Times Cryptic #28745

2023-10-27

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1a

Still laborious lassoing horse (6)

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TOUGH (laborious) around (lassoing) H (horse)

4a

Drug taken by doctorformer PM almost ready for fight (8)

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E (drug) + (taken by) MB (doctor) + ATTLEE (former PM) without last letter (almost)

10a

Subordinate brought to northern river stays perhaps (9)

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11a

Make quick note sailor's wearing part of Highland dress (5)

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12a

Pegasus perhaps wingless in beginning to catch space ship (7)

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HORSE (pegasus perhaps) without first and last letters (wingless) in (in) first letter of (beginning to) CATCH + AIR (space)

13a

Important line as seen in Spielberg movie with soldiers (7)

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QUA (as) in (seen in) E.T. (Spielberg movie) + (with) OR (soldiers)

14a

Rely on tanky at last coming in for start of union meeting (5)

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TRUST (rely on) + last letter of TANKY (tanky at last) replacing (coming in for) first letter of (start of) UNION

15a

Cracked enigma involving a final letter in publication (8)

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anagram of (cracked) ENIGMA around (involving) A + Z (final letter)

18a

Family servant kept rook in daughter's place (8)

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RETAINED (kept) with R (rook) instead of D (daughter)

20a

Line removed from ordinary Bellini work (5)

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L (line) removed from NORMAL (ordinary)

23a

Two dogs finding prune (7)

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25a

Titled woman about to take in French island sent message (7)

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DAME (titled woman) reversed (about) around (to take in) ILE (French island)

26a

Love upset where learner moves across college (5)

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27a

Veronica fit to join expedition (9)

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28a

Dodgy boss nearly murdered lackey (8)

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DODGY BOSS without the last letter (nearly) anagrammed (murdered)

29a

Tragedian Edward's name on marble (6)

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Down

1d

Chest picked up by crew reportedly in dock? (8)

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2d

Trot raised in Paris suburb becomes attendant (7)

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RED (trot[skyite]) reversed (raised) in ORLY (Paris suburb)

3d

Giant fish a month back devouring worker? (9)

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GAR (fish) + AUG (a month) reversed (back) around (devouring) ANT (worker?) Is the ‘a’ in ‘a month’ a slight looseness? Or is the setter saying we should be looking for an “A” month? 😉

5d

Grower to celebrate extraordinary green trade (6,8)

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6d

University supporting article on little woman in duchy once (5)

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7d

Asian should have Greek character encased in metal (7)

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8d

Milk and old cake not finished (6)

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EX (old) + TORTE (cake) without last letter (not finished)

9d

Medicines laid out across counter finally declared legal (14)

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16d

Wine unknown in cooler shown upside-down (9)

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17d

Cutter's crew as before left at home (8)

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19d

Attention drawn to collar and jewellery (7)

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21d

Comfort resistance woman tempted to swallow pork pie? (7)

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22d

Harmony from A string with another note held (6)

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24d

Improvised short excuse to involve Democrat (2-3)

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