Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Obstructed access to secure promotion in foundation (9)

6. Photograph­s recently taken on board ship (5)

9. Wife, weeping, is rather drunk (5)

10. Capitalist returned for it in view of fellow (9)

11. Re-equipped well during stop on the way back (8)

12. Compensate for efforts sabotaged right away (6)

14. Two extreme places divided by missile contracts (7)

15. School providing refuge for cat and a bear (7)

17. Unfriendly types seen riding bicycles? (3)

18. We back one type of film (7)

20. Not very happy about cold contracted by the twin (7)

22. Just one is found compressed in empty hut (6)

24. Suspended policeman, making a comeback, went astray (8)

27. Different elements of our plan incorporat­ing plutonium may be out of favour (9)

28. One assigned to learner in time is quick off the mark (5)

29. Credit tycoon, to some extent, with a simple song (5)

30. Former supermodel, named at the outset in court, is remarkably good (9)

DOWN

1. Person who respectful­ly declines a powerful jack (5)

2. Unit occupied by unwell lodger, finally, should be available (2,5)

3. Four work for a typist? (9)

4. Sombre old record covered in protective material (10)

5. Measure of medicine doctor applied before operation (4)

6. Flippers, picked up by fellow, smell (5)

7. Writers in Old English related to a large part of the world (4,3)

8. Re-recorded The Cars CD covered in marks (9)

13. Rotten racist holding TV award up is unbalanced (10)

14. Fresh sound plugged by hot reporter (9)

16. Number secured by a hotline changed without delay (2,3,4)

19. Sit around and start to plan a children’s play area (7)

21. Lady worshipped drugs, both hard and recreation­al (7)

23. Sentimenta­l operation accepted by agent (5)

25. Lived and died with evidence of a beating (5)

26. Sort of fuel needed for chimney (4)

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