Times Cryptic #28677

2023-08-09

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1a

Sole trader? (10)

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6a

Skip over technical college (4)

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

O[ver] MIT as in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

9a

Major supplier of beluga canapés is a rogue (7,3)

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10a

Leader from Times in "wrong paper" shock! (4)

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

T[imes] inside SUN the other paper.

12a

A colourful compound wager at one race worked out (12)

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15a

National team member always departs eastern archipelago (4,5)

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

CAP (player for national team) EVER (always) D, E (departs, Eastern).

17a

Firm taken aback by name of offensive group (5)

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18a

Wine temperature fine (5)

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19a

These gorgeous lips which might be to blame for a broken heart? (6,3)

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

best described as a double definition, I think, one being the M shaped upper lip which is supposedly attractive, and one being the result of a heart pierced by an arrow from Cupid’s bow.

20a

Least attractive suit lengths I tailored (12)

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24a

Goodness regularly exhibited by Miss Mary? (1,3)

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

alternate letters as above.

25a

They cover some guitar Paul insured (10)

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26a

Look chaps! India's opener's caught (4)

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

I inside MEN for chaps.

27a

Small shrew reportedly tunnelled into rolling transporter (10)

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Down

1d

Confront female pilot who's downed a few (4)

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2d

Band of elite soldiers on horse (4)

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3d

Undocking for the first time when playing any video game (6,6)

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4d

Simone grapples with Jack, a martial art expert (5)

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

NINA Simone, civil rights activist, brilliant singer and pianist, died 2003, has J for Jack inserted. I was surprised by how long ago she passed away.

5d

Reportedly, setter invents enhancement for viewers (3,6)

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7d

First of many different odd bits of trouble she's expecting (6-2-2)

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8d

Hollywood won't listen, unfortunately (10)

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11d

Instruction to leave hotel room? (2,3,7)

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13d

Breaks, going green (10)

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14d

Plane's small thrusts to experience (10)

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16d

Kart (e-vehicle) overturned rounding entrance to cambered circuit (9)

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

KART, E-CAR all reversed with C (entrance to cambered) inserted.

21d

Home terminal initially loaded with back up data (5)

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

IN (home) T (terminal initially) with UP reversed (“back up”) inserted.

22d

Flipping keen prima donna! (4)

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23d

Declined to fire whistleblower taken advantage of (4)

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

REFUSED (declined) loses its REF = whistleblower.