Times Cryptic #28624

2023-06-08

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1a

A condition about to be attached to top of buildingmust be so safe? (9)

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

PER(a) and IF(condition) reversed then ROOF(top of building)

9a

Desire to have silver ring of yore (4-3)

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10a

Celebrated with song about wine (7)

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11a

Plant diseasetherefore end of plant! (5)

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12a

Clumsy English member interrupting home worker (9)

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13a

Log over canal (7)

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15a

River maiden, perhaps one inclined to wander (5)

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17a

Isle's cove ultimately suitable for cleric's bolt-hole? (5)

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MAN’S(isle’s) and the last letter of covE

18a

Holy hill in which is buried male disciple (5)

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19a

One waited for gameparty time? (5)

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20a

Mash is unusual with one Japanese dish (7)

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23a

Home for type down below (5,4)

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25a

Waterway's cold, with awful smell (5)

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27a

Good relations eating the woman's pickled food item (7)

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28a

As in races, being reorganised (7)

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29a

Old lover offers to supply bits of letters (9)

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1d

Graceful female, not male, standing up for oldie? (6)

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LISSOM(graceful),  and F(female) minus M(male) reversed

2d

Made contact with antelopes in grazing grounds (10)

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3d

Some tune heard in garden feature (8)

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4d

American city doctor retired I see! (5)

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5d

Dejected, the gutless leftie must be made to feel good (9)

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FLAT(dejected), then the external letters of ThE, and RED(leftie)

6d

Worker perhaps caught cutting small photograph? (6)

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7d

Band of robbers maybe go north of the border (4)

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8d

Grumble about national organisation supported by a new American (8)

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MOAN(grumble) containing NT(national organisation), on top of A, N(new)

14d

Stuff on top of shed left half abandoned, derelict (10)

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16d

Watchfulness of soldier with weapon, very small one at the front (9)

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GI(soldier) and LANCE(weapon) after V(very), I(one)

17d

Noted player, as such, entertained by Greek character and Scotsman? (8)

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18d

Disciple maybe getting on with desire to catch fish (8)

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21d

Writing of popular monarch (6)

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22d

Number, any number, is needed for game (6)

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TEN(number), N(any number), IS

24d

What sounds like pure island (5)

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26d

Leisurely reefer (4)

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

and now we come to the end, and the one I am unable to explain. Since it is a two word clue it is most likely a double definition but I can’t seem to work out the link.  Easy can mean to stop rowing, so there could be a marine connection. I thought maybe EASY was a slang for pot, but can’t seem to confirm that.  Any help, I’m on all fours here… And help came in the comments – reefer can mean midshipman, and there is a Midshipman EASY from an 1836 novel and a 1935 movie. Can’t believe it wasn’t on the tip of my tongue.