Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Representa­tive member of fivesome corrected alien’s test (14)

10. One involved with cartel represente­d a newspaper section? (7)

11. Number one label put back on explosive unit (7)

12. Catch learner inside government house finally (5)

13. A term contrived in MASH unit for “medical care”? (9)

14. Clean name from unstable stick of dynamite (4)

15. Study of poisons got cooly treated outside of team (10)

19. Cut finger badly on edge of the separator (10)

20. A smoker has to dispose of this small container (4)

23. Misplaced files associated with English politician’s biography (4,5)

26. Trade union invested in boiler – that’s a complete reversal of policy (1-4)

27. Confirmed when murdered user died (7)

28. Confused bum is carried around in a people mover (7)

29. Star that was starry-eyed – she changed nothing! (10,4)

DOWN

2. Rear of mansion in strange Tudor retreat is not frequented (9)

3. Illegally take possession of the Spanish coin (6)

4. Preferred a specific part of one lecture (5)

5. Mimes, replaced by band, should be hot under the collar (9)

6. The act of saying “no”, for example, accepted by many people (8)

7. Is felt, rolled up and trimmed, useful material? (5)

8. Gently transforme­d exterior of hospital that’s rather long (7)

9. Deserter turned up to learn objective (6)

16. Got rid of fellow implicated in crooked food deal (3-6)

17. Have more than one rum, but not in order (9)

18. Pressure applied to substitute player to defend (8)

19. Use a telephone mostly to change sculptured representa­tion of Christ’s crucifixio­n (7)

21. Catch, fixed up, is hard to dislodge (6)

22. Subdue queen dishearten­ed by church? (6)

24. Is restricted by small feet and small rounded hands (5)

25. Attractive mum changed in two years (5)

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