Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Startle deep American fish (4,4)

5. Pinch page about Japan (6)

10. Theatre doctor, a man not fully extended (5)

11. Each lad entering boxing arena is thinking (9)

12. Solid accent confused westerners (11)

13. People working together nearly finished meal (3)

14. Here, raw pet-food freshly made, should be protected from the elements (14)

18. Person of many talents reproduced names in case conducted by Royal Australian Navy (11,3)

22. Hood nearly finished off bully (3)

23. Guard, securing a firearm, distracted a scatty chef (6,5)

26. “Silence! Silence! Get the better of women at the start and finish” (5,4)

27. See 7 Down

28. Sickening behaviour backed up by pre-eminent person (6)

29. Once more takes up study before changing post (8)

DOWN

1. Equipment used to broadcast Governor’s final farewell (6)

2. Speculatio­n about start of radical developmen­t of venereal disease (7)

3. Executive group should be drilled according to auditor (5)

4. They run fast, small computer devices (9)

6. Strong durable earthenwar­e bonds with colour (9)

7 & 27 Across. Broadcast period not held over for a procedural question (5,2,5)

8. Mean people pull card game up over spades (8)

9. Grand, just like a festive occasion (4)

15. Unconventi­onal trio in set pushes the boundaries (5,2,2)

16. Regret night informally conducted in English capital (9)

17. Pool equipment used in competitio­n breaks down (6,2)

19. Radical change I and others set up and left in secluded retreat (3,4)

20. Early type of computer, during update, randomly did the wrong thing (5,2)

21. Clothing orders filled by haberdashe­r primarily (6)

24. Sell fine record (4)

25. Assembly line packed in music collection (5)

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