Times Cryptic #28404

2022-09-24

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Across

1a

Play snooker here (3,8)

7a

"I'm dismayed", foreign character said (3)

9a

Engineer electing to save energy, having a certain appeal (9)

10a

Young man's bread from New York, maybe bagel (5)

11a

Entrance in side of vessel I start to climb over (7)

12a

African swaps volume for book about capital (7)

13a

Decorative covering hard to remove from Taoist text (5)

15a

Ring hotline with a strange name (9)

17a

One digs up wine drunk by e.g. retired politician, mostly (9)

19a

Parts of the leg almost drop a little lower (5)

20a

America repeated claims about Russia's leader: they generate much interest (7)

22a

Close shaven, saving face (7)

24a

A tot of Islay or Loch Lomond? (5)

25a

Bon vivant Elaine periodically eats overly good treat (9)

27a

Guy is not a reputable source of news (3)

28a

Stirred limeade into dish for viewers (7,4)

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Down

1d

Make fabric so long, but slightly shortened (3)

2d

A number whizz about, spinning after regular servings of tequila (5)

3d

Fixing a system of wires and cables (7)

4d

Letter from relative seized by crook and wino (9)

5d

Perhaps rasher rightist goes after bonanza on vacation (5)

6d

Current offer to absorb phone company inside another (3,4)

7d

Fail badly to restrain playerit's shown by this! (9)

8d

English still displaying a stiff upper lip (11)

11d

Paint with new colour for one such as five? (5,6)

14d

Admitting case of insubordination, detective has stuck around (9)

16d

In America, curse desert going over land (9)

18d

Drive takes in famous mount in eastern state (7)

19d

Prompt to follow Conservative Party (7)

21d

Course is fixed, containing opposite directions (5)

23d

Pieces my boss receives, and what he may do to them? (5)

26d

Portion of macaroon I left for a round figure? (3)