Times Cryptic #28788

2023-12-16

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1a

Mollusc shell from Lima, just under half an inch across (4)

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3a

Keeping birds, one caught cutting a bird of prey (10)

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9a

Dark exclamation from protester? (3,4)

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11a

How many people solve the Times cryptic, theoretically? (2,5)

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12a

Say, Ron's brother's admitting evidence of debt? That's appalling! (9)

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13a

Get rid of Democrat before long (5)

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14a

North happily distributed charity (12)

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18a

Fast start from a quiet side of Yorkshire (3,9)

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21a

Minute break lying back in hammock (5)

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22a

Reproduce shocking article about European power (9)

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24a

Kill enemy guarding large object at sea (3,4)

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25a

Good German downhiller having shed kilo is more feisty (7)

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26a

Turncoat Yankee hosting Poles for a short time (10)

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27a

Beastly house by end of esplanade that's an eyesore (4)

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Down

1d

Tory locum beginning to transmit disdain (8)

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2d

Drug sustaining a heavenly body! (8)

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4d

Sign right in middle of Spanish port (5)

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5d

Angry British editor of dubious pedigree (9)

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6d

Insect collector left pet spider to one, unexpectedly (13)

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7d

On horseback, Ruth is arrogant (6)

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8d

Uninhibited attention due to you once (6)

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10d

Poor Agnes beset by gold bits of furniture which took some cleaning (6,7)

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15d

Most vulgar traits we'd worked on (9)

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16d

Romantic that is embracing old ringmaster (8)

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17d

An exclamation on seeing how Eliot's poems were signed? (2,6)

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19d

Head of Supreme Court about to shred legal document (6)

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20d

Parasite found in contents of Samos kebab (6)

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23d

A silver-lined handheld comms device (5)

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