Times Cryptic #28318

2022-06-16

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Across

1a

Cowed and bust after getting a fine (6)

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5a

Aussie native is to evade payment (8)

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9a

Whip a ferret through underground passage (8)

10a

Concerned with growth on bank charge (6)

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11a

Quality of hawk or cuckoo, e.g., soaring across sierra (10)

13a

Escape in little jumper that's picked up (4)

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14a

What nanny may say, with maiden in royal address (4)

15a

Measure frill worn by Lucinda periodically (5,5)

18a

Support upright character in equine posture (10)

20a

For Henri I, queen makes taunt (4)

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21a

Old boat The Beagle could make this sound (4)

23a

Train wrongly, I notice, carrying gold coin on motorway (10)

25a

Old red drunkard punched by jockey (6)

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26a

Time invested in a viable criminal case (8)

28a

Following people inside with joint leader (8)

29a

Stop marks getting scrubbed from part of chair (6)

Down

2d

Girl upset with a fan's informal language (9)

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3d

Manage to peel stuff, which could make an ingredient eating dinner (7)

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4d

Ape astride back of au pair (3)

5d

Capital area between India and China to the north (5)

6d

Cape put on e.g., Elizabeth I, about to admit ruler (7,4)

7d

Time went quickly, it's reported in complaint (4,3)

8d

Lock's opening with key? It's for stocking material (5)

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12d

Peter and Tilly's outside wedding is light (6,5)

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16d

Cricket score you heard raised, which retains The Ashes? (3)

17d

Mobile service keeps unlimited data for admen? (9)

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19d

Joining up, with lieutenant initially dropping hint (7)

20d

Means of lifting pitch or rating (4,3)

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22d

Single sound of bell's ring, in the main (5)

24d

A lot of fishy food generating terror (5)

27d

Franco-English articles in the field of poetry (3)