Times Cryptic #28843

2024-02-19

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1a

Some fancy a nice greenish-blue colour (4)

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3a

Wet blanket left with proceeds of robbery, say (10)

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10a

Deliver post, including notes identifying roof timber (9)

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RID (G,E) POLE.   A rather peculiar surface, with identifying as a peculiar connecting word.

11a

Apply pressure to withdraw from specialist (5)

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12a

US composer defending old times in country dwelling (7)

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C(O,T,T)AGE.

13a

Water down cement mix used by inspector (6)

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15a

Unrealistic hopes of rooks in flight? (7,2,3,3)

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18a

He painted a dancer and extremely old violin, originally (8,2,5)

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Anagram of A DANCER + O[l]D VIOLIN.   Biffed by me, and many others.

21a

Young male wolf, perhaps, meeting a Trojan queen (6)

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HE CUB + A.

23a

Unexpected role Garland's taken ona siren (7)

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26a

Source of heating abandoned by British tanker (5)

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27a

Concentrated way we count decimally: it's very easy at first (9)

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IN TENS + I[t’s] V[ery] E[asy].

28a

Fish markets principally in Scottish island, and German one (10)

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BARRA (M) UND + I.

29a

Sounds made by seagulls in stable yard (4)

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Down

1d

Grain, bivalve mollusc, and roadside plant (10)

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2d

Check uranium in mine entrance (5)

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4d

Took part in parade, urged to protect commander (9)

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PR(O.C)ESSED.

5d

Leader of Italy no longer with us provided with inspiration (5)

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6d

Furtiveness shown by duck in south (7)

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7d

Practise too hard in cricket period, having a number of coaches (9)

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8d

Expression of disapproval over universal ballet wear (4)

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9d

Happen to live well at last, having crossed Cornish river (6)

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BE (FAL) [wel]L.

14d

Intelligence of supporter on good terms with current head (10)

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16d

Duck coming across large person wielding spadelike tool (9)

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17d

Land due to turbulence? That's knotty (9)

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19d

Where fish may be kept, as in part of opera (7)

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20d

Where two gentlemen were putting up an old cleric (6)

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AN O REV upside down.

22d

Valediction from a girl at Brussels (5)

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A DI, EU.   Doesn’t really work, IMO.

24d

Suppressing anger, see water flowing through Nantes (5)

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25d

Search jazz group, missing nothing (4)

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