Cryptic Crossword 1-37

Theme: none

Across:

1. Neglected small bees in bed (6)

Shabby, neglected (def), S (small), BB (bees), in (insertion), hay (bed)

4. Footnote on unknown revolutionary soul (6)

Psyche, PS (footnote), on (juxtaposition), Y (unknown), Che (revolutionary), soul (def)

9. Curtail damage, deprive English turncoat of oxygen (8)

Truncate, curtail (def), damage (anagram of) E (English) + turncoat, deprive (deletion of) O

(oxygen)

10. What’s pieced together in samosa? I can never figure it out (6)

   Mosaic, what’s pieced together (def), in (hidden), rest is fodder.

11. Vibrant diamante design (8)

   Animated, vibrant (def), design (anagram of) diamante.

12. Bankrupt after arbiter engaged in wager (6)

   Bereft, bankrupt (def), ref (arbiter), engaged in (insertion), bet (wager)

14. On the qui vive for the French invested in handicraft (5)

   Alert, on the qui vive (def), Le (the in French), invested in (insertion), art (handicraft)

16. Invested money in police support for the area of little growth (9)

   Heathland, invested (insertion of) L (money) in heat (police) hand (support), rest is def.

18. Cast ballots in box placed in stall. Edgy voters weary of cameras secretly deployed (9)

   Installed, secretly (hidden), deployed (def), rest is fodder.

19. Perfect number (5)

   Total, DD

21. You left princess with the visitor, to recap (6)

   Digest, u (you), left (deletion of) u from, Di (princess), with (juxtaposition), guest (visitor),

   recap (def)

23. Right for the wrong reply? (8)

    Properly, right (def), pro (for), wrong (anagram of) reply

25. Row over an adult site (6)

   Avenue, row (def), A (adult), venue (site).

26. House in Madrid next to a giant star “Don Juan” (8)

   Casanova, casa (house in Madrid), next to (juxtaposition), nova (giant star), Don Juan (def)

27. Version of 14 without new horn (6)

   Antler, version (anagram of) alert (answer to 14), without (container), N (new), horn (def)

28. Corner-in the star military leader (6)

   Shogun, hog (corner), in (insertion), sun (star), military leader (def)

Down:

1. Issue with inaccurate scan of face (9)

Sauciness, inaccurate (anagram of) issue + scan, face (def)

2. Capital held by brainiac, crashed in market meltdown (5)

Accra, capital (def), held by (hidden), rest is fodder.

3. Bet from your significant other for example? (6,4)

Better half, bet (target), from (meta), significant other for example (def), one way to get is

    from half the letters from the word better

5. Cold talk on twitter? (9)

Stonechat, stone (cold), chat (talk), twitter (def as in bird)

6. Annoy husband in a restaurant (5)

Chafe, annoy (def), H (husband), in (insertion), café (restaurant)

7. Thrilled as former lover got mentioned (7)

Excited, thrilled (def), ex (former lover), cited (mentioned)

8. Holy writ on tall evergreen trees in New Zealand capital (6)

Ottawa, OT (holy writ), tawa (tall evergreen tree in NZ), capital (def)

13. Add herbal supplement first to cook beans (10)

   Balderdash, S (supplement first), cook (anagram of) add + herbal + s, beans (def)

15. Convert after note about streamed obscenity (9)

   Transmute, convert (def), te (note), about (container), ran (streamed), smut (obscenity)

17. Past number being broadcast at 1pm for example (9)

   Afternoon, after (past), No (number), on (being broadcast), 1pm for example (def)

18. Country next to North America or state in North America? (7)

   Indiana, India (country), next to (juxtaposition), NA (North American), state in North

   America (def)

20. Surprisingly manly amateur is just an amateur! (6)

   Layman, surprisingly (anagram of) manly + a (amateur), amateur (def)

22. Receive endless money with time? (5)

   Greet, receive (def), endless (delete last letter in) green (money), t (time)

24. Crash began without any initial sign (5)

   Prang, crash (def), sprang (began), without (deletion of), initial (1st letter in) sign.