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Annotated solutions for Prize 28,476

Across

9 costliest CO<ST(saint)/LIES>T [St Brendan]

10 annul ANNU(a)L

11 saint S(tarr)/AIN’T [Saints John, Paul & George]

12 epaulette E(uropean)/PA<U(niform)>LETTE

13 epistle E(nglish)/PI<ST>LE [St Paul’s Letter to …]

14 Gauguin GA<U(tern)>GIN(g)

17 redid RED/I’D

19 par PA(1)R

20 Peter cryptic def [robbing Peter to pay Paul]

21 Simpson SIM<PS>ON [Paul Simon]

22 tenable T(tavel)/ENABLE

24 postulate PAUL TO SET (anag)

26 track cryptic def

28 Pauli PAUL I [Wolfgang Pauli; have been six Pope Pauls]

29 tarpaulin TAR/PAUL/IN

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1 Acts A(bout)/C(rosswords)/T(o)/S(olve)

2 Assisi ASSIS(t)/1

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3 platitudes (crossword)D PAUL SET IT (anag)

4 revere setteR EVER Enjoyable (hidden)

5 stranger ST(reet)<R(uns)>ANGER

6 Paul all Pauls

7 instruct I<NSTRUC>T

8 Klee clay (hom)

13 euros O in RUSE (anag)

15 unpunctual ANNUL CUT UP (anag)

16 nerve NEVER moving R

18 Damascus cryptic def [Saul/Paul on the road to Damascus]

19 pendants P<END>ANTS

22 theory THE<OR>Y

23 Beatle BE/AT/LE(ctures)

24 Pope PO<P>E

25 unit amumUNITion (hidden)

27 king KIN/G(ood) [King Paul of Greece]