The Saturday Paper

The Cryptic ACROSS

- Solution next week

1. Heap around very strong rubbish (6)

5. Lawyers’ tool – it provides support in a pub (3,5)

9. John, the French–Virginian conservati­ve (8)

10. Monster to become tedious (6) 11. Bad thing, weapons in cabarets (10)

13. Guinness – they say he can be smart (4)

14. Herb, maker of money (4) 15. State: mate all around the country (10)

18. Giving up on the French mating (10)

20. A few, but they say it’s the total (4)

21. Small pet – go away! (4) 23. Exploit Oregon mine – it’s where the power comes from (6,4)

25. Roguish, that’s Roach! (6)

26. Kill big deer, English – not seen in the performanc­e! (8) 28. Don’t stop – hold on to a bird! (4,2,2)

29. Dwell about the team (6)

DOWN

2. Put a slant on it – or perhaps make it Roman! (9)

3. Expose your penis to Florida excrement (5,2)

4. Self-belief – for instance, oxygen provided (3)

5. Boy and a second person in the lagoon (5)

6. Those during upsets take the front seat (4,7)

7. Art returns with the French over Los Angeles – sing it! (3,2,2)

8. Zero area provided for gas (5) 12. Incarcerat­ion for scam penalty with blokes on time (11)

16. Bird – it ascends around the turn (3)

17. One domestic animal possessed by one returning? Jesus! (4,2,3)

19. Favourites dance for a place to buy animals (3,4)

20. Mixed-up priests – fairies! (7) 22. Vicious animals, English – my oath! (5)

24. Another animal, but over the line – rejoice! (5)

27. Tree sounds like a type of hair (3)

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Prime Ministers.
MUNGO MacCALLUM is the author of The Good, the Bad & the Unlikely: Australia’s Prime Ministers.

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