Times Cryptic #28510

2023-01-26

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Across

1a

Steady progress? Judge wrong turning outside sporting blunder (3-4)

5a

Something loopy and irrational about religious books (5)

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9a

Plant, end of stem becoming black, declined (5)

10a

Quilt stuffing placed on rock for makeshift bed (9)

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11a

Love to come together briefly to spin a little mischief! (7)

12a

Complaint harboured by Anthea on meeting Rachel (7)

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13a

Baked small crumbles for function (6,4)

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15a

Girl falling just short of the record? (4)

18a

Soft food in time something that flies mysteriously rebuffed? (4)

20a

Harsh call by the way to split a medical department (10)

23a

There's word of action every so often being at plant (7)

24a

West Ham's football stars making international European team (7)

25a

A new strategy for crossing river in inhospitable territory (9)

26a

Physicist backing Whistler's claim? (5)

27a

Party before long for senior member (5)

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28a

Drinks at college assembly (5-2)

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Down

1d

Unemployed girl getting word from well-wisher? (7)

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2d

Exploitation of gasfield annoying people (8)

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3d

Son au naturel, perhaps, got up (5)

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4d

Salesman with top drawer, see, concealed in counter (9)

5d

Verse work recalled English essay (6)

6d

Game starts in confusion, opening once, and never finishing (7)

7d

Hint for one? Dunce needs to have 3! (5)

8d

One who composed message on Mother's Day gift? Revolting, oily stuff! (8)

14d

Shower cap placed around heated bath (9)

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16d

Social worker getting one's child to stop going on slide (4-4)

17d

Maybe wanting fare controlled by US bank (8)

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19d

Flirts outrageously with Yankee in front of others (7)

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21d

Self-promotion developed fully, with energy rising (3,4)

22d

Cooper? In short, one thing that coops (3,3)

23d

Sex with a dish (5)

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24d

Drive off after payment picked up for shawl (5)

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