Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-02

Back to breezy and anagram-filled from D&LS. Some nice variation in words, and all fairly clued. Lovely!

Across

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Medicine each registered doctor required before operations (8)
EARDROPS — EA (each) R (registered) DR (doctor) OPS (operations)
5
Reporter rode around carrying it (6)
EDITOR — reversal (around) of RODE with IT inside
10
Celestial body containing sulphur and oxygen approaches (5,2)
COMES TO — COMET (celestial body) with S (sulphur) inside, O (oxygen)
11
Tenants formally register in vacated rooms? (7)
RENTERS — ENTER (formally register) inside RS (rooms without inside letters)
12
Favourite uncle worried about a bad temper (9)
PETULANCE — PET (favourite) anagram (worried) of UNCLE
13
Some bloke with no time for cheapskate (5)
MISER — MIStER (some bloke) without t (time)
14
Spot package in uncle's pyjamas (4)
ESPY — hidden in unclE'S PYjamas
16
Cross is modified with small cutting tool (8)
SCISSORS — anagram (modified) of CROSS IS, S (small)
19
Complimentary spirit is very cold (8)
FREEZING — FREE (complimentary) ZING (spirit)
20
Spirit revealed primarily in personal account of life (4)
BRIO — R (first letter of revealed) inside BIO (personal account of life)
23
Move upright piano not needed in worship (5)
RAISE — pRAISE (worship) without p (piano)
24
A Greek, greatly experienced, is responsive (9)
AGREEABLE — A, GREE (most of Greek) ABLE (experienced)
26
Wind and water distributed helium (7)
WREATHE — anagram (distributed) of WATER, HE (helium)
27
Straighten out two briefly living in different units (7)
UNTWIST — TW (two without last letter) inside anagram (different) of UNITS
28
Nonsense stated by army without male club (6)
ROTARY — ROT (nonsense), ARmY without m (male)
29
I changed a lot during boring worshipping (8)
IDOLATRY — I, anagram (changed) of A LOT inside DRY (boring)

Down

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Code corrupted PC in here (8)
ENCIPHER — anagram (corrupted) of PC IN HERE
2
Clock wound back and forward (5)
REMIT — reversal (wound back) of TIMER (clock)
3
Take stock from street, breaking rule (6)
RUSTLE — ST (street) inside RULE
4
Get a spin doctor changing forecast (14)
PROGNOSTICATED — anagram (changing) of GET A SPIN DOCTOR
6
Spirit and mind, say, transformed male (8)
DYNAMISM — anagram (transformed) of MIND SAY, M (male)
7
Funds manager is more confident after conversion of rate (9)
TREASURER — SURER (more confident) after anagram (conversion) of RATE
8
Where holiday makers go to rest or otherwise (6)
RESORT — anagram (otherwise) of REST OR
9
Replaced egg under bird on nest (8-6)
BREEDING-GROUND — anagram (replaced) of EGG UNDER BIRD ON
15
Suitable page linked to updated Internet (9)
PERTINENT — P (page) anagram (updated) of INTERNET
17
Reeds poisoned tailless tern and rat? (8)
DESERTER — anagram (poisoned) of REEDS, TER (tern without last letter)
18
Woods yells, warning of danger before shot (8)
FORESTRY — FORES (yells, warning of danger) TRY (shot)
21
Beer maker's bar doing without a large jug (6)
BREWER — BaR without a, EWER (large jug)
22
Part of Australia included in real cost of living (6)
RENTAL — NT (part of Australia) inside REAL
25
Physically well-developed but punched by one with left (5)
BUILT — I (one) L (left) inside (punched by) BUT