Times Cryptic #28732

2023-10-12

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1a

Grass skirts old men put on repeatedly swingingwe're celebrating! (3,3,6)

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HAY(grass) surrounding O(old), OR(men) after HIP and HIP (swinging, repeatedly)

9a

Plaintiff's confession about small snag (5)

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The plaintiff’s confession is I SUE, surrounding S(small)

10a

Driver maybe meeting obstacleone may display relief (9)

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11a

Tope distilled whiskey in container for e.g. beer or port (4,4)

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anagram of TOPE, and W(whiskey) inside CAN(container for e.g. beer)

12a

Current leaders in Sun and Telegraph papers (6)

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13a

Tense account personnel inspired by guidance mechanism (8)

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15a

The force abandoned by Luke, ultimately needing unknown approach (6)

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POLICE(the force) minus the last letter in lukE then Y(unknown)

17a

German brand's publicity said to require work (6)

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18a

Manipulated mum's getting on with son at first (8)

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MA’S(mum’s) then AGED(getting on) with S(son) in front

20a

Welcoming terrible din, throw noisy party (6)

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21a

Floral adornments from diminutive men? (8)

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24a

Youth speaks about pantomime, losing cool (5,4)

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SAYS(speaks) surrounding ALADDIN(pantomime) minus IN(cool)

25a

Indian's item for clubbing, entering ball at Hilton (5)

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26a

Feeding farm animals, devour bananas for starters (4,8)

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1d

Perhaps Bob's appearance after Henry left out (7)

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AIR(appearance) after H(Henry), then CUT(left out)

2d

Capital stripper mostly dancing for drunk, perhaps (4,10)

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anagram of CAPITAL,STRIPPER minus the last letter

3d

Reverse, losing velocity still (5)

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INVERT(reverse) minus V(velocity)

4d

Member of Daisy's family's attempt to flog doormat? (8)

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5d

Steer round north, having been at Christchurch, say (4)

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OX(steer), O(round), N(north) – referring to the Oxford college

6d

Fewer shots than expected from cricketer getting runs during a licking (9)

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BAT(cricketer) and R(runs) inside A LOSS(licking). Fewer shots in golf.

7d

What landlord's insurer is doing, showing a bit of application (8,6)

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8d

Revealing novel penned by someone with intelligence? (6)

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14d

Turkey back in barn in plain Welsh town (9)

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DUD(turkey) and the last letter of barN inside LLANO(plain)

16d

Physicist lives with doctor displaying excess testosterone? (8)

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17d

Support string player forgetting the opening note (6)

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BASSIST(string player) minus B(the opening note)

19d

Rubbish and criticise inspiring theory (7)

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22d

Eastern dish, you heard, with a sauce knocked up (5)

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U(you, phonetically) then A, LIP(sauce) all reversed

23d

Miss star leaving Nevada location (4)

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remove VEGA(star) from LAS VEGAS