Times Cryptic #28740

2023-10-21

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Across

1a

A scare as ailing youngster leaves meal (6,5)

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7a

Turkey dish unbelievably delicious for starters (3)

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9a

Cardinal rule for audition? (9)

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10a

Trader removing wrapping of paper for primate (5)

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11a

Edith or Osbert to be agreeable? (7)

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12a

Victor Hugo initially abandons composer (7)

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13a

Evacuated translators coming in at all excited? (5)

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15a

Bloom's monster containing endless rage (9)

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17a

Distinctive character one found in Telemann potentially? (9)

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19a

Wife right on and good, or immoral? (5)

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20a

Sport with cricket side to go down in effect? (4,3)

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22a

Beginning to attack, officer in green hitherto unsurpassed (3-4)

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24a

Seeing but not missing sweet decoration (5)

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25a

Help with navigation? Boats are wrecked crossing lake! (9)

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27a

Beast taking zig-zag course? (3)

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28a

Academic involves quote recalled in the exam (11)

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Down

1d

Better policy designed to limit spending (3)

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2d

Bull heading for cows in rising flood (5)

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3d

Visionary keeping rook companion used for sport (7)

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4d

Sons with Hercule Poirot initially distraught in tomb (9)

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5d

Ring round when importing island flower (5)

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6d

Pickle's top twisted by literary matchmaker (7)

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7d

Operas at Bayreuth occasion bold action (7-2)

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8d

Police officer delivered fish for free (11)

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11d

Descent, with arms outstretched, down over sleazy club (7,4)

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14d

Unproven local shunning any number under canvas (9)

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16d

Critic's nonsense conveyed upset (9)

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18d

Within a day ghost leaving house (7)

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19d

Stroll to court? Leave angrily (4,3)

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21d

Volume of water used by female shaving (5)

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23d

Regularly avoided kinsman, arch patriarch (5)

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26d

Food often jellied found in Aintree luncheonette (3)

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