Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. What one’s done in the past to establish a new best stadium? (5,6)

6. Be sick of a woman who’s spiteful (3)

8. What gives the beat gets passed in relay (5)

10. Is burnt up – but Médoc’s around (9)

11. All of them are up, completely (4)

12. I learn about a loss Queen Mary made (5)

13. Sal crept about like a ghost (8)

16. Declined to take dope, Rod may have (7)

17. Queen following republican army to a war (4)

18. Is, in a sort of electricit­y, compact maybe (4)

19. Part of Hanley was north of the Tiber (7)

21. Has no idea how the perfect murder would be? (8)

23. Just the machine for Apple to produce? (5)

26. Speakers’ platform, where Canada is involved (4)

27. In Elba, act like one’s singing (9)

28. Dog language is a sham (5)

29. No real bird comes from Morocco (3)

30. Say her table is put out to test one for alcohol (11)

DOWN

1. Forbidden nothing in 28 that’s been put in précis form (10)

2. At which the patients are expecting to attend (4-5,6)

3. Affinity with drink editor may have had (7)

4. After church pom might be seen to eat with enjoyment (5)

5. Frightened to add tune to it (7)

6. Homework in a country dwelling? (7,8)

7. It may be spring that turns (4)

9. A quick drink for an individual (3)

13. A lack of courage’s wrong, so whip it soundly (7)

14. Too much French sex of the sort one sends abroad (7)

15. Sort of speech by Conservati­ve leader: peace can’t come of it (10)

19. She’s a little sheepish about being held so dear (3-4)

20. Twice, Garnett took a fodder plant (7)

22. A saucy sort of dance (5)

24. The put-up effluvium of a geographic­al feature (3)

25. Card a king takes to be maple (4)

Down:

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