Times Cryptic #28561

2023-03-27

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1a

Dance tango in New Orleans after church (10)

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CH followed by T (tango) in an anagram* of ORLEANS

6a

Swish hotel taken over by top military bod (4)

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10a

Both sides in Salisbury getting agreement for clerical gathering (5)

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S[alisbur]Y NOD (agreement)

11a

Play part killing Romeo in a dazed state (9)

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12a

Ordering Lancelot a Kiwi-English or Australian novel (1,4,4,5)

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14a

Spouse Catherine who survived grappling with Stanley occasionally (7)

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[s]T[a]N[l]E[y] in [Catherine] PARR (the last and happiest of Henry VIII’s wives)

15a

Most tasteless supporter backed celebratory gathering (7)

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17a

Roughly stuffing tree in crater (7)

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19a

Scorn and loudly traduce a Scandinavian (7)

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20a

George being one involved in gun conspiracy (9,5)

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23a

Meddling when abandoning short term, in conclusion (9)

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INTEFERENCE without a shortened TERM, i.e. TER

24a

Party head last seen in Truro (5)

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25a

Starts to throw out some household rubbish (4)

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26a

Er, Delilah's gone madkicked up a terrible stink (6,4)

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ER DELILAH*

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1d

Economic collapse wiping out Republican money (4)

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CRASH minus its R

2d

Hardy companion, eschewing starter, eats fresh tuna plainly cooked (2,7)

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3d

Character synonymous with a fan of drama (4,10)

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4d

Yours truly absorbing large, decisive blow (7)

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5d

Waterproof paint layer (7)

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7d

Capital head regularly censored best-selling single (5)

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H[e]A[d] (regularly deleted, AKA censored) NO. 1 (top of the pops)

8d

Fruit left in bond at home by European (10)

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9d

Might one scoff at this during pillow talk? (9,2,3)

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13d

Expert son training American spies on record (10)

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S PE CIA LIST; just put it all together

16d

Had meal following end of office work in the US? Fancy! (9)

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[offic]E LABOR (US spelling of labour) ATE

18d

With which to pick up a northern male voice on the radio? (7)

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19d

Writer's hell nursing broken neck (7)

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21d

Nobs, very loud, turned up drunk outside (5)

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FF in reversed SOT

22d

York Stadium? (4)

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