Times Cryptic #28522

2023-02-09

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1a

Love probing science with celebrity left-winger (9)

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O(love) inside SCI(science) and A-LIST(celebrity)

6a

First couple in parade endangered animal (5)

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9a

Shattered about me backing black mark (7)

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TIRED(shattered) surrounding ME, all reversed. Collins has “tired out or exhausted” as a definition for shattered.

10a

Train worker managed to keep line in design (7)

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a double container… L(line) in AIM(design) in RAN(managed)

11a

Blow up in middle of Hertfordshire, in brief (5)

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UP inside the middle letters of HERTS(Hertfordshire)

12a

Large yard surrounding a place of God (9)

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MONSTER(large), Y(yard) surrounding A

13a

Mild distinction about island plague (8)

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14a

View singular quantity of film (4)

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17a

Artist who's backed 75 per cent of Eastern philosophical system (4)

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reverse three of the four letters in YOGA(Eastern philosophical system)

18a

Guy restraining a dog without a tailthis dog? (8)

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MALE(guy) containing A, MUTT(dog) minus  the last letter

21a

Drink round south Mediterranean island mostly confidential (3,6)

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TOPE(drink) surrounding  S(south) and then CRETE(Mediterranean island) minus the last letter

22a

Staff taken aback about City ornamentation (5)

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ROD(staff) reversed surrounding EC(city)

24a

Allege shortfall in uncontaminated wine (7)

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PURE(uncontaminated) minus the last letter, then PORT(wine)

25a

Fear city rioting doing for area? Right (7)

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anagram of FEAR,CITY minus A(area)

26a

Drink a lot of beerget completely smashed? (5)

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27a

Winner with time to quaff new celebratory drink (9)

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CHAMP(winner) and AGE(time) containing N(new)

Down

1d

Small, vain creep? (5)

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2d

Promise to limit one rent's rising in support of local area? (9,6)

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COMMIT(promise) containing UNITY(one) and RIP(rent) ‘S reversed

3d

A blemish outside prison up in Indian city (8)

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A, MAR(blemish) containing STIR(prison) reversed

4d

Close situation I encountered in international store in America? Not quite (8)

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I inside INT(international) and MACY’S(store in America) minus the last letter

5d

Crowd beginning to reappear, enthralled by daring beachwear (6)

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first letter of Reappear inside THONG(daring beachwear)

6d

Overly formal to enquire about manned orbiter (6)

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7d

Statistical processing less responsive on specific form of consumption (6,9)

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8d

Anyone working to bring about an opening for chaos and irritation (9)

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anagram of ANYONE contaning AN, and the first letter of Chaos

13d

Marijuana underlying dodgy things in entertainment venue (9)

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15d

Black deedriver's picked up germs (8)

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B(black), ACT(deed) and then the river AIRE reversed.  Thanks to early commenters – I was having a tough time with the river part when I first posted the blog.

16d

With assistance, I surpass obstacle (8)

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19d

Vermin run up round top of oven, making you draw back (6)

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LICE(vermin) and R(run) all reversed surrounding the first letter in Oven

20d

Writer's last to be moved by acidic reviewer (6)

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move the last letter in writeR in CITRIC acid

23d

King Harry maybe appearing heartlesssomething you can find in Shakespeare (5)

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R(king) and then HarrY and MaybE missing the interior letters