Independent on Sunday 1,180/Poins

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Not sure I’ve had the pleasure of blogging a Poins before, but this was good stuff. I managed this in one sitting and there was nothing too tough, but also nothing to query or complain about, which is how it should be!

Across
1 SCRIBE – S(econd) + RIB in C(of)E
4 APPARENT – RAP rev. in P.E, all in ANT
9 PIG OUT – G.I rev. in POUT
10 FIREWALL – FIRE (passion) + WALL (defenders)
12 RESERVED – RESERVE (book) + D (Germany)
13 PARSON – PAR + No.s rev.
15 TIER – IT rev. + E.R
16 TROUBLE – T (model+ + ROUBLE
20 CONTENT – Double def.
21 ONCE – C(lubs) in ONE
25 HITHER – HIT + HER
26 DECADENT – A D(utch) in DECENT
28 ACADEMIC – (ACC[-l[ibellous]AIMED)*
29 VIENNA – ANNE + IV rev.
30 HEADLOCK – Spoonerism of “LEAD HOCK”
31 TELL ON – TELL (order) + ON (in advance)
Down
1 SEPARATE – PARA + T(ime) in SEE
2 REGISTER – (REGRET IS)*
3 BLURRY – BLU[-e] + R in RY (lines)
5 PAID – Hidden reversal in meDIA People
6 AMENABLE – MEN in [-c(aught)]ABLE
7 ELAPSE – (PLEASE)*
8 TALENT – TALE + N(ew) + [-abou]T
11 SECRETE – [-an]SE[-lm] in CRETE
14 TURNKEY – TURN KEY!
17 FORETELL – [-septembe]R in (TOLL FEE)*
18 INFERNAL – REF rev. in INN + [-tr]AL[-ee]
19 RESTRAIN – (TEARS)* + R(ex) + IN (at home)
22 THRASH – H(aiti) in TRASH
23 STRATA – S(pades) + (TAR)* + T.A
24 MALICE – AL in MICE
27 DISC – DISC[-o(undle’s]

5 comments on “Independent on Sunday 1,180/Poins”

  1. I think I would query 26a in equating ‘symbolist’ with ‘decadent’, although I can see the connection. Otherwise I’d agrre that there was nothing too tough, but also nothing to query or complain about.

    Thanks, Poins and Ali

  3. None of these answers fit with any of the answers I filled in last week, and I now see that last week in the paper I had, they reprinted crossword 1177 and as that originally appeared the weekend I got back from holiday, I’d not had time to look at it and didn’t recognise the reprint.

    Was this mentioned anywhere in here? I didn’t spot it.

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