Times Cryptic #28786

2023-12-14

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1a

About to grasp what listeners go through (8)

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About is RE, into its grasp place EH for what(?) and EARS for listeners.

5a

Like newsprint to be profitable, protecting salesperson's turnover (6)

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A bit of Uxbridge English, perhaps. To be profitable will PAY, and a salesperson or REP turns over inside its protection.

8a

Plant shop has alarm at the front (5,5)

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9a

Intermediate stage completed after being put back a year (4)

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Completed is up, which is reversed (put back) and then a year becomes the abbreviation for Per Annum

10a

Compile hit clue for cracking sort of quiz! (8-6)

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11a

Those who catch rabbits, heading off after November (7)

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Take you pick from YABBERS or JABBERS  derived from rabbits (think Chas and Dave), knock the front off and replace with NATO November.

13a

Expressed frustration as small, hard blocks carelessly handled (7)

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Pshaw is a verb, apparently. S(mall) and H(ard) block PAWED for handled carelessly – perhaps that should be inappropriately in modern jurisprudence.

15a

One often powered by stream that's turned dry in June, finally (7)

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Dry is BRUT, which you turn and to which you add IN and the last letter of JunE

18a

Our team in the old days, when time, making transmission (7)

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I believe it’s in Bridge that our team goes down as WE. In the (old) old days is BC when is AS, add T(ime)

21a

Bigotry perhaps that's not tasteless? (14)

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Effectively a double definition.

22a

Carry off old drunk? (4)

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23a

Sort of cake you quietly consume after eleven? (6-4)

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U from textspeak for you (ugh!) P is quietly, a typical eleven constitutes a SIDE, and to consume is to DOWN.

24a

As one at first approaches, fancy going over the top? (6)

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The first letter of Approaches, then the rest is a rather whimsical definition of GREED

25a

A large scythe has been mislaid, so live without it (8)

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An anagram of A L(arge) SCYTHE for the manner of living with out “it” (know what I mean, he said, knowingly)

Down

1d

Am prone to abuse: I take it all back! (7)

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2d

Some pressure to pursue title that's held by cyclist (9)

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3d

Leading one has to get the record (7)

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Leading is ARCH (as in -bishop) then one has gives you I’VE

4d

Habit of minister when talking something over (7)

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5d

After experiences, twelve on vacation with expedition (9)

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After is POST, experiences the simple HAS and a vacated T(welv)E completes.

6d

Old man consuming wine drink recalled something spicy (7)

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Old man this time is PAPA KIR, made with wine and blackcurrant,  gets reversed (recalled) and inserted.

7d

Theatre permitted audience finally full (7)

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REP for theatre, LET for permitted and the last letter of audiencE

12d

Small set of wheels carried on a cycle (9)

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As in a basic car, carried gives RUN if your think of a newspaper carrying/publishing/running a story. Place it on A ROUND from a cycle.

14d

Sport, one a few find boring (9)

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Sport gives WEAR (I’m currently sporting a fetching Christmas jumper with a penguin, hence my title). One is I, a few is SOME.

16d

Endless Burgundy in green bottles (7)

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17d

Was revealing, like the costume one ordered? (7)

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18d

Little one quiet and rather pale (7)

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Little  is a WHIT, one is I, and SH comes from quiet!

19d

Old railway porter's maybe succeeded in freeing chest? (7)

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The UK railways used to be known as BR, porter is a kind of ALE, include the ‘S and S(ucceeded)

20d

Drew, possibly accompanying note, something taken from letter (7)

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