lad in quarter (5) - ALDEN {LAD*}{EN}
15 - A convenience sought by house purchaser? (5) - AGENT [DD]
17 - Not yielding to bad stab in toe (9) - OBSTINATE*
19 - Will the trial get agreement on time? (9) - TESTAMENT {TEST}{AMEN}{T}
21 - Thanks to Lee to bring cheer & raise spirits (5) - ELATE {TA+LEE}*
23 - After deuce extract couple of more points to win (5) - EDUCE* or {E}{DUCE}
24 - News of a possible killer being admitted (8) - BULLETIN {BULLET}{IN}
27 - Pressing a fellow to join the English cricket team (7) - EXIGENT {E}{XI}{GENT}
28 - Goes in to turn out fiery molten rock material (7) - IGNEOUS {GOES+IN+U}*
29 - Time to question work given (4) - TASK {T}{ASK}
30 - Tasteless near the knuckle (10) - INDELICATE {IN}{DELICATE} ?
DOWN
1 - Copied in a beastly way (4) - APED [CD]
2 - Concerned with what must be paid when late (7) - OVERDUE {OVER}{DUE}
3 - Large passenger carrying vessel (5) - LINER {E}
4 - American city gets disapproval in trial that brings prison (9) - CALABOOSE {CA{LA}{BOO}SE}
5 - A single item supplied (5) - ISSUE [CD]
7 - Greece district populated by simple innocent people (7) - ARCADIA [GK]
8 - Duty dodger from the gremlin era (10) - MALINGERER*
11 - To save up, I've concluded, can be dodgy (7) - EVASIVE {EVAS<-}{IVE}
14 - Fight intended to dispense with a parapet (10) - BATTLEMENT {BATTLE}{MEaNT}
16 - For the athlete who's a real swinger! (7) - TRAPEZE [CD]
18 - A subordinate state (9) - SATELLITE [CD]
20 - Artists' workrooms (7) - STUDIOS [E]
22 - Ron an abstainer from Zambia moved to an American State (7) - ARIZONA {RON+AA+Z+I}* Does the 'I' come from 'an'?
24 - Policeman's truncheon (5) - BATON [E]
25 - Feeling of weariness enveloped class nine (5) - ENNUI {U+NINE}*
26 - A small raised traffic free area in a street (4) - ISLE [E]
1 - Infuriated by breach of police pact (10) - APOPLECTIC*
6 - No back-handed honour! (4) - PALM [DD]
9 - Rental ‘e arranged lasting forever (7) - ETERNAL*
10 - Perforated design plate using paint or ink to make copies (7) - STENCIL [E]
12 - Lovely party held by Middle East person on leave — no way! (8) - ADORABLE {A{DO}RAB}{LE
13 - He may be the lad in quarter (5) - ALDEN {LAD*}{EN}
15 - A convenience sought by house purchaser? (5) - AGENT [DD]
17 - Not yielding to bad stab in toe (9) - OBSTINATE*
19 - Will the trial get agreement on time? (9) - TESTAMENT {TEST}{AMEN}{T}
21 - Thanks to Lee to bring cheer & raise spirits (5) - ELATE {TA+LEE}*
23 - After deuce extract couple of more points to win (5) - EDUCE* or {E}{DUCE}
24 - News of a possible killer being admitted (8) - BULLETIN {BULLET}{IN}
27 - Pressing a fellow to join the English cricket team (7) - EXIGENT {E}{XI}{GENT}
28 - Goes in to turn out fiery molten rock material (7) - IGNEOUS {GOES+IN+U}*
29 - Time to question work given (4) - TASK {T}{ASK}
30 - Tasteless near the knuckle (10) - INDELICATE {IN}{DELICATE} ?
DOWN
1 - Copied in a beastly way (4) - APED [CD]
2 - Concerned with what must be paid when late (7) - OVERDUE {OVER}{DUE}
3 - Large passenger carrying vessel (5) - LINER {E}
4 - American city gets disapproval in trial that brings prison (9) - CALABOOSE {CA{LA}{BOO}SE}
5 - A single item supplied (5) - ISSUE [CD]
7 - Greece district populated by simple innocent people (7) - ARCADIA [GK]
8 - Duty dodger from the gremlin era (10) - MALINGERER*
11 - To save up, I've concluded, can be dodgy (7) - EVASIVE {EVAS<-}{IVE}
14 - Fight intended to dispense with a parapet (10) - BATTLEMENT {BATTLE}{ME
16 - For the athlete who's a real swinger! (7) - TRAPEZE [CD]
18 - A subordinate state (9) - SATELLITE [CD]
20 - Artists' workrooms (7) - STUDIOS [E]
22 - Ron an abstainer from Zambia moved to an American State (7) - ARIZONA {RON+AA+Z+I}* Does the 'I' come from 'an'?
24 - Policeman's truncheon (5) - BATON [E]
25 - Feeling of weariness enveloped class nine (5) - ENNUI {U+NINE}*
26 - A small raised traffic free area in a street (4) - ISLE [E]
23a-
ReplyDeleteCould it be- E{duc}e, since it says"a couple of more points?
22D- "TT" is usually used for abstainer,isn't it? I was trying on those lines and could not get it.
I also looked at TT till I figured out AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
DeleteRon an abstainer from Zambia moved to an American State (7) - ARIZONA {RON+AA+Z+I}* Does the 'I' come from 'an'?
ReplyDeleteMaybe he meant Zimbabwe, country code is ZI. Zimbabwe, Zambia -- Same thing yaar.
after looking at answers the puzzle seems ok but while doing it....exasperating.
ReplyDeleteAny reactions to the 'More Wayne,Less Colleen' ad. in today's paper?
ReplyDeleteThis is just a carry forward of yesterday's discussions on the matter, for those who did not log in.
happen to see who is coleen and her credentials, but for this i would nt have...wayne i mistook as john instead of rooney
DeleteJohn Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Wayne Rooney, take your pick.
DeleteBTW, Coleen is Wayne Rooney's wife, as against the wrong spelling quoth by me earlier, which of course is familiar to CW solvers as the generic Irish female.
So I think TH is saying that they will concentrate on the more relevant portion of the news i.e. Wayne Rooney rather than WAGs.
However, I think by making the ad too obtuse, TH has probably scored a self goal and some extra revenue to Google.
true...
DeleteAll in wayne..
Delete30 - Tasteless near the knuckle (10) - INDELICATE {IN}{DELICATE}?
ReplyDeletebe near the knuckle (British informal)
if a joke or a remark is near the knuckle, it is about sex in a way that some people find offensive
The clue would be a DD
I lost count of the number of E clues in this crossword. I am always unhappy with E clues
ReplyDeleteSuresh,
ReplyDeleteYour unhappiness has shifted from Anagrams to 'E' ?
I always had a zero tolerance for E clues in a cryptic crossword. No change there. Anagrams are fine if the surface reading is good.
ReplyDelete