Times Cryptic #28852

2024-02-29

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Across

1a

Tweet to thwart censure at last (4)

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3a

Opening somehow meant for severe critic (7,3)

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10a

Screech animal near a rock face heard (9)

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11a

Monkey shown without tail in animation (5)

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

VERVET(a monkey) minus the last letter. I was going to say that VERVET was paying us a visit from Mephisto-land, it has apparently appeared once in a Mephisto in 2009 and a daily in 2016 where I commented that I had to get it from wordplay

12a

Assist insect swallowing close to sunken well (7)

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

BEE(insect) containing the last letter of sunkeN, then FIT(well)

13a

Everything written into autonomous program for election (6)

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15a

Rapid series of visits organised to Welsh pits and to old city (7-4,4)

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18a

Mayor in Barnet has almost beaten Labour (11,4)

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21a

Smear live fish ingesting uranium (6)

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23a

Roman general an old man seizing control (7)

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26a

American soldier coming in to deliver for firm (5)

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27a

Dependable but left out, is worker acknowledged? (3-6)

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28a

Eco-friendly member shows talent in garden (5,5)

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29a

Pearl: article buried in garden plot? (4)

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Down

1d

Quick and brilliant black winger through on the outside (4,6)

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

ACE(brilliant), B(black), OWL(winger) surrounded by PER(through). Cricketing term.

2d

Mine working for Spike useful in upward mobility? (5)

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4d

Cunning fellows housed in suitable accommodation (9)

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

ART(cunning) and MEN(fellows) inside APT(suitable)

5d

Observe that judge has left target for tabloid? (5)

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

CELEBRATE(observe) minus RATE(judge)

6d

Cover of loveless work penned by revolutionary author (7)

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

remove O(love) from NOVEL(work) inside POE(author) reversed

7d

Traveller to drive back, lukewarm about P&O (5,4)

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

RAM(drive) reversed, then COOL(lukewarm) surrounding P… then O at the end

8d

Vegetable energy going into upped swan? (4)

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

E(energy) inside PEN(swan) reversed

9d

Positive result for Formula One team's head (6)

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

PRO(for), FI(formula one), then the first letter of Team

14d

Soy trade disrupted after doctor cooked without oil (3-7)

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16d

Roman historian discounting first class colleges (3,6)

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

LIVY(Roman historian) minus the first letter, then LEAGUE(class)

17d

Bar limits changes leading to group loyalty (9)

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19d

An adolescent male dressed at last in rubber finding wealth (7)

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20d

Worm that is wrapped around in anorak (6)

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

IE(that is) inside NERD(anorak)

22d

He was a Dutch painter? Utter nonsense (5)

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24d

Fitness expert rare commodity in Middle East? (5)

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25d

Getting rook inside sack is a game (4)

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