Times Cryptic #28453

2022-11-21

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Across

1a

Meet Carol, disorganised person who keeps you waiting? (9)

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6a

Baddy leading soldiers in military unit (5)

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9a

A French fellow outside university, one to ease irritation? (7)

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UN (a in French) U in GENT

10a

Loud street outside zone in distant territory (3,4)

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AREA in F (loud) ST

11a

Old coin, article blocking pipe? (5)

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13a

Husband and I eat meatfantastic source of iron (9)

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14a

Training establishment with shaky foundation damagedstart to search inside (9)

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SAND (shaky foundation) S (initial letter of Search) in HURT (damaged)

16a

Fever that's non-specific having five going down (4)

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18a

Some land bill: concerning! (4)

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19a

Cruel, needing time to replace one that's trustworthy (9)

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V[i]CIOUS with ERA (time) inserted

22a

One investigating trendy male, a poet (9)

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24a

Object when odd journalist comes round (5)

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reversal of RUM ED

25a

Missile I had cast into river (7)

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I’D in TRENT

26a

The man's accompanying Welsh woman? That's the stuff! (7)

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HE’S SIAN; stuff used for wallpaper etc

28a

Most unlike Henry VIIIking, cross, bumping off queen (5)

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R (king) ANG[r]Y (angry with the r for regina deleted); nice definition

29a

Decoration in a part of play with mother taking the lead (9)

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DAM (mother – if you’re a foal) A SCENE (part of play); basically, an article produced by etching

Down

1d

Miraculous place of old, sure to have changed (7)

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2d

Long garment lacking a measure of thermal protection (3)

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3d

Beasts: rule-breakers, we hear? (8)

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4d

Agree a fixture (5)

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5d

Football official reader found in the Mirror? (9)

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6d

Food is one thing after another reportedly (6)

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7d

Minor war god made to look silly in an entertaining place (7,4)

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8d

Maiden hiding in Exeter, out in a faraway place (7)

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M in EXETER*

12d

Don't, for instance, study adhesive friction (11)

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15d

Diver coming up around place being looked at again (9)

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17d

A police group is receiving huge complaint (8)

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OS (outsize, huge) in A CID (police group) IS (from the clue)

18d

Accountant in car somewhere on Dartmoor? (7)

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20d

Odd stonehow far it might be thrown? (7)

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21d

Splendour of industrial plant about to be demolished (6)

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23d

Prophet raised an awful stink (5)

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27d

Diamondsreally cool stuff (3)

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