Times Cryptic #28759

2023-11-13

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1a

Dated a right Charlie drinking spicy drink (7)

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5a

Man, say, that is filling glasses (7)

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9a

Musician's funny Christian rock after tango (9)

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10a

Having peeled date, a German did duck meals outside (3,2)

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11a

One putting a cross in the box in footie, regularly caught by vacuous viewer (5)

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12a

One blowing up foe finally, if arming bombs (9)

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13a

Smuggler in Berlin is following group of Nicaraguan rebels (13)

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17a

Drunk in bar did groan, drying out here (8,5)

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21a

Outraged sons formed an alliance (7,2)

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24a

Scouting leaders in cub expeditions on playing field (5)

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25a

One seen wading in say river banks in Egypt (5)

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26a

Good deal on cost drawing in new students here (9)

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27a

Star's facerugged and thin (7)

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28a

Try playing in Lear, wanting a role therein (7)

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1d

Dynamic fourth part of staged work has energy (6)

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ACT IV  + E, should be a chestnut if it isn’t one.

2d

Succeeded in accurate working in class (9)

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3d

Hoping to offload Samsung's ultimate tablet (7)

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ASPIRIN[g], removing the last letter of [samsun]G.

4d

Vessel in southern English river with article that's tin-plated (9)

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CA(TAMAR, A)N.   I was sure this was going to involve SN, but not so.

5d

Child beginning to suck a kind of rock (5)

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S + PROG, as in King Crimson, Hawkwind, Hatfield and the North, etc.

6d

No one except revolutionary is sidestepping the issue (7)

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7d

Very old Brits chill, turning up at home (5)

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8d

Determined to hold golf club up before a miss (8)

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SE( IRON upside-down)T + A.

14d

Playing jazz live and dancing (9)

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BE + BOPPING.

15d

Popular ruler wants time, one signalling change of direction (9)

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IN DIC[t]ATOR.    A blinker in the US, watch out for that.

16d

Old island-hopper uses elastic after trunk's losing lid (8)

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[b]ODY + anagram of USES.

18d

Door staff turned handle here (4,3)

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19d

Continental areacool hedges endlessly fertile (7)

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A + F(RIC[h])AN.

20d

Picked up soldier's rank meat (6)

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Sounds like COLONEL.   The literal uses a secondary meaning.

22d

Howler monkey losing its head (5)

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[t]ERROR, as in a naughty child.

23d

Perhaps like hummus and nuts (5)

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Double definition, one jocular.