Times Cryptic #28606

2023-05-18

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1a

Seeing out guests? Only the first (6)

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if you are out you are NOT IN, then the first letter in Guests

5a

Place to save game point, suffering losses (8)

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9a

What should be sweet dream, curiously filled with ecstasy and divine sun (8)

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anagram of DREAM containing E(ecstasy) then RA(divine sun)

10a

Races to get hold of smart electronic device (6)

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11a

What consumer of junk food did after cycling spin (6)

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12a

Nobody let off steam, which is a disappointment (3-5)

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14a

Travelling high in icy area after day playing golf (5-7)

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17a

Spanish girl wearing indoor accessories, being evasive (12)

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20a

After split, decline to show evidence of sorrow (8)

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22a

Vehicle which needs a steer? (6)

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23a

One single soldier keeps blooming rodent (6)

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A(one single), GI(soldier) containing OUT(blooming)

25a

Scrap extremely garish suit jackets after trouble (8)

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external letters in GarisH inside FIT(suit) after DOG(trouble)

26a

New cat food bags good in case of sudden damage (3,2,3)

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anagram of CAT FOOD containing G(good)

27a

Partners accepting stake in French football team (6)

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N and S(partners in bridge) containing ANTE(stake)

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2d

During autumn time in Spain, cheer up feline (6)

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OCT(autumn time) containing OLE(spanish cheer) reversed

3d

Crystallised mineral in two supermarkets (7,4)

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4d

Blame energy cuts given wrong rumours? (9)

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RAP(bame), E(energy) inside an anagram of GIVEN

5d

Young maverick is to attend prison, about to leave (7)

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if you attend prison you could BE AT NICK, remove C(about)

6d

I shan't put on weightthis is beyond the pale! (3,2)

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7d

Start of royal book tours you heard to create friction (3)

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first letter of Royal and B(book) containing U(sounds like you)

8d

Long to eat something on plate before noon, eating for two (8)

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PANT(long) containing REG(registration, something on the plate of a car) and N(noon)

13d

Classical sextets with part in experimental work (11)

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15d

Leftie gathering English magazine is Melody Maker (4,5)

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RED(leftie) containing E(English), then ORGAN(magazine)

16d

Parisian's to go and smoke, upset and liable to react badly (8)

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18d

Blocked tiny amount of cash divided by Mike Edwards (7)

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

the tiny amount of cash is 1 P, insert M(Mike in the NATO phonetic alphabet), then ED and ED(Edwards)

19d

Diminutive fellow knowing that is from Rome (6)

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21d

Feeling sheepish about having donned toupee going outside (5)

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24d

Love following United making comeback? Sky might show this (3)

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