Times Cryptic #28857

2024-03-06

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1a

Could men possibly like The Times' pages? (8)

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5a

Minister's aide's retreat about key company (6)

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DEN (retreat) about A (key), CO.

8a

Those used to sea voyages following one existing stomach remedy (5,5)

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9a

Fish that is lacking tail (4)

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Fish here is plural; ID EST is Latin for that is, normally abbr. to i.e., and IDE is a fish found in crosswords and fresh water.

10a

Working police train son, having authority over him? (2,4,8)

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11a

Functions introducing eastern European school of painting's style (7)

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SINES (trig functions), insert E for eastern, add E for European. 13th – 15th C school of art in Siena. Nothing to do with Chinese sino-.

13a

Gets on "soundly" without women in general (4,3)

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15a

Issued blood without too much kept stored (7)

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18a

Stuffing cod, say, work with a bit of pasta like macaroni (7)

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FISH (e.g. cod) has OP and P[asta] inserted. “Macaroni” was a 17th C term for foppishly dressed men. Allegedly the penguin species was so-called by sailors because of its yellow head crest like the foppish fashion of the era.

21a

Is Israel concerned with splitting element for source of power? (7,7)

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FACTOR (element) has IS SION RE (= is Israel concerned with), inserted. Dunce’s corner if you biffed NUCLEAR early on and had to change it.

22a

Official record showing a court answer (4)

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23a

Make poor group of African warriors keep quiet about past (10)

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IMPI our warriors, insert OVER (past) add SH (quiet).

24a

Poet mostly reserved about source of rhymes (6)

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R[hymes] inserted into BOOKE[D]. Rupert the poet.

25a

Boyfriend is guy Manon treated roughly (5,3)

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1d

Transparent sheet for animation, one in suspect scale (7)

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a CEL is used for creating cartoon animations, SUS[pect] has I (one) inserted.

2d

See porky in undergarment? Extremely far from ugly (9)

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3d

Astonishing feat of vehicle moving up in race (7)

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CAR reversed inside MILE race.

4d

Cut up over politician on the French case (7)

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5d

Criminal chap for a bit of bovver? (9)

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6d

Who may take characters (or letters) from Alberta via Toronto? (7)

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7d

Supervise setting poetry in Old English (7)

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VERSE inside O E.

12d

One nursed by tireless flying doctor? (9)

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(TIRELESS)* with I inserted.

14d

To him, sins destroyed religious belief (9)

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16d

Where one sees retired skater run for captain? (7)

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a retired skater would be OFF (the) ICE, add R for run.

17d

Fuss about station food in Mexico (7)

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18d

Pelt round after one so wildly (7)

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19d

Cautiously introduce powerowns home without energy (5,2)

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P (power) HAS (owns) E (energy) IN (home).

20d

Make rough speed north round outskirts of Slough (7)

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HARE = speed, insert S[loug]H, add N[orth].