City Times

Cryptic Crossword

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ACROSS:

1 Fight to import goods into Ulster somehow (8)

5 Jacuzzi’s old and dry in centre (3,3)

9 Avoiding bishop at home, Abraham’s upset prince’s wife (8)

10 Steer in reverse into US extremists, causing alarm (6)

12 Where to find earring and large medal (4)

13 Tinned meat service in school leads to complaint (6,4)

15 Such a persuasive speaker’s mouth doesn’t go askew (6-7)

19 Interrogat­e angry 14 returning after hunt (5-8)

23 Many races here, possibly tempting lots? Not half ! (7,3)

25 Scheme’s not quite perfect (4)

28 Good judge breaks fertile ground, creating standstill (3,3)

29 Grow about 50 for the first time in property (8)

30 Spot woman’s stringed instrument (6)

31 Embellish or label books (8)

DOWN:

1 Test representa­tive in Deal (6)

2 He’s in pub, standing up, having recovered from this? (5)

3 Boast about clothes (4)

4 Hooligan defends popular English restart at Twickenham (4-3)

6 Supplied with grease, old food outlet picked up ( 5)

7 Unusual extra act revealed on this annual submission? (3,6)

8 Genuine info a deb amended (4,4)

11 Shorebird’s measure of progress at sea (4)

14 One who runs stud (4)

15 Kitty runs into small beam on stage maybe (9)

16 Shade house’s odd features (3)

17 Left Scotsman turning up collar (4)

18 School cereal, variable mush (8)

20 Encourage, say, sport to be taken up (4)

21 Fund scent Poles imported (7)

22 Cast vacate reservatio­n (6)

24 Idiotic amateur opens bar at end of June (5)

26 Doctor initially advises exercises for wind (5)

27 Old knight had missed out festival (4)

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