Times Cryptic #28739

2023-10-20

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Across

1a

Oriole initially on kind of perch is a singer (5)

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first of Oriole on BASS (kind of perch).

4a

Do up judge's clothing close to late autumn period (8)

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RATE (judge) containing the last of latE and NOV (autumn period).

8a

Rightists twice holding wild rave where music's played (14)

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10a

Most brilliant flower boxes just the ticket (9)

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11a

Large duck wanting day in den on river (5)

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12a

The King drunkenly speaking made-up words (6)

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14a

Maybe slip on this jacket of beautiful jewels plugged by a fashion label (5,3)

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outermost letters of BeautifuL + ICE (jewels) containing A and CK (fashion label).

17a

Bug with a thousand and three feet circling holy ground up north (8)

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IRK (bug) contained by K (a thousand) and YARD (three feet).

18a

Lime mixed with G&T or lime mixed with gin (6)

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anagram of LIME + G+T.

20a

Easy to take in water? It gets knocked back (5)

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22a

Crack team at sea makes decisive act on board (9)

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24a

Discerning detectives tailed felon with money (£1000) (14)

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25a

Not becoming popular, Anglicans beset by depression (8)

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26a

Belief which might come from the Left or the Right? (5)

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palindromic belief.

Down

1d

Very tough crook's outside robbery filling sack (12)

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outermost letters from CrooK + BREAK IN (robbery), all contained by BAG (sack).

2d

Where tablets were taken, stopping pains in ailments (5)

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3d

In public, suffers from unknown rash (9)

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HAS (suffers from) contained by OVERT (public), then Y (unknown).

4d

Troops contend with formal inspection (6)

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5d

Tacky products banned completely? Don't mention it (3,2,3)

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6d

Like some complaints ubiquitous on the internet (5)

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7d

Ornament packaging made badly? It's tedious work (9)

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9d

Sestet with score in triplicate making this record (7-5)

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13d

Red cat follows e.g. rats up until noon? (9)

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15d

Get on well with one in club offering enticement (9)

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CLICK (get on well) + I (one) in BAT (club).

16d

Rehearse eulogy that must inspire court (8)

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19d

Paint great work, filling in outline from Dubuffet (6)

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EPIC (great work) contained by the outermost letters from DubuffeT.

21d

Part of the theory of relativity, for the radio presenter (5)

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part of the equation E=MC^2 (theory of relativity).

23d

1970s film frame from Altmanabsorbing fiction (5)

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outermost letters from AltmaN containing LIE (fiction).