ST 3265 (Full Review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3265

A full review by crypticsue

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Another  typical Dada Sunday Prize Puzzle – I typed the word ‘anagram’ nine times!  My favourite clues were 28a and 7d

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Across

1a           State of shock from upset in sport, United being held (6)
STUPOR – An anagram (upset) of SPORT into which U (united) is ‘being held’

5a           Where strikers found in penalty area at end of game (8)
MATCHBOX – BOX (penalty area) found at end of MATCH (game)

9a           Inhabitant of ancient Britain, a long, woolly horn on (5-5)
ANGLO-SAXON – An anagram (woolly) of A LONG followed by SAX (saxophone, horn) ON (from the clue)

10a         Travel free, heading for Essex (4)
RIDE – RID (free) E (‘heading’ for Essex)

11a         Scattering of conifers related to investigative science (8)
FORENSIC – An anagram (scattering) of CONIFERS

12a         Is able to preserve cabaret entertainment (6)
CANCAN – CAN (is able to) CAN (preserve)

13a         Legendary monster, strange being, one on peak in Yangra (4)
YETI – ET (strange being) and  I (Roman numeral for one) go on or after the ‘peak’ of Yangra

15a         Never my pleasure (3,2,3)
NOT AT ALL – Double definition

18a         Something sweet and unusual recalled in extraordinary mead (8)
DEMERARA – RARE (unusual) reversed (recalled) and inserted into an anagram (extraordinary) of MEAD

19a         Very healthy ultimately, a type of protein (4)
SOYA – SO (very) the ultimate letter of healthY and A (from the clue)

21a         Small vehicle pranged (6)
STRUCK – S (small) TRUCK (vehicle)

23a         Crack hard to find in freshly pierced shell? (8)
DECIPHER H (hard) found in an anagram (freshly) of PIERCED – shell in the sense of uncover or reveal

25a         Brood in ferment, oddly (4)
FRET – The odd letters of FeRmEnT

26a         Drink in a company car required by first of passengers (4,6)
PINA COLADA – P (the first letter of passengers) IN A (from the clue) CO (company) LADA (car)

27a         Peer briefly through barrier, viewing Italian city (8)
FLORENCE – LORd (peer without the final letter (briefly)) inserted into (through) FENCE (barrier)

28a         Cast, cast or cast! (6)
ACTORS – An anagram (cast) of OR CAST

Down

2d           This needs two, little bit over zero (5)
TANGO – TANG (little bit) O (zero)

3d           In a mess, repulsive mill (9)
PULVERISE – An anagram (in a mess) of REPULSIVE

4d           Bear nipped by vultures is terrified (6)
RESIST – Hidden in (nipped by) vultuRES IS Terrified

5d           Texan maniac, he’d set out to arrest leader from Cancun – steps taken there? (7,3,5)
MEXICAN HAT DANCE – An anagram (set out) of TEXAN MANIAC HED into which is inserted (to arrest) the ‘leader’ from Cancun

6d           Resolve shown, assigning same number to every metropolis? (8)
TENACITY – TEN (number) A (to every) CITY (metropolis)

7d           Bird, another one missing a note! (5)
HERON – anotHER ONe  A clever way of hiding a lurker!

8d           Criminal allied with boy where justice sought (3,6)
OLD BAILEY – An anagram (criminal) of ALLIED with BOY

14d         Choose mouth for sort of roll? (9)
ELECTORAL – ELECT (choose) ORAL (mouth)

16d         One up for trial? (4,5)
TEST PILOT – One who goes up in the air to test a plane

17d         Defender’s leg imparted effect on ball (8)
BACKSPIN – BACKS (defender’s) PIN (leg)

20d         Shrub appearing cold, as climate is Arctic initially (6)
ACACIA – The initial letters of Appearing Cold As Climate Is Arctic

22d         Dairy product skimmed, say (5)
UTTER – Skim some bUTTER (dairy product)

24d         Colour that is uplifting in duck (5)
EIDER – A reversal (uplifting) of RED (colour) IE (that is)