Times Cryptic #28717

2023-09-25

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1a

Historian originally expressing views in press and TV register (11)

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E[xpressing] V[iews] in MEDIA LIST

7a

Antelope finally displaying character in Thessaly (3)

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[displayin]G NU

9a

Is balm apt somehow for such a church rite? (9)

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10a

Compact offered for retail around India (5)

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I in SOLD

11a

Baseball player in jug (7)

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12a

Outdoor enclosure used in one's first broadcast (4-3)

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13a

Automated machine to hold up books? (5)

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15a

Splash that's more effective outside health resort (9)

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17a

To us, a sure assembly for the bottom drawer (9)

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19a

Shy literary bear, do we hear, or beaver-like rodent? (5)

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20a

Laborious exercises accepted by old woman (7)

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PE in O ROSE (random female no. 1); a word no one uses derived from the Latin word for work (opus)

22a

Gave a protégé expensive diamonds to begin with (7)

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24a

Gallery having trouble with image promotion? (5)

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25a

Con man's haystacks featured in Times with hesitation (9)

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27a

Fish brought back in this cheap paper (3)

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28a

Commotion involving amphibious troops in addition to that (11)

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THE RM (Royal Marines) in FURORE

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1d

Doctor initially braving disorderly crowd (3)

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2d

Woman keeping record in warehouse (5)

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3d

English ambassador inspired by PM's descriptive word (7)

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E HE (His/Her Excellency) in PITT; just 24 when he became PM (The Younger, naturally); just 46 when he cashed in his chips, having been premier for 19 years (bar a few days)

4d

Worthy naval officer capturing British frigate ultimately (9)

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B (British) in ADMIRAL [frigat]E

5d

US soldier set up card-game in ice house (5)

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6d

Given time, girl produces a square tile (7)

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7d

Courage shown by everyone digging into bridge support (9)

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8d

Where tubers are insufficiently crushed? (11)

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potatoes are found in the soil (under the ground), while if, say, you run out of steam with your cardamom seeds in the old pestle and mortar, you might be said to have ‘under-ground’ them. Moving right along…

11d

A despicable person in professional theatre, not a fighting man (11)

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A RAT in PRO OPER[a]; an object lesson in the need to lift-and-separate. No pacifists here! Opera is, collectively, theatre.

14d

Aussie missile's resonant sound echoed around back of house (9)

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[hous]E in BOOM RANG

16d

Prissy son in Paris that friends finally ditch (9)

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S (son) QUE AMIS (‘that’ and ‘friends’ in French) [ditc]H. Nice clue

18d

Braggart's display of force (4-3)

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19d

Thin, crisp biscuita marvellous thing! (7)

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21d

Good person, always seen around that compound (5)

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23d

The same girl climbing over the top (5)

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26d

Twisted-sounding cereal plant (3)

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