Times Cryptic #28385

2022-09-02

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1a

Proposal one before court entered in flawless film (6,7)

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MOTION [proposal] + I before C(our)T entered in PURE [flawless]

8a

Land covered in Virginia creepers (4)

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9a

About A Boyaccomplished and well-thought-out (10)

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RE A SON – ABLE

10a

Tribe owns a housing society in DRC location (8)

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KIN HAS A, “housing” S(ociety)

11a

The setter backing his editor to provide raise? (6)

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13a

Bottom's part given full expression too much? (4,3,3)

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hidden in {b}OTT{om} you will find three letters that are an abbreviation for the desired answer

16a

Fall heavily where hunting party returns (4)

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17a

Luxurious hotel removed sign of the cross? (4)

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PLUS{h}, +

18a

Go for broke with forest where domestic growth high (4,6)

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20a

Victory immediately required for fan (6)

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22a

Burning bodies Shechem at last removed in Genesis (8)

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24a

Celebs get trial arranged to cover the crucial point (10)

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26a

Footballer, about to be dropped by United or City (4)

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BA{c}K + U(nited)

27a

Extra floor announced to hold new sets for musical (4,4,5)

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1d

Scheming man and evil woman brought up to speed? (11)

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ILL EVA reversed after MACH 1, the speed of sound

2d

Citadel without key or lock (5)

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{f}{or}TRESS

3d

Old fear and hurt transformed in prayer (3,6)

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4d

Game bird losing heightwas one entitled to land? (7)

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P{h}EASANT. Playing off the definition of peasant, “any member of a class of persons who till the soil as small landowners or as agricultural labourers”

5d

Conservative treasure split (5)

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6d

Alban deployed to Sumerian city walls in capital (4,5)

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7d

Odd characters leaving real ale measure (3)

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{r}E{a}L {a}L{e}

12d

Master performing reliably in the opening movement? (8,3)

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very nice cryptic def; a skeleton key is a MASTER key that should reliably move in locks so as to open them

14d

Rebukes about reversible nose rings (9)

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RATES, around reversed NOSE

15d

Dishes filled with Irish product from hen raised in farms (9)

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PIES [dishes] filled with reversed IR(ish) EGG [product from hen]

19d

Picking scene where killer gets tough? (7)

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21d

Clears bed clothes after loss (5)

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23d

After cheers, negative utterance forbidden (5)

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25d

According to Voltaire the wife makes the rules (3)

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