Times Cryptic #28892

2024-04-16

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Across

1a

Ousted duke's son accepted in genteel circle (8)

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5a

Severe police officer removed from locality (6)

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{di}STRICT (locality) [police officer – DI – removed]

9a

Smoked beef initially introduced by former music academy (8)

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PAST (former), RAM (music academy – Royal Academy of Music), I{ntroduced) [initially]

10a

Group given hint about measure of intelligence (6)

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12a

Give up doctor resorted to in moment of change (7,5)

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15a

Nonsense about former pupil being zombie! (5)

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16a

Bug in can beginning to eat fruit (9)

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ANGER (bug) contained by [in] TIN, then E{at} [beginning]

18a

Possibly honour boy attendant identifying leaf (5,4)

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19a

Move quickly round university, finding something to eat (5)

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TROT (move quickly) containing [round] U (university)

20a

US docker is eager to meet rider leaving sierra (12)

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24a

A carriage originally seen in ancient French city (6)

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25a

Screechy birds regularly encountered in southern river (8)

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{b}I{r}D{s} [regularly] contained by [in] S (southern) + TRENT (river)

26a

American tug with sizable barge finally behind (6)

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YANK (tug) , {sizabl}E + {barg}E [finally]

27a

A depression overcoming that woman's supporter (8)

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A, DENT  (depression) containing [overcoming] HER (that woman)

Down

1d

Immature 13, say, at university in Pennsylvania (4)

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2d

Small rodent heading off for river (4)

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{m}OUSE (small rodent) [heading off]

3d

Relaxed, Peter and I, out for a spin (9)

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4d

One arguing with Republican protester? Not the first (12)

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6d

Source of terrible cheek about high-class plant (5)

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T{errible} [source of…] + LIP (cheek) containing [about] U (high-class)

7d

Questioner at home gave up on men one's arrested (10)

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IN (at home), then I’S (one’s) contained [arrested] by QUIT (gave up) + OR (men)

8d

Possibly outing blokes initially taking such medical remedies (10)

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11d

Apathetic trade union relaxed ahout conclusion of action (12)

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UNITE (trade union) + RESTED (relaxed) containing {actio}N [conclusion]

13d

In brothers' house cultivate liliaceous plant (10)

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14d

Sailors talked of stress, refusing to vote (10)

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17d

Deport Italian involved in the old business? (9)

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IT (Italian) contained by [involved in] EX (old) + TRADE (business)

21d

Point former nurses ultimately made (5)

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SENS (former nurses – State Enrolled Nurses), {mad}E [ultimately].

22d

Black antelope's last spring (4)

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23d

Let it remain, determined to save time (4)

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SET (determined) containing [to save] T. A direction used in editing meaning to cancel a previous deletion.