Times Cryptic #28581

2023-04-19

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1a

Discharge flipping drunk bishop going AWOL (5)

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BOMBED meaning drunk, is reversed and then a B is removed.

4a

Rogue has loot, including ring, back from burglary (9)

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SWAG = loot, insert CALL (ring) Y (last letter of burglary).

9a

A writer's giving a twirl in hot pants? He eases your discomfort (9)

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insert POET’S reversed into (HOT)*, pants being the anagrind.

10a

Belief leader of expedition is perhaps camping? (5)

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11a

Place selling booze maintains constant service (6)

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an OFFIE (off licence) sells booze, insert C the constant speed of light in a vacuum.

12a

Ill fortune besetting European? This comes next (8)

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E inserted into (FORTUNE)*, and the next clue is number 14.

14a

Catching cold almost, a northerner's back in hot wrap (9)

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A DANE (a northerner) reversed, with CHIL[L] inserted.

16a

Tips in French for the answer (5)

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17a

Clergyman loses face giving offence (5)

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PARSON loses his first letter.

19a

Trendy couple entering outside area in coat (9)

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IN (trendy) TWO (couple) entering PARK (outside area).

21a

Show nerve in cryptic clue for "bag" or "sag"? (4,4)

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reverse BAG or SAG to get GAB or GAS, both of which can mean “talk”, so bag and sag are “talk, back”.

22a

Egyptian king admits slip, going around in tank top (6)

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King TUT has ERR reversed (slip going around) inserted.

25a

Spades taken out of the case for undesirable digs (5)

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spades = SHOVELS, remove the “case” i.e. the outside letters.

26a

Shredded packaging of Indian vegetables, with tons getting eaten (2,7)

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IN (Indian) TATERS (potatoes) has T for tons inserted.

27a

Don brand's clothing? This may be considered rude (5,4)

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28a

Only females getting this classical appellation (5)

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1d

Ignore a character as seen in EastEnders? (4,4,7)

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once again we are talking about how the residents of London’s East End (real or in the TV soap) are supposed to speak ‘avin dropped their H’s.

2d

Design outfit periodically welcomed by both genders (5)

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the alternate letters of O u T f I t are put into M F.

3d

Wife leaving Norwich, travelling with British Airways (7)

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(NOR ICH)* with B at the front.

4d

One maybe seen on the box for a cake (4)

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5d

Receiving honour, having a bouquet devoid of colour (10)

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6d

Error made by learners about current time period (7)

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L L (learners, insert I (current) T (time) ERA (period).

7d

Amerindian's north-eastern land, lush all around (9)

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NE (north-eastern) BAG (land, win), inside WINO a lush. At some point a few years ago I had wondered why motorhomes were called Winnebagos and so looked it up on Wikipedia.

8d

Hurry to do a small amount of fish shopping, say, shepherding small boy (3,4,6,2)

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to GET ONE SKATE would be to do a small amount of shopping for fish, insert S for small and add SON for boy.

13d

Top gangster seizing most of composer's drink (10)

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15d

Elvis act jazzed up Elvis's no. 1? We must accept it (4,2,3)

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(ELVIS ACT)* with E added (first letter of Elvis). French for “that’s life”, and an idiom in English.

18d

Long-distance runner receiving bravos on run is a dainty eater (7)

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NILE (a long river or “runner” has B B (bravos) inserted, and R for run added.

20d

Continue to ridicule English county town (7)

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23d

We're told chamber, say, is for discharge? (5)

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24d

Boss showing diligence discharging debts (4)

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STUDIOUS (showing diligence) has its IOUS (‘I owe you’s) removed.