Times Cryptic #28559

2023-03-24

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1a

Scotland not getting its own back in Balkan country (4)

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ALBAnia (Balkan country) deleting (not getting) a reversal of (back) ‘ain’ (a Scots (its) word for ‘own’). Brilliant, if a tad arcane.

3a

Bear east of port, coming across a storm (10)

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10a

Begrudges housing costs around London area (7)

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11a

Tornado converted into Hummer? (7)

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12a

Two Soups, claiming small screen broadcast: critique extremely glowing (15)

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PHO and PHO (two soups, of Vietnamese cuisine) containing (claiming) S (small), then an anagram of (broadcast) SCREEN, then outermost letters from (extremely) CritiquE.

13a

Creativity encapsulated by senior European intellectual (6)

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ART (creativity) contained (encapsulated) by SR (senior) and E (European).

14a

Playing well, Arsenal's wingers relaxed (8)

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IN FORM (playing well) and outermost letters from (…’s wingers) ArsenaL.

17a

Bloomer from bloke on bike perhaps confusing whereabouts of A&E (8)

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CYCLE MAN (bloke on bike perhaps), swapping the letters ‘a’ and ‘e’.

18a

Two men in Casualty (6)

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21a

Open venue in New York, finishing with WC Fields? (8,7)

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23a

Car was leaking endlessly, in condition to be picked up (7)

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24a

Glibly repeat, left-winger expelled (4,3)

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25a

Dali perhaps not unknown among county celebs (10)

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SURREy (county) without ‘y’ (not unknown), then A-LIST (celebs).

26a

I'm found in transient employment (4)

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Down

1d

Fitting a rugby player of exceptional size (7)

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A PROP (a rugby player) and OS (outsize, of exceptional size).

2d

See rib chops I demolished (9)

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4d

Result of lob? (6)

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5d

Gents perhaps need whipping, and this one needs tying up! (5,3)

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6d

Mustang, don't peg out now, do you hear? This'll help you breathe! (14)

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7d

Hear name attached to limerick writer (5)

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8d

Blasted meatloaf finally going brown (7)

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anagram of (blasted) MEATLOAf, minus the last letter (finally going). A colour/shade.

9d

Cold such as nothing comes close to (14)

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15d

Underground no-good creature of myth that will move in time (9)

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16d

Have good intentions from humble origin? (4,4)

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17d

Back on board, wearing headphones and loose items of clothing (7)

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19d

MPs set for reshuffle to accommodate ego trip? (7)

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anagram of (for reshuffle) MPS SET containing (to accommodate) I (ego).

20d

Speck, among foremost of Europe's smoked hams (6)

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22d

Lower organ, heading off vibration (5)

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jUDDER (vibration) missing the first letter (heading off). An organ belonging to a lower/moo-er/cow.