Times Cryptic #28311

2022-06-08

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Across

1a

Recess for violinist? (5)

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4a

Atlas, for example, might indicate eastern deserts (9)

9a

Virtual world with a dislike of the police? (9)

10a

Old actor in family pairing? (5)

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11a

Design of hat peculiar, an arrangement light years away (5,8)

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14a

Usual intake for legislative assembly? (4)

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15a

Thus newspaper publication features leader in the flesh? (4,6)

18a

Am I not able to handle a type of spanner? (10)

19a

Box held in reserve, not closing (4)

21a

Steps taken, not necessarily in tossing of the caber? (8,5)

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24a

Every second counting, pair is doing something illegal (5)

25a

Bird of prey pursuing grub, as wriggling in receptacle (5,4)

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27a

Same reforms with party treasurer (9)

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28a

Crop in meadow originally changed (5)

Down

1d

Fish always smothered in mint dip (6,4)

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2d

Temple, dictator's eh? (3)

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3d

Celebration taking in a show (6)

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4d

Way to maintain high score, flashy system? (5,4)

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5d

Grain clearly indicated (5)

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6d

French beef cooked minus oil (8)

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7d

Lady, is drink good in place of mud pie? (11)

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8d

Cardinal visiting London in Ealing (4)

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12d

False hope in dish served by airline? (3,2,3,3)

13d

Scruffy mattress in tatters, loot initially stuffed inside (10)

16d

Junior say sent up: we aren't upset about that (9)

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17d

State feeling upset about trap, doodlebug overhead (8)

20d

Head sliced from tasteless fish, for scrap (6)

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22d

Great player giving tip to the audience? (5)

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23d

River pollution originally affected (4)

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26d

Odd numbers? Essentially the first of all (3)

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