Times Cryptic #28538

2023-02-28

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Across

1a

Hard negotiation tactic succeeded in doing rather badly (5,7)

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9a

Puzzle about what American restaurant staff may do (5)

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10a

Surveys short public struggle with introduction of sanctions (9)

11a

Cheeky kid given teddy occasionally played around (8)

12a

At the end, pour in sauce quickly (6)

13a

Range covered by a minister (8)

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15a

Couple drinking pub's Australian beer (6)

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17a

Trendy food lacking the first hint of anything natural (6)

18a

Bakers can use these good sieves (8)

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20a

Penny-pinching company secures great deal (6)

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21a

Children primarily linger outside small arcade (8)

24a

Belfries designed to incorporate a type of sculpture (3,6)

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25a

Bottle used for pre-dinner vermouth (5)

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26a

Peanuts, for example, are shelled inside fancy cast iron pot (5,7)

Down

1d

Lease removed from particular sort of car (7)

2d

Bird bones and bare dirt scattered alongside river (5,9)

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3d

Follow it out of bathroom, often? (5)

4d

Old hutch hidden in tall grass is unlocked again (8)

5d

Heartfelt, extremely distinctive collection of songs (4)

6d

Hole flipping full of rats? Don't worry about it! (5,4)

7d

Machine enabling you to put your own pop into cans? (8,6)

8d

A playwright read out On The Beach (6)

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14d

Spectre flying around that is frightening in the extreme (9)

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16d

Very productive expert has most of career in charge (8)

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17d

New, inexperienced journalist overwhelmed by two oppressive people (6)

19d

Operator certainly bored by nothing ultimately working (7)

22d

Private person who's offended possibly rejecting society (5)

23d

Pasta spot close to Bari (4)

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