Times Cryptic #28600

2023-05-11

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Across

1a

Nervous about zany inferior (6)

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4a

Like hearing of Australian keeping company with some jerks (8)

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9a

Black, though hot tap finally failing to turn where one could wash (7)

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

B(black) then BUT(though), H(hot) and TAP minus the last letter all reversed

11a

Playwright inferior in companion to Equus? (7)

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12a

At home in bed turning to this remedy? (5)

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

IN(at home) inside COT(bed) all reversed

13a

A nun tried misbehaving like a novice (9)

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14a

One small faction inside lots of mixed group (10)

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

I(one), S(small), CELL(faction) inside MANY(lots of)

16a

Influential leader in good United game (4)

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19a

Bird sound like a dove beginning to twitter (4)

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20a

Noticed also the key is serrated (3-7)

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22a

Babylonian lawgiver, one to ban Muslim community returning (9)

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

I(one), BAR(ban) and UMMAH(Muslim community) all reversed

23a

Be in debt in Greek peninsula (5)

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25a

Aegean island motor yacht working in another closer to Turkey (7)

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

MY(motor yacht), then ON(working) inside KOS(another Aegean island)

26a

Detailed question about a single king's daughter (7)

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

GRILL(question) minus the last letter surrounding ONE(a single). Daughter of King Lear

27a

Terms are misused in banner headline (8)

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28a

Determined and furtive about support of course (6)

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Down

1d

Very tiny pipistrelle, say, trapped by Finnish (9)

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2d

What's in internet form returned many times? (5)

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3d

Going on a separate mission objective (8)

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5d

Go nowhere with space visitor on round object (4,2,7)

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6d

One French and Spanish coin is fake (6)

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7d

New US president following God may, perhaps (9)

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8d

Belief coming with sailors carries no weight (5)

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

CREWED(coming with sailors) minus W(weight)

10d

British use a basil oil when cooking stew (13)

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

B(British) then an anagram of USE,A,BASIL,OIL

15d

Who's hammered at lastand he a smoker, unfortunately (9)

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17d

Where one might look for Hamlet to act with little emphasis (9)

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18d

Obsessive chasing money ring (8)

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21d

Some bread frequently put before pigs (6)

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

first part of GUINEA PIGS

22d

What a bee does around its second plant and leaves eventually? (5)

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

a bee HUMS surrounding U(second letter of hUms)

24d

More ill with developing sore (5)

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