Times Cryptic #28819

2024-01-22

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1a

Contribute 100? Doubly cool! (4,2)

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4a

Chilling mostly after injurythat's good to hear (8)

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10a

Confirm a north-eastern shipping route (3,4)

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11a

Victor ignores second flower (7)

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12a

Be inconsistent, with indignant cry interrupting informal greeting (2-2)

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13a

Scorned AA invention twice by the road, ultimately (4-6)

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15a

Screen finally put between hot drink and letters for protection (5,4)

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16a

Hiked and had something to eat, skipping starter (5)

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18a

Initially, banana skin repelled censor (5)

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19a

Fruit from gloomy northern town you might gather (9)

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21a

I understand that you may bring home this philosopher (5,5)

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23a

Instrument seen during family reunion (4)

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26a

In the middle of a very entertaining new song's finale (7)

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27a

Maybe hotter place in Africa (7)

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28a

Gifted man secures a fast time (8)

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29a

A trial to net billions, if everything goes perfectly (2,4)

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Down

1d

Plum to throw at the bottom of copper (5)

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2d

Canine, say, is barking regardless (2,3,4)

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3d

State the words of a coward? (4)

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

I RAN.

5d

All hooch nearly drunk? Here's more! (7)

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6d

Parent and child clipped plane? Rubbish (5,5)

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7d

Hear no sound from stable (5)

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8d

Is a father able to briefly vote for national celebration? (6,3)

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

CAN A DAD + AY[e].

9d

Iron bar sent north over area that covers Indiana? (6)

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

FE + ROD upside-down over A.    I built this from the cryptic, and just realized it is Indiana Jones that is meant.

14d

I have the same women's clothing on, and a flower? (10)

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15d

Internet whiz nearby cut off (9)

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17d

Official opinion of the conga, perhaps? (5,4)

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19d

Small creature in wine drunk by queen, possibly (7)

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

BE(ASTI)E, a queen bee, presumably.   I was thinking of the queen of the Netherlands, not sure if she was still alive or not, but now I see what the setter meant.

20d

Worried about small vessels (1-5)

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22d

Become large and emit a threatening noise (5)

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24d

Greet cuckoo and another bird (5)

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25d

Muscle problem hit hard when standing up (4)

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

TONK upside-down.