Times Cryptic #28808

2024-01-09

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1a

Doubt maiden's yielding (9)

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6a

Problem with a century plant (5)

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9a

Dolphin's mostly well out around slipway perhaps (7)

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10a

What might mix up a salt? (7)

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Anagram [mix] of UP A SALT

11a

Note fight in the vicinity (5)

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12a

A harvest and place to store it back in citadel (9)

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A, CROP (harvest), then SILO (place to store it – the harvest) reversed [back]

14a

Humour with appeal (3)

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15a

Like exhausted kangaroos that mustn't be touched (3,2,6)

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An amusing cryptic hint precedes the literal

17a

Newspaper going all out for joint ownership scheme (4,7)

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19a

Illness reportedly went quickly (3)

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20a

Fine example of hospice we renovated (9)

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22a

Poor in seven days if losing regularly (5)

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{i}N {s}E{v}E{n} D{a}Y{s} [losing regularly]

24a

Very impressive river, one where nothing is good (7)

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AMAZ0N (river) becomes AMAZIN when I (one) replaces 0 (nothing), then G (good)

26a

Eudora's strangely excited (7)

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27a

Ideal shot bags fifth of wickets (5)

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DRAM (shot – small measure of spirits), contains [bags] (wick}E{ts} [fifth]. We seem to have had a lot drams recently, but I suppose at this time of year they are seasonal.

28a

City to west end of the lake is drier (4,5)

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Down

1d

Mother's holding meetinga source of eruptions (5)

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2d

Eg, Liverpool game grips Everton and Anfield primarily (7)

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SPORT (game) contains [grips]  E{verton} + A{nfield} [primarily]

3d

Reckless drive around Oxford University (9)

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4d

Show by example type of coffee I consumed (11)

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5d

Fuel cutnot keeping hot (3)

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GAS{h} (cut) [not keeping hot]

6d

Clever Chinese dog, not English one (5)

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SHAR P{ei} (Chinese dog) [not English one]

7d

Sentimental girl invited to see garden left home (7)

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MAUD (girl invited to see garden), L (left), IN (home). Tennyson’s poem Maud begins: Come into the garden, Maud. It used to be widely known but is now probably unfamiliar to most under a certain age. It was also set to music as a popular song performed by Marie Lloyd. Quickie solvers may have had an advantage here as the poem was referenced in a clue set by Izetti last November.

8d

Deposed dictator accuses EU for being thrown out (9)

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13d

Umpire to falsify extended time given new time in cooler (11)

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REF (umpire), RIG (falsify), ERA (extended time), N (new), T (time)

14d

Oppose HST after understanding land's cut by line (9)

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16d

Moved flag right onto higher part of church (5,4)

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18d

Making fast million over old craze (7)

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19d

Fine good-for-nothing over blade (7)

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F (fine), then WASTER (good-for-nothing) reversed [over]

21d

Very old king I spotted in carriage (5)

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I contained by [spotted in], PRAM (carriage). Legendary King of Troy.

23d

Sing unknown poem by learner (5)

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25d

Yak burgers, fat and cabbage hearts (3)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

{bur}G{ers} + {f}A{t} + {cab}B{age} [hearts]