Times Cryptic #28702

2023-09-07

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Across

1a

Invite advance stream over (6)

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4a

Succeeds in getting piping for random attack (7)

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9a

Keen softly, having time in place of burial (5)

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10a

Wonderful sex I quite spoiled (9)

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11a

What could be Margaret Thatcher's order? (9)

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12a

Failure of circuits announced (5)

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Bulls, say, in ring almost immediately going west (4)

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14a

Run with gasps after vehiclein these? (5,5)

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18a

Shark pelt napper (10)

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20a

A last word before English recess (4)

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23a

Author who has been limping back to show himself (5)

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24a

Feel bitter at being led by officer to front together (9)

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25a

Ancient Palestinian port given new operation (9)

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26a

College introducing ace tutor (5)

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27a

At which point? At this point in temple (7)

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28a

Maintenance of standing defensive tower (6)

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Down

1d

Defender has constant luck with hard drop behind players (9)

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2d

Staff harbouring desire for South American capital (7)

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3d

Group openly gay and good-looking (6)

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4d

Annoyance with irrational Quebec (5)

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5d

Part of frieze rightly needing restoration around top of Parthenon (8)

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6d

What secures heavy artillery initially north of city near Kyiv (7)

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7d

Topic of article on Middle English (5)

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8d

Leave the beau dancing with queen (8)

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15d

Greedy husky going after grub to polish off? (8)

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16d

Difficult place for Labour humbug's source with answer for English (9)

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17d

Bad defeat right round European league (8)

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19d

Playwright again penning fairy story (7)

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21d

Come before red tape gets out of hand (7)

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22d

Corral ram not able to be released (4-2)

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23d

Parrot with a key found in crop (5)

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24d

Split in Conservative radical wing (5)

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