Times Cryptic #28820

2024-01-23

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1a

Rule broken by halfwit put in new position (8)

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5a

Bone that always has one end in the centre (6)

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The cryptic hint refers to the radius of a circle which has one of its ends in the centre.

9a

Part of foreign capital deposited with financial institution (4,4)

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10a

As fish may be, but not bird or mammal (6)

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12a

Supporter's trust slightly disturbed, with second coming first (5)

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13a

Planning on behalf of crew about start of strike (9)

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FOR (on behalf of) + EIGHT (crew of a rowing boat) containing [about] S{trike} [start of…]

14a

Trips learner, shattering computer peripheral (5,7)

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18a

Contest held by idiot the writer has planned to avoid (12)

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EVENT (contest) contained [held] by PRAT (idiot), I‘VE (the writer has)

21a

Pressure inside Venus or a wildly exploding star (9)

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P (pressure) contained by [inside] anagram [wildly] of VENUS OR A. Now where else have I seen this very recently…

23a

First of all, routinely attend thus in officenine to five, say (5)

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24a

A minor thoroughfare, not in this country (6)

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A, B-ROAD (minor thoroughfare)

25a

Part of scale that is least fragile (8)

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26a

Score less than centurythat's significant after losing first wicket (6)

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{w}EIGHTY (significant) [losing first letter of wicket].  100 (century) minus [less] 20 (score) = 80.

27a

Compelling reform of phony movement out of control (8)

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Down

1d

OT prophet endlessly pursuing king's pleasure (6)

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2d

Uphold placing a female over company (6)

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3d

Reconstruct a buttress for lower level (9)

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4d

Good diversion set up in poll that may accompany proposal (12)

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G (good), then FUN (diversion) reversed [set up] and contained [in] ELECTION (poll). Traditionally a proposal of marriage is supposed to be made on bended knee.

6d

Finally reduced world records (5)

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7d

Without costume, cross water (8)

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8d

Collective punishment? Certainly not (8)

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11d

It's in support I and a Conservative assembled for appeasing (12)

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IT contained by [in] PROP (support) + I + A + TORY (Conservative). Another unknown.

15d

Turning over stylish reading (9)

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16d

Person losing faitha part of body has run out (8)

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A, P{r}OSTATE (part of body) [run out]

17d

Overtake European in odd display of par golf (8)

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19d

Where credibility helps? It may stand without further probe, ultimately (6)

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STET (it may stand – cancel deletion) containing [without] {furthe}R + {prob}E [ultimately]. As in ‘Street Cred’.

20d

Reference work that's turned up, figuratively speaking (6)

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22d

Cook in pan (5)

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