Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Look at the tub: where viewer is concerned it’s a wash-out (3-4)

5. A mutual bargain to put powder in it (7)

9. Sparkled as gang-leader threw the paper about (9)

10. It’s a corollary added for the man on the horse (5)

11. One watching the birds, and wretch it turned out to be (8) 12. The film world came in a different order (6)

14. Extravagan­t when intoxicate­d, is taken by air (4-5)

16. Zeus never came back to show how it would follow (5)

17. Body of sheriff’s men strike an attitude around the South (5) 19. Polling times show how to enclose it (9)

21. Like the soil, it’s blue in humour (6)

22. A tie for a date he’d arranged (4,4)

26. The picture I’m getting with the years (5)

27. Explosions of rage can but sort us out (9)

28. Surmised how it sounded like one who was invited (7) 29. Behaves uncertainl­y with herds it scatters (7)

DOWN

1. Boat crew had a meal, one is told (5)

2. I’d get in and change when preparing for publicatio­n (7) 3. I can’t make it, it’s such a caper (5)

4. Engine rating how strong was dobbin? (10)

5. Secret language of fish starting like Esperanto (4)

6. Glee in term miner might put it (9)

7. A speech from where one is living? (7)

8. Menaces sent heart a-flutter (9)

13. Having concern in tender ties maybe (10)

14. An event that is taking place (9)

15. New quality found by serfs messing about with hens (9) 18. Come to the top of fur in case it’s altered (7)

20. Supervise poetry written in Old English (7)

23. Be uncertain, but do it anyway (5)

24. Tries out for internatio­nal matches (5)

25. Or, it’s the top medal (4)

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