Times Cryptic #28672

2023-08-03

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1a

On-screen image a match official gathers in case of argument (6)

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A, VAR(Video Assistant Referee, match official) containing the external letters of ArgumenT. I don’t recall VAR being used in this form in the Times.

5a

Maybe record written by past Labour leader in March (8)

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the record written by a past Labour leader would be Michael FOOT’S LOG

9a

This may keep a red grouse, we hear, dry in part of tree (4,6)

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10a

Where Japanese train departs and heads for Osaka, journeying onwards (4)

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11a

Range of products for keeping plants in jelly (8)

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12a

Quality of a sound medic, cutting fag out (6)

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13a

Carry out gong character used twice in symphony (4)

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OBE(gong, medal) and the letter Y is found twice in sYmphonY

15a

Welsh man mistaken for saviour on English river (8)

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18a

You can't possibly miss this dratted churl, according to Spooner (4,4)

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Spoonerism of DARN(dratted), BOOR(churl)

19a

More pleasant but nameless kitchen decorator? (4)

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NICER(more pleasant) minus N(name)

21a

A setter includes trap, going over puzzle (6)

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A, ME(setter) containing GIN(trap), all reversed

23a

Wound up, almost hallucinate (8)

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25a

German's hindquarters uncovered (4)

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the internal letters of bOTTOm (hindquarters)

26a

Peanuts, perhaps, Mike saved in price cut (5,5)

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MIC(mike) inside COST(price), RIP(cut)

27a

Is a solicitor learning to stop troublemakers? (8)

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28a

For Constantine I, entering my home oddly generates a lot of resistance (6)

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EGO(I in Latin) inside alternating letters of My HoMe

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2d

Instrument I brought downthere it is! (5)

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3d

Historian translated 17th-century chronicler's absorbing article (9)

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TR(translated) and the diarist John EVELYN surrounding A(article). This was my last in and a bit of a fingers crossed moment.  TREVELYAN last appeared in 2014, and I’m more familiar with Waugh than John

4d

Fine! I will tuck into fishy food for a starter (6)

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OK(fine) and I inside ROE(fishy food)

5d

Santa Fe charms artist travelling astride horse (6,9)

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anagram of FE, CHARMS, ARTIST surrounding H(horse)

6d

Issue clergyman raised, given nothing initially for extra work (8)

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EMIT(issue) and REV(clergyman) all reversed after O(nothing)

7d

Party held by certain people briefly in wicked place (5)

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DO(party) inside SOME(certain people) missing the last letter

8d

Tick off job, changing frame of upper entrance (9)

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anagram of JOB, then the external letters of UppeR, GATE(entrance).  Got this from wordplay – has not appeared in this blog before.

14d

Part of the head tribesman's ground (9)

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anagram of TRIBESMAN

16d

Diet European fed to fertile male (9)

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E(European) inside RICH(fertile), STAG(male)

17d

Escapist fiction writer right behind Catholic Church (8)

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20d

It's used to film live reels in the can before noon (6)

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BE(live) reversed in side WC(toilet, the can), AM(before noon)

22d

Sound which threatens to become loud, primarily (5)

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24d

Jade perhaps may utter this audible refusal (5)

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