Times Cryptic #28345

2022-07-18

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Across

1a

High-risk entertaining the queen's court (8)

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5a

Nag with repeated notes read aloud (3-3)

10a

Cheap pub to bring in wicked blokes ahead of time (7-8)

11a

Mixing up Torah and Bible creates a bewildering situation (6,4)

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13a

About to get brief details (4)

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15a

Ran with Del Boy, perhaps, almost getting diamonds (7)

17a

Room in northern Surrey to wander (7)

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18a

Unhelpful instruction for conserving something? (7)

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19a

Paper with unfinished petition, for instance (7)

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21a

Unlimited wine for chap in Cologne? (4)

22a

Half-heartedly holding back cool old city (10)

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25a

Rewritten epistle torn openyou won't like what it says! (6-3,6)

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27a

Drink knocked back before working is a spirit (6)

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28a

Witches put a strain on city (8)

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Down

1d

Tom, say, catches nude show (7)

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2d

Scottish town's broadcast on the radio (3)

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3d

Rider's shout of joy suppressing a scream (10)

4d

Farm sector loses leader (5)

6d

Need to change prime minister (4)

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7d

Rookie footballer is an employee of course! (11)

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8d

Treaty port nearly covering up chaos (7)

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9d

Music style picked up pop jargon (8)

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12d

Vocally expresses disapproval of sailors' drunken voyage (5,6)

14d

Awfully energetic around a relative (5-5)

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16d

Computers from the French, a thousand at most (8)

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18d

Employed to secure luck, like a horseshoe (1-6)

20d

Old wood put on walls of library (7)

23d

Slowly advanced over top of obstacle (5)

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24d

Charmit's missing from cocktail (4)

26d

Rubbish bit of needlework? (3)

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