Times Cryptic #28864

2024-03-14

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1a

A bit more, but not all about that one facing charges? (7)

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

A TAD(bit) surrounded by MORE but not all of it. Very nice clue to get us going.

5a

Benito's right wing view (7)

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the last letter of benitO and PINION(wing)

9a

Fall on mountainsee man in pain (9)

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10a

Shared place (5)

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11a

Dickensian school line on health body so spurious (9,4)

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L after an anagram of HEALTH,BODY,SO. My last in – I’ve never read Nicholas Nickleby

13a

No closed range? Start shooting (4,4)

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15a

After reflection, nothing brought to attention in row (6)

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17a

Aslan to start with, Universal God for Lewis? (6)

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19a

Lugosi perhaps in lift shortly finding satirist (8)

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the original Universal count Dracula, BELA Lugosi inside RAISE(lift) minus the last letter. I started reading Pantagruel once, but I don’t think I finished it.

22a

Tricky to do, anagram is for Luke's brick (4,9)

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25a

Substance used to treat Liberal Party Secretary (1-4)

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26a

What held up fleet heading for Troy? (6,3)

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27a

Bone in grave Greek character returned (7)

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28a

Here lies Rovaniemi, a place bathed in light (7)

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A, PL(place) inside LAND(light)

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1d

Bird that was finally caught in ditch (4)

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2d

Garbage close to streetmove awkwardly (7)

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3d

Duke and king behind plan (5)

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4d

Applied science, setting temperature in garden feature (8)

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5d

Old fool conserving energy spotted cat (6)

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6d

All the rage, perfectly cool, causing offence (9)

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7d

Flatter one couple embracing the ne plus ultra? (7)

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I(one), MATE(couple), containing IT(the ne plus ultra, extreme perfection)

8d

Allergy symptom spreading threatens to devour learner (6,4)

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anagram of THREATENS containing L(learner)

12d

For city new galleons are French (3,7)

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14d

Make face consuming good spring eggs in jelly (9)

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FROWN(make a face) containing G(good), SPA(spring)

16d

Furious cook with extremely antisocial air (8)

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MAD(furious), RIG(cook), and the external letters of AntisociaL

18d

Game in scholarly book including piggy back? (7)

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TOME(scholarly book) containing SOW(piggy) reversed. A golf game where you play as a team of two.

20d

Recalling trouble seaman moves to curb current (7)

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anagram of SEAMAN containing I(current)

21d

Business graduate lying in woodprepare for burial (6)

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23d

Miles to be covered in carriage, or long walk (5)

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24d

Poor houses left unlocked? (4)

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