Times Cryptic #28627

2023-06-12

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Across

1a

Away from head, spots small rash (8)

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5a

Small group's endless reason to tour capitals (6)

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

CA(U/C)US[e].   My LOI, and a very tricky one it was.

9a

Cloth worker accepting brief hand on return, no job share for him (4-5)

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11a

On tick, passion for silky fabric (5)

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12a

Fog is the main worry (3,4)

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13a

Ancient city square verywhat? (7)

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14a

Forgery of Conservative affiliations resolved (13)

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16a

Comprehensive but difficult progress (13)

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20a

Dance sequence, old-fashioned, extremely unusual (3,4)

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21a

Sensitivity restricting one American historian (7)

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23a

Somewhat crazy circular (5)

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24a

Old-time reel regularly done spontaneously (9)

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EX + TEMPO + R[e]E[l].

25a

Three-dimensional figure one slashes (6)

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SOLID + I.

26a

Bob, say, means to save time (5,3)

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SH[ort], a shilling, or bob…..I think.   Other interpretations invited.

Down

1d

Force into recycling waste (6)

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RE(F)USE.

2d

Lily, opera star, missing start of season (5)

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3d

Word for word wickedly retail lie that is banned (7)

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Anagram of RETAIL L[ie].

4d

Hotels seeming to need replacement for exceptional item (9,4)

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6d

Pungent gas in area: more complaining heard (7)

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7d

Harassing with knife in competition (9)

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8d

Drunken butler then scrubbed with soap (8)

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10d

One gathering fabric has pain after exercise (7,6)

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14d

Pays stooge for somewhere to put a pin up (9)

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15d

With dots, marks pages in steps (8)

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17d

Love, a requirement to keep you half blind (3-4)

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18d

Immigrant's earnings resented at first (7)

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19d

Appearance of a magazine with almost half missing (6)

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A SPECT[ator].

22d

To which patron contributes a bit? (5)

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