CRYPTIC CROSSWORD no 1,242
For today’s solutions, text CLUE followed by the clue (eg: ‘CLUE 1 Down’) to 53307
Across
1 Character from Athens on river mouth feature (5).
4 Advertising agent generally known to be first (9).
9 No harm can damage news show host (9).
10 Nothing to preserve about Italian wine (5).
11 Scientific volunteers find huge pain amusing (5,6,4).
12 Throng to popular celebration (6).
14 Not convinced, show off that one is betrothed? (8). 17 For-women-only church with fellow partisan (8).
19 Is able to manage descent by rope (6).
22 Slight tinkering remedies sudden stoppage (9,6).
24 Instrument to be played quietly (5).
25 Dim as can be, however, in America (9).
26 Hospitals get treatment as a ration (9).
27 Steep-sided hill, in contrast to the hollow (5).
Down
1 What hides loosely disturbing unconscious desire? (9).
2 See, copper married stand-in (5).
3 Comes to a horse society (7).
4 Youngster minds university representative, subject to inflation (4,2). 5 Strokes of luck as ban on travel includes Zurich to begin with (8). 6 Popular quiet primate is athletic-looking (2,5).
7 Angle writing a bit to get special attention (9).
8 Shed them, say, having rows? (5).
13 Flipper, say, wet drops delicate pattern (4-5).
15 Most favourable view of a diving duck (6-3).
16 One makes petty objections one ringing around six in Rome (8). 18 Quickly get treatment of tooth (7).
20 Where to wash night flier merely turning up with husband (7). 21 Again U-turn, encountering lizard (6).
22 Runs to see physical education succeeded (5).
23 Fool is doing it on toasted starters (5).
Solution to Sunday Independent Cryptic Crossword no 1,241 Across: 1 Depict; 4 Smirched: 10 Tornado; 11 Neptune; 12 Brassed off; 13 Item; 15 Syncope; 17 Swindle; 19 Soprano; 21 Opening; 23 Marl; 24 Despicable; 27 Retsina; 28 Seedily; 29 Lengthen; 30 Unaged.
Down: 1 Databases; 2 Pertain; 3 Clanswoman; 5 Manifesto; 6 Rapt; 7 Haunted; 8 Dream; 9 Cord; 14 Widescreen; 16 Exonerate; 18 Eagleeyed; 20 Puritan; 22 Imbuing; 23 Morel; 25 Pass; 26 Tilt.
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