Times Cryptic #28568

2023-04-04

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Across

1a

Hairy skin of individual in front (6)

4a

At home following golf, strange game (3,5)

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10a

Travelling far, loner gets involved with gang (4-5)

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11a

Set aside yearbook, ignoring second article (5)

12a

Bullied into releasing a sweeping statement (14)

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14a

Use ace disguise, we hear (5)

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16a

Male desert dweller, heading off with Eastern European princess (9)

18a

Dinosaur droppings collected by institute's top academic (9)

20a

Soil regularly gets into mangle and grinder (5)

21a

Instant but extremely tortuous doubts (6,8)

25a

Psychoanalyst's right to probe rivalry (5)

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26a

Lassitude and sexlessness in a province undergoing recession (9)

27a

Provincial university beginning to tackle dishonesty (8)

28a

Finally giving instrument back for nothing (6)

Down

1d

Cool and calm, the pig wallowing (10)

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2d

Row over origin of nylon fabric (5)

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3d

Sister's taken in by advisor or ally (7)

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5d

Prosecute light infantry pulled up for obstruction (5)

6d

Churchman going round a nuclear plant (7)

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7d

Very rainy start to week quickly disheartened everyone (9)

8d

Cry in my cell, lacking covers (4)

9d

Angry son leaving Mansfield in a rage (8)

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13d

Exhibits case of rare gifts (10)

15d

Mum's eaten bananas for fun (9)

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17d

Heavy female companion supported by staff (8)

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19d

Number working over 24 hours is twelve (7)

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20d

Less assertive setter bitten by cat (7)

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22d

Articulate spirit, or spirits (5)

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23d

Rob chap on island thoroughfare (5)

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24d

Shock as fishcakes initially run out (4)

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