Times Cryptic #28816

2024-01-18

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1a

Written from right to left, old Indonesian language (6)

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4a

Barbirolli's lead is helpful for musicians (8)

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10a

Royal imprisoning current extremists in powerful rule (9)

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PRINCE(royal) containing I(current) and the external letters in PowerfuL

11a

Maybe dreaded figure, one of the White Russians from the east (5)

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12a

English setters one's perhaps seen on a farm (3)

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13a

Holiday for jazz fans, hosting broadcasting mogul (11)

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Jazz singer BILLIE Holiday, containing ON AIR(broadcasting)

14a

What could fasten loose cover back on stool (6)

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anagram of COVER and the last letter of stooL. You could think of this as an all-in-one

16a

Sober people hosting partymum's in a state (7)

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AA(Alcoholics Anonymous, sober people) containing LAB(Labour party), then MA(mum)

19a

Beauty queen hasn't succeeded, cutting line in phrase badly (7)

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the beauty queen is MISS WORLD, remove an S(succeeded) and a L(line)

20a

Models of Apple's business transactions? (6)

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Apple’s business transactions could be iDEALS

22a

Select players in wigs inspiring joyousness regularly (6,5)

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CHIDES(wigs, one of the definition in Collins is “to berate severely) containing alternating letters in jOyOuSnEsS

25a

Peer has no clothing, as coming from Rome (3)

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EQUAL(peer) minus the external letters

26a

Priest holding firm is a cause of complaints (1,4)

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27a

Poem about area east of Himalayas? It's effervescent stuff (9)

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ODE(poem) containing A(area) after RANGE(Himalayas?)

28a

Store diamonds bagged by gutless accomplice for fence (8)

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STOCK(store) then D(diamonds) inside the external letters of AccomplicE

29a

Primitive man brooking no delay (6)

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Down

1d

Specialist with logs put up a new platform (6)

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A, and N(new) reversed, then PIER(platform). The logs are mathematical

2d

Failing to drink round by bar that's silent (9)

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VICE(failing) surrounding O(round) next to LESS(bar – think of “I have all the answers in the puzzle bar this one”)

3d

Old Testament figure penning account for another (5)

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5d

One may have a reservation in diner, out to lunch with a maniac (8,6)

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anagram of IN,DINER and A, MANIAC. Maybe not the most politically correct clue…

6d

Downsizing personnel occupies founder over long period (9)

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7d

Yankee boards transport that's cut fare from Asia (5)

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US(Yankee) inside SHIP(transport) minus the last letter

8d

Way to separate characters in small pub ingesting speed (5,3)

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9d

Eccentric apprised of Cold War's cause (5,2,7)

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15d

Cuts of meat? Approve of what's put in chow mein, maybe (9)

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17d

Like a tie that's uncool with a couple of lines on it (3,6)

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SQUARE(uncool), under A, L,L(couple of lines)

18d

Horse and zebras periodically escaping pounds (8)

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SMACK(heroin, horse) and alternating letters in zEbRaS

21d

Brand using digital tech is to prove a winner (4,2)

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23d

Three rings interwoven with very large moulding (5)

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Three O’s(rings) containing V(very) and L(large)

24d

Flipping pasta sauces: dear! (5)

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