Times Cryptic #28761

2023-11-15

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Across

1a

Pass through edges of thoroughfare packed with partygoers (8)

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5a

Front component removed from funny eyepiece (6)

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10a

Ignoring the odds, tell couple to run off together (5)

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

alternate letters as above.

11a

Birda crow, saypossibly eating spiders at first (9)

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

(A CROW SAY)* with S[piders] inserted.

12a

Cultured Liberal taken in by long set of policies (5,4)

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PINE (long) has ARTY and L inserted.

13a

The best European diet (5)

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14a

Gentleman left ring burning for some meat (7)

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SIR (gentleman) L[eft], O (ring) IN (burning e.g. a fire is in).

16a

Thick slice of bread I put safely back (6)

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18a

Family-friendly car in close to immaculate condition (6)

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20a

Exasperated PA losing head in front of journalist (7)

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PA here meaning public address system, TANNOY, loses its head

22a

After knocking back ten, was the boss tipsy? (5)

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23a

Every single carriage fitted with extremely snazzy, comfy seat (4,5)

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EA (each, every) S[ingle], CHAIR (carriage as in sedan chair?) insert Y the end of snazzy.

25a

Shelter to use here in a storm (9)

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26a

Festivities drag in the end, unfortunately (5)

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27a

Bearing in mind love liberates hearts (6)

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NOTHING (love) loses H.

28a

Unruly individual crude after drink? Indeed! (8)

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Down

1d

Step required to break lock and gain unlawful entry (8)

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2d

Grieve endlessly following a romantic affair (5)

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3d

Terribly nervy when on date, sometimes (5,3,3,4)

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4d

Piece of bagel placed in dry container (7)

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

SEC (dry) TIN (container) insert O for bagel, zero in tennis.

6d

You almost succeeded locating obscure novel (5,3,2,5)

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7d

Current facility supporting large debt (9)

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L[arge] I (current) ABILITY (facility).

8d

Welsh chap inviting me in for chips and dips for two (6)

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9d

Valuable things like TVs? (6)

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15d

Tough soldiers not speaking about the final part of WWII (9)

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RE (soldiers) SILENT, insert I the end of WWII.

17d

One horribly sad year, it seems to me (1,4,3)

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19d

Joke always largely upset square (4,2)

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

all reversed, PUN (joke) EVE[r] = always largely.

20d

Author mostly concerned with having no luxuries (7)

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21d

American city gift stores selling tat, primarily (6)

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

BOON (gift) with S T inserted.

24d

Tolerate everything that hurts! (5)

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