Times Cryptic #28729

2023-10-09

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Across

1a

Dinosaur, large one, found in park (5)

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L I in REC

4a

One yelling about temperature in part of church? (4,5)

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T in BELLOWER

9a

Gamble without parking permit? That's indefensible (9)

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10a

Spot for rock climbing stuff (5)

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11a

Musician fighting heavyweight boxing king with energy (4,9)

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K (king) E (energy) in DUELLING (fighting) TON (heavyweight – well, sort of); much easier to biff and move on

14a

Crunch some data on a teleconference? (4)

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15a

Merchant to sell out, with someone saving lots (10)

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18a

Covering up place for gun battery in the end (10)

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UP (from clue) HOLSTER (place for gun) [batter]Y

19a

Profit once more with no capital (4)

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21a

Leader once put chap on hold? Deal's off! (6,7)

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24a

Scare a Liberal member (5)

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25a

Trumpeter reportedly went on main thoroughfare? (5,4)

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27a

Vessel obtained from seabed with top broken (9)

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28a

Spirit shown by Claude Monet (5)

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Down

1d

Do urban sprawls then reveal road feature? (10)

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2d

Item in auction is a good deal (3)

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3d

Study nettle that's curved outwards (6)

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4d

Chap to complain about hospital's woolen garment (6,3)

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BOB (random fellah) H in BLEAT (complain)

5d

Stay in bed with case of indigestion after pork pie (3,2)

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6d

United to reach this point briefly (8)

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7d

Leo's work permit initially accepted by Canadawe're excited! (3,3,5)

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P[ermit] in CANADA WERE*

8d

Homer, say, to scratch head and hum (4)

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12d

Old general almost admits fighting for cooking equipment (11)

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13d

Band Aid is besieged by press guys (4,6)

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AID in IRON MEN

16d

Most important soldier on horse (9)

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17d

Took turns with dancer covering line dance's opening (8)

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L in SALOME D[ance]; although not mentioned by name in the two Biblical accounts that relate the story associated with her (and made famous in works by Wilde and Richard Strauss), Salome’s dancing so pleased her stepdad (one of a fistful of Herods that were doing the rounds at that time – she was the daughter of another) that when he told her he would give her anything she wanted, she consulted her mum (Herodias – naturally enough) and asked for John the Baptist’s head on a platter – as a teenage girl would.  Mum was upset with John for declaring that her marriage to her second Herod was unlawful.

20d

Small bare wound (6)

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22d

Musical finale to our plays (5)

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23d

US city really upset state (4)

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26d

Unit of heat measurement primarily (3)

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