Times Cryptic #28755

2023-11-08

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1a

Road with a bend towards farm building, reportedly (8)

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A, U (bend) TO[wards] BAHN sounds like barn.

5a

Break into post office quickly (6)

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9a

Go downhill and almost slip? (3)

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10a

Old item in kitchen with power to make drink (6,5)

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O[ld], RANGE (in kitchen), JUICE = power colloq.

12a

Sum of moneysmall oneseized by young lady (5,5)

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RAND is a currency, money, TOT a small one all inside GAL.

13a

Payment to acquire lead from roof on the house (4)

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FEE with R[oof] inside.

15a

Look around globe, turning every direction but north (6)

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ORB turning = BRO, then WSE all directions except N.

16a

Mutter about pinching piano and another instrument (7)

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P inside (MUTTER)*.

18a

Ruler with no charm, unfortunately (7)

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20a

Stupid hairdo ultimately a mullet, perhaps (6)

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[haird]O, A FISH = a mullet perhaps.

23a

A bit of remorse when backing City (4)

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24a

Soft muscle injury when cutting grass (10)

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STRAIN inside REED = grass.

26a

Guardian to print a novel involving US spies (6,5)

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insert NSA (US spies, National Security Agency) into (TO PRINT A)*. No CIA involved here.

27a

Ready to move lightly, shedding pounds (3)

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FLIT loses L.

28a

Outskirts of resort wiped out? Fine! (6)

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[B]RIGHTO[N]. I thought it was RIGHT-HO, but not in this case.

29a

Sentimental act around river close to estuary (4-4)

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Down

1d

Task fool with singing occasionally (6)

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ASS (fool), s I n G i N g.

2d

Greeting in moving train results in nothing? (4,3)

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HI inside (TRAIN)*.

3d

Sibling notices news chopper? (10)

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4d

Come this way, ignoring Republican and Liberal Society completely (4,4,5)

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HEAD OVER HE[R]E = come this way, , L, S.

6d

Eastern ruler upset a king? Yes, in Germany (4)

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7d

Satisfied noise from catit's turned over footrest (7)

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all reversed, PURR, ITS.

8d

Oscar allowed in to dispense food (8)

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O (oscar) METE = dispense, insert LET = allowed.

11d

One with shell shock gets into a riot (5,8)

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(GETS INTO A RIOT)*.

14d

Advertisement by railway that has many layers? (4,6)

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17d

One catching mischievous children is unacceptable! (8)

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an IMP ROPER could be someone who catches mischievous children.

19d

Picked up box office chap's ID (4,3)

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Reversed (picked UP), GATE MAN the chap in a box office.

21d

Insect? Shudder at first, then run off (7)

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S, AND, FLY.

22d

Not the same computers carried by men? (6)

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two men, ED and ED, have IT inside.

25d

Source of trail for the auditors (4)

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sounds like ROUTE.