Cryptic Crossword 1-35

Theme: none

Across:

1.   Key quality of 13 displayed by Stan’s shipmate at sea (13)

      Statesmanship, key quality of 13, as in 13a (def), at sea (anagram of) Stan’s shipmate

10. Senseless convict coming to grips with panic at heart (9)

      Inanimate, senseless (def), inmate (convict), coming to grips with (container), at heart (middle

      letters in) panic i.e., “ani”

11. Stage experiences in the gym? (5)

      Phase, stage (def), has (experiences), in (insertion), PE (gym)

12. A kilo gained by female walker (5)

      Hiker, I (a), K (kilo), gained by (insertion), her (female), walker (def)

13. Biden for example, Portuguese leader and citizen? (9)

      President, Biden for example (def), P (Portuguese leader i.e., 1st letter in), resident (citizen)

14. Artist’s guide the queue backed up around the college on the road (7)

      Stencil, Artist’s guide (def), line (queue), backed up (reversal), around (container), C (college), on (juxtaposition), St (road)

16. That Dutch expert is worth going out with (7)

      Datable, dat (that in Dutch), able (expert), rest is def.

18. Leading American man with sister Carol (7)

      Bossing, leading (def), Bo (American man), s (sister), sing (carol)

20. Old man is back, full of energy for ancient Indian board game (7)

      Pachisi, Pa (old man), back (reversal of) is, full of (container), chi (energy), rest is def.

21. Delegated Ed to resolve dispute (9)

      Deputised, delegated (def), to resolve (anagram of) Ed + dispute.

23. Used wig for flourish? (5)

      Shrug, SH (used), rug (wig), flourish (def)

24. Symbol of America (not Black Dog) (5)

      Eagle, symbol of America (def), not (deletion of) B (black), beagle (dog)

25. Each book line comes in various forms (9)

      Allotrope, all (each), OT (book), rope (line), rest is def.

26. Poor boy imprisoned by insane rebel (13)

      Insubordinate, sub (Poor boy as in sandwich), imprisoned by (insertion), inordinate (insane), rebel (def)

Down:

2. Hand in stuff on ship that’s unexplored (9)

    Trackless, r (hand), in (insertion), tackle (stuff), on (juxtaposition), SS (ship), unexplored (def)

3. Judge? He does his best (5)

    Trier, DD as in Judge and one who does his best.

4. Decapitate the Spanish with the surgeon’s instrument (7)

    Scalpel, scalp (decapitate), El (the in Spanish), surgeon’s instrument (def)

5. Part of the weapon for the Fire-chief (3-4)

    Axe-head, part of the weapon (def), axe (fire), head (chief)

6. Put another way, his topics are misguided (9)

    Sophistic, put another way (anagram of) his + topics, misguided (def)

7. As a tech biz owner, pirated software makes me essentially furious (5)

    Irate, essentially (hidden), furious (def), rest is fodder.

8. Badly busted amid the great win for Avengers: Endgame which is in all-time top 10 category for this (7,6)

    Highest Budget, badly (anagram of) busted, amid (insertion), high (great), get (win), rest is def.

9. Land the job on wobbly legs and crack up! (3,3,7)

    Get the giggles, get the gig (land the job), on (juxtaposition), wobbly (anagram of) legs, crack up! (def)

15. Liqueur from wild citron and water, in France (9)

      Cointreau, liqueur (def), wild (anagram of) citron, eau (water in France)

17. Odd rain fall penetrated the trunk part of the tree used in making tobacco pipes (9)

      Brierroot, odd (odd letters in) rain i.e., ri, err (fall), penetrated (insertion), boot (trunk), rest is def.

19. Secret police gets another leader assassination order (7)

      Gestapo, secret police (def), another (anagram of) gets, leader (1st letter in) assassination, PO (order)

20. Keep addled milk extract whipped (7)

      Paddled, extract (hidden), whipped (def), rest is fodder.

22. Secular elements of Democratic propaganda (5)

      Pagan, secular (def), elements of (hidden), rest is fodder.

23. South American yellowish-brown color serpent (5)

      Satan, SA (south American), tan (yellowish brown color), serpent (def)