Sydney Morning Herald 2025-07-30

Another easy one, lots of anagrams and containments. Probably also reasonable beginner crossword fodder!

Across

1
Report mimic used in public relations (5)
PAPER — APE (mimic) in PR (public relations)
4
Bus involved in crash is OK (6-2)
THUMBS-UP — anagram (involved) of BUS inside THUMP (crash)
10
Authority's men control gavel when gaining order (5,10)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — anagram (when gaining order) of MEN CONTROL GAVEL
11
Knowledgeable media bosses supporting reshuffle of ACTU? (8)
EDUCATED — ED ED (media bosses) containing anagram (reshuffle) of ACTU
12
Time taken by crew unsettled hard and despicable person (6)
WRETCH — anagram (unsettled) of CREW containing T (time), H (hard)
14
Chauvinist's old partner is spotted in street (6)
SEXIST — ST (street) containing EX (old partner) IS
15
Renoir remixed last bit of colour by mistake (2,5)
IN ERROR — anagram (remixed) of RENOIR, R (last letter of colour)
18
Support a form of identification (3)
AID — A ID (form of identification)
19
Cold executioner, a reformist (7)
CHANGER — C (cold) HANGER (executioner)
21
Queen of Persia rules the region to some extent (6)
ESTHER — hidden in rulES THE Region
24
An advance made by the French republic in Africa (6)
ANGOLA — AN GO (advance) LA (the French)
26
Various sites carrying small items of confectionery (8)
SWEETIES — anagram (various) of SITES containing WEE (small)
28
Stolen app, integrated into radio, permits broadcast (15)
MISAPPROPRIATED — APP inside anagram (broadcast) of RADIO PERMITS
29
Disciplined consumer checking radio band width (8)
DIAMETER — DIETER (disciplined consumer) containing AM (radio band)
30
Body's core temperature approximately (5)
TORSO — T (temperature) OR SO (approximately)

Down

1
Everyone invested in pet's bed (6)
PALLET — PET containing ALL (everyone)
2
One court shown in wholesome movie (7)
PICTURE — PURE (wholesome) containing I CT (court)
3
Redeployed General is letting go (9)
RELEASING — anagram (redeployed) of GENERAL IS
5
Digger's ring accepted by the girl (4)
HOER — HER (the girl) containing O (ring)
6
Contents of bedroom, an ordinary house and property (5)
MANOR — hidden in bedrooM AN ORdinary
7
Horses at the back race and suffer in the heat (7)
SWELTER — S (last letter of horses) WELTER (race)
8
Tossers disturbed priest outside church (8)
PITCHERS — anagram (disturbed) of PRIEST outside CH (church)
9
Brief sign, accepted with time, by Mary (9)
MOMENTARY — OMEN (sign) T (time) inside MARY
13
Teams reject passing criticism (9)
SIDESWIPE — SIDES (teams) WIPE (reject)
16
Be impressed with new term for fanatic (9)
EXTREMIST — EXIST (be) containing anagram (new) of TERM
17
Head of school studied hard and left quickly (8)
SCRAMMED — S (head of school) CRAMMED (studied hard)
20
Gold rush on the north side of a US state capital (7)
AUGUSTA — AU (gold) GUST (rush) A
22
One who may throw out event's first champion (7)
EVICTOR — E (first letter of event) VICTOR (champion)
23
At home with duets arranged by leader of orchestra (4,2)
USED TO — anagram (arranged) of DUETS, O (first letter of orchestra)
25
Large section of church could be falling away (5)
LAPSE — L (large) APSE (section of church)
27
Live on banks of river, next to a hillside (4)
BRAE — BE (live) containing R (river) A