Times Cryptic #28579

2023-04-17

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1a

A king welcomed by girl's affected greeting (3,4)

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5a

Container for all that old brass (7)

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9a

Country where old hands back in favour (4,5)

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10a

Defence always leaky, it's Brighton's infirmity, first of all (5)

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11a

Indian city where navigator docked (5)

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12a

Find out sectarian is corrupt (9)

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14a

Stretching of legs authorised by precedent? (14)

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17a

Hit with tenth foul in poor kids' game (4,3,7)

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21a

Comic beyond valuation (9)

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23a

Before sun at zenith, bringer of light travelling east in principle (5)

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24a

Bird for birdwatching, say? (5)

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25a

See red shirt, with a female wearing it (4,1,4)

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26a

Glandular decay in mercenary (7)

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27a

Wood cut, backward edge supporting framework (7)

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Down

1d

Unsympathetic prayer came up, loveless (6)

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

AVE, R[s]SE.

2d

Dish is buried in cave, lid off (7)

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

[g]R(IS)OTTO.

3d

On The Road: could it be eclipsing other books published? (2,7)

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

I(NT, RAN)S IT?

4d

Sailors in similar European race (11)

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5d

Man honoured in wake, spirit finally released (3)

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6d

Short tweet about a speaker? (5)

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

CH(A)IR[p].

7d

Island using computers invested in personal one? (7)

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8d

Associated affairs maybe ending in disaster, one in mess (8)

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

T([disaste]R, I)ANGLE.

13d

Desperate to go, having heard brief (6,5)

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15d

Quick means of communication in time abroad (9)

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16d

Get a move on in pair of boots? (4-4)

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18d

Fix rail in high street establishment (4,3)

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19d

Joke that's on jerk (3-4)

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20d

Secretary, individual missing on ID (6)

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

P.A. + PERS[on].

22d

Country with French banks suffering (5)

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

E(GYP)T.

25d

Friend, a nuisance ultimately abandoning capital (3)

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