Hubble Crossword 46 - Annotated solution

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ACROSS

1 Hard to find shaded walk in shelter (7) 
HARBOUR - shelter (def) from H (Hard) before (to find) ARBOUR (shaded walk)

5 Footballers wearing dresses for journeys in Africa (7) 
SAFARIS - journeys in Africa (def) from FA (Footballers) contained in (wearing) SARIS dresses

9 Burdened with large port (5) 
LADEN - Burdened with (def) from L (large) ADEN (port)

10 Numbered and painted anew with silver (9) 
PAGINATED - Numbered (def) from PAINTED* (anew) containing (with) AG (silver)

11 Entertaining way to get out using key excuse (10) 
ESCAPOLOGY - Entertaining way to get out (def) from ESC (key) APOLOGY (excuse)

12 Leave bard with wicked determination (4) 
WILL - Leave (def)  bard (def) W (with) ILL (wicked) determination (def)

14 Model composer, a good-mannered chap, producing holiday planner (6,5) 
TRAVEL AGENT - holiday planner (def) from T (Model) RAVEL (composer), A GENT (good-mannered chap)

18 As an example, oblige to hold fashionable short support (3,8) 
FOR INSTANCE - As an example (def) from FOR_CE (oblige) to hold IN (fashionable) STAN(d) (short support)

21 Newt following crown of lake departed (4) 
LEFT - departed (def) from EFT (Newt) following L (crown of lake)

22 Lowest ranked officer to attack with firearm regularly (10) 
BOMBARDIER - Lowest ranked officer (def) from BOMBARD (to attack) with IER (fIrEaRm regularly)

25 Prime deal negotiated about outer covering (9) 
EPIDERMAL - about outer covering (def) from PRIME DEAL* (negotiated)

26 Rebuilt adobe residence (5) 
ABODE - residence (def) from ADOBE* Rebuilt

27 Strengthen bumpkin wrapped in net thrown around (7) 
THICKEN - Strengthen (def) from HICK (bumpkin) wrapped in TEN (net thrown around)

28 South African golfer's wood producer is village in Hertfordshire (7) 
ELSTREE - village in Hertfordshire (def) from ELS (South African golfer) TREE (wood producer)


DOWN

1 Rope used in lethal termination (6) 
HALTER - Rope (used for hanging) (def) contained in letHAL TERmination

2 Edit socialist law (6) 
REDACT - Edit (def) from RED (socialist) ACT (law)

3 Powerful medal to pin up over canvas (10) 
OMNIPOTENT - Powerful (def) from OM (medal) to NIP (pin up) O (over) TENT (canvas)

4 Fight off prince during dance (5) 
REPEL - Fight off (def) from P (prince) during REEL (dance)

5 Colour of herb on part of golf course (4,5) 
SAGE GREEN - Colour (def) from SAGE (herb) on GREEN (part of golf course)

6 Make provision for loud finish (4) 
FEND - Make provision for (def) from F (loud) END (finish)

7 Vendor's spoken about dress-maker (8) 
RETAILER - Vendor (def) from homophone (spoken) of  RE (about) TAILOR (dress-maker)

8 Mineral could be low-cal soft drink in America? (8) 
SODALITE - Mineral (def) from SODA LITE (could be low-cal soft drink in America)

13 Deal with the best Socialist leader's cosmetics (4,6) 
FACE CREAMS - cosmetics (def) from FACE (Deal with) CREAM (the best) S (Socialist leader)

15 Start filming chap's toy (6,3) 
ACTION MAN - toy (def) from ACTION (Start filming) MAN (chap)

16 A couple of fellows fast to support university with a lot of money (8) 
AFFLUENT - with a lot of money (def) from A FF (couple of fellows) LENT (fast) containing (to support) U (university)

17 Court champion able to get one daubing (8) 
GRAFFITI - daubing (def) from GRAF (Court champion) FIT (able) to get I (one)

19 Energy of six thousand naked women in Paradise (6) 
VIGOUR - Energy (def) from VI (six) G (thousand) (h)OUR(i) naked women in Paradise

20 Make solid architectural ornament on air (6) 
FREEZE - Make solid (def) from homophone (on air) of FRIEZE (architectural ornament)

23 Black Parisienne! She's a beauty (5) 
BELLE - a beauty (def) from B (Black) ELLE (Parisienne She)

24 Have a look at rising castle (4) 
PEEK - Have a look at (def) from reversal (rising) KEEP (castle)