Times Cryptic #28696

2023-08-31

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1a

Move fast to arrest Scotsman dodging last lecture (8)

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HARE(move fast) containing ANGUS(Scotsman) minus the last letter

9a

Strong drink like this with rum has to be managed (4,4)

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10a

Match setting round ladies from the east? (4)

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11a

Painful thing's increase in prices constraining married mum (12)

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INFLATION(increase in prices, and don’t we all know about that right now!) containing M(married) and MA(mum)

13a

Dictator's to limit wages and capital claimed by PRC (6)

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14a

Sound passage consisting of eastern mysteries: fifty (3,5)

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E(eastern), ARCANA(mysteries), L(fify)

15a

Second Mr Toad out to find celebrity (7)

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16a

No prominent personality in a bubble (7)

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the not to prominent personality is a B-LISTER

20a

Ginger beer served at right temperature in crisis situation (3,5)

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22a

Material around tip: unknown amount (6)

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C(around), HINT(tip), Z(unknown amount)

23a

Grumpy about intelligence gathering vessel? (12)

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CA(about), and NOUS(intelligence) containing TANKER(vessel)

25a

One question about Gunners appearing in Arab republic (4)

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I(one), Q(question) surrounding RA(Gunners)

26a

Just take trip in twilight (8)

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27a

Plant imports drug to old German provinces (8)

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E(drug) inside O(old), LÄNDER(german provinces)

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2d

Consumed by champion endlessly, answer is drink (8)

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inside ADVOCATE(champion) minus the last letter, insert A(answer). A pretty rare spirit in the USA

3d

Key a retired factory worker has left inside (3-9)

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4d

Count agreed with love message on wall (8)

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5d

Finish from George Best in picturehe's made successful run (7)

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last letter in georgE, then CAP(best) inside SEE(picture)

6d

Odds raisedthat brings complaint (6)

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RUM and RUM(odds) reversed

7d

Compact mass the writer used for drying channel (4)

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8d

Crime author one with wicked output? (8)

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12d

Signal coaches reaching embassyone to be deported (12)

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TRAINS(coaches) next to MISSION(embassy) missing one I(one)

15d

Tooth and what seats it leads to pain raging inside (8)

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SOCKET(what seats it) containing the first letters of Pain and Raging

17d

Game casserole almost cooked (8)

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anagram of CASSEROLE minus the last letter

18d

Working away from maisonette altered value (8)

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anagram of MAISONETTE minus ON(working)

19d

After religious works, how he doubted his wife (7)

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21d

Cutting introduction, wrote about Area Nine (6)

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remove the first letter from PENNED(wrote) surrounding A(area)

24d

Voters against in narrow winning margin reported (4)

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