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Cryptic #2 - Small theme

· By jasonwestley · Published 2022-01-20T14:08:26.223Z

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This puzzle contains six themed clues, described by 18A+19A. See if you can spot them all!
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  • Mike D 3:49 · 2022-01-20T15:35:28.731Z
    Very cool!
    • wisprabbit 🤓24:46 · 2022-01-20T20:16:48.590Z
      great puzzle! I'm impressed by how fair your clues are. They're tricky, but the wordplay always falls into place once I find the right definition. Very good work fitting all the theme answers in too!
      • brknfixie 16:29 · 2022-01-21T00:22:57.703Z
        Lovely! No banes about that one!
        1A
        Compose piece containing island bird (7)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Compose piece containing island bird (7)
        2. 5A
          See unusual news about computing before introduction to software (7)
        3. 9A
          Georgia and Edward are inaccessible (5)
        4. 10A
          Weird dream about that dancing party host (3,6)
        5. 11A
          Actors and crew, lacking time, wrecked frightening effigy (9)
        6. 12A
          Burn evil goblin's head with phoenix's heart (5)
        7. 13A
          Ordered us tulip heads after rose was clearly superior (5,3)
        8. 15A
          Blimey! Hardened underwear! (6)
        9. 18A
          [with 19A] Soldier's servant by house in central Bristol - like several in this puzzle (6)
        10. 19A
          [see 18A]
        11. 22A
          French city joined without English going crazy (5)
        12. 24A
          Plant about four years after French peas (6,3)
        13. 26A
          Reportedly, outstanding equipment not in box (4,2,3)
        14. 27A
          Jeer at retreating unit having lost India (5)
        15. 28A
          Broadcast director is nincompoop (7)
        16. 29A
          One who annoys died twice inside the Sphinx, for example (7)
        Down
        1. 1D
          Tailless cat carries wise man climbing mythical mount (7)
        2. 2D
          Extremely fond of bananas and a fight (4,5)
        3. 3D
          A French battle of honour that never finishes is excessive (5)
        4. 4D
          Many figures, lacking heart, carrying officer's first uniform (8)
        5. 5D
          Wedding vow with empty words after wife leaves without a husband (6)
        6. 6D
          Lacking energy, does a lot to deformed fungus (9)
        7. 7D
          John, who sings, is hosted by channel tonight (5)
        8. 8D
          Excess iron in rust I treated (7)
        9. 14D
          Empty sewer could be adulterer's escape route? (9)
        10. 16D
          Metaphysical trial is up after metamorphosis (9)
        11. 17D
          Putting veteran's heart beneath survivor's first home is menacing (8)
        12. 18D
          Foolish plan a baddie developed (3,4)
        13. 20D
          Swindler trapped by fishy stereotype (7)
        14. 21D
          Happy chap, filled with love, put data on the web (6)
        15. 23D
          Holding nothing - jack, king, queen and another card (5)
        16. 25D
          Chose to plead oddly, oddly! (5)
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