Times Cryptic #28551

2023-03-15

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1a

Piece I have taken with pawn in retaliation (8)

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5a

Parking in Asian city where one used to go for cryptic advice (6)

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10a

Work by Dickens, whom we both like (3,6,6)

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11a

French clown and I go off course in vessel (7)

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12a

Have legal support groups succeeded? (7)

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13a

Pub and its front I preserve in centre of London (8)

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15a

Tree in shot taken from garrison town (5)

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18a

Range in Patagonian Desert, which it bounds (5)

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20a

Nominal inheritance, misguided on my part (8)

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23a

Lion pierced by wayward shot in part of Africa (7)

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25a

At least one of two leaders in really autonomous principality (7)

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26a

Met expectations? (7,8)

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27a

Like a score of ten from perfect substitute (6)

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28a

Shrill voice of loud singer introducing song sequence (8)

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Down

1d

Help actor in play, in small part (6)

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2d

Servant whose charges are small but growing (9)

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3d

Loyal kid, finding bone to pick? (4,3)

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4d

Spring over, store things here (5)

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6d

Large amount of earth is turned over in area contaminated with uranium (7)

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7d

Bishop, for instance, making ceasefire announcement (5)

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8d

Hard work at home needing clean after river comes in (8)

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9d

Error not pronouncedit's easily undone (4,4)

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14d

Conservative leading committee is part of the furniture (8)

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16d

Was pleasantly distracted by natural light (9)

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17d

Having a consecrated property husband let (8)

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19d

Container of schoolbooks the class endlessly rearranged (7)

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21d

Strange conditionone remains if twin daughters and sons leave (7)

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22d

Event in Edinburgh that's superficially artistic? (6)

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24d

Mess initially put together by soldiers (5)

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25d

City of famous mausoleum containing old Greek meeting-place (5)

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