A breezy challenge from XELA this Friday.
FF: 8 DD: 6
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| 1 | UNDERCOVER |
Hidden in bed? (10)
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cryptic def; read as UNDER COVER |
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| 7 | PATE |
Intelligence obtained from wiretaps, retrospectively (4)
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hidden, reversed in "..wirETAPs.." |
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| 9 | ACER |
Plant one found next to river (4)
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ACE ( one ) R ( river ) |
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| 10 | PODCASTING |
Production of media content from case about a police operation (10)
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POD ( case ) C ( about ) A STING ( police operation ) |
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| 11 | IN GEAR |
Kitted out and ready to roll? (2,4)
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cryptic def |
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| 12 | OUTRAGED |
Dismissed tabloid editor is highly offended (8)
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OUT ( dismissed ) RAG ( tabloid ) ED ( editor ) |
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| 13 | COMMANDO |
Sign of division can ultimately exhaust military unit (8)
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COMMA ( sign of division ) N ( caN, ultimately ) DO ( exhaust ) |
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| 15 | HOOP |
Bear circling around ring (4)
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reverse of POOH ( bear ) |
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| 17 | ICON |
Somewhat majestic, one-time revered figure (4)
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hidden in "..majestIC ONe-time.." |
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| 19 | FLAGRANT |
Outrageous tirade about the Union Jack? (8)
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FLAG ( union jack ) RANT ( tirade ) |
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| 22 | PREACHER |
Extent of power held by a service provider? (8)
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REACH ( extent of power ) in PER ( a ) |
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| 23 | REDACT |
Censor radical piece of legislation (6)
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RED ( radical ) ACT ( piece of legislation ) |
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| 25 | RESTRAINED |
Take it easy, then come down extremely even-tempered and calm (10)
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REST ( take it easy ) RAIN ( come down ) ED ( Even-tempereD, extremely i.e. end characters ) |
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| 26 | TOUT |
Person likely to acquire the first tranche of tickets released? (4)
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&lit; T ( Tickets, first of ) OUT ( released ) |
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| 27 | HYMN |
That’s the chap yelling out Abide With Me, maybe (4)
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sounds like HIM ( that's the chap ) |
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| 28 | OVERRIDING |
Major sick of being in a cavalry? (10)
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cryptic def; read as OVER RIDING ( ~sick of being in a cavalry ) |
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| DOWN | ||
| 2 | NO CAN DO |
Scam set up with head of Ops? Impossible! (2,3,2)
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[ reverse of CON ( scam ) ] AND ( with ) O ( Ops, head of ) |
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| 3 | EERIE |
Meteor seen only from time to time — that is weird (5)
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EER ( mEtEoR, seen time to time i.e. alternate letters of ) IE ( that is ) |
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| 4 | CO-PARENT |
Law enforcement officer torn about a joint custodial role (2-6)
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[ COP ( law enforcement officer ) RENT ( torn ) containing A |
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| 5 | VIDEOCONFERENCE |
Frantically force one device to accept new online call (15)
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[ FORCE ONE DEVICE ]* containing N ( new ) |
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| 6 | REALTY |
In the States, buildings made from concrete last indefinitely in the end (6)
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REAL ( concrete ) TY ( "..lasT indefinitelY..", end letters ) |
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| 7 | P E TEACHER |
Every single elite runner initially following favourite coach (1,1,7)
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PET ( favourite ) EACH ( every single ) ER ( "..Elite Runner..", first letters of ) |
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| 8 | TANGELO |
Get loan arranged for hybrid (7)
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[ GET LOAN ]* |
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| 14 | MANHATTAN |
Guy that reinvented an alcoholic drink (9)
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MAN ( guy ) [ THAT ]* AN |
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| 16 | LABRADOR |
American’s work protects awesome region of Canada (8)
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RAD ( awesome ) in LABOR ( work, american spelling ) |
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| 18 | CARVERY |
Saloon possibly introducing remarkably meat-focused dining option? (7)
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CAR ( saloon possibly ) VERY ( remarkably ) |
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| 20 | NOCTURN |
Part of the service verbally criticise flyer (7)
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sounds like KNOCK ( criticise ) TERN ( flyer ) |
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| 21 | CHEAPO |
Inferior, dilapidated banger acquired by company (6)
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HEAP ( dilapidated banger ) in CO ( company ) |
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| 24 | DATED |
Took out old hat (5)
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double def |
Liked IN GEAR (the second def referring to a vehicle’s gear being engaged, I guess), OVERRIDING, REALTY and NOCTURN.
Thanks XELA and Turbolegs.
Good solid puzzle.
Liked flagrant, hymn, videoconference, Labrador, dated.
Tangelo and pate=intelligence were new to me.
Took a while but got there in the end!
TOUT
I saw it as a CAD, but not an &lit.
Just a technicality, I admit.