Times Cryptic #28730

2023-10-10

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1a

Old money duke occasionally unchaste (5)

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D (duke), U{n}C{h}A{s}T{e} [occasionally]

4a

Sumptuous taste, mostly ace £1 sandwiches (8)

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PALAT{e} (taste) [mostly], then 1 L (£1) contains [sandwiches] A

8a

Zany Bronx comedian receives Oscar for harmful, tasteless stuff (6,8)

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Anagram [zany] of BRONX COMEDIAN contains [receives] O (Oscar – NATO alphabet)

10a

Exaggerate the introduction of obscure poetry full of rubbish (9)

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O{bscure} [introduction of…], VERSE (poetry) containing [full of] TAT (rubbish)

11a

Academic stream pursued by American novelist and essayist (5)

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12a

Man left holding a dog (6)

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JACK (man) + L (left) containing [holding] A

14a

Famous statue put back outside former capital city university (8)

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EROS (famous misnamed statue) reversed [put back] containing [outside] BONN (former capital city of West Germany)

17a

Crucial newspaper boss acquiring Evening Observer so described? (4-4)

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18a

Doubts question put to charity (6)

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20a

Playing slowly a necessity for popular golfer (5)

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22a

Old firm fed retired coppertop man!Italian food (4,5)

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O (old) + CO (firm) containing [fed] CU (copper) + BOSS (top man) reversed [retired]. Shin of veal containing marrowbone stewed in wine with vegetables.

24a

Empty-headed eejit initially punches dad, hit on the noggin (7-7)

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25a

Sweatier when running, so to speak (2,2,4)

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26a

Current article features in humourless journal (5)

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I (current) + A (indefinite article) contained by [features in] DRY (humourless)

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1d

Funny joke drolly entertaining court physician (6,6)

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2d

Cut meat desire following slight stomach upset (5)

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CRAVE (desire) becomes CARVE when internal letters (its ‘stomach’) are switched [upset]. I think ‘slight’ is there to indicate that only two  letters are involved in the switch.

3d

Came together and did rock record for Spooner (4,5)

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SHOOK (did rock) +  TAPE (record) [for Spooner]

4d

Dad's traversing peak of Moroccan plains (6)

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PAPA’S (dad’s) containing [traversing] M{oroccan } [peak of…]

5d

Hang around wearing underwear that is stolen (6,2)

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6d

Penniless subject admitting vote is harmful (5)

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TO{p}IC (subject) [penniless] containing [admitting] X (vote)

7d

Coming inside undressed, sailor boy turned upsuch muscle! (9)

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AB (sailor), then {c}OMIN{g} [undressed] contained by [inside] LAD (boy) reversed [turned up]

9d

Holy Thursday always involves dissonance, sadly (9,3)

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13d

Dreary toast the French consumed (9)

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15d

A serial wife-killer, depressed poet swallows drug (9)

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16d

Terribly sore knee that might become inflamed (8)

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19d

Upper-class fur available for exploitation (6)

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21d

G8 say or voice Tweets every now and again (5)

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{v}O{i}C{e} T{w}E{e}T{s} [every now and again]

23d

Line dance? (5)

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