Across
I run a check on currency for brother (10)
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FRANC (currency), I, SCAN (run a check)
Walk with one in fur, spending time later (4)
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STOA{t} (one in fur,) [spending – losing – time later – not the first ‘t’]
One painting a capital but not one other city (7)
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RA (one painting – Royal Academician), V{i}ENNA (a capital) [but not one]. I struggled forever with this as I didn’t know the Italian city despite its appearance in a puzzle in September 2022 when I also didn’t know it.
Early stage in imagination (7)
Get high up to install large sort of panel (5)
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SOAR (get high up) containing [to install] L (large)
Task force for Hull City? (5,4)
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A straight definition with a cryptic hint. Another clue that gave me grief. I didn’t know the answer, and as for wordplay, whilst I guessed Hull City FC might have a nickname, I didn’t know it is ‘The Tigers’ so that cut off both lines of approach. SOED defines Tiger Team as: colloq. a team of specialists in a particular field brought together to work on specific tasks.
Hopeful lawyer's second drink? On the wagon, in emergency (9-6)
Unfortunately deaf following last hymn or anthem (4,2,2,7)
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Anagram [unfortunately] of DEAF F (following) LAST HYMN OR. The Welsh National Anthem.
Fraudulently obtained title with cash for sport (9)
Nearly laid out by a tree (5)
Very keen daughter replacing front of hands-free device (4,3)
Cut and separate a few lines (3,4)
For a kiss, cut down strong drink (4)
One nearest almost slack, very close to death (2,8)
Down
Anticipate no relaxation during trip (9)
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0 REST (no relaxation) contained by [during] FALL (trip)
Volume concealed by a zip that will go under the hammer (5)
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V (volume) contained (concealed] by A + NIL (zip)
Belligerent allies, we suggested (7,6)
Small pine for one, or spruce (7)
Suffering pins and needles by the fire (7)
One in fifty seven teens not very excitable (9)
Sailor on motor yacht turning around southern gulf (5)
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AB (sailor), then MY (motor yacht) reversed [turning] containing [around] S (southern). It was handy that this unusual word came up in a Jumbo I blogged at the end of October. Non-Jumbo solvers may have needed a bit longer to work it out.
Defensive position mad character had about source of cash, indeed (3,4,6)
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FORT (defensive position) + HATTER (mad character) containing [about] ATM (source of cash). ‘The Hatter’ appears in both Lewis Carroll’s Alice books but he is never referred to as ‘The Mad Hatter’. The definition and answer are both used for emphasis and in some contexts may be interchangeable.
"Mountain church," a gospel standard (9)
Stones are remarkable for echoes (9)
Wet month abroad? Lots of them (7)
For safety switches housing benefit with bachelor — cunning type making the case (4,3)
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FOX (cunning type) contains [making the case for] USE (benefit) + B (bachelor). In legal documents use of, or access to something (e.g. land) may be described as a benefit.
Apparently embarrassed prosecutor upset poisoner (5)
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RED (apparently) + DA (prosecutor – District Attorney) reversed [upset]
Pence and shillings raised in charity work by David (5)
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