Times Cryptic #28607

2023-05-19

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1a

Cleric keeps company with shrewd colleague (10)

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DEAN (cleric) containing CO (company), with ARCH (shrewd). Self-referential definition – the answer is a colleague of a Dean. Could have done with a question mark IMO.

6a

Part company with surgery led by GP? (4)

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9a

Liable to produce spoilers maybe from popular record about film (10)

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10a

Words expressed with venom (4)

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cryptic/double definition? Spat = quarrel = (have) words.

12a

Ill-timed, immoderate needs succeeded for king (12)

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UNrEASONABLE (immoderate) with S (succeeded) in place of R (king).

15a

Walk then run, being in a frenzied state (5,4)

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17a

Test case for tribunal involves revolutionary aspect (5)

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case for TribunaL, containing reversal of AIR (aspect).

18a

Large plant finishes off reactor to allow extra production (5)

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19a

Children's home forever faced by endless changes (9)

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20a

Male characters in The Devils spread confusion (12)

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24a

Close listener follows note (4)

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EAR (listener) after N (note).

25a

Writer set out to capture live animal (10)

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26a

Square divisible by two (4)

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27a

Poll's official objective hedged by expressions of doubt (10)

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1d

Passionate, vocal woman who leads uprising (4)

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2d

Start to cause trouble about final piece of work (4)

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first letter of Cause, then reversal of ADO (trouble).

3d

Left with no illusions after he sent candid snaps (12)

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4d

Cycling bore gets fit (5)

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EAGRE (a tidal bore) cycling (i.e. first letter moves to the end).

5d

Fail to rise to the occasion when one should? (9)

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7d

Leaders of right-wing establishment host US counterpart (10)

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8d

Having prominent corporation with pounds in bank misrepresented (10)

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L (pounds), in POT (bank) + BELIED (misrepresented).

11d

A banal tuneit swings like The Impossible Dream? (12)

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13d

Base of lower lip harbours what appears to be rash (10)

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last letter (base) of loweR, that IMPUDENCE (lip) contains (harbours).

14d

Swims at speed in shallow area with access to facilities (5,5)

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16d

Pay for issue brought up previously (2,3,4)

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21d

What features in chironomid genetically? (5)

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22d

Small drop in attendance initially disrupting teacher's course (4)

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first letter of Attendance, in BED (BEd, Bachelor of Education, teacher’s course).

23d

Staunch supporter of green growth? (4)

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