Times Cryptic #28516

2023-02-02

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Across

1a

Retired city keyboard player, not a mountaineer (8)

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LA(city) reversed, then PIANIST(keyboard player) minus A

6a

Scandinavian pirate's female leader (6)

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9a

Legal-minded don loses nothing cracking up the shires (6,7)

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anagram of LEGAL-MINDED DON minus O(nothing)

10a

Petulant model ringing a London hospital (6)

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11a

Shot during news broadcast (8)

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13a

Aussie possibly opposed to work, backing head of faculty (10)

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15a

Brittle BBC boss welcomed by the old in retirement (4)

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DG(Director General, BBC boss) inside YE(the, old) reversed

16a

With which a fencer may score record points? (4)

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EP(record) and E,E(easts, points)

18a

Eg Man Ray in county mostly associated with top people (10)

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SURREY(county) minus the last letter, then A-LIST(top people). I’ve thought of him more as pop art than surrealism

21a

A human made it: a truth Irish broadcasters accepted (8)

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22a

Scottish prosecutor, female, is about fifty (6)

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23a

Daydreaming? Shearers may be doing it (13)

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25a

Ultimately hostile in a sense, practising a form of discrimination (6)

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last letter of hostilE in A, GIST(sense)

26a

Creator of placard nibbled by ruminants (8)

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Down

2d

Knock Indian city briefly in burlesque (7)

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LAM(knock) then POONA(Pune, city in India) minus the last letter. Edit: apologies for any confusion, I had originally underlined Knock as the definition.

3d

Asian working in co-ed: he's popular to begin with (11)

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anagram of IN, CO-ED, HE’S with IN(popular) at the top

4d

Current authority protecting large part of Scotland (5)

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5d

Quake when young chorister crosses minister at first (7)

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TREBLE(young chorister) surrounding the first letter of Minister

6d

One watching Roman poet leaving right before (9)

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VIRGIL(Roman poet) minus R(right), then ANTE(before)

7d

Parrot Eliot initially pinched from another poet (3)

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remove TS (Eliot) from KEATS(another poet)

8d

Dropping off, like some acquaintances? (7)

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12d

Undying Latin verse recollecting gods primarily (11)

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anagram of LATIN,VERSE then the first letter of Gods

14d

Attack cricket side's mirth without hesitation (9)

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ON(cricket side) ‘S then LAUGHTER(mirth) minus ER(hesitation)

17d

Old hairpiece found in cable over in Tamworth? (7)

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WIRE(cable) reversed inside PIG(tamworth is a type of pig)

19d

Went round gallery, visiting bar (7)

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20d

Special slant identifying clothing ornament (7)

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22d

After fine, daughter leaves citydoes a runner! (5)

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F(fine) then remove D(daughter) from LEEDS(city)

24d

Sash former pupil originally introduced (3)

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