Times Cryptic #28887

2024-04-10

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1a

Irish clan established around Priesthaggard originally (4)

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P inside SET = established. We’ve had this recently, so I knew it.

3a

Landlord initially thrown by elusive girl's rental arrangement (10)

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SUBTLE = elusive, lose the L (landlord initially thrown), add NANCY the girl.

9a

Frenchman introducing canon backing restoration (7)

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11a

Wood turns tail, having left instrument in the kitchen (7)

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TIMBER (wood) has its tail turned, for TIMBRE, add L. For once when I saw kitchen I thought percussion section right away.

12a

Broadcast losing sad musical slide (9)

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13a

Character in Thessaloniki carrying home money (5)

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14a

Enticing berries I still mostly supply (12)

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(BERRIES I STIL[L])*.

18a

Useful publicity label on vehicle taking MDMA round the States (12)

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AD (publicity) VAN (vehicle) TAG (label) E (ecstasy, MDMA), O (round) US (the States).

21a

Idiot crossing motorway? That's out of order (5)

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22a

Holy Willie, type involved with choir (9)

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24a

European in South Africa left Durban for example (7)

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SA with E inside, PORT for left.

25a

Conspicuous way to accommodate a legal right (7)

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ST (street, way) has A LIEN inserted.

26a

What's shown by a couple of Liberals briefly sharing equally? (5-5)

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27a

In Massachusetts, a respected national leader once (4)

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1d

Sultan's palace complex is large and old (8)

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(IS LARGE)*, O.

2d

Joke I'd set up and attempt, expressing expert opinion (8)

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4d

Old soldier's high-class article about hard left (5)

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U (high class) AN (article) with H L (hard left) inserted. Uhlans were light cavalry soldiers in various European countries, originally Polish.

5d

Body artist first to support military pageant (9)

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6d

Miners rational about famous statue, endlessly studying figures (13)

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7d

Scandinavian chap raised one in the Washington area (6)

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RON (a chap) is raised > NOR, DC with I inserted.

8d

Cowardly to react thus to being hurt? (6)

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10d

Musical politician overwhelmed by bridge-player's tragic day (4,4,5)

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WEST’S (a bridge player’s), IDES (tragic day) TORY politician.

15d

Most of deprived area in resort, one serving Italian food (9)

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SPA (resort), GHETT[O]= mostly deprived area, I (one).

16d

A lot of skill required to capture neat craft? (8)

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17d

A second US statesman perhaps, not a political enabler (8)

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A, S (second) SEN[A]TOR.

19d

Old woman's ultimately serious condition, a rocky situation (6)

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MA’S (old woman’s) S (end of serious) IF (condition). As in the Massif Central in France, for example.

20d

Asian dish having edge over a French fricassee initially (6)

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LIP (edge) reversed, A, F[rench] F[ricassee].

23d

Advance after crossing island (5)

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