Times Cryptic #28663

2023-07-24

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1a

Day round northern town (6)

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THURS + O.

4a

Set off brilliant attempt to sell (5,3)

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10a

One enters to take the place of petitioner (9)

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SUPPL(I)ANT.

11a

Prince keeping superb racing horse (5)

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12a

Row all but head of Trent tributary (3)

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13a

European men confused with ringtone (11)

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14a

Curve on road needs key traffic light (6)

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16a

Reactionarythat is husband interrupting attorney, by the way (3-4)

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19a

Get ready to make cuts around theatre (7)

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20a

Proposal that uses titanium in satellite (6)

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22a

Ed lunched with us, getting sozzlednot planned (11)

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25a

Each article two pounds? (3)

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26a

Figurative expression is right in excellent English (5)

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27a

Old question over India in country of the Six Nations? (9)

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IR(O,QU,O,I)AN, one I biffed, and erased because I couldn’t parse it, and then got.

28a

Note put in to request supply of another instrument (8)

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RE(C)-ORDER.

29a

Drifting sand blocks Greek port (6)

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G(anagram of SAND)K.   I believe we have seen this one before.

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1d

It is very good time to be an artist (6)

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2d

Like CID drug incident under investigation (5-4)

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3d

Where some were tried earlier, Hindu festivals set up (5)

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MELAS upside-down.

5d

Transforming into maltreated ragamuffin (14)

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6d

Substitute for engineers dispatched earlier? (9)

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7d

Very big vehicle shows character papa is after (5)

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O/S CAR, where Oscar and papa are in the NATO alphabet.

8d

Lament mistreatment of thorny devil, not six left (8)

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9d

Moon of Saturn in forbidden path making top news item (6,8)

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BANNE(RHEA)D LINE, another biff here.

15d

Work as cleaner round West End, initially outfit on the Strand (9)

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BE A CH(W.E.)AR – don’t mind the capitalization.

17d

Praise a Democrat speech (9)

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18d

Throw out fifty getting into small club (8)

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S P(L)UTTER.

21d

Physicist's scheme united Celsius and Kelvin (6)

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23d

Philosopherone in short supply (5)

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STO(I)C[k].

24d

Priest swindled outside game (5)

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