Times Cryptic #28504

2023-01-19

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Across

1a

Inclination to nap in shelter among small trees with son (10)

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6a

Magazine's cold insolence (4)

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10a

Noble's answer queen dismissed (5)

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COUNTER(answer) minus ER(queen)

11a

Truro's head girl found in tower in a sad state (9)

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first letter in Truro, then TESS(girl) inside RISE(tower)

12a

Excessively worrying about E-numbers, do cooking (14)

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14a

Support for equipment extracting oil without force (7)

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FRACKING(extracting oil) minus F(force)

15a

Old nan has splendid morning (7)

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17a

Relieved everyone still in Scotland departs (7)

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ALL(everyone), AYE(Scots for even, or still), D(departs)

19a

Extinct bird seen finally biting wings of gulls in Lewis? (7)

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DODO(extinct bird) and the last letter of seeN containing the exterior letters of GullS.  Reference to the surname of Lewis Carroll

20a

Show disapproval of a general lab changing logical system (7,7)

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BOO(show disapproval of) then an anagram of A,GENERAL,LAB

23a

A short note about current volunteers showing spirit (4,5)

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A QUAVER(note) minus the last letter surrounding I(current) and TA(volunteers)

24a

Rule: ignore changes when nought is missing (5)

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anagram of IGNORE minus O(nought)

25a

Consider idle team being dismissed regularly (4)

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alternating letters in iDlE tEaM

26a

Exasperated with oxidation speed in fine old penny (10)

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Down

1d

Bag a drink (4)

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2d

Questionable to supply shortened sung performance (9)

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EQUIP(supply) minus the last letter, then VOCAL(sung performance). A term we see more often in the negative

3d

Shame about a bird on desert staying with new family? (9,5)

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PITY(shame) surrounding A, TERN(bird) then LEAVE(desert)

4d

Siegfried's sword in opera is unlike that of Damocles? (7)

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5d

Do second language before end of schooling (7)

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S(second), HINDI(language) and the last letter in schoolinG

7d

See about donkey's rope (5)

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8d

Appointment to office coming before unrest? (10)

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9d

Ensign on carrier is outstanding leader (8-6)

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13d

Money on commission for experimental rig (10)

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16d

Is rail service on time after duke's seizure? (9)

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18d

One who makes gift of two notes and eighteen letters (7)

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the notes are DO and N, then eighteen letters would be A TO R

19d

Fantastic old people's tombs (7)

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anagram of OLD, then MEN’S(people’s)

21d

Handy ring mains protector (2,3)

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22d

Aim to embrace one woman (4)

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