Times Cryptic #28601

2023-05-12

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1a

Obscenely rich, sets meals out occasionally for a feast (9)

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anagram of RICH + odd letters in SETS MEALS

6a

Limited by obligation to accept uniform (5)

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9a

Opera company on cue almost veto returning (7)

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CO (company) on CU{e} + BAN (veto) reversed

10a

Under false impression, law lord pitched into act (7)

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11a

Superior course in sport backed (5)

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P.P.E. (course) in R.U. (sport) reversed Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, apparently.

13a

Novelist's old letter kept by husband with reverence (9)

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14a

Handling foul matter at hospital department (9)

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16a

Jenny has no check on sprain (4)

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WRENCH (sprain) – CH (check) I thought (correctly, I now see), that JENNY was a donkey, and this misled me.

18a

Choke as last of mouthful breaks tooth (4)

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{mouthfu}L in COG (tooth)

19a

Much harder at first to stab rodent: its tail cut off here? (9)

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FAR (much) + H{arder} in MOUSE (rodent)

22a

Bird in moult, one leg scruffy (9)

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24a

Car thief has no joy as passenger (5)

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JOYRIDER (car thief) without JOY Not sure how strong this clue is, since the RIDER part of JOYRIDER means RIDER.

25a

Not the best financial package for student? (7)

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26a

Deficient blood in pale old pope (7)

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28a

Offender shortly back in Clare's place (5)

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29a

House improvement free of strain? (9)

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Down

1d

Behaviour of channel under study (7)

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2d

Difficulty as end of stone is chipped off (3)

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RUB{y} (stone)

3d

Guarantee I curtsey clumsily (8)

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4d

Child-devouring god not left to skulk around (5)

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MOLOCH (child-devouring god!) without L (left)

5d

Thus bird got food on river, its flow never still (4,5)

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6d

Clumsy person comes up nervous and uncooperative (6)

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LOB (clumsy person) + SHY (nervous)

7d

Railway not smooth enough? (11)

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8d

Resentment as first of nights in prison turns into day (7)

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DUNGEON (prison) with N{ights} turned into D (day)

12d

In part of speech adjust place at foot of page (11)

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REPOSITION (adjust place) under P (page)

15d

Then not half poorly received by celebrity, quite informally (2,7)

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{th}EN + ILL (poorly) in FAME (celebrity)

17d

What's thought unlucky if one pushes forward in ceremony held in the north (8)

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RITE (ceremony) with I moved to the front, in THE + N (north)

18d

In prison could, having cut sleeves off jacket (7)

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20d

Peer over there, near the start (5,2)

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21d

Masses of stone parted by large implement (6)

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PIERS (masses of stone) around L (large)

23d

Drunk, so wished to sleep? (5)

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reference to “sleep tight”

27d

Sash somewhat too big (3)

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