This was one of those that went in very quickly indeed, but that I couldn’t quite finish unaided. In fact, if anyone got 15ac purely from the anagram then I’d be very impressed!
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | OUTDO – (T in DUO<) + 0. |
| 5 | SUPREME – (P in SURE) + ME. |
| 10 | SQUARE-SAIL -[w]ARES in SQUAIL . |
| 12 | PLASMA – LAMP’S* + A. |
| 13 | ARIGHTS – (GRIT HAS)*. |
| 14 | LAPS – hom. of “lapse”. |
| 15 | MOSBOLLETJIE – I in (JOB TO SELL ME)*. |
| 16 | STIRPES – STIR + PES. |
| 21 | SPLURGE – PL in SURGE. |
| 22 | HARLEQUINADE – EQUIN[e] in LAD in HARE. |
| 23 | ACTA – [m]A[s]C[o]T [w]A[s]. |
| 24 | ORTOLAN – LOT in ORAN. |
| 27 | STERIC – TRIES* + C. |
| 28 | MOSS-LITTER – MO + (S L in SITTER. |
| 29 | CRUSTAE – TA in CRUSE. |
| 30 | CHECK – C + HECK. |
| Down | |
| 1 | OSSA – O + S + S + A. |
| 2 | TUNISIA – (IS + I) in TUNA. |
| 3 | DANG – DAN + G. |
| 4 | ORTHOPAEDIST – (TOP EDITOR HAS)*. |
| 5 | SETTLES – (TT + L) in SEES. |
| 6 | PALAEOLITHIC – PAL + A + (OLI[d] in ETHIC). |
| 7 | RIALTO – LAIR< + TO. |
| 8 | MUMPING-DAY – MUM + PIN + (D in GAY). The 21st of December, I believe. |
| 9 | ERASED – RAS in [n]EED. |
| 11 | PROTRACTOR – (ROT in PR) + ACTOR. |
| 17 | SPURTLE – SPUR + (E + LT)<. |
| 18 | URALITE – RITUAL* + E. |
| 19 | PHASIC – HAS in PIC. |
| 20 | CLAROS – C + (R in LAOS). |
| 25 | OATH – [politic]O AT H[ustings]. |
| 26 | NARK – [protectio]N + ARK. |