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My fifth crossword has an extra little message for you all.
The message is: CROSSWORDS ARE FUN - which is written in the top and bottom line of the grid
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| Clue | Answer | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Morning goal with guys on time: that’s a change! (9) | AMENDMENT | AM [morning] END [goal] MEN [guys] T [time] |
| 10 | Gang has some tough orders (5) | HORDE | Hidden answer [some] tougH ORDErs |
| 11 | Clothing for man draped around member (7) | GARMENT | An envelope [draped around] of GENT [man] around ARM [member] |
| 12 | I sail around: paper’s boss coordinated (7) | LIAISED | Anagram [around] of (I SAIL)* ED [paper's boss] |
| 13 | Heartless Tory name is banker (4) | TYNE | Taking the heart [heartless] out of TorY NamE for a river which has two banks so is a banker |
| 14 | Last minute donation to church tax by granny to marry (3,3,4) | TIE THE KNOT | An envelope [donation] of minutE [last (letter in) minute] inside TITHE [church tax] KNOT [granny knot] |
| 16 | Face east, disembowel shrews and decapitate hens to reserve the last rite for sect (7) | ESSENES | First letter [face] of East, take the guts out of [disembowel] ShrewS and an envelope [reserve] of the last letter of ritE inside headless [decapitate] hENS for a Jewish sect |
| 17 | No time for tour with mixed cast! We might be judged on these! (3,4) | OUR ACTS | Take T [time] off tOUR and an anagram [mixed] (CAST)* for what we might be judged by |
| 19 | Sis? Not the same mother (4,6) | HALF SISTER | Cryptic definition. SIS is literally half the letters of SISTER and your half sister may not have the same mother |
| 22 | Volcano starts from fired up jet inside (4) | FUJI | First letters [starts] of Fired Up Jet Inside |
| 24 | Mixed weather outside range falls (7) | NIAGARA | An anagram [mixed] of (RAIN)* [weather] around [outside] AGA [range] for some famous waterfalls |
| 25 | Panicky first foal managed movement (7) | FRANTIC | First letter of Foal RAN [managed] TIC [movement] |
| 26 | Last chance: acceptable to be taken back into pub for weariness (5) | ENNUI | Last letter of chancE with a reversed [back] envelope [taken into] of U [acceptable: cinema rating for everyone] inside INN< |
| 27 | Guy hugged by a guy with old, hot drink (9) | AMERICANO | Envelope [hugged by] of ERIC [guy] inside A MAN [a guy] with O [old] for a hot drink |
| 1 | Discovered crime in progress: seized wine passed around (6,3,6) | CAUGHT RED HANDED | Charade of CAUGHT [seized] RED [wine] HANDED [passed around] |
| 2 | Runs into bottom and climaxes (8) | REARENDS | Charade of REAR [bottom] ENDS [climaxes] |
| 3 | Doctor dictionary reordered for stranger (5) | ODDER | (DR [doctor] OED [dictionary])* as an anagram [reordered] |
| 4 | Monitors second ledger records (8) | SENTRIES | S [second] ENTRIES [ledger records] |
| 5 | Probe animal’s home rental… (6) | STYLET | Charade of STY [animal's home] LET [rental property] |
| 6 | … as weather worsens for migrants (9) | WHEATEARS | (AS WEATHER)* anagram [worsens] for the migratory birds |
| 7 | Rector is one part of prayer (6) | ORISON | Hidden answer [part of] RectOR IS ONe |
| 8 | Stand by? Action! With last say on the words ordering (5,2,6,2) | READY TO SWITCH ON | An anagram [ordering] of (ACTION Y [last letter of saY] THE WORDS)*. If your TV is on stand by it's ready to switch on |
| 15 | Articles on good man of continent give Russian (9) | ANASTASIA | AN A [articles] ST [saint: good man] ASIA [continent] |
| 17 | Too loose: balls unsupported (8) | OVERFREE | OVER [balls in cricket] FREE [unsupported] |
| 18 | At the speed of light remove French water diver (8) | COUSTEAU | C [speed of light] OUST [remove] EAU [water in French] |
| 20 | Liberal deserves schools (6) | LEARNS | L [liberal] EARNS [deserves] |
| 21 | Amount of city inside mark (6) | SCALAR | An envelope [inside] of LA [a city] in SCAR [mark] |
| 23 | American state provided American Muslim leader (5) | CALIF | CAL [abbreviation for California] IF [provided] for the American spelling of Caliph |