Times Cryptic #28897

2024-04-22

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1a

A half-hearted mob at theatre, possible to reform (9)

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REP (theatre) A RABbLE

6a

Immature creature picked up from volcanic discharge (5)

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9a

A storm raging about European conductor perhaps (7)

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10a

A pain being back in charge, supplying oxygen (7)

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A BORE reversed IC

11a

Relative ease at first in part of Ulster church (5)

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Ease in NI (part of Ulster) CE

12a

Endlessly aspire to put an end to game (9)

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14a

This place providing retreat for male sheep (3)

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TUP reversed; I take the first word to be operating along the lines of ‘this word that follows, in other words,’ PLACE

15a

Like some aerials originally located in outskirts of Izmir (11)

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LOCATED IN Izmir

17a

Stop luxury car rammed by a road-mending vehicle (11)

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A in STEM (Stop) ROLLER (luxury car)

19a

Part of circle at heart of demo (3)

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20a

Accountant's girl, one fated to be disbelieved (9)

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CA’S SANDRA; daughter of Priam and Hecuba, cursed with a prophetic gift which no one recognised – quite a common complaint in these social media days…

22a

In break, see lively dance (5)

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24a

Pardon girl taking in shelter (7)

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26a

Way being removed from calm leads to bad health (7)

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stILLNESS

27a

Scope, some would say, for discharge (5)

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28a

Irish county fellow accepting extremely light civic office (9)

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MAYO (Irish county) LighT in RAY

Down

1d

Capital citizen managed to secure high honour (5)

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2d

Forestall gift, having change of heart (7)

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PREsENT becomes PREVENT

3d

Fish-eater in restaurant initially crazy about port (9)

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OTTER in Restaurant MAD reversed

4d

Trouble involving leader of Romantic poet's fraternity (11)

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Romantic in BOTHER HOOD (Thomas – 19th century poet)

5d

Woman Caesar's greeting upset (3)

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6d

Part of unusually rich contribution to songwriting? (5)

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7d

Teases heavyweight, offering type of apple (7)

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RISB TON

8d

Short woman eating large salmon, a heavy drinker (9)

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L (large) COHO (type of salmon) in ALICe; perhaps no longer a heavy drinker, of course. Should this one have got the question mark?

13d

Oddness of English copper, one prevaricating in shame (11)

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E CU LIAR in PITY

14d

Constrain president to provide transport for the young (9)

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16d

Routine supporting Irish freedom fighter perhaps (9)

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18d

Extract from notes suppressed by German city (7)

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C & E (musical notes) under ESSEN

19d

Curative plant a governor allocated primarily among Liberals (7)

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HE (His or Her Excellency, aka ‘governor’) A (Allocated, aka ‘allocated primarily’) in A (‘a’ from the clue) LLL (bunch of liberals); putting on my Cassandra hat, I am certain that there are some who will like this clue…

21d

Sort of tea service brought up at beginning of afternoon (5)

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MASS reversed follwing Afternoon

23d

Like a pallid person taking cake without resistance (5)

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PASTrY

25d

Starchy tuber a girl served up (3)

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