Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Cold is contracted by strike-breakers and prejudiced people (7)

5. Multicolou­red sloth with motley brown coat (7)

9. Man of learning behind university convention (5)

10. Old Father, working in court, identified change in atmosphere (4,5)

11. Medley a vicar composed is audacious (5-3-4)

14. Curse broken by female fairy (7)

15. Submit operation described in ordinary language (7)

16. Born Yankee not influenced by talk (3)

17. Papers, originally held by a trust, implicated a social climber (7)

19. Misread precise cooking instructio­ns (7)

21. Stack pocketed by drunken rotter at Halloween event (5,2,5)

25. Commercial operation is a revelation (9)

26. Compartmen­t of wardrobe seems bigger than intended (5)

27. Really dislikes one dropped from revamped test side (7)

28. Measures air sucked from squirming earthlings (7)

DOWN

1. Our band, in a new setting, finished “Carousel” (10)

2. Patriot’s chain is penetrated by ultraviole­t light finally (10)

3. Decrypted the last secret procedure (7)

4. Cameras broadcast part of the bible’s religious ceremony (9)

5. Personal memorial of a saint, found by teacher of Samuel in church (5)

6. Raging fire in plant, fuelled by oxygen (7)

7. Bombshell is a breath of fresh air (4)

8. Having joker and hearts (4)

12. Competitio­n let outside people set off (10)

13. Dogs disturbed deserters hanging around back of tent (3,7)

15. Point fielded within reach of jittery openers, and left people in various positions (9)

18. Stops research into creative works (7)

20. Duct, reposition­ed by individual, fell (3,4)

22. Firmly holds pieces of film (5)

23. Listened to outlawed music group (4)

24. Overlook overtime entered by married one (4)

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