Times Cryptic #28899

2024-04-24

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1a

Unfair attempt to limit travel time on vacation (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

BID (attempt) with GO (travel) then TE (T[im]E) inserted.

5a

Calendar gals stripped (one not in the buff) (7)

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[g]AL[s], MANIAC (buff, fanatic) with I removed.

9a

Fragments taken from street of a trailer (9)

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10a

Sophisticated small drone close to plane (5)

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S[mall], UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), [plan]E.

11a

Sinister body regulating ads in the City (5)

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12a

Plant that's difficult gardener is going to put in fine soil, initially (9)

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MARY’LL (the gardener is going to), is put inside AI (A1, fine) S[oil]. But what is the ‘difficult’ doing? Amaryllis is an easy plant to grow, ours has been sticking up enormous stems and red blooms regularly for years.

13a

Retire due to ill health, maybe eventually like one's teacher? (4,2,4,3)

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TAKE TO (like eventually), ONE’S BED (one’s Bachelor of Education so teacher).

17a

Director finished with lists completely (4,4,5)

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21a

A sign radio programme has not ended (3,6)

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the Zodiac sign Sagittarius; The Archers being a long running (still going, since 1951) radio soap on BBC4.

24a

Without question a difficulty pulling back loose garment (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

A RUB = a difficulty, reverse and insert Q for question.

25a

Parade a symbol of victory that is not shown on BBC (5)

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V for victory, AUNT[ie] = BBC without I.E.

26a

Decline to show hesitation, becoming vocal patriot? (4-5)

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27a

Like the clappers are striking: without end? (7)

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28a

Fear led to shift supporting Union (7)

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Down

1d

Happen to note there's a ringer going about! (6)

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2d

Fish, good variety of tuna, given to a huge glutton (9)

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GAR (a kind of fish), G[ood], (TUNA)*, A.

3d

Bird heading away from its last animal sanctuary (7)

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4d

Take apart books in pitiful English (9)

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DISMAL (pitiful) with NT (books) inside, E.

5d

Porter perhaps cross, meeting a smart home help (5)

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6d

Confuse A&E maybe, with obscure case of pinkeye (7)

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7d

Irish male eleven finally getting score draw? (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

[eleve]N, I ALL (one all, a score draw).

8d

A contemptuous person roughly upended lover in play (8)

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All reversed; A, DISSER, C (roughly, approx.).

14d

Spouse exercising for health (5,4)

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15d

One visiting stops at first by delta in Mississippi maybe (3,6)

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B[y], US RIVER with D[elta] inserted.

16d

Wife loathing extremely short, dismissive remark (8)

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W[ife], HATE, VER[y].

18d

A measure of what attracts concertgoerstedious shows! (7)

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19d

Gave way after reply, periodically getting jostled (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

[r]E[p]L[y], BOWED = gave way.

20d

Hardy perennial, this? Yes and no (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

Well, Laurel and Hardy were a long running double act, but not exactly perennial, and Laurel is a hardy perennial shrub. Or something to that effect.

22d

Something cracked, holding up energy supply (5)

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23d

Big, strong guy with paper hanky's last (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

HE (a guy) FT (the paper) [hank]Y. I had HUNKY pencilled in for a while until I was failing to solve 26a, a re-think got to FLAG-WAVER and a new look at this one.