Times Cryptic #28273

2022-04-25

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Across

1a

Singer reportedly used to engage in casual talk (8)

5a

Eg kitchen utensils wife kept in safe (6)

9a

Writing-fluid half-hearted leftist has abandoned quietly (3)

10a

Travelling in Turin a lot, providing food and nourishment (11)

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12a

Language left university visitor briefly embarrassed at first (10)

13a

Like light mist unknown in market town on Wye (4)

15a

Water heater, nasty grey, seen around Home Counties (6)

16a

Bishop presses son to become freeman of borough (7)

18a

Asian heretic inspiring a book (7)

20a

Equestrian pursuit in part of Yorkshire once (6)

23a

Way you and I knocked back olla podrida, say? (4)

24a

Like some trees in course of being cultivated (10)

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26a

Displaying solicitude, study team standard (11)

27a

Fury when leader of Republic is removed (3)

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28a

Call during play originally mounted by French department (6)

29a

Gardener's supplier visits island accommodating daughter (8)

Down

1d

Fast woman initially one of the flower people (6)

2d

Passable actor going round a one-time king's hiding-place (3,4)

3d

Baddie's extremely useful vessel given position in Rome once (10)

4d

Children's author's legendary king, free at last after pay-off (6,7)

6d

Lamb a priest served as starter? (4)

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7d

Time a girl put away salt (7)

8d

Motor sport competitor's sidekick lives in outskirts of Rabat (8)

11d

Rebellious press employee in extreme situation (13)

14d

Society leaving Waugh's country house without good fortification (10)

17d

Tropical plant better thus? Let me think (8)

19d

A goddess protecting river and lake near Naples (7)

21d

Element of Northern Ireland I instilled in old tramp (7)

22d

First of nurserymen supporting plant at the rear (6)

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25d

Row about appeal being set up (4)