Times Cryptic #28865

2024-03-15

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1a

More than one outdoor market carries beers hiding short volume (3-4,5)

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8a

Means of payment most recently in Indian currency, not English (7)

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LAST (most recently) in PICE (Indian currency) without (not) E (English) Did not know PICE, but PLASTIC was easy enough to see when I had crossing letters.

9a

Top bidnever the bottom (2-5)

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11a

Frame horse by a male illustrator (7)

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RACK (frame) H (horse) + (by) A M (male) Illustrator Arthur Rackham was well-known for his many illustrations.

12a

Stomach time when Henry's missing in prison (7)

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HOUR (time) without (when …’s missing) H (Henry) in CAGE (prison) This took me ages to see, for no good reason.

13a

Guide map includes capital of India (5)

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PLOT (map) around (includes) first letter (capital) of INDIA

14a

Spread dissent about record lack of enthusiasm (9)

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16a

Unusual tip re corn: grow in alternating rows (9)

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19a

Time to abandon beer, one included with the champers? (5)

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T (time) removed from (to abandon) BITTER (beer)

21a

Composer penning key scores (7)

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23a

Nut by net's opposite rivet (7)

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24a

Stone for engagement day no girl's sent back (7)

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25a

Bird returning in autumn, a lot roosting (7)

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26a

During awful siege appeal follows emperor's liberal acts (12)

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IT ([sex] appeal) after (follows) NERO’S (emperor’s) in (during) anagram of (awful) SIEGE

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1d

Where one might sing anthem's opening line (7)

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CHANCE (opening) L (line) As in, “I saw a chance/opening/opportunity to accomplish XYZ.”. I suspected CHANCEL early on, but kept doubting myself because of the misleading wordplay suggested by ‘anthem’s opening’.

2d

Baker perhaps chasing rodent: something toothy (7)

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3d

Working, approach Emergency Room about temperature measurement device (9)

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ON (working) COME (approach) + ER (Emergency Room) around (about) T (temperature)

4d

Fizzy drink tons mostly kept ready (5)

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T (tons) almost all of (mostly) ON ICE (kept ready) Wanted this to be FANTA and couldn’t see past that.

5d

Overwhelm a small Scots settlement with 500 (7)

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A S (small) TOUN (Scots settlement) + (with) D (500)

6d

Train from east expected outside Bombay, perhaps (7)

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E (east) DUE (expected) around (outside) CAT (Bombay, perhaps) I confess to not knowing the Bombay cat, and originally tried EDUGINE.

7d

Took a quiet stayI settled into valued surroundings (12)

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A P (quiet) PROP (stay) + I in (settled into … surroundings) RATED (valued)

10d

All the papers united over revolting process of coercion (12)

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PRESS (all the papers) U (united) + (over) RISING (revolting)

15d

Go for a revolutionary number one sausage (9)

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17d

Land for cultivation I get all prepared (7)

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18d

Piece of ginger? Initially rare one unknown among roots? (7)

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first letter of (initially) R + I (one) Z (unknown) in (among) HOME (roots?) RHIZOME is an underground stem producing roots, like ginger, say.

19d

Early car company's enthusiasm at rising appeal (7)

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20d

Bard's lover Romeo, one mixing with louts (7)

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R (Romeo) I (one) anagrammed (mixing) with LOUTS Troilus and Cressida, never read it.

22d

Likely loner unpaired since turning up (5)

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