Cryptic crossword No 1,510
Wed 20 Dec 2023, set byChlorine
5
Across
- Opus is near-ruined, producing novel of influence (10)
- Potted pudding in East African capitals - but in West Africa? (6)
- Sound from admirer has Colonel abandoning poor Nell (3)
- In excelsis: terrible nun (6)
- Lydia initially involved in quarrel, leading to elopement? (6)
- Byzantine saints - oh, surprise! (8)
- Pay for topless dance after end of film (7)
- School-day French spoken in a petulant way (5)
- See 7d
- Off condition at Ascot, perhaps (5)
- Proud man duly disheartened when receiving bow (5)
- Treason: corrupt politician (7)
- See 30
- Sensible 10 wails on odd hero, regrettably (6,8)
- Regular regularly into tram rail (6)
- Edmund's heart rejected after second letter to Fanny in America? (3)
- Overproduces nothing with Batgirl? (6)
- Read all about it, above and beyond (5,5)
Down
- Confused uncle finds information centres (6)
- Rifles around in cubbyhole (4)
- Mr Bennet, perhaps, at court to make a deal (4)
- Spanish produce risqué interpretation of Jane Austen at first (5)
- Doing well at Wimbledon? Shocker! (5)
- Lazy lady takes action against another from 3 in conversation (5)
- Udolpho-obsessed girl stayed here, mistakenly rang to Henry: "Babe?" (10,5)
- Verbally invoice hotel for millions? What a melon! (8)
- Drunk star agreed, but after having lost direction, fails to follow the path (6)
- I drink in examination - no copying! (8)
- Charge and signal - no need for A&E (6)
- Disguised face, hands clutching latin movie (10)
- Gentlemen's number, "Bless You!", is half-forgotten (6)
- Peel leaves 23's stately home ball for a new life? (6)
- Earthquake zone or oxygen-depleting chromosomes (6)
- Old poet is a big hit in the States? (5)
- Woolliest ends shorn off board trick (5)
- Edward recalled Bath comeuppance, his first appearance in society? (5)
- Baby of the group? She’s a matchmaker! (4)
- Flag digital assistant 5 (4)
Chlorine has provided annotated solutions for this crossword.
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