Times Cryptic #27820

2020-11-12

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Across

1a

Like a cat, black and suffering from fleas? (6)

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4a

Energy drink first, then grub cooked for one not responding to treatment (8)

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9a

Opposing military commander isn't bad (7)

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

AGA(military commander), then an anagram of ISN’T

11a

Stretcher brought when fashion designer clutches muscle (7)

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12a

Eccentric family okay occasionally (5)

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KIN(family) then alternating letters in oKaY

13a

Say nothing a sort of professor holds outrageous (9)

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EG(say) then O(nothing) inside a REGIUS professor. I always associate REGIUS professor with John Henslow who recommended young Charles Darwin as a naturalist to Fitzroy on the Beagle

14a

On page record name in passport for sucker (10)

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16a

Low river in high ground (4)

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19a

Get together in turn and be in large numbers (4)

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20a

Girl's relative almost died alone (10)

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UNA’S (girl’s) then SISTER(relative) missing the last letter, D(died)

22a

Final character in set troubled revolutionary philosopher (9)

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23a

Smacks on the wrist? (5)

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25a

Sneering expression at this point on drunk (2,5)

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26a

Sort of knot judge has to work round (7)

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27a

Ridiculous day your old dad returned (8)

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D(day), then a reversal of YR(your), O(old), SIRE(dad)

28a

Inferior male one avoids without trouble (6)

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M(male) then remove I(one) from EASILY(without trouble)

Down

1d

Refuses to touch vessel in dangerous position (5,4)

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2d

Writer's counterpart receiving top mark (5)

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TWIN(counterpart) containing A(top mark)

3d

Don't you get married, shortly husband will be up for something sticky (8)

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Don’t you get married could be WED YE NOT – remove the last letter. Then H(husband) all reversed

5d

In the way as very young son announced achievement (5,4,4)

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very young could be UNDER ONE, then S(son) and sounds like FEAT(achievement)

6d

Speech extolling a group we've left? (6)

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7d

Halt decline: get this to moon (6,3)

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8d

A convolution of brain surgery ordered without hesitation (5)

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anagram of SURGERY minus ER(hesitation)

10d

Sort of explosion shattered column in the back (13)

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15d

I introduce quietly aggrieved person (9)

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17d

Get back up from police in cup-tie (9)

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DI’S(police) in REPLAY(cup-tie)

18d

Separate set cried to be put together (8)

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21d

Old people as outspoken investigators (6)

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22d

Moved slowly in Lourdes, only standing up a little (5)

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24d

Waste silk, following damage (5)

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