Times Cryptic #28565

2023-03-31

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1a

Medic approaching sailor's bunk (5)

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DR + O.S. (ordinary seaman)’S

4a

With being a pro, presumably played a little faster? (9)

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9a

Mixture from vial ko's an E European (9)

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10a

Turn on setter maybe keeping a low profile! (5)

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11a

Irritating person's old fashioned goodness and cunning (6)

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12a

Exhausted hosting a church wedding (8)

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ALL IN (exhausted) around A + C.E. Couldn’t see this for ages.

14a

Authorised to reduce tempo, we're decelerating (9)

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16a

Right to run around middle distance (5)

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17a

In a place mentioned in reports (5)

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19a

Restricted journal and sound equipment to take from section of trunk? (9)

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21a

Search for Cockney overabandoned? (8)

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22a

Rather broad thing their jam is served in? (6)

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W.I. DISH Is ‘their’ supposed to refer in a punny way to ‘broad’? Who can say.

25a

Salad dressing ingredient used by British or American cook (5)

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26a

Flirt with one in pub with lighter? (9)

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I in PH + LANDER To light is to land. My last in, very tough.

27a

Way to stop European prizes going to China? (9)

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ST in E + AWARDS

28a

Where there are no seats in first class, winter transport cut (5)

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A1 + SLE{d}

Down

1d

Face covering that could show a man's hip? (8,7)

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2d

Like certain items laid out, initially useless (5)

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3d

Buy polish off singer who's often high (7)

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triple definition ‘Buy’ as in ‘believe a tall tale’.

4d

Opposing article and what it can go with? (4)

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5d

One animated head of family with a chance to hug daughters (6,4)

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DON (head of family) + A + LUCK around D + D This took me forever as well, as I couldn’t see past DAD for ‘head of family’. Serves me right as I am certainly not the head of family around here.

6d

About to go off such an acquaintance? (7)

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7d

Usually time left to pursue home learning (2,7)

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ERA + L after IN + GEN (learning)

8d

Haughty old heroine's song composed about husbands (2,4,4,5)

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O + HEROINE’S SONG anagrammed around H + H

13d

He'll come a cropper in the end? (4,6)

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15d

Requests rubbish tip on-site (9)

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18d

Island out of Defoe, possibly originally associated with old bit of Britain (7)

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I removed from DANIEL (Defoe, possibly) + first letters of ASSOCIATED WITH Never heard of it.

20d

Part of Japan where the whole Scottish family at home? (7)

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if the whole Scottish family is at home then we have O KIN AWA’

23d

Asian banker's application not given to judge (5)

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INDUSTRY without TRY Thankfully have seen this one plenty.

24d

Greeting given saints? Unlikely! (4)

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HI + S + S