No 11390, Saturday 09 May 2015, The Phantom

Lots of holes today

Across

1 Orders sacking section’s head after purge backfired (10) DIRECTIONS {DIR<=}{sECTIONS}
6 Sultry maiden’s naked reflection (4) WARM {WAR<=}{M}
10 Altered bill likely to attract excise duty (7) ADAPTED {AD}{APT}{ED}
11 Alley having yellow and red lights (7) TORCHES {T{ORCHE}S<=} Alley Backstreet= TS
12 Person beside me actually caught Pat returning to steal ring (9) NEIGHBOUR {NEIGH}{B{O}UR<=} addenda NEIGH from ~NAY see comments
13 Time to release paper publication (5) ISSUE {tISSUE}
14 Word’s out to help servants (5) MAIDS {M{AID}S}
15 One leaves army career for fusing metals (9) SOLDERING {SOLDiERING}
17 Showed complete involvement in building design (9) SIGNALLED {SIGN{ALL}ED*}
21 Soft copy starting to replace writing sheet (5) PAPER {P}{APE}{R}
22 Commercial’s part of endless disturbance in set, for example (5) RADIO {R{AD}IOt}
24 Places for storing containers carrying provisions (9) CUPBOARDS {CUP{BOARD}S}
26 View owl’s head and wing (7) OPINION {O}{PINION}
27 One leaving South American country with title for family (7) SURNAME {SURiNAME}
28 The old road ahead is an eyesore (4) STYE {ST}{YE}
29 Bird kept in focus from a small distance (10) CENTIMETRE {CEN{TIME}TRE} addenda

Down

1 Ditch painter involved in racket (5) DRAIN {D{RA}IN}
2 Discovering self in true life (9) REALIZING {REAL}{I}{ZING}
3 Bone loss seen in chest scan leads to problems (7) CATCHES  {CHEST sCAn}* Bone=SN? {CAT}{CHESt} see comments
4 Transport iron rods right away inside building (7) INDOORS {IRON rODS}*
5 Organic cane raised near Russian river (7) NATURAL {NAT<=}{URAL}
7 On way back, what’s consumed by mule from these trees? (5) ASHES {AS{HE<=}S} addenda
8 This writer initially scribbled something on tattered green page (9) MESSENGER Anno pending {ME}{Scribbled}{Something}{ENGER*} see comments
9 Mark reports what a maker of ale does … (6) BRUISE {~BREWS}
14 … spreads corn on space above roof of storehouse (9) MUSHROOMS {MUSH}{ROOMS} Anno Pending {MUSH}{ROOM}{Storehouse} see comments
16 Key left in care of person opens the thing (9) IMPORTANT {I{M{PORT}AN}T} see comments
18 Best clothes to wear with style primarily for handsome man (6) ADONIS {A{DON}I}S}
19 Silence is interpreted as consent (7) LICENSE*
20 Standards maintained inside department store (7) DEPOSITS {DEP{OSI}T} or {DEP{OSI<=}T} Standards=ISO, Maintained = Kept up 
21 Plan quiet trip around Greece (7) PROGRAM {P}{RO{GR}AM} see comments
23 Lady I employed (5) DAILY* &lit
25 Eliminate smell rising from dirty surroundings (5) addenda SCENE {obSCENE} 

Addenda

Reference List

Maiden=M,Bill=AD,Excise Duty=ED,Alley=Backstreer=TS,Ring=O,Time=T,WORD=MS,One=I,Soft=P,Commercial=AD,The Old=YE,Road=ST

Painter=RA,Self=I,Bone=T,What=EH,Left=PORT,Thing=IT,BEST=A-One=AI,Standards=OSI,Queit=P,Greek=GR,Smell=Body Odour=BO

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