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Cryptic No 5
Phil Platt


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  •  9  Rent again? No, let it go. (7)

  • 10 Shakesperian character gets a greeting after overtime (7)

  • 11 Downward slope? Just say no! (7)

  • 12 Old gardener chucks things around (7)

  • 13 Ups and downs in the US (9)

  • 15 To be eleven embraced by the East, with article having left (5)

  • 16 If arrested, it's curtains! (7)

  • 19 New part reconstructed in Belgium (7)

  • 20 Old Ford where she was found in song (5)

  • 21 Tune lover performed without being paid (9)

  • 25 Hairy bun? (7)

  • 26 Mixing sounds and conferring Knighthoods (7)

  • 28 Hero's lover found within Bootle and Erin (7)

  • 29 Diamond follows Bobby? (7)

  • Down
  •  1  Sounds like a path trodden to meet the groom (6)

  •  2  After one hundred and fifty-one the revolutionary finished off the hackneyed phrase (6)

  •  3  They are part of the magic of Christmas (4)

  •  4  It's boring at sea (6)

  •  5  Drain this and you might find a Norse hat (5,3)

  •  6  Stuart takes on heavyweight for a flapper dance (10)

  •  7  Air-powered weapon (8)

  •  8  Poser Dot makes a sandwich (8)

  • 14 Does he have expertise about A1 Inca food? (10)

  • 16 The French finish off a drink containing calcium and two measures of cobalt (4,4)

  • 17 Parcels I unwrap contain imitations (8)

  • 18 You could be sent here silently (8)

  • 22 Aid lad? Sounds pretentious! (2-2-2)

  • 23 Don't be idle about finding something you can eat (6)

  • 24 Grader may be held in high esteem (6)

  • 27 Gossip in the hive (4)

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