Times Cryptic #28308

2022-06-04

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Across

1a

Clumsily moving jewellery that's not as showy as it looks? (9)

6a

Racehorse showing liveliness after disregarding odds (5)

9a

Tune, if popular, good thing to improve the atmosphere (3,12)

10a

On no more courses (6)

11a

What's collapsed by spring in a heaprot, sadly (5,3)

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13a

Making out ducks in cape, along with fish (10)

14a

A bar closing early is concerning (2,2)

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16a

City, then Hearts, finally beat Real (4)

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17a

Fly paper that protrudes from vehicle (4,6)

19a

Scorn slow-witted friend of boy band making comeback (4-4)

20a

Pentagon in front of stone a fair attraction (6)

23a

Unbeatable things Tom's got to beat? (3,4,8)

24a

Needle in time removed from loudspeaker (5)

25a

One who loved to see himself as saint initially incurs ragging (9)

Down

1d

Flight sergeant taking aircraft inregularlyheads there (5)

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2d

Hardly any answer callthen cheat one outrageously (1,4,2,3,5)

3d

Rubbish work, with fine in store (8)

4d

Where Danny's girl goes racing (4)

5d

Zip in bizarre costume with split (3-2-3-2)

6d

Pig placed in trailer on ship? (6)

7d

Trip horseman could make from Perth & Kinrossgee-gee's knackered! (7,8)

8d

Such shifts typically made by first-rate loom, some say (5-4)

12d

Sick at home, call hospitalone in Chicago? (10)

13d

Queen, not exactly embracing pope, quietly drawing back (9)

15d

Polish statesman one risks unsettling, crossing floor (8)

18d

Source of honey and, going back years, a type of beer (6)

21d

Grandma's wise, so many (not all) reflecting (5)

22d

One who does make black refreshing drink? (4)