Sunday Times

Cryptic Crossword

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ACROSS 1 Piece in job lot totally smashed (6)

4 Angry start of barking? Armorer might make a bolt for it (8)

10 E.g. bloody weapon put over wardrobe (5-4)

11 Person who has minimal basic education about West (5) 12 Improperly obtains part of castle that’s outstandin­g? (7) 13 Survive, like person asked to turn off light? (7)

14 Source of mast that’s come ashore, we hear (5)

15 Correctly wrapping parts of it separately, beyond doubt (8) 18 Fish restricted area around island, one in Med (8)

20 Enjoyment from third of August onward to first of October (5)

23 Problem with hearing organ — people finally are dispersed round a church (7)

25 In a word, suggest piece of music to study first (7)

26 Intend to silence everyone (5)

27 Revolution­ary, ensuring changes ahead of time (9) 28 Almost spring and time to retire? Almost (4-4) 29 Musician with piano accompanyi­ng film (6)

DOWN

1 President with term of endearment for tree-hugger (4-4)

2 Keep an eye on poems in Old English (7)

3 Blemished hotel covered by awful red stain (9)

5 Play, for example, we hear, with appropriat­e set (5, 9)

6 Call that’s close — nothing in it (5)

7 Not worthy of hospital, after instructio­n to avoid untidiness (7)

8 What’s wrong about part of our navy showing friendline­ss (6)

9 Badly ruining one team sport for upwardly mobile types (14)

16 Usually popular military leader (2, 7)

17 Navigation­al aid provided by some Europeans sailor follows (4, 4)

19 Highly moving letters from survivor he heard (3, 4) 21 Ostentatio­us when receiving royalty? It’s not always clear (7) 22 Observes a weight go up and down (6)

24 Look into prisoner that may be part way through sentence (5)

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