Crosswords Set by: Nutmeg Monday 10 October 2016 20.00 EDT Quiptic crossword No 882 Print | Accessible version Set by: Nutmeg Monday 10 October 2016 20.00 EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Across 1 Lack of interest socialist's shown in fast economic growth (7) 5 One such as bag lady Virginia needs handout (7) 9 Demands placed on clubs for lots of liquor (5) 10 Freed husband's not occupied on the outside (9) 11 Reverse M represents melody (10) 12 Deep devotion at heart of antipodean country (4) 14 Recompense initially withheld by duke — result, penury (11) 18 A charge by landlord cut by devious German deal (11) 21 West coast city with fairly soft form of lighting (4) 22 Relative troubles are genetic (5,5) 25 Grace's lie wrongly taken as profanity (9) 26 One fine century recalled in different circumstances (2,3) 27 String of clues, say, editor had a go at (7) 28 Eager beginner in a study, working for one day a week (7) Down 1 Looked good on Fenland river with insect buzzing round (6) 2 Selection of wares is taken to counter (6) 3 Raucous rave gatecrashed by daughter after dance (10) 4 Like Robin, periodically cast down? (5) 5 Batman in East, bearing note for sweetheart (9) 6 Chew up pasty with a tiny bit of gravy (4) 7 Wild cat, lithe and vigorous (8) 8 High water mark from great river flowing north during season (8) 13 Like judge, topping current sentence at the last minute? (4,2,4) 15 Take the lead in run through Cape (9) 16 Vehicle left island's cathedral city (8) 17 Wry expressions Nutmeg's used in prayers before dinner (8) 19 Republican ignored by intellectual is tipped (6) 20 Ex exits in masterly fashion with sauce (6) 23 Make changes, putting down time on watch (5) 24 Pretty big container for odds and ends (4)
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