Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Short weeks messed up lists of activities to be done (10)

6. Centre of Health in the old university (4)

10. See 23 Across

11. Act as a vocalist, carrying torch, is disrespect­ful (9)

12. Played a trick on old foe in disguise (6)

13. Travel across snow to call about time travelling around

(8)

14. Boys stuck with Irish and Scottish property owners (6)

15. Pirates, beaten close to island, tiredly walked around (8)

17. One good hour is spent in the man’s multistore­y dwelling (4-4)

19. Talent seekers caught in an exposed state on board ship (6)

21. A descriptio­n of his fang disturbed Asian people (8)

23 & 10 Arcoss. Shy user ordered fish food that’s very sweet (6,5)

25. Take a chance with head of security and embezzle public money (9)

26. Subject, for example, seen in fiction (5)

27. Fill some eggs at Easter (4)

28. Lady singer played with star of Australian country music (3,7)

DOWN

1&5Down. Dreamer battered hunk with rifles (7,7)

2. Building up again, for example, fight taking place in ring

(9)

3. Disconcert­ed lad reruns revue with amount given for insurance policy (9,5)

4. Read out letters with composure (4)

5. See 1 Down

7. Bail refused by one with an excuse (5)

8. Employed girl’s first to grow up in an outer district (7)

9. Call in heir, upset about fellow famous comedian (7,7)

15. Link row of guns right away (3)

16. Uninvited guests disturbed quartet in middle of lesson (9)

17. Vehicles loaded with people, departed here, as arranged, second (7)

18. Oil detected in herbaceous plant fodder for livestock (7)

20. A thousand dropped out of army after rush operation (7)

22 & 24 Down. Gets a real crooked government stamp (5,4)

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