A pretty tough week, though everything fell into place in the end. I think I’ve explained everything, but must admit that Chambers got quite a thumbing whilst blogging!
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | ENCAMPED – [battl]E + NC + AMPED. |
| 7 | MILD – (L in DIM)<. |
| 10 | ARMOURER – (R in AMOUR) + ER. |
| 11 | INARTICULATE – (IRATE LUNATIC)*. |
| 12 | L-PLATES – P in (SET + ALL)<. |
| 13 | LEILA – (I.E. in ALL)<. |
| 14 | HOWDY – HOWDY[do]. |
| 18 | STORABLE – OR in STABLE. |
| 19 | RAILERY – RAIL + LE[e]RY. |
| 21 | CULLY – CULL + Y. |
| 23 | SEPAL – P[hotographer] in SEAL. |
| 24 | PHARAOH – (A + RA) in PHOH. |
| 26 | PLENIPOTENCE – P + (POT in LENIENCE). |
| 27 | ERRINGLY – RING in E[a]RLY. |
| 28 | XOSA – (A + SOX)<. |
| 29 | SYMPLAST – (M in SPY*) + LAST. |
| Down | |
| 1 | EVIL – LIVE<. |
| 2 | NON-POLAR – (P in (NO + NO)) + LAR. |
| 3 | COALWHIPPER – C + (W + OIL PERHAPS)*. |
| 4 | ADRAD – AD + R + AD. |
| 5 | PRIESTED – PRIES + Father TED. |
| 6 | DOULO – DO + U + LO. |
| 7 | MULETAS – (MALE SU[i]T)*. |
| 8 | IRAIMBILANJA – [trade]R in (NAMIBIA JAIL)*. The currency of Madagascar. |
| 9 | DREAMERY – AMER in DREY. |
| 14 | HARUSPEX – (US in HARP) + EX. |
| 15 | BORNHOLM – BORN + HOLM. |
| 16 | ELFLOCKS – FLOCK in Ernie ELS. |
| 17 | ALBANIA – A + L + BANIA. |
| 20 | BLINS – N in BLIS[s]. |
| 22 | UREAL – U[n]REAL. |
| 25 | HEAT – [w]HEAT. |