Times Cryptic #28532

2023-02-21

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Across

1a

A chapter head including name of a major mountain system (6)

4a

Exploit designed, we hear, for girl occupied in cowshed (8)

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10a

Sails south to solicit votes (7)

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11a

Strain originally striking one in part of joint (7)

12a

Brazen solicitor finally put away (4)

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13a

Tease Brussels's elite primarily about posh woman driver (10)

15a

Speaker's cut charge, entertaining to a high degree (9)

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16a

He teaches Hindus in the morning in Westminster area (5)

18a

Prudish type at start of seasonal shoot (5)

19a

Died in fire, perhaps, with retired American cleric (9)

21a

Russian revolutionary manipulating his votes by lying at first (10)

23a

Experts in nonpoetic language, mostly (4)

26a

Inflammation young relative talked of by brook (7)

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27a

Like a big cat, one injured in row (7)

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28a

Abandon principal type of convertible (8)

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29a

Gem displayed by English composer in sports car (6)

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Down

1d

A drunk hanging around entrance to Cheltenham racecourse (5)

2d

Vilifier's part of speech about feeding wild creatures (9)

3d

A judge unknown to imprison a one-time war hero (4)

5d

Encroach during tango, lacking good manners (7)

6d

Bird following one in college initially handled with hesitation (10)

7d

Farewell from a girl at European university (5)

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8d

Plant university lecturer goes round with priest (9)

9d

Island school, one on a detached part of Italy (6)

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14d

Lied maybe in this way, husband having trapped river bird (4,6)

15d

Enlightened detectives subjected to insults, perhaps (9)

17d

Agreement about securing current for musical instrument (9)

19d

In South America, a vehicle principally needed in treeless plain (7)

20d

Graduate's key identifying igneous rock (6)

22d

Layman's first attempt to embrace trendy language (5)

24d

Small amount of money for bouquet (5)

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25d

Fellow attorney's last bit of work (4)

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