Times Cryptic #28550

2023-03-14

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1a

Warning to dispose of uranium particle that's charged (6)

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4a

Not mandatory to answer, OK? (8)

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9a

Look into doctor, saythat's nice to hear (7)

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11a

Appetiser and dessertrest is sent back outside unfinished (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

RES{t} [unfinished] and reversed [sent back] containing [outside] TART (dessert)

12a

Very large award set to be reduced (5)

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13a

Muscle into a capital place for water sports (9)

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14a

Route requiring soft touch to enter ferry harbour at first (6,4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

LIGHT PAT (soft touch) contained by [to enter] F{erry} + H{arbour} [at first]

16a

Member steps under the bar briefly? (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

LIMB{o} (steps – dance – under the bar) [briefly]

19a

Excursion in direction of ancient city (4)

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20a

Carriage left chaps in debt, with billions lost (10)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

PORT (left) + MEN (chaps) contained by [in] DE{b}T [billions lost]

22a

Maybe try to get gold coat for ship? (9)

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23a

Inspector concerned with craft heading the wrong way (5)

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25a

Superhuman kid playing with Lego (7)

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26a

Essence of chapter missing from long book (7)

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27a

Notices a flailing paddler (8)

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28a

Smokes his hash partially with this? (6)

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Down

1d

Stop using computers? Don't be ridiculous! (4,3,2)

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2d

Still ignoring limits of French and Spanish accent (5)

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3d

Brave to not open shop outside hotel in part of city (3,5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

{b}OLD (brave) [to not open], DELI (shop) containing [outside] H (hotel)

5d

Scouts, as a rule, messed up part of basic training (7,6)

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6d

Search with detective, Norwegian, say (6)

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7d

Strip vehicle of sports equipment and phone (9)

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8d

Spooky European lake (5)

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10d

Rue cooking cheesy samples? (6-7)

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15d

Ancient creature's fertilizer held by one academic (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

GUANO (fertilizer) contained [held] by 1 (one) + DON (academic)

17d

Two bachelors embracing the short ladythat's David's wife! (9)

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18d

US college groups picked up kind of marine creature (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

FRATS (US college groups) reversed [picked up], then -ISH (kind of). Bunged in from definition and checkers as I hadn’t remembered the American slang for student fraternities.

21d

A large tree from the mountains (6)

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22d

Tricks graduate with dodgy CGI (5)

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24d

Shows a yellow card to rugby players hiding ball (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

BOKS (South African rugby players – short for Springboks) containing [hiding] O (ball)