Independent on Sunday 1289 with Picture Quiz

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Across

1    Stones one found round hotel (7)

SHINGLE : SINGLE(one in number) containing(found round) H(letter represented by “hotel” in the phonetic alphabet).

5    Stupidity from unruly men in Norfolk town (7)

DIMNESS : Anagram of(unruly) MEN contained in(in) DISS(the market town in Norfolk, England).

9    Approximate series of calls (5)

ROUND : Double defn: 1st: …, as in “… expressed in round numbers”; and 2nd: …, as made by, say, a doctor or a milkman.

10    A cross by big church? It’s laid on floor (9)

AXMINSTER : A + X(symbol for a cross) plus(by) MINSTER(a large church usually originally connected to a monastery).

Defn: A type of floor carpet with a stiff backing and a soft colourful pile with a complex pattern, named after the town in SW England.

11    Save bid for source of 9? (9)

BARTENDER : BAR(save;except for) + TENDER(a bid;an offer competing with others).

Defn: From whom you could possibly order a round(answer to 9 across), of drinks, that is.

12    Where to keep stock in tranches? (5)

RANCH : Hidden in(in) “tranches“.

Defn: Where to keep livestock.

13    Lawyer, very independent, entering a fine attack in legal document (9)

AFFIDAVIT : [ DA(abbrev. for “district attorney”, a prosecuting officer in the US legal system) + V(abbrev. for “very”) + I(abbrev. for “independent”) ] contained in(entering) [A + F(abbrev. for “fine”) +FIT(an attack;a sudden appearance of, say, coughing or sneezing;a seizure due to epilepsy) ].

15    Actor endlessly to show indecision (5)

HAVER : “Havers”(Nigel, English actor, noted for his role in The Chariots Of Fire) minus its last letter(endlessly).

17    Place to practise driving in some mountains (5)

RANGE : Double defn: 1st:  Place to practise your golf shots, including your drives.

19    Spare home converted for communication system (9)

SEMAPHORE : Anagram of(… converted) SPARE HOME.

Defn: …, using visual means, such as flags.

21    Dash before day to find ruminant (5)

ELAND : ELAN(dash;flair) placed before(before) D(abbrev. for “day”).

Defn: …, of the antelope variety inhabiting parts of Africa.

23    Not half rude piece DJ played showing bias (9)

PREJUDICE : Anagram of(… played) [“rude” minus its last 2 letters(Not half) + PIECE DJ].

25    Mogul’s centre in unusually variable London area (9)

BELGRAVIA : The central letter of(…’s centre) “Mogul” contained in(in) anagram of(unusually) VARIABLE.

26    Captain from home country missing final pair (5)

BLIGH : “Blighty”(slang used by the English for their native country) minus its last 2 letters(missing final pair).

Defn: … of HMS Bounty, whose crew mutinied.

27    Ask bridge players to come with doctor (7)

ENTREAT : E,N(abbrev. for “East” and “North”, denoting 2 of the 4 players in bridge) plus(to come with) TREAT(to doctor;to attend to a patient).

28    Irregular American at heart protecting strikebreaker (7)

ERRATIC : The central 4 letters of(… at heart) “American” containing(protecting) RAT(a worker who works during a strike).

Down

1    Short time secured by reserve in box, say (5)

SHRUB : HR(short for “hour”, a period of time) contained in(secured by) SUB(short for a substitute;a reserve player).

Answer: An example of which;say, is the box, a dense slow-growing shrub, used for hedges, borders, and garden mazes.

2    Drug in foreign pub not good after manufacture (9)

IBUPROFEN : Anagram of(… after manufacture) [ “foreign pub” minus(not) “g”(abbrev. for “good”) ].

Defn: … used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation.

3    Unexpected help in extreme part of theatre gallery? (7)

GODSEND : GODS'(belonging to;of the gallery;the upper floor of seats in a theatre) END(the extreme part).

4    News journalist in English museum with viscount (4,5)

EVAN DAVIS : E(abbrev. for “English”) + [V AND A]( short for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London) plus(with) VIS(abbrev. for “viscount”).

Answer: English news journalist, and also current presenter of the TV programme, Newsnight, replacing Jeremy Paxman.

5    Object found by bird in drive (5)

DEMUR : EMU(Australian flightless bird) contained in(in) DR(abbrev. for “drive”, as in a home address).

Defn: To voice objection to.

6    Butterfly, one over realm? (7)

MONARCH : Double defn: 1st: A large migratory butterfly; and 2nd: A sovereign ruling over a state.

7    Put away order without first number (5)

EATEN : “neaten”(to put in order;to tidy) minus its 1st(without first) “n”(symbol for an indefinite number).

Defn: … into your stomach.

8    Tax on French ward (9)

SURCHARGE : SUR(French for the preposition “on”) + CHARGE(a ward;someone that one is responsible for).

13    Cordial, beer and a lager right off drunk (9)

AGREEABLE : Anagram of(… drunk) [ BEER plus(and) “a lager” minus(… off) “r”(abbrev. for “right”) ].

14    Restrained painting technique and tone outwardly (9)

TEMPERATE : TEMPERA(a painting technique using pigments mixed with glutinous material, such as egg yolk) + the 1st and last letters of(… outwardly) “tone“.

16    Little, perhaps, is on TV I like sadly, rejecting first signs of kitsch entertainment (9)

VIOLINIST : Anagram of(… sadly) [ “is on TV I like” minus the 1st letters, respectively, of(rejecting first signs of) “kitsch entertainment“.

Answer: An example of which;perhaps, is Tasmin Little, English classical violinist.

18    Sanction retained by vendors exceptionally (7)

ENDORSE : Hidden in(retained by) “vendors exceptionally“.

Defn: To authorise or approve.

20    Parking burden for domestic technician (7)

PLUMBER : P(abbrev. for “parking”) + LUMBER(to burden with something unpleasant, tedious, etc.)

22    Assign a set of things at Sotheby’s, we hear (5)

ALLOT : Homophone of(…, we hear) “a lot”(a set of things to be auctioned off at Sotheby’s).

23    Key figure in view of bigwig being raised (5)

PIVOT : Reversal of(… being raised, in a down clue) [ TO(considered by someone as;in the view of, as in “to most people, it was not significant”) + VIP(abbrev. for a very important person;a bigwig) ].

24    Moral system from old character in charge (5)

ETHIC : ETH(a letter in Old English writing) + I.C.(abbrev. for “in charge”).

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