Times Cryptic #28744

2023-10-26

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1a

Dry rocks amongst loot? Discuss ditching odd bits for study of fluids (10)

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anagram of DRY inside HAUL(loot) then the even letters in dIsCuSs

6a

Expression of indifference about son's entanglement (4)

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MEH(expression of indifference, really popular with college students here) containing S(son)

9a

Prosecute a criminal in remote region (5,5)

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10a

The female Aphrodite's foremost goddess (4)

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12a

Daringly soften most of eyeshadow, but not right now? (3,2,5,4)

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14a

Chicken stew: backed everyone getting a lot in E London (6)

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ALL(everyone) and ‘EAP(a lot in E London) all reversed. Although I think of it as a fish dish, Collins defines Paella as a “Spanish dish made from rice, shellfish, chicken and vegetables”.

15a

Change arrangement to include introduction of clarinet, a wind instrument (8)

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REORDER(change arrangement) containing the first letter in Clarinet

17a

International player's mood, finding peak (8)

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CAP’S (international player’s), TONE(mood)

19a

Come to a track left by any number (6)

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A, WAKE(track left in the water), N(any number)

22a

Frequently, gas rushes after my work on island (4,2,3,5)

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24a

Quiet argument? There's nothing stern about it! (4)

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25a

Main opener for Middlesex and Derbyand team-mate (4,6)

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26a

One getting a hand in time as tradesman (4)

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27a

Regulations covering Australian regionnine in error? It's a matter for the courts (4,6)

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1d

Catchy tune not entirely popular, right? (4)

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2d

Detective with record ignoring latest easing of tension (7)

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DET(detective) and ENTER(record) minus the last letter

3d

Atmospheric trouble? Nothing in stormy April, I observed in London airport (3,9)

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O(nothing) inside an anagram of APRIL, then I inside LUTON(Londonish airport)

4d

Ridiculous place, a place found within US city (6)

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5d

Absurd tilt noticed (8)

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7d

European artist brought in to blend green (7)

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E(European) then RA(artist) inside MELD(to blend)

8d

Good point raised about English commercials being intractable (10)

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G(good) and NORTH(point) reversed, containing E(english), ADS(commercials)

11d

Chap surfaced with large advance to pen Westerngreat reception (5,7)

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HE(chap), ROSE(surfaced) and L(large), COME(advance) containing W(Western)

13d

Papacy struggling with sole feature of Revelation (10)

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16d

Four articles about origin of millennial curse (8)

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the articles are AN, A, THE, A, insert the first letter of Millennial

18d

Dreadful roomsQueen skipping second appearance in them (7)

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PARLOURS(rooms) with the second R(Queen) removed. Got this from wordplay.

20d

King taking control, going outside limits of monarchical government (7)

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K(king) and REIN(control) containing the external letters of MonarchicaL

21d

Page with revolutionary style encapsulating northern author (6)

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P(page) and then NAME(style) reversed containing N(northern)

23d

Produce missing western God (4)

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WARES(produce) minus W(western)