Times Cryptic #28881

2024-04-03

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1a

Wow! Female in New Jersey, say, making bloomer (10)

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COR (wow!) N[ew], F[emale], LOWER (a cow).

6a

Member has pounds, investing one million (4)

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LB (libra, pounds), insert I M.

10a

Money-spinner goes on line in The Apprentice (7)

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L[ine], EARNER = money-spinner.

11a

Showed anger in society, like brothers in the hood? (7)

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S[ociety], COWLED = in hoods.

12a

Swallowing umpteenth tablet, unsettled in flight (2,3,4)

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OWING (unsettled, as in a bill), insert NTH (umpteenth) E (tablet).

13a

Most of this person's large feet (5)

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I AM BI[G] would be [most of] this person’s large.

14a

Hardy female grasping right head adornment (5)

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15a

Wasn't sure English model despised clothes (9)

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HATED (despised) with E SIT (model) inserted.

17a

Switch positions round areas for sailing in quiet time (3,6)

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20a

King of Northumbria emerged drained by victory (5)

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21a

Place this person left, backing out of it? (3,2)

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all reversed, PUT (place) I (this person) L[eft].

23a

Four-letter word from guy probing complex matter (9)

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25a

Work to improve image and appearance that is plain (7)

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PR (work to improve image), AIR (appearance), I.E. (that is).

26a

E.g. pine to put on odd bits of bling that's unimpressive (3,4)

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DEAL (e.g. pine) after B[l]I[n]G.

27a

Huge amount of money for a swanky residence (4)

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28a

Caught in squall, egret toppled pretty quickly (10)

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1d

It's played in place people are confined with ball (5)

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CELL (where people are confined), O (ball).

2d

Criticise and maybe drone on loudly, getting meal (5,4)

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3d

Oddly, finer dress stores maintain no returns policy (7,7)

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4d

Monstrous error when defending dissolute heirs (7)

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5d

Even heartless crimes stopped by good standards (7)

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E[ve]N, SINS (crimes), insert G[ood].

7d

Periodically miss old cover of Adam Faith (5)

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m I s S o L d, A[da]M

8d

Ordered to imprison lousy red for not rising (9)

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9d

Selfish hoarder of alcohol those people put out after party (3,2,3,6)

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14d

Cheers small canine, pointer according to Spooner (6-3)

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16d

Least tasteful twit dares to get a make-over (9)

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18d

Poet one introduced to Eliot, initially, around spring (7)

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Eliot was Thomas Stearns knows as T S, “around” is S T, insert I (one), add WELL for spring. There were three Sitwell siblings who wrote, but Edith was the poetic one; I’m not likely to read their works but I have visited their stately “pile” at Renishaw Hall near Sheffield, which has some nice paintings.

19d

Stick up banks in Lancashire, which is interesting (7)

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BATON (stick) reversed, L[ancashir]E.

22d

Fish like sashimi, say, in wrapping of tinfoil (5)

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T[infoi]L with RAW inserted.

24d

Musician's very beastly utterance about officer (5)

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