Times Cryptic #28695

2023-08-30

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1a

Get wind about one failure of justice (8)

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MISTRAL, the French wind, with I inserted.

5a

Something of a grain surplus with Kent being stripped (6)

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9a

Standing stone eroded front and back in ancient mount (3)

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a STELE is another word for a standing stone, remove the first and last leaves TEL, which I didn’t exactly know but it sounded likely to be a Hebrew word as in Tel Aviv and so on. Indeed I see it means “mount” in Hebrew, especially of an old ruined city.

10a

What could bring to fruition election in leaderless country (11)

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12a

Soldiers trapping a traitor in professional operations (10)

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A RAT inside PRO then OPS.

13a

Attend club (4)

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15a

Group holding record time for chamber piece (6)

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SET (group) with EP (record) T(ime) inserted. I wonder if setters will go on referring to records /EPs / LPs forever? I suppose vinyl is staging a minor comeback.

16a

The Spanish sparkling wine cold is variable (7)

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18a

Vermin around muga potential source of disease (7)

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20a

Attitude of aloofness putting off girl (6)

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DISTANCE means aloofness, which leaves DI as the girl to be removed.

23a

World lacking good rounded projection (4)

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GLOBE lacks the G.

24a

Knocking down protest hero holding appeal (10)

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26a

Reformed Rasta or Zion believer (11)

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27a

Focus regularly seen in Taoism (3)

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alternate letters as above.

28a

Idea that's out Oscar introduced (6)

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out = NOT IN, insert O for Oscar.

29a

Those gawping around king with no clothes (8)

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STARERS gawp, insert K for king.

Down

1d

Architectural feature encountered on work initially Egyptian (6)

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2d

Covering place in swell burst of extravagance (7)

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3d

Characteristic behaviour of a parrot is concerning round robin (10)

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4d

Unconventional self-betrothal turning out well finally (3,3,3,4)

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6d

Be the first boy swallowing ecstasy (4)

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7d

Wine, free inside, one feature of the Britannia Arms? (7)

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8d

Like some ovenware, new and freshly in stock (8)

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11d

Advance encircling Jerusalem is one that might take off (13)

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an IMPREST is a loan or advance, insert SION for Jerusalem.

14d

American fellow I found in Verona travelling? (10)

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17d

Put arms on jacket two-thirds finished in bright yellow, not large (8)

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19d

Maybe Tom is about stripped for nightclub (7)

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21d

Company in time making something new (7)

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22d

Empty garden? Some moving in these? (6)

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G[arde]N, (SOME)*. My garden gnomes move around quite often, they get bored being in the same spot.

25d

Evil character, one in the past (4)

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