Times Cryptic #28588

2023-04-27

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1a

Like blocking shots by old Spanish maestro (7)

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5a

Consumed fancy pâté sandwiches you heard (3,2)

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9a

Right medicine container keeps getting shared a lot (5)

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10a

Maybe no gloom after Republican ousts Democrat (9)

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

DEJECTION(gloom) with R(republican) replacing D(democrat)

11a

Way to dress during performance (7)

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12a

Background of short story by playwright finally (7)

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CONTE(short story) X(by, multiplied by) and the last letter of playwrighT

13a

Stress-free, crazy learner expelled ingesting ecstasy and speed (10)

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LUNATIC(crazy) minus L(learner) containing E(ecstasy) and MPH(speed)

15a

American crime fighter in cape (4)

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18a

For example, chips in "I won't be quiet!" (4)

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20a

Protections from criminal frauds eg on appeal (10)

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23a

Capture Lauren's heart in Parisian square (7)

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24a

Diners admitting graduate is not irremediably wild (7)

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25a

Along with Russian agreed to tour capitalit's a heavenly sight (9)

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26a

Donne works in great quantities (2,3)

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27a

Spot model hogging Good Housekeeping's front (5)

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SIT(model) containing the first letters of Good Housekeeping

28a

Item waiter may use, one supplying milk and fish (3,4)

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Down

1d

Give a different order to retailer about keeping shtum (7)

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2d

Manage to inspire everyone? I will be a source of inspiration (8)

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COPE(manage) containing ALL(everyone) and I

3d

NCO cutting e.g. soldier's woollen cloth (5)

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SERGEANT(NCO) minus ANT(soldier)

4d

This person's after mind free from bias (9)

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I’VE(this person’s) after OBJECT(mind)

5d

Bank account with very little cash? This could be grave (6)

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6d

Record one public row after son goes gender-neutral (7)

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EP(record), I(one), then SCENE(public row) minus S(son)

7d

Drink beer, drinking round (5)

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PINT(beer) containing O(round)

8d

Tip plain vessel which may have tea in it (8)

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14d

An inclination to defend team suffering decline (9)

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16d

American passes clothes, getting boots out for a while (8)

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17d

Chaucerian figure working during holiday period (8)

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19d

Bash and jab tender part of body at first (7)

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21d

Job bishop dressed as judge found on line (7)

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B(bishop) in a ROBE(dressed as judge) on RY(line)

22d

In Berlin, you leave, pulling over where coach is (6)

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DU(you, in German), then GO OUT(leave) minus O(over). Collins defines the British term DUGOUT to mean the covered bench where managers, trainers, etc sit

23d

Figures that can go in opposite directions? (5)

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ref the palindrome

24d

What noble lady may put on a cucumber dish that's cut up (5)

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A, RAITA(cucumber dish) minus the last letter all reversed