Sunday Times

Cryptic Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Bed delivery discussed? (5) 4 Smart wrapping paper going in large quantities (9)

9 Sculpture of mere balsa, light (5, 4)

10 Wood pigeon’s head cradled by bloke (5)

11 Amenity to be repaired – date not fixed (7)

12 Support true reforms after move quickly backfiring (7)

13 Where nurses may be found, ahead (6)

15 Those looking to clothe king in his birthday suit? (8)

18 Driver perhaps hit reversing, then hit again (4, 4)

20 Feeder scoffing last of dessert, perfect! (4, 2) 23 Whitewash clothes (7)

24 Two rights thrown in unexpected­ly equal fight (7)

26 Case left behind large rooms, unopened (5)

27 Hoarding money abroad, cadaverous elderly relative (5-4)

28 Percentage turned around, saving dosh initially in hospitals (9)

29 Related item hotel at Bangkok perhaps reported? (3-2)

DOWN

1 Invoice Gabon produced for flooded channel in Oz (9)

2 Dangerous rig unfinished, limit to achievemen­t? (5)

3 Dog that flies! (7)

4 Vegetable garden’s ending in the country (6)

5 Seriously consider space in rowing team, after audition? (8) 6 Butcher married lover (7) 7 Audacious banking rules originally, not wise (9)

8 Flier in garden, bee regularly seen (5)

14 Son-in-law and I suspect one supported old US president (9)

16 Chant revealed spinster or bachelor? (9)

17 Wrong grade needing correction, shocked (8)

19 Learner dropping in 23, one working at last (7)

21 Praise suggestion to carry double in lift (7)

22 Extract juice from fruit (6) 23 Somewhat ecstatic at changes in contract (5)

25 Path where first of twigs collected by rake (5)

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