Times Cryptic #28571

2023-04-07

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1a

Frenzied attack stopped by bachelor (5)

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4a

Flipping gloomy end for Ted and paramour in The Go-Between (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

reversal of DIM (gloomy) + teD + LEMAN (paramour).

9a

Add padding to covers of Elgar by leading composer (9)

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UP (leading)+ HOLST (composer) + ElgaR.

10a

Drop in velocitycould that be right? (5)

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11a

Dirty plate where our food's served, lacking time? (13)

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14a

Maybe gents with ball back in sports ground (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

LAV (maybe gents) + O (ball) all reversed.

15a

Suit may be thus taken off, gently going on peg (10)

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18a

Tries to ensnare Republican politician in piece of fiction (5,5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

SHOTS (tries) containing R (republican) + TORY (politician).

19a

Retailer guided around Italy's capital (4)

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21a

Wet weather interrupting sporttest fancy anoraks (13)

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24a

Get misty winter period heading west? Turn the other way (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

FEBruary (winter period) reversed (heading west) + GO (turn) reversed (the other way).

25a

Full B&B has to change light source (9)

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27a

What overzealous Remainer did is exposed, gathering support (9)

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28a

Sunshine, we hear, giving boost (5)

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Down

1d

Beside northern river, drinks hot punch (10)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

ROUND (beside) + OUSE (northern river) containing H (hot).

2d

What are the odds of brash remark showing disdain? (3)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

odd letters from BrAsH.

3d

Perform work without a couple of learners helping (6)

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4d

Believer has drug overdose first (9)

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5d

Renaissance man rebuffed somewhat more rudely (5)

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6d

Funky vibe welcomed by peer's inamorata? (8)

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7d

Engineering team with precise, great work (11)

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8d

I refuse to keep attending western country club (4)

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12d

Get angry drunk to recover quickly (4,3,2,2)

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13d

Allowed bad similes to be rewritten (10)

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16d

Struggle with reversing vehicle? Cars are destroyed here (9)

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17d

Direct channel on the radio (8)

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20d

One making an impression in film dear to the French (6)

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22d

Humming Beethoven's Ninth without certainty (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

beethoveN (‘s ninth letter) + IFFY (without certainty).

23d

West Bank city out of bounds for Spanish runner (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

hEBROn (West Bank city). River (runner) in Spain.

26d

Where one might study e.g. Watt or Kelvin briefly (3)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

UNIt (e.g. Watt or Kelvin).