Times Cryptic #28792

2023-12-21

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1a

Chops given to a wife, one with teeth (7)

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5a

Like some robbers in film, angry to be tailed (7)

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inside PIC(film) insert IRATE(angry) minus the last letter

9a

Here cast your vote and get some tea (3)

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10a

Bidding to get digital assistance is inviting trouble (6,3,2)

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11a

Abuse: polite not to speak if you have it, they say (8)

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12a

False star explodes in middle of freeze-up (6)

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15a

Sleep easily at first, with this on pillow? (4)

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NAP(sleep) and the first letter of Easily

16a

Be found almost before noon on terrace, just the job (10)

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OCCUR(be) minus the last letter, then N(noon) after PATIO(terrace)

18a

Derisive remark cut short during Wendy's family tea (10)

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JEER(derisive remark) minus the last letter inside DARLING(in Peter Pan, the character was Wendy Darling)

19a

Thrust in the back perhaps, mad to spin round (4)

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22a

Country way, one guarded by police once (6)

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ST(way) and I(one) inside RUC(Royal Ulster Constabulary, police once)

23a

A minor way abroad is as wide as possible (8)

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the minor way is a B ROAD, add EST(is, abroad)

25a

Fast, table d'hôte initially unavailable as ordered (2,3,6)

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anagram of TABLE,D’HOTE and the first letter of Unavailable. I originally ignored checking the anagram and put in ON THE DOUBLE and was scratching my head later

27a

Strong emotion of father losing son (3)

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SIRE(father) minus S(son)

28a

Fail to pawn garment (4,3)

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29a

Intros from old radio broadcast (7)

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Down

1d

Poet being interrupted by love and later by onset of senility (7)

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HUMAN(being) containing  O(love) and the first letter of Senility separated. A Times setter once told me I should read more of him, so I wonder if this was one of his?

2d

Group with warden question inspector, confused about uniform (6,5)

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anagram of Q(question) and INSPECTOR surrounding U(uniform). Referring to the post of Lord WARDEN of the Cinque Ports

3d

Wide strip of bandage finally applied to heavy blow by hospital (6)

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last letter of bandagE after SWAT(heavy blow) and H(hospital)

4d

Alarming effect of the dawn chorus? (4-2,4)

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5d

One of the equinessome nicker (4)

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6d

Create new shape from frame riddled with rot (8)

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7d

Peak time, middle of work (3)

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8d

Townsman's spot over in nice development (7)

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13d

Anonymous informant given a short stretch (1,6,4)

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14d

In precarious health like Bede, needing fuel regularly to replace some energy (10)

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the VENERABLE Saint Bede, with alternating letters in fUeL replacing the first E(energy)

17d

I'm sorry, exercise books seem to be about a total of eleven (8)

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PE(exercise), and NT(books) surrounding I and TEN which can add to eleven

18d

Resting bouncer missing nothing at entrance to theatre (7)

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DOORMAN(bouncer) minus an O(nothing) in front of the first letter of Theatre

20d

Plead to keep too much in a workshop (7)

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21d

In lookout try to capture a grazing animal: artist failing (6)

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GO(try) containing A ZEBRA(grazing animal) minus RA(artist)

24d

Aeroplane manoeuvre not entirely crazy (4)

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26d

Money, and where to keep it? (3)

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