No 10738, Thursday 04 Apr 13, Mover

Smooth opener from Mover.

ACROSS

1   Talk about Abel’s strange story (7) PARABLE {PAR<=}{ABLE*}

5   Crabby musician who indulges in minor frauds? (7) FIDDLER [DD]

8   University enthusiasts returning in confusion (5) SNAFU {SNAF}{U}<=

9   Pink flower club has no right to follow head nurse in purity measure (9) CARNATION {CAR{N}AT}{IrON}

11 Rusty like a retired doctor (3,2,8) OUT OF PRACTICE [DD]

13 Hurts thousand tangled threads (6) THRUMS {HURTS+M}*

16 I cast aspersions on key resident? (8) ISLANDER {I}{SLANDER}

18 What has poor Ali eaten to drive away his friends? (8) ALIENATE {ALI+EATEN}*

19 Perfume bottle company found in baked dish (6) FLACON {FLA{CO}N}

24 What happy divers presumably do? (4,2,7) COME UP SMILING [CD]

26 Top things disturbed cabaret (9) NIGHTSPOT*

27 Ruler crossing the ocean (5) LINER [DD]

28 Unusual drill can be quite sharp and savoury (7) RAREBIT {RARE}{BIT} Favourite dish of setters.

29 Not-so-ordinary, the taxi CEO ordered (7) EXOTICA*

DOWN

1   Faint pout while embracing fool (4,3) PASS OUT {P{ASS} OUT}

2   Regarding player making a pile (7) REACTOR {RE}{ACTOR}

3   Steep bank used by poker players? (5) BLUFF [DD]

4   Call for further acts in the theatre (6) ENCORE [CD]

5   In front actors predict (8) FORECAST {FORE}{CAST}

6   French law about French flower (5) LOIRE {LOI}{RE}

7   Endless droning for a masterless samurai (5) RONIN dRONINg

10 Be unwell chasing a grand lady’s maid (7) ABIGAIL {A}{BIG}{AIL}

12 Her love; his exploits are admired (4) HERO {HER}{O}

14 Partly, such a lot indicates holiness (4) HALO [T]

15 Liberate husband suitable for children with German (7) MANUMIT {MAN}{U}{MIT}

17 Call girl player with instrument (8) STRUMPET {S}{TRUMPET} 'S' and player? (See comments)

20 Greek character opposed to red wine (7) CHIANTI {CHI}{ANTI}

21 Zaire gingerly includes backward country (7) NIGERIA [T<=]

22 Flier twice set badly (6) TSETSE {SET}*{SET}*

23 Five hundred in a top-rank monetary unit (5) DINAR {D}{IN}{A}{R}

24 Craig rolled a smoke (5) CIGAR*

25 Cool dwelling place for the convenience of the Inspector General (5) IGLOO {IG}{LOO} My COD

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