Times Cryptic #28701

2023-09-06

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Across

1a

Supply funds for vessel (8)

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6a

Genuine Polish saint (6)

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9a

Country united in reversal of basic principles (4)

Generating...

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

ABC being “basic principles”, reverse and insert U.

10a

Sometimes a lack of staff as a consequence? (3,3,4)

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11a

Piece of meat and celery, perhaps, feeding couple in the Far East? (10)

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13a

Lush part of rural Kyrgyzstan (4)

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14a

Cow eating cow, perhaps: roughly speaking, is its mate able to? (8)

Generating...

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

sounds (rather) like “CAN A BULL?”

16a

Old swimmer lassoing a bovine (6)

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

O[ld], FISH = swimmer, insert A. Collins meaning 2. gives bovine = stupid.

18a

Poetry in very old language succeeded (6)

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20a

Bar I dropped thrown out (8)

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22a

Wine having seen better days removed from case (4)

Generating...

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

PAST IT loses its first and last letters.

24a

Measure has brought the enemy into focus (10)

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26a

Italian tide with Latino turned (10)

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28a

Head cut off in photograph, laugh (4)

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29a

Level of tale told to audience (6)

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30a

Squirrel away, turning up with nuts as diet (3,5)

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Down

2d

Bit mean, to make contact! (5,4)

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3d

One screw securing another, gripping device (7)

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4d

Wine kitty keeps at home (5)

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5d

Draw what informally comes up (3)

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6d

Farm employees not working easily (5,4)

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7d

49 per cent? 100 per cent! (3,4)

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8d

Spot Italian meat (5)

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12d

Approximately year lost by African slave on island (7)

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15d

Close to gagging when I cry, first of all (9)

Generating...

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

BY (close to) “gags” i.e. includes, AS I CALL = when I cry.

17d

Steel shackles put on, that's an obscenity! (9)

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19d

Item of footwear, one treading on banana skin? (7)

Generating...

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

slightly cryptic second definition.

21d

Witnesses inhaling the fumes (7)

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23d

Pick up coin, did you say? (5)

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25d

Tavern needs vermouth, don't you agree? (5)

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27d

Bonus clue (3)

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