Times Cryptic #28357

2022-08-01

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Across

1a

Deny one plugs hit record at first (8)

9a

Hostility from states no one's backing (8)

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10a

Fake sign of unpaid bill in English club (8)

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11a

Untidy person content to leave India for European country (8)

12a

Charmed in brief period before spring (10)

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14a

Returned garments displaying blemish (4)

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15a

Cordial but not popular? One may blow up (7)

17a

Executive's helper to keep teasing model (7)

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21a

Ship moving slowly out of lake (4)

22a

Ancient disheartened by present day possibly is prepared (2,3,5)

23a

Something elementary in Reagan campaign slogan? (8)

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25a

Tail pinned to cuckoo (3,5)

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26a

How one may serve in Germany and with marines after a long time (8)

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27a

Explanations of say French art welcomed by lovers once (8)

Down

2d

Blue movie of Hitchcock's right to go after terror (8)

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3d

Bells ring only up to noon during visit (8)

4d

Truant's old boring tool cases (4)

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5d

In Paris, my sister picked up a rubber (7)

6d

Cryptic indication of Sally or Jack's rank (6,4)

7d

Favourable resultreverse of home leg in capital city (8)

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8d

United fans excited by rising score in tie? Quite the opposite! (8)

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13d

When one may get a nasty shock? (3,4,3)

15d

Showing appreciation of a quantity of ashes? (8)

16d

The very bright edges of earring and garish extra decorations (8)

18d

Account sort code with money staked externally (8)

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19d

Soldiers take steps to secure new weaponry (8)

20d

How amazing to be welcomed by host one meets (5,2)

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24d

Unemployed compiler given hand-out, short of nothing (4)

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