The Stickler Weekly 153 Solution
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P M E N T
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Clue
Explanation
1 DEFRAUD
Terrible fear admitted by worthless con (7)
5 ACCEPT
Receive copies wrapped in tape loosely (6)
9 CARET
Trouble taken at first with editor's mark (5)
Anagram of FEAR
inside DUD
CC inside anagram of
TAPE
CARE + (T)AKEN
10 VIRULENCE Rule broken ultimately in evil hostility (9)
11 LEARNERS
Students left lucrative jobs (8)
[RULE + BROKE(N)]
inside VICE
L + EARNERS
12 WIZARD
Master's one last letter written in charge (6)
(I + Z) inside WARD
14 CHEMICAL
WEAPON
Mechanical power virtually transformed part of the
military's arsenal (8,6)
16 ACROSSTHE-BOARD
20 TUSCAN
A sober host ordered in eccentric general (6-3-5)
Anagram of
(MECHANICAL
POWE)R
A + (anagram of SOBER
HOST inside CARD)
Anagram of
ACCOUNTS minus CO
W(INNE)R + REAR
22 INNER EAR
24
EQUIPMENT
25 EDUCE
26 BHARAT
27 DISSENT
Italian company losing investment in fraudulent
accounts (6)
Winner not bound to bring up something needed for
audition? (5,3)
Joke with troops in middle of greeting outfit (9)
Bring out Ian from excited audience (5)
Hospital in Rabat worked with India, according to
Hindus (6)
Detective is directed to think differently (7)
(QUIP + MEN) inside
GRE(ET)ING
Anagram of AUDIENCE
minus IAN
H inside anagram of
RABAT
D + IS + SENT
Down
Clue
Explanation
1 DOCILE
Compliant medical man that is checking back of skull (6)
2 FORGATHER
Assemble at hotel in residence of criminal (9)
DOC + [IE outside
SKUL(L)]
(AT + H) inside
FORGER
TON inside anagram
of MANY
DIVA + (RIC)H +
ATE
P(AIRS)
3 ANTONYM
Agree to differ, say, with heavyweight handled by many
roughly? (7)
4 DIVARICATE Great singer, rich, mostly ate with fork (10)
5 AIRS
All but the start of bowling match is shown on TV (4)
6 COLLIDE
Regulations about trouble in retirement conflict (7)
7 PENNA
Female swan, one turning tail feather (5)
8 FEED ON
Derive benefit from service charge finalised by Mafia
boss (4,2)
A large sea-bird ate pilchard's tail and flipped (10)
FEE + DON
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ALTERNATED
15 PERSECUTE Hound is essentially delightful (9)
A + L + TERN +
ATE + PILCHAR(D)
PER SE + CUTE
16 ANTHEM
Those people opening with one popular song (6)
THEM after AN
17 SCAMPER
Quickly move small home on wheels (7)
S + CAMPER
18 ONENESS
Consistency relating to development of sense (7)
19 ARREST
Check resolution used in graphic, say (6)
ON + anagram of
SENSE
RES inside ART
21 SLUSH
Pole with abundant melting snow (5)
S + LUSH
23 PELT
Coat with batter (4)
Double Definition
CODE outside (ILL
reversed)
PEN + (AN reversed)