Times Cryptic #28494

2023-01-07

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Across

1a

Temperature effect includes possible victim of warming sea (4)

3a

Be off to drink a traditional scrumpyturned, I'm afraid (7-3)

10a

I'll oppose memorable date, making second to fourth day (9)

11a

Brutes turn over matter to the courts (5)

12a

Rubber marks guarantee to bring the end forward (7)

13a

English climate protesters circling low national park (6)

15a

A coming out that's suddenly shocking? (9,6)

18a

Anarchic idea of suited office worker, ignoring page weight for Americans (8,2,5)

21a

Adding any number twice could make this field average lower (6)

23a

Very old script at hand in library (6,1)

26a

Question welcomed by impartial holy man (5)

27a

De la Mare's tragic heroine from Hugo's book (9)

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28a

Die tool fused onto article that measures angles (10)

29a

Extremely tiny kiddie? (4)

Down

1d

I'm serious, see what I'm saying? (4,2,4)

2d

Former King curtailing speech in Rivendell? (5)

4d

Discussion about Irish mostly living way up mountain (9)

5d

Her and my playing sound similar at the end (5)

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6d

One's walked all over Dartmoor, not quite disoriented (7)

7d

Cutting of climber almost strangled by my flowering bush (9)

8d

Projection from mouth that usually stops kiss at the outset (4)

9d

Pressing desire never to lose heart (6)

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14d

One with backbone investing billions in green energy tax (10)

16d

Unusually strong queen dismissing both knights, not a pretty sight (9)

17d

Diver's remorse, eating endless acidic fruit (9)

19d

Was suffering but carried on (7)

20d

Support broken by climbing ladder, holding post (6)

22d

Roll wide part of shoe (5)

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24d

Court helper drops each book in temper (5)

25d

Crime-solving tool to help when Ben escapes (1-3)