No 11765, Saturday 30 Jul 2016, Arden

Nice one from Arden. 5A was my CoD

ACROSS

1 Spies spoil a rejected script (7) ARAMAIC {{CIA}{MAR}{A}}<=

5 Feeling intolerant – I retired in other words (7)  BIGOTED {I}{GOT} in {BED}
9 By the time doctor returned it was the end (5) OMEGA {{AGE}{MO}}<=
10 Harness on time, suppressing stress (9) RESTRAINT  {RESTRAIN}{T}
11 Capital storehouse, as it's called (9) STOCKHOLM {~STOCK HOME}
12 Fish no good when drowned in booze (5) ANGLE {A{NG}LE}
13 Singer from the Orient is keen (4) DIVA {AVID}<=
15 Old city prison has painting by Henry (8) CARTHAGE {C{ART}{H}AGE}

18 His sermons (some of them) take for ever...endless (8) REVEREND (T)
19 Strive to hold ball in the air (4) VIBE {VI{B}E}
22 Male dragged in to meet working ant (5) EMMET {M} in {MEET}*
24 Argue to take ancient stronghold within hours (4,5) HOLD FORTH {H}{OLD} {FORT}{H}
26 She's immaculate covering centre court – takes enormous effort (9) HERCULEAN {HER}{C{coUrt}LEAN}
27 Salt in cheese without name (5) BRINE {BRI{N}E}
28 Oddly Iraq backs a talk arranged in a Syrian city (7) LATAKIA {A TALK}*{IrAq}
29 Girl's sojourn on the mountain (7) EVEREST {EVE}{REST}

DOWN

1 There's nothing in a trick to turn on (6) AROUSE {A}{R{O}USE}
2 Annie does form a part of our DNA (9) ADENOSINE {ANNIE DOES}*
3 Surprised to have taken it (5) ABACK (CD)
4 Tend to feel inside paper cartridge (9) CARTOUCHE {CAR{TOUCH}E}
5 At heart it's pole within pole (5) BOSOM {BO{S}OM}
6 Russian leader quit – exceptionally brave protecting church (9) GORBACHEV {GO}+{BRAVE}* around {CH}

7 Making connections in a city in Germany (5) TYING (T)
8 Hesitate to leave girlfriend – missing child (6) DITHER {DITch}{HER}
14 Scared, so vehicle taking us (9) AWESTRUCK {A{WE}S}{TRUCK}
16 Strong suggestion of the French involvement in their socialist past (9) REDOLENCE {RED}{O{LE}NCE}
17 A breeding ground overall (9) GABERDINE {A BREEDING}*

20 Allow/don't allow – in short it's deadly (6) LETHAL {LET}{HALt}
21 Warning doctor to stay out of hospital (6) THREAT {T{H}REAT}
23 Worth admitting former Italian player (5) MERIT (T)
24 Scavenger on the way, two go away (5) HYENA {ON THE WAY}-{TWO}={NHEAY}*

25 Force accomplished account (5) FABLE {F}{ABLE}

Reference list

Spies=CIA, Time=Age, Doctor=MO, Time=T, No=N, Good=G, Henry=H, Ball=B, Male=M, Hours=HH, Name=N
Nothing=O, Pole=S, Church=Ch, Child=Ch, So=As, Us=We, The French=Le, Socialist=Red, Hospital=H, Force=F

Color/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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