Times Cryptic #28840

2024-02-15

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Across

1a

King's after gold in two churches, one linked to Canterbury? (7)

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5a

One taking coat from female nurse, disregarding cold (7)

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

SHE(female), CARER(nurse) minus C(cold)

9a

Unusual for English clues to shed light (9)

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10a

Dominant mountain height near Austria's capital (5)

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11a

See you go to glory in a uniform (5)

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12a

Terrible nature of legitimacy abandoned by leader (9)

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

LAWFULNESS(legitimacy) minus the first letter

14a

Gleeful ratings at sea out of the control of others (4-10)

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17a

Engineers award for painting, perhaps (14)

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21a

He's backing music, say, by monster band (9)

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

HE’S, then ART(music, say) reversed after ORC(monster)

23a

Artist's drunk, unable to start (5)

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

BLOTTO(drunk) minus the first letter. This was a fingers crossed entry, turns out it is the Italian painter Lorenzo LOTTO

24a

Area provided a source of fibre (5)

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25a

Pine tree destroyed around about earthquake location (9)

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26a

Muscle's always rubbish when twisted (7)

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27a

County did deny W. Grace over catches (7)

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Down

1d

Top's a foot inside container (6)

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

A, FT(foot) inside CAN(container)

2d

A heavy vehicle driver killing doctor, runs off spouting insults (7)

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

A, BUS(heavy vehicle), then DRIVER minus DR(doctor) and R(runs)

3d

Worry about bad fluff and get agitated (9)

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4d

New account meant setter is sorted (11)

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5d

Setting for a cathedral clock (3)

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6d

Message me over trouble (5)

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7d

Instrumental players mature about current one (7)

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8d

Detail again what king does about fool (8)

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13d

Checking key measure of oxidisation (11)

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

the key of F, then the measure of oxidation could be a RUST RATING

15d

Big weapons British note missing from Welsh town (9)

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

got this from the definition, and had to look up a list of Welsh town names, thankfully it was near the front – ABERTILLERY minus B(British) and E(note)

16d

Take over spa but not hotel (8)

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HARROGATE(spa) minus H(hotel)

18d

Pluck the strings of a guitar that's needed for hard rock? (7)

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19d

Group starting our choir thanked everyone there that evening (7)

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20d

I'm surprised editor accepts European that's sought attention (6)

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22d

Authority with no power to wield (5)

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

EXPERT(authority) minus P(power)

25d

Tackle missing note in organ (3)

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

GEAR(tackle) minus G(note)