Cryptic Crossword 1-30

Theme: None

Across Clues:

1. Feign extreme pain about money? (7)

Pfennig, about (anagram of) feign + PN (extreme i.e.; first and last letters in pain), money (def as in currency)

5. Encourage a trendy band (7)

Inspire, encourage (def), in (trendy), spire (band)

9. George picked over the Greek character with gas to take the knee (9)

Genuflect, G (George), elect (picked), over (container), nu (Greek character), F (gas), take the knee (def)

10. Expect an academician to break policy (5)

Await, expect (def), a (an), A (academician), to break (insertion), wit (policy)

11. Lacking at home but at sea Brilliant!! (5)

Shiny, at sea (anagram of) shy (lacking) + in (at home), brilliant (def)

12. Another layer with 10 quarts (almost) of rust colour (9)

Turquoise, another (anagram of) E (layer) + IO (10) + QUs (quarts) - S (almost i.e. delete last letter) + rust, colour (def)

13. Afferent detector with level (7)

Sensory, afferent (def), sensor (detector), y (level)

15. Old woman’s hatchback with good paint (7)

Mascara, Ma’s (old woman’s), car (hatchback), A (good), paint (def)

17. Heartfelt afternote (7)

Sincere, heartfelt (def), since (after), re (note)

19. Arbitrary first class chaos welcoming the new driver (7)

Aimless, arbitrary (def), AI (A1 i.e.; first class), mess (chaos), welcoming (container), L (new driver)

21. Unit engineers looking up the model clad in skirt (9)

Centigram, unit (def), CE (engineers), looking up (reversal of) T (model), clad in (insertion), margin (skirt)

23. Taipan a firm female supporter (5)

Cobra, taipan (def), CO (firm), bra (female supporter)

25. Best in unusual pieces of items from the east (5)

Units, from the east (reverse scan), of (hidden), items (def), rest is fodder

26. Peacekeepers unite around the globe with journalist that is fair (9)

Unalloyed, UN (peacekeepers), ally (unite), around (container), O (globe), ED (journalist), fair (def)

27. Cooking ingredient ordered from Florida eBay (3,4)

Bay leaf, cooking ingredient (def), ordered (anagram of) FLA (Florida) + eBay

28. Romeo’s work with state on superior article (3,4)

Don Juan, Romeo (def), Do (work), NJ (state), U (superior), an (article)

Down Clues:

1. Place like America for a constellation (7)

Pegasus, peg (place), as (like), US (America), constellation (def)

2. Weariness in dealing with garden nuisance on daily basis (5)

Ennui, weariness (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder

3. Insect repellents or SAMs can be used to enforce this (2-3,4)

No-fly zone, cryptic DD

4. So? every other cartel is involved in silver (7)

Greatly, so (def), ATL (every other i.e.; alternate letters in) cartel, involved in (insertion), grey (silver)

5. I am sort of lazy but it’s temporary (7)

Interim, sort of (anagram of) I’m (I am) + inert (lazy), temporary (def)

6. Screwup is, simply not acceptable for us leaders (5)

Snafu, screwup (def), leaders (1^st letters in) “simply .. us”

7. Con taking in film on Northern Ireland that’s senseless (9)

Inanimate, inmate (con), taking in (container), A (film), NI (Northern Ireland), senseless (def)

8. Baffling test covering for starters trigonometric rational equations of maximums and minimums of functions (7)

Extrema, baffling (anagram of) exam (test), covering (container), TRE (for starters i.e.; 1^st letters in “trigonometric .. equations”, rest is def

14. Moth with neon tint in absurd dream (9)

Nonentity, absurd (anagram of) Y (moth) + neon + tint, dream (def)

16. Flirting emoji originated from casita near Costa Rica capital (9)

Semicolon, flirting emoji (def), semi (casita), colon (Costa Rica capital i.e., currency)

17. Concede that you see in a dog, a follower (7)

Succumb, concede (def), UC (you see), in (insertion), scum (dog), B (A follower)

18. European high class women carrying gun for protection against cold? (7)

Earmuff, E (European), U (high class), FF (women), carrying (container), arm (gun), rest is def

19. Power ring of certain kind banned at this world cup (7)

Armband, arm (power), band (ring), rest is def

20. Take over the street and at home (5-2)

Stand-in, take over (def), St (street), and (and), in (at home)

22. Print outlet (5)

Issue, DD

24. Bubba you can always get the water from the creek (5)

Bayou, creek (def), from (hidden), rest is fodder