Guardian Quiptic 787 with Picture Quiz

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow.  To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.)   A typical Quitic, good as an introduction to the Cryptics. Thanks to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1    Hate taking part in a pedalo at Henley (6)

LOATHE : Hidden in(taking part in) “pedalo at Henley “.

4    Cook fed more with ease (7)

FREEDOM : Anagram of(Cook) FED MORE.

9    Using audit, test unorthodox views (9)

ATTITUDES : Anagram of(Using … unorthodox) AUDIT, TEST.

10    River sport has state backing in the country (5)

RURAL : [ R(abbrev. for “river”) placed after(… has, in an across clue) RU(abbrev. for the sport, rugby union) ]+ reversal of(… backing) LA(abbrev. for the American state, Louisiana) .

11    Tree next to large curved structure (5)

LARCH : L(abbrev. for “large”) placed before(next to …, in an across clue) ARCH(a curved structure).

12    Wash old Egyptian dye out of cosmetic (3,6)

EYE SHADOW : Anagram of(… out) [ WASH + O(abbrev. for “old”) + E(abbrev. for “Egyptian”) + DYE].

13    Immature creature found in rotten old peat (7)

TADPOLE : Anagram of(rotten) OLD PEAT.

15    Small and bent, the result of vitamin deficiency (6)

SCURVY : S(abbrev. for “small”) plus(and) CURVY(of a bent shape).

Answer:  A disease from lack of Vitamin C.

17    Risks posed by pointed sticks? (6)

STAKES : Double defn: 1st: What you risk losing if you bet.

19    Shouted about second point in argument, then had a punch-up (7)

BRAWLED : BAWLED(shouted, especially of babies and children) containing(about) the 2nd letter of(second point in) “argument “.

22    Plant rice and/or bananas (9)

CORIANDER : Anagram of(… bananas) RICE AND/OR.

24    Places of confinement for little boys (5)

NICKS : NICKS(short for more than one boy named Nicholas, cf. the 2 Ronnies).

Defn: …, say, in a police station.

26    Puzzling arrangement of plants reported in cereal crop (5)

MAIZE : Homophone of(… reported) “maze”(an arrangement of, say, plants, to form a puzzle – how to enter the maze and come out the other side).

27    Double time? (3,2,4)

TEN TO FIVE : A ratio of 10 to 5, or more usually 2 to 1 is twice or double the base number, as in “they were outnumbered 2 to 1”.

Defn: … of day.

28    Iran’s beginning to learn about democratic part of Europe (7)

IRELAND : The 1st letter of(…’s beginning) “Iran” plus(to) LEARN + D(abbrev. for “democratic”).

29    Frank listened to stretch of water (6)

STRAIT : Homophone of(… listened to) “straight”(frank;straight-talking).

Defn: …, narrow and connecting 2 larger bodies of water.

Down

1    Flyer felt sick after dodgy ale (7)

LEAFLET : Anagram of(… sick) FELT placed below(after, in a down clue) anagram of(dodgy) ALE.

Defn: A printed or written page of advertisement distributed by hand or mail.

2    Post forming essential part of rafters (5)

AFTER : The inner letters of(essential part of) “rafters “.

Defn: …, as opposed to “ante”;before.

3    Film director has slight problem with bird (9)

HITCHCOCK : HITCH(a slight problem;a snag) plus(with) COCK(a fowl bird).

4    Looks after lager (7)

FOSTERS : Double defn: 2nd: With an apostrophe, a brand originally from Australia.

5    What did you say about paintings of a planet? (5)

EARTH : EH?(an interjection meaning “What did you say?”) containing(about) ART(collective word for paintings, etc.).

6    Dread being beaten by immoral reckless character (9)

DAREDEVIL : Anagram of(…being beaten) DREAD plus(by) EVIL(immoral).

7    I am standing to protect legitimate rule in African country (6)

MALAWI : Reversal of(… standing, in a down clue) I AM containing(to protect) LAW(a legitimate rule).

8    Stick with a duke to get present (6)

ADHERE : A + D(abbrev. for “duke”) plus(to get)HERE(signifying presence, at a roll call).

14    Check setter’s resolve (9)

DETERMINE : DETER(to check;to put off) + MINE(setter’s;possessive pronoun used self-referentially by the crossword setter).

Defn: …, as a verb.

16    Athlete carrying out ablutions (5,4)

USAIN BOLT : Anagram of(carrying out) ABLUTIONS.

Answer: Jamaican sprinter, regarded as the fastest person ever.

18    Having ditched husband, she went out with someone and calmed down (7)

SEDATED : “she” minus(Having ditched) “h”(abbrev. for “husband”) + DATED(went out with someone).

19    Drilling holes is tedious (6)

BORING : Double defn.

20    Leave, heartened by second pudding (7)

DESSERT : DESERT(to leave;to abandon) containing at its centre(heartened by) S(abbrev. for “second”, in time notation).

21    Naughty child leading setter to shellfish (6)

SCAMPI : SCAMP(a naughty child) placed above(leading, in a down clue) I(self-referential pronoun for the crossword setter).

23    Neighbourhood welcoming new place for sporting events (5)

ARENA : AREA(say, that surrounding one;neighbourhood) containing(welcoming) N(abbrev. for “new”).

25    Cockroach in ambassador’s cups and saucers! (5)

CHINA : Hidden in(…’s) “Cockroach in ambassador “.

Defn: …, collectively.

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