Times Cryptic #28651

2023-07-10

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1a

Slow movement is this, bar after bar (3-5)

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5a

Work of art that's drawn by English lake (6)

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10a

For each artist successively putting final pieces of painting inside steel drawer (9,6)

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PER  +  MANE([painti]N[g])T MAN([paintin]G)ET.     A cryptic 99.9% of solvers won’t use.

11a

A reason for current stoppage by paragon of industry in firm (7)

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A DAM + ANT, as opposed to the grasshopper.

12a

Face then run after the big cat (7)

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13a

Following old philosophy, sorted out optical illusion finally (8)

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Anagram of OPTICAL + [illusio]N.

15a

Understood sensitivity surrounding self-referential letter (5)

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TAC(I)T.

18a

Way to address lady in Mothers' Union? (5)

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20a

Haul back organ for traveller in strange places (8)

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23a

Class schedule ready to print (7)

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25a

Interpret former poet (7)

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26a

Investor's action perturbed eco-warrior (15)

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27a

Almost new and ahead of its time (6)

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28a

From whom one can get nary a yes? (8)

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Anagram of NARY A YES.

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1d

What has branches providing part of our capital (6)

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2d

Like wreck exposed, full of salt (9)

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3d

Show more flexibility to interpret a part (7)

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4d

Please repeat your statement about European crop (5)

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WH(E)AT?

6d

In contact with, not friends with (7)

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AGAINST, double definition.

7d

What's clearly smelt with head cut off, or another fish (5)

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8d

Volume with American spelling at one reading class (8)

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LITER + AT I.

9d

Unusual play, Act I being modified (8)

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14d

Stage in preparation of shot, say, in local (8)

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N(E.G.)ATIVE.

16d

What makes us buy too much cutlery? I'd ordered in error (9)

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Anagram of CUTLERY? I’D.    Buy in the sense of fall for, believe.

17d

Turned up book I study for characters showing feeling (8)

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19d

Is daughter cutting food making mistake with hands? (7)

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M(IS D)EAL.

21d

Profane brat promises to achieve redemption (7)

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IMP + I.O.U.S

22d

One leader who may be responsible for another (6)

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24d

Letters from old man for adorable Chinese native (5)

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P AND A, a bit of a chestnut.

25d

Person with insignificant role taken out of context? Rarely (5)

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