Times Cryptic #27796

2020-10-15

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Across

1a

Philosophy old yogi developed around energy (8)

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5a

A change in store at sea? (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

A and then FLOAT(the money put into a till so a cashier can make change)

8a

Very tired to start with, one usually sloshed (3)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

SO(very) and the first letter in Tired

9a

Ships one by one leaving Spithead for short time (10)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

a FLEET of ships, then SINGLY(one by one) missing the first letter of Spithead

10a

Bad joints reported by those writing regularly? (8)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Frank does cutting-edge work ahead of time (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

HONES(does cutting edge work) then T(time)

12a

Black separatists initially forming gang (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

JET(black) and the first letter of Separatists – one of the gangs in West Side Story

14a

Aim to get fit, being wise (10)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Tissue a certain Frenchman chucked into grave (4,6)

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ONE(a certain), M(frenchman) inside BARROW(grave)

20a

College inventor making contribution to security (4)

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23a

Set pulsating disc on first audio device (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

anagram of SET, then O(disc) with RE(on) first

24a

Who'd make good sort of theatre publicist? (8)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Loveless coupling made in the dark (10)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

remove O(love) from UNION(coupling) then FORMED(made)

26a

Closely follow tailless mammoth (3)

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27a

Pious figure clothed in most suitable room? (6)

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28a

Trading hub located in centre potentially (8)

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Down

1d

Type of crime where Jacob keeps account? (6,3)

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2d

What might be wide court passage (7)

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3d

Radical English newspaper involved in deception (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

E(English), FT(Financial Times, newspaper), inside LIE(deception)

4d

Plough through a translation from Latin (5,4)

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5d

Heard in dispute: what calls for blessing? (7)

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6d

Famed LSD guru, smuggling in dope, died (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

the LSD guru is Timothy LEARY, insert GEN(dope) and D(died)

7d

Sailor, Yankee with girl climbing on the bed? (7)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Singular fruit with perfect flavour (9)

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15d

Son nudges mum, seen by new representative (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

S(son), POKES(nudges), MA(mum), with N – loved this clue

16d

Plant detective, getting smart (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Thrust forward, storming redoubt (7)

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19d

Leading character in 21 can do what it does remotely (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

21 down is airship, so the first letter is A, then LOO(can), and the airship can FLY

21d

Paris excited about greeting high-flier (7)

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22d

WW2 ace crossing loch finds God (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

the WW2 ace is Douglas BADER, insert L(loch) for a god I have only ever seen spelled BALDUR, but in Collins is given as BALDER.