Times Cryptic #28577

2023-04-14

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1a

Reject ready to join first-rate team (3,5)

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SET (ready) + A SIDE (first-rate team)

5a

Light reversed in fleeting image (6)

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10a

Warmer in hometimers are reset (9,6)

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11a

Animal caught in field eaten by kitty (7)

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C (caught) in LEA (field) in POT (kitty)

12a

Fat friend, briefly ill, after doctor (4,3)

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PAL (friend) + IL{l} after M.O. (doctor)

13a

Sacrifice for me has to involve million dead (8)

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IMO (for me = ‘in my opinion’, online) around M (million) + LATE (dead) Biffed this one!!

15a

Tend to course around Seine's banks (5)

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RUN (course) reversed + S{ein}E

18a

Stop sheep chasing the Alsatian? (3,2)

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20a

Get on strike with upright characterrich sort? (3,2,3)

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23a

After time Austen novel brings complaint (7)

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25a

Shroud one round Conservative lying in state (7)

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ONE around C (Conservative) in CAL (state, California)

26a

It was good to settle for a midday meal (8,7)

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27a

Gold used by artist inspiring Golden Dawn (6)

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AU (gold) + RA (artist) around OR (golden)

28a

Form calculus takes where triangle replotted? (8)

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Down

1d

Revealing book from Kiplingnotice covers (6)

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2d

Spell-check? (4,5)

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3d

Wind like this carrying enormous bird round (7)

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SIC (like this) around ROC (enormous bird) + O (round)

4d

Daughter on break finds meaning (5)

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6d

Girl out with men shows mischievous spirit (7)

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7d

Opener enthusiastic about collecting runs (5)

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8d

Recorded fragment about endless wave (8)

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9d

A scruff grabbing a good person's foot (8)

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A + NAPE (scruff) around A + ST (good person)

14d

Had unusually sound tips for purchase (8)

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16d

Overtime pay for a barman, potentially? (9)

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17d

Putting in fortune, load a fleet (8)

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FILL (load) with LOT (fortune) inside + A

19d

Cat woman's under pressure to detain soldier (7)

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HER (woman’s) under P (pressure) around ANT (soldier)

21d

Brother's style indeed shown after Mass (7)

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22d

See ark's middle in river decorated with flowers (6)

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LO (see) + {a}R{k} in the river FAL

24d

Round figure with right clothing is content (5)

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TEN (figure) + R (right) around O (round) The wordplay for this clue took me an inordinate amount of time to unravel! Fortunately I understood enough of the ingredients during my solve to find the answer quickly.

25d

Fellow needing name for charming group (5)

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