Times Cryptic #27829

2020-11-23

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Across

1a

Effect of current conductor having left in minutes (9)

6a

Something added to letter gets animated backing (5)

9a

Hand over whelp and dogs, lacking time on return (5,2)

10a

Beats leg side with a 90-degree turn? (7)

11a

By now cryptid must be finally dismissed (3)

12a

Tory confused with Italian logic (11)

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14a

Beginning to regret filling pink pen (6)

15a

Leaving no room for doubt following every sign it's OK (3,5)

17a

Mindless television, like The Hulk? (8)

19a

Sailor during offensive is likely to survive (6)

22a

Vegan dish Lauretta mixed with oil (11)

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23a

Don't start to poke with a finger or stick (3)

25a

Butterfly is someone looked up to by Lieutenant Pinkerton? (7)

27a

With it around about, regularly all over the shop (7)

28a

Thread holding large key (5)

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29a

Part of plant or insect or bird (9)

Down

1d

Expression of surprise about river smelling strongly (5)

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2d

Meeting of two halves is unusually quorate (7)

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3d

Shop rump steak badly stuffed by English, right? (11)

4d

Concerned with place with European name (6)

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5d

Rather fat runner, say, runsjust (8)

6d

Old soak needs small operation (3)

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7d

Salesman given more money for repeated performance (7)

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8d

Busy? Not busy? Avoiding engagements (5-4)

13d

Bow before cool wind getting up round islands (11)

14d

Screech of curlew at a cuckoo (9)

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16d

Old object when bar is introduced in country, perhaps (8)

18d

Island nearly is so invaded by millions (7)

20d

What could be held up by hatter, I bet (7)

21d

Kitchen implement is more efficient when cutting end of pork (6)

24d

Coin a word that means teach without peripheral notes (5)

26d

Regret sounding like an Australian native (3)