Times Cryptic #28501

2023-01-16

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1a

Amphibian, looking angry unfortunately, about to devour fellow (10)

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MAN (fellow) in a reversal of RED ALAS

6a

Measures introduced by Hampshire (4)

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8a

"Suddenly ordinary city"quote recalled (8)

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9a

Religious organisation, small and lustrous (6)

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10a

Transport system making one complain (4)

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not sure how to categorise this; perhaps an indirect double definition (DD)?

11a

Initially acting like a monarch, we hear, can be trying (10)

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A[cting] (first letter of the word) sounds like REIGNING; arraignment involves bringing someone before a court to answer an indictment, so it can lead to a trial

12a

Prepare to eat meal cooked without imaginative content? (9)

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14a

Rise and stagger round bathroom initially (5)

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B[athroom] in REEL

17a

Introduction for piano arranged by unknown composer (5)

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P (initial letter of piano) ARR (arranged) Y (unknown); Hubert Parry, Prof of Music at Oxford, composed ‘I was glad’, a setting of Psalm 122 used (with tweaks) at the coronation of both Edward VII and his son George V in 1902 and 1911. Damn fine stuff! (Joseph Parry of ‘Myfanwy’ fame is another worthy contender.)

19a

Daughter has one particular account of things that is amusing (9)

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22a

Supplicant, little alienI will have one request initially (10)

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PETIT (foreign/alien word for little) I ONE R[equest]

23a

Believer taking month to cross India (4)

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I in JAN; Jainism is an old version of Hinduism (Collins: ‘an ancient Hindu religion, which has its own scriptures and believes that the material world is eternal, progressing endlessly in a series of vast cycles’)

24a

Most modest expense you accommodated (6)

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25a

More irritable, needing support after game (8)

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26a

Millions consume what vegetarians won't (4)

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27a

Acquiescent about editor being given new layout (10)

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Down

1d

Cry before party, as one become sombre? (7,2)

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2d

Short excursion into byway to find loo (7)

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3d

Do you ultimately collaborate in fact? (8)

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4d

Deprived of religious significance, diehard in sect is put out (15)

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5d

Critic of big country half ignored by relations (6)

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6d

At late hour children turned upto become these? (9)

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7d

Sacrament in Cornish location denied unknown character (7)

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13d

A time in which you'll find troubled editors being most skilful (9)

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EDITORS* in A T

15d

Line number up on step briefly in city once (9)

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L NINE reversed GRAD[e]

16d

Secluded places about to have special events? (8)

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18d

Like pine needles maybe in a church got up (7)

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20d

It's got to fix a note up (7)

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NAIL (fix) A TI (note) all reversed

21d

Worker in better physical shape (6)

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