Times Cryptic #28733

2023-10-13

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1a

One's depressed so one will stay in bed a little longer! (6,6)

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8a

Not for good, but as regularly, arriving at island (7)

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ANTI (not for) + G (good) + {b}U{t} A{s} (regularly)

9a

Say nothing about a Book Club day (7)

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SH (say nothing) around A + B (book) + BAT (club) I somehow got it in my head that this was going to be SAY + O, or something like that, and thought there might be some English version of the Spanish SABADO!

11a

Single keen on encounter (3,4)

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12a

Vessel, one making gradual progress on way back (7)

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EDGER (one making gradual progress) on RD (way) reversed

13a

Judgement, substantial, was cut short (5)

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14a

Cow's advance, just losing way by entrance to field? (9)

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SUB (advance) + JUST – ST (way) + GATE (entrance to field?) Didn’t know SUB = ‘advance’ but Chambers has ‘to lend money’.

16a

Attack on PC maybe not originally viewed without interest (9)

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19a

Retiring perhaps as exam failed first time is a shocker! (5)

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21a

Where documents kept neat after what's done initially badly (4,3)

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OX (neat) after DEED (what’s done) + first letter (initially) of BADLY

23a

School run avoiding centre was better (7)

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GAM (school) + BLEED (run) without the middle letter (avoiding centre)

24a

Some lean back to front, getting in danger (7)

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RISKING (getting in danger) with the last letter moved to front Didn’t know this one, so thanks to the wordplay!

25a

Top goalkeeping featrecalled ducking (7)

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NO. 1 (top) + SAVE (goalkeeping feat) reversed

26a

Son experiencing criticism that's got dad foaming at the mouth? (7-5)

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Down

1d

Protested "alien" material man-made (7)

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2d

With small body, old WWI soldier needs trimmed dress fabric (7)

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ORG (small body) + ANZAC (old WWI soldier) without the last letter (needs trimmed dress) As opposed to a new WWI soldier. This is the best I can manage for the wordplay. Let me know if you can do better.

3d

Awfully lazy soul injecting energy with passion (9)

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anagram (awfully) of LAZY SOUL around (injecting) E (energy)

4d

Established old penny not made of precious metal? (5)

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BASE (not made of precious metal?) D (old penny)

5d

Players frozen here: cricketer turning blue, we hear? (7)

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BAT (cricketer) reversed (turning) + homophone (we hear) of LOW (blue)

6d

Scrapping a goalit's a pain (7)

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anagram (scrapping) of A GOAL IT An earache.

7d

Remedy we find in our best friend's coat? (4,2,3,3)

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10d

Tough negotiations where punches exchanged? (5,7)

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15d

Be greedy, after ordering seconds, but not all at once (2,7)

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17d

Marcher is hoping demos are entertaining (7)

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18d

Arrest and fine upset very old writer (7)

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NAB (arrest) + OK (fine) + V (very) O (old) reversed (upset)

19d

Daughter fleeing as mouse circles vessel in part of kitchen (7)

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D (daughter) removed from (fleeing) TIMID (as mouse) around (circles) PAN (vessel)

20d

Small deer to annoy castaway (7)

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22d

Gas: current, presumably, rising (5)

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NON-EX (current, presumably) reversed (rising) My only biff, and thankfully, as the wordplay was quite tricky!