DT 29628

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29628

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This puzzle was published on 20^th March 2021

BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****

Donnybrook, aka the NY Door Knob, in fine form with some great surface readings in this not too difficult Saturday Prize Puzzle

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Across

1a    Introduces fast way to travel round about (7)
INJECTS – IN JETS (fast way to travel) goes round C (circa, about)

5a    Less like lamb from this supplier? (7)
BUTCHER – Tougher and more aggressive than a meek lamb

9a    Passing here, MP befuddled with ale (9)
EPHEMERAL – An anagram (befuddled) of HERE MP with ALE

10a    Hold-up man in downbeat LA suburb (5)
ATLAS – The Greek Titan always pictured holding up the earth is found in downbeAT LA Suburb

11a    Young creature to leap explosively across delta (7)
TADPOLE – An anagram (explosively) of TO LEAP goes ‘across’ D (Delta)

12a    Wildlife rights protecting old English river (3,4)
ROE DEER – R R (rights plural) ‘protecting’ O (old) E (English) DEE (river)

13a    Cool Paris trashed Athenian citadel (9)
ACROPOLIS – An anagram (trashed) of COOL PARIS

16a    Jeremy the player for certain clubs (5)
IRONS – The surname of Jeremy the actor or some golf clubs

17a    Fighter back on horse yet losing every second? (5)
TYSON – Hidden in reverse in alternate letters (losing every second) in oN hOrSe YeT

18a    Former writer accepting end, tense, is suitable (9)
EXPEDIENT – EX (former) PEN (writer) ‘accepting’ DIE (end), T (tense) added at the end

21a    Character seen with drink: John Lennon for one! (7)
AIRPORT – AIR (character) PORT (drink)

22a    Driver awaiting chance to pass? (7)
LEARNER – Cryptic definition

25a    Defence starts to analyse legal issue behind injunction (5)
ALIBI – The starts to Analyse Legal Issue Behind Injunction

26a    Name potholer lost in remote region (5,4)
NORTH POLE – N (name) and an anagram (lost) of POTHOLER

27a    Defiant expression from drunk in this place (2,5)
SO THERE – SOT (drunk) HERE (in this place)

28a    Weird people having time for miscellaneous article (7)
ODDMENT – ODD (weird) MEN (people) T (time)

Down

1d    Sloth and one near it disturbed (7)
INERTIA – I (one) and an anagram (disturbed) of NEAR IT

2d    Jack was obliged to limit one fervent crusade (5)
JIHAD – J (jack) HAD (was obliged) to ‘limit’ I (one)

3d    Italian lake draws in British musicians (5)
COMBO – COMO (Italian lake) ‘draws in’ B (British)

4d    Bizarre uniform on bishop in confirmation (7)
SURREAL – U (uniform) RR (Right Reverend, bishop) inserted into SEAL (confirmation)

5d    Liberal dons tolerate American state (7)
BELARUS – L (liberal) dons (wears, goes inside) BEAR (tolerate) US (American)

6d    Did deal concealing gain: it’s a blow (5,4)
TRADE WIND – TRADED (did deal) ‘concealing’ WIN (gain)

7d    Torment tedious type outside electronic plant (9)
HELLEBORE – HELL (torment) BORE (tedious type) goes ‘outside’ E (electronic)

8d    Extremely rude characters in seaside towns (7)
RESORTS – The extreme letters of RudE and SORTS (characters)

14d    Check others taking exercise inside (9)
RESTRAINT – REST (others) taking TRAIN (exercise) inside

15d    Show main tempo needs changing (9)
PANTOMIME – An anagram (needs changing) of MAIN TEMPO

17d    Lots following letter dictated: those in hot water? (3,4)
TEA BAGS – BAGS (lots) goes after a homophone (dictated) of the letter T

18d    Medical speciality doubled European understanding (7)
ENTENTE – Two lots (doubled) of ENT (medical speciality) E (European)

19d    Less colourful second city? (7)
PALMERMO – PALER (less colourful) MO (second)

20d    Flow alternatively seen in Midlands river (7)
TORRENT – OR (alternatively) ‘seen in’ TRENT (Midlands river)

23d    Climbing pea’s tips concealed garden pest (5)
APHID – A reversal (climbing) of the tips or outside letters of PeA followed by HID (concealed)

24d    Trap quickly springs up — end of mouse! (5)
NOOSE – A reversal (springs up) of SOON (quickly) followed by the end of mousE