Masterly polychromic strokes
Across
9 ONE ACROSS (not in this puzzle) (OCEAN)* ROSS (sea)
10 AZURE (heraldic colour) sounds like HAS YOUR (common)
11 PURPURE (heraldic colour) PUR[e] PURE (clean)
12 UNBOSOM (tell secrets) (MOB ON US)*
13,18,23 RUE THE DAY (A DUTY HERE)*
14 IN RECESSION (going backwards) IN (on question of) RECESSION (surrender)
17 AVERT (prevent) A VERT (heraldic colour)
19 GULES (heraldic red) (GLUES)*
21 FRAUDULENCE (dishonesty) FRAU (woman) LE (French the) in DUNCE
25 UPTIGHT (repressed) UP (elevated) TIGHT (drunk)
28 NORMA (opera and Mrs Major)
29 ARGENTINA (country) ARGENT (heraldic colour) IN A
Down
1 TORPOR (lethargy) OR (heraldic metal) after TEE (T) and PEE (P)
2 REPRIEVE (cancellation of death warrant) PRIE (French pray) in REVE (French dream as in LE REVE by Picasso)
3 ACQUAINTED (knowing a little) QUAINT (funny old) in ACED (defeated by service)
4 NONE (nothing) ALL-OR-NONE law concerning muscle fibre response?
5 ESCUTCHEON (shield) CUT CHE (don’t talk to revolutionary) in NOSE<
6 GARB (clothes) BRAG< (boast lifted)
7 MUESLI (cereal) [yo](U SMILE)*
8 TERMINUS (end) TERM (school time) IN US (in America)
15 RATTLETRAP (old car) RATTLE (Simon) PART< (elevated role)
16 SIGNET RING (makes finger impression) (TIGGERS INN)*
17 AFFLUENT (well off) FLUE N (opening north) in A FT (a foot)
20 LADYSHIP (title) LADY (female) SHIP (vessel)
22 ATTIRE (dress) A TT (one on the wagon) IRE (anger)
24 YEOMAN (significant service) YE (solvers) OMAN (sultanate)
26,27 GRAN TURISMO (GT luxury car) GRANT (permit) URI’S (Israeli boy’s) MO (short time)
27 TOGO (country) TO GO (to leave)
( )* = anagram [ ] = omit < = reverse
jed,
This is a duplicate of Wednesday’s crossword. Looks like another FT e-gremlin
Dave H is correct and I’ve already reported this to the FT.
No 14,133 by Redshank is now available.
Thanks Redshank for an enjoyable puzzle with some lovely clues which I would like to discuss. I think Jed has done his duty for today by blogging the Cinephile. Would it be out of order for me to offer my list of answers and parsings?
Re Redshank, I can’t see why 13a is dutch.
I think 2d is bell tents but can’t see why.
Stuck on 5a u? s?p?a ut supra?
Bamberger @5:
5ac: UT SUPRA hidden reversed in peculiAR PUSTUles
12ac: DUTCH (that could)* minus A LOT
2dn: BELL TENTS (lent)* in BELTS
In 12ac, Redshank is using the convention that a phrase takes a plural verb. He uses this consistently and to good effect, especially in the superb “& lit” clue at 18ac.