Toughie 3510

Toughie  No 3510 by Dharma

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment **

Probably a wavelength thing, but I found this a lot tougher than I’d expect on a Wednesday.   I wonder who will agree with me

Across

1a           Revenue stream remains constant in Jersey? (4,3)
CASH COW Some burnt remains and the abbreviation for Constant inserted into a type of animal of which a Jersey is an example

5a           Tips from Sky – check opening of similar networks (7)
SYSTEMS  The outside letters (tips) from SkY, a verb meaning to check and the ‘opening’ of Similar

9a           Support for worker with painful swelling, cutting back of thumb (5)
UNION A painful swelling on the foot without (cutting) the letter at the back of thumB

10a         President obsessed about huge wall (6,3)
HOOVER DAM An American president and a reversal (about) of infatuated by (obsessed)

11a         Force out nose pin, like this? (7,3)
PENSION OFF  The second word of the solution is an anagram indicator which tells you what to do (like this) with NOSE PIN

12a         Spoken of decent woman essentially cancelled (4)
ORAL  Cancel or remove the ‘essential’ letter of woMan from a synonym for decent

14a         Match abandoned, ref lousy – what do I care! (4,8)
SUIT YOURSELF Match or be fitting and an anagram (abandoned) of REF LOUSY

18a         Sport, 0-0 in Paris arena packed with support (12)
ORIENTEERING O (from the clue), the French (as used in Paris) word for nothing (O) and an arena ‘packed’ with a golfing support

21a         Stretcher split, dropping Charlie to the left (4)
RACK A split without (dropping) the appearance of the letter represented by Charlie in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet on the left side of that word

22a         Fanatic’s obliged to shave head, it makes for good viewing (10)
ULTRASOUND Extreme or fanatic, S (fanatic’s) and a synonym for obliged without its first letter (to shave head)

25a         Squeeze in action in a terrible place … (9)
DEPRESSED Squeeze or exert a pushing force on inserted into an action

26a         … man showing desire every now and again to pinch Difford’s clothing! (5)
EDDIE The even (every now and then) letters of dEsIrE into which is inserted (to pinch) the outside letters (clothing) of DifforD

27a         Strips for Louis Armstrong? (7)
RUNWAYS Louis Armstrong being the name of the international airport in New Orleans

28a         Being Trump’s wingman once, denied pressure following disorder miles away (7)
ESSENCE The surname of Trump’s Vice-President in his first term of office (wingman once) without the symbol for Pressure goes after (following) some disorder without (away) the abbreviation for Miles

Down

1d           Secures university for advanced groups (6)
CLUMPS Secures or fastens together where the abbreviation for University replaces that for Advanced

2d           Heavens, hotel admitted lacking meat! (6)
SKINNY A hotel ‘admitted’ to the heavens above

3d           Durable Sting can croon, slotting in Close to You for show’s intro (10)
CONTINUING A slang word for a deception (sting), a can and a verb meaning to croon in which the S (show’s intro) is replaced by the ‘close’ to yoU

4d           With United on top, reduced aid for City out east (5)
WUHAN The abbreviations for With and United go on top of (in a Down solution) some assistance or aid without its final letter (reduced)

5d           Level below posh, contrived place for the proletariat? (4,5)
SHOP FLOOR A level of a building goes below an anagram (contrived) of POSH

6d           Detailed description of muscles after cycling (4)
SPEC Cycle the last letter of some muscles to the front of the word

7d           Favoured what’s inhaled by boyfriend or sedatives (8)
ENDORSED Hidden in (inhaled by) the last three words of the clue

8d           Dumb down focus of crossword, with hint to limit uncertainty (8)
SIMPLIFY The letter at the ‘focus’ of crosSword, a verb meaning to hint, the latter ‘limiting’ an uncertainty

13d         WAGs seen in advertisements sacrificing love for status (10)
PRANKSTERS Misleading capitals time – some advertisements stuck on a wall perhaps where the O (love) is ‘sacrificed’ for status or position in society

15d         Grids to help beginners? (9)
TRELLISES These beginners being young climbing plants

16d         I’m surprised bishop accepts bride’s utterance in aisle (8)
CORRIDOR An informal interjection of surprise and the abbreviated title of a bishop ‘accepts’ what a bride utters at a wedding

17d         Move carefully carrying left leg, it being the dominant member? (8)
LINCHPIN Move by slow degrees ‘carrying’ or going under in a Down solution the abbreviation for Left, followed by an informal name for a leg

19d         Bother in African city for Spooner (6)
BURDEN How the dreaded Reverend would say the name of a South African city

20d         Join lady taking wrapping off present (6)
ADHERE The inside (taking wrapping off)  letters of lADy and an adverb meaning present or in the place in question

23d         High ground good bike goes around (5)
RIDGE A verb meaning to bike goes around the abbreviation for Good

24d         This writer greatly appreciated Facebook’s listing (4)
META How our setter would refer to himself and an informal word of thanks (greatly appreciated)