Times Cryptic #28835

2024-02-09

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Across

1a

Calamitous experience carrying disease endlessly spread (9)

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6a

Sailor coming into boozer finding shoe (5)

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9a

Harry brought back jam Mike's left in pot (5)

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10a

Lose with harpy playing rough sport (9)

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11a

One's in large part agile (7)

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I’S (one’s) contained by L (large) and SOME (part).

12a

See Welshwoman's delightful (7)

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13a

Bill about to receive care after a fever: strong tissue found (8,6)

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

NOSE (bill) reversed containing TEND (care), all after A + CHILL (fever).

17a

Theatrical work not however by one who's gone through Yale? (7,7)

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21a

Blessing to have well in African country (7)

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23a

Huge mass seen twice in turbulent Seine (7)

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25a

Principal location not started by court designer (9)

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26a

Wear armour occasionally? That's a mistake (5)

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

every other letter from wEaR aRmOuR.

27a

With water drained away notice spirit (5)

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28a

Study with current framework is rubbish (9)

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Down

1d

Explorer from Crown Dependency keeping a set line (8)

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

MAN (Isle of, Crown Dependency) containing all of A + GEL (set) + L (line).

2d

Was governor of prairie state maybe producing orders? (5)

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3d

Governess holding a ring for ideological leader (9)

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

AYAH (governess) containing A + TOLL (ring).

4d

Do excellent outside church night before festival? (7)

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

A1 (excellent) containing CH (church), then EVE (night before festival).

5d

Serious attention drawn to machine-gun emplacement? (7)

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6d

Shabby view on Doubleday's limits (5)

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7d

Port served with Indian dish, then seconds? (9)

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8d

Difficult day's ending in Hertfordshire town (6)

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TRING (Hertfordshire town) containing last of daY.

14d

Commotion bringing duchy near to ruin (3,3,3)

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15d

Bird run over crossing motorway in city (9)

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

GREBE (bird) + RUN all reversed, containing (motorway).

16d

My aircraft from time to time so piloted? (2,6)

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

cryptic hint, ‘George’ being the colloquial term for the autopilot on an aeroplane.

18d

Diesel adulterated to include new oil source (7)

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

anagram of DIESEL containing N (new).

19d

Son, sober perhaps, up for some cheese (7)

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

S (son), then NOT LIT (sober perhaps) reversed.

20d

On boat, British crewman in a delta (6)

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B (British) + OAR (crewman), all contained by A + D (delta).

22d

Current should be introduced to belted saw (5)

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24d

Arkwright almost reserving room for girl (5)

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