Times Cryptic #28783

2023-12-11

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Across

1a

Dog in New Jersey, one attached to army HQ (7)

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5a

Small tree father brought back, inspired by member's support (7)

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S(PA backwards)LING.

9a

Month amphibious troops originally introduced Dutch soldiers (9)

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THE R.M + I[ntroduced] + D + OR.

10a

Soft rock prince found in the Kent area (5)

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S(HAL)E.

11a

Odyssey of pair keeping 1987 car before one race (13)

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P(E-REG)R + I + NATION.

13a

Protractedly taken in about northern form of writing (8)

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LONG HA(N)D.

15a

Restrained introduction to history in class (6)

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C(H)ASTE, a bit of a chestnut.

17a

Conclusion: pig, frog and bulldog all do it (6)

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END IN G, of course.

19a

Walker's extremely smart luxury car (8)

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S[mar]T + ROLLER.

22a

Acquisitive individual tucking into my food, a former crooner (5-8)

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25a

Retired fellow at home in cattle-raising country (5)

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REG + IN.   An African industry that has recently faced difficult conditions.

26a

Deficit which can possibly lead to lengthy cold spell? (9)

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27a

Better thus to pen extremely leisurely song (7)

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CA(L[eisurel]Y)P + SO

28a

Twelve new rings Andy distributed (7)

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Down

1d

Black Aussie truck in Scottish island (4)

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2d

Become more inclined to visit writer penning tango (7)

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3d

Rugby fellow going over part of Belgium (5)

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4d

Needy girl kept by funky bloke (8)

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5d

Foul reportedly observed by police officer and daughter (6)

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6d

Nut cooking chips at Vigo regularly (9)

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Anagram of CHIPS AT + [v]I[g]O.

7d

Wine a woman briefly describes at last in slanting script (7)

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IT + ALIC[e] + [describe]S.

8d

Misguidedly get near her tropical tree (10)

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12d

Like some senior councillors raving under tree (10)

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14d

Polish gang set up attractive lure for victims (9)

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16d

Intractable objections raised principally by old sailors (8)

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18d

Abandoned Legoland, heading off for the Lifford area (7)

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Anagram of EGOLAND.   I had no idea where Lifford is, but it does sound Irish.

20d

Young chap carrying goods, a right dawdler! (7)

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LA(G,G + A +R)D.

21d

Art work little Albert's left in the open air (6)

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[al] FRESCO.

23d

Knowledgeable about getting hold of Rachmaninoff's first prelude (5)

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INT(R[acmaninoff])O

24d

Carry on adopting Oscar's ruse (4)

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