Times Cryptic #28290

2022-05-14

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Across

1a

Rip off a piece of clothing (6)

4a

Place made up of most of French city, I estimate (8)

10a

Staff, reportedly after pay increase, cause a commotion (5,4)

11a

State of friend from Sunderland? (5)

12a

Hide a convicted criminal's book (3,2,5,4)

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14a

Lines clothing to imitate part of jacket (5)

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16a

One talks about triceps primarily being shredded (2,7)

18a

Genesis, finally, are covering a group's dance music (9)

20a

Fail spectacularly with English dessert (5)

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21a

If in a quiz, order freshly chilled cocktail (6,8)

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25a

Religious people, heading off to see river (5)

26a

The politician gets boat rides here? (5,4)

27a

Ability to choose generous offer from a lawyer? (4,4)

28a

One of fifty diamonds, it's said (6)

Down

1d

Brilliant 9am lecture, perhaps (5-5)

2d

Best low-strength drug? (5)

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3d

White House finally stops copper delivery (3,4)

5d

Wryly amusing to ignore king from ancient Greece (5)

6d

Stop filming next to queue for artwork (7)

7d

Pampered when travelling around island? That's wishful thinking! (4,5)

8d

Rang on the phone and gave the game away (4)

9d

Expression of surprise supressed by artist from Polynesia (8)

13d

Questioned about strange rites with a star sign? (10)

15d

Bird's trick to ascend over mountain feature (9)

17d

Green tea brewed for young person (8)

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19d

Woody's friend used to be spinning tool (4,3)

20d

Live on heroic expedition's legacy (7)

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22d

Former African province of birth (5)

23d

Not appropriate to sleep in it (5)

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24d

Judge almost doubtful for a moment (4)

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