Times Cryptic #28750

2023-11-02

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Across

1a

Like some dogs, raced around too much (7)

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5a

Record single back around number four in chart (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

Single this time is LONE, reversed around the fourth letter in chaRt. Single is not I, four is not IV. Different!

9a

Respond with about turn (5)

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10a

Machine boxing fruit in gold November (9)

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The fruit is the TOMATO (don’t argue just because it’s salad). It’s boxed in by AU for gold (Au for purists) and NATO November

11a

Scrapsmall dog perhaps grabs bite (7)

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12a

Uniform carried by entire travelling entourage (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

NATO Uniform carried by an anagram (travelling) of ENTIRE.

13a

Block an interrogation to eliminate last cause of slippage (6,4)

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15a

Perhaps ammonia has power to catch the breath (4)

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At its simplest, ammonia is a GAS. Add P(ower)

18a

Properly healthy spa (4)

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20a

Docker perhaps not working is a sponger (10)

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23a

Restaurant initially needs support in Canada (7)

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The initial of needs is N, support TEE, and a short CANada is the container

24a

Anger about some current wild behaviour (7)

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25a

Girl on the outside loving and beautifully attractive (9)

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26a

Ring modulator usually features (5)

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27a

Sing free melody without metre (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

Happy(ish) memories of Frank Ifield. An anagram (free) of MELODY without M(etre)

28a

Pet insect runs in bread basket (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

Bread basket produces the equally colloquial TUM. Digest the insect ANT plus R(uns)

Down

1d

Network stop second director working (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

I think I’m OK with network being the equivalent of a radio or TV station, and in the clue  with it being a pseudo plural that allows stop rather than stops. Not for the first time in my blogging career, the director is Jaques TATI. Before him S(econd) and after ON for working. [Early comments suggest the definition should include stop. Makes sense!]

2d

Get through more cash than English pounds, tons need changing (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

Construct the anagram (needs changing) fodder from E(nglish) POUNDS and T(ons) ====

3d

A lot of land agreement has no disadvantage (5)

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Took me a while to work out that the required agreement is a CONTRACT, from which you remove the disadvantage CON as in pros and cons.

4d

Decide to put off excavation (9)

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5d

Yet I'm upset about new animosity (6)

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6d

Something to see in the Capitol and tour around (7)

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7d

Look briefly to dispatch good weapon (5)

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Look briefly is GLANCE, remove the G(ood)

8d

What might kill something like albatross over front of ship (8)

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14d

In a long line getting beer round bar (6,3)

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16d

A rhyme is troublesome (8)

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17d

Who'll show climate turning endlessly severe? (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

I think an &lit. MOOD derives from climate and is reversed (turning) and severe produces STERN from which you cut the end N. Let’s not start a debate on climate change: that’s what Facebook’s for.

19d

Ship's rope in dock holding beam up (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

At least it’s spelt properly this time (it wasn’t 6 weeks ago). Dock, the verb version I suggest, produces LAND, and RAY for beam is reversed (up) and inserted.

21d

Vague about Indian city plan (7)

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22d

Spring back with green during more than half of April (6)

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23d

Secretive egret regularly hides in island (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

The even letters of eGrEt in CAY, one of the rarer words for island.

24d

Nothing in France holds society up (5)

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French for nothing is RIEN. stick in S(ociety)