Times Cryptic #28513

2023-01-30

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Across

1a

Small dose maybe overwhelming male player (5)

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4a

Spiritual being to evolve in a couple of ways? (9)

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CHANGE (evolve) in A RL (right and left – couple of ways)

9a

A brief walk with a live navigational device (9)

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A STROL[l] A BE (live – verb)

10a

Half-heartedly make for island (5)

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11a

Cross king with nothing on sandwiches (6)

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12a

A bug to move slowly if necessary (2,1,5)

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A TAP (bug – think Watergate) INCH (move slowly)

14a

Friend initially meets composer outside European resort (4,5)

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PAL (friend) M (first letter of meets) E (European) in BACH (Johann Sibelius or any of his myriad sons)

16a

Calm bit of music on the radio (5)

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17a

Thanks charity, say, for steps taken in Latin America? (5)

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19a

Heft of punishments accepted by workers, possibly? (9)

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21a

Book written backwards by one fool combined symbols (8)

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TOME reversed I CON (fool)

22a

Gentleman I ditched for a fuddy-duddy (6)

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SQUIRE with the I replaced by an A

25a

Pinot Noir seen regularly near a region of Greece (5)

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[p]I[n]O[t] N[o]I[r] A

26a

Wrong meal cookedtongue! (3,6)

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27a

Duly hire new housing minister, ultimately in a rush (9)

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28a

User doesn't open skin care product (5)

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Down

1d

Coaches author, one quiet and nerdy (15)

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TRAINS (coaches) POTTER (e.g. Beatrix, Dennis) I SH

2d

Chemical to decay with lid taken off (5)

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3d

Saw dog held by lead (7)

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4d

Greek warrior with a javelin's tip and short weapon (4)

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A J (initial letter of javelin) AX[e] (singular British axes have an E)

5d

Handy guide teaches the cooks (5,5)

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6d

Drink cola mixed by old man (7)

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7d

Fruit grower's head to hire once again (9)

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8d

One from a small place in Leicester then relocated (15)

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13d

Confused deer mostly ran very slowly around lake (10)

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BAMB[i] L (lake) in OOZED (ran very slowly)

15d

One with property left over an unhappy experience (9)

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18d

Nice friend supporting one in organisation that's folding? (7)

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AMI (friend in French) after I (one) in ORG (organisation)

20d

Study one knight before a suitable activity? (7)

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I (one) N (knight in chess) QUEST (suitable activity for a knight)

23d

Organisation essential for badminton (5)

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24d

Note means "not at home" (4)

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