Times Cryptic #28324

2022-06-23

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Across

1a

Steps taken by Cubans having drink at pub reduced (5)

4a

Source of fuel boy used in chilly conditions (9)

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9a

Get in a tangle, using tin tinker reworked (9)

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10a

Bones Charlie removed from southern African capital (5)

11a

Like a GP sacked for being rusty? (3,2,8)

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14a

Pointedly ignore friends in the centre? Charming! (4)

15a

Employ too many workers initially to erect large shelf (10)

18a

Early stage of development Dior abandoned after particular hesitation (10)

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19a

Give up church, ultimately bored and uncooperative (4)

21a

Turbulent period identified by firm in garden equipment plant (6-7)

24a

This mostly is associated with US city club (5)

25a

Desk a chap left outside back of inn (9)

27a

British excel in equestrianism, confined here once? (9)

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28a

Antisocial youth that can be made booby of (5)

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Down

1d

Medical instrument outstanding policeman found in river (10)

2d

Witty saying's import regularly ignored (3)

3d

Duke intervening in a falling-out at sea (6)

4d

Managed to be artificial (9)

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5d

Old language Zulu introduced to a private eye, perhaps (5)

6d

Celebration: feature originally of summer in the States (8)

7d

Con workers in east of France, transferring property to state (11)

8d

Dull poet on the rise (4)

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12d

Ice cream all the players must provide nearly half of? (5-6)

13d

Singer capturing large bird fairly quickly (10)

16d

Marrowfat pea resisted at first by lightweight woman (9)

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17d

What may reduce inflammation in fowl on frozen water (8)

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20d

Noisy quarrel involving English composer in past (6)

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22d

Finish university with little finally to invest (5)

23d

Fat female gundog (4)

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26d

Former pupil pinching teacher's last globe (3)