Times Cryptic #28340

2022-07-12

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Across

1a

Skit's ending with harebrained nonsense (5)

4a

Assumed name accordingly what Parisian adopted by British provides (9)

9a

England without leader? Fear losing leader in the distance (5-4)

10a

Happens to apply for release (5)

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11a

Inclined to keep mostly dry in short (6)

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12a

New and revised interpretation of routine output from cyclotron? (8)

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14a

Force ne'er-do-well to miss second season in America (9)

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16a

Murderer concealing source of red stones (5)

17a

Article about place recalled antelope (5)

19a

Stop fellow about to shake crowded vehicle? (9)

21a

Threatening much initially in a Test, but bagging duck (8)

22a

The writer's taken aback about good article providing puzzlement (6)

25a

Element of basic education delivered in spare study (5)

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26a

Woman's book followed by celebrity alternative practitioner (9)

27a

Try to read very good writer about football players? (5,4)

28a

Go into heart of America, spending cents (5)

Down

1d

Be inclined to charge inappropriately? (4,2,9)

2d

A University teacher sacking University forecaster (5)

3d

Rash man's stolen stimulant (7)

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4d

Put an end to good deal (4)

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5d

Possibly dubious bachelor request left in bottom of file (10)

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6d

I had one of the ears of a donkey? (7)

7d

Serious French article's circulating, though one line's missing (9)

8d

Consequence of over-indulgence that could appear in threatening form (3,7,5)

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13d

What quartet may do: pub-crawl, imbibing ales, expending energy (6-4)

15d

School meals leading to transport cost? (5,4)

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18d

An opening for me to secure theatre award? It's just the opposite (7)

20d

Decline to come round to arrest impersonator? (7)

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23d

Determination to secure small delivery to mill? (5)

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24d

Bird not previously observed to soar round river (4)