Times Cryptic #28951

2024-06-24

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1a

Recommends a party including very small titbits? (9)

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A D(V)O + CATES.

6a

During course of day one gets quiet, blanked out? (5)

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W(I,P)ED.

9a

Financial scheme sound for saving money (7)

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TON(TIN)E.

10a

Platform where you see some hero's trumpeted (7)

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11a

Plan to have the French national symbol (5)

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13a

Robin maybe turning glitzy, acting like a football player? (9)

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14a

Tiger seen moving? Not here, where lions are! (9)

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16a

Moderate leader being upturneduncivilized! (4)

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(-m,+W)ILD.   You will have to rely on the word order, where the literal is clearly set off from the rest of the clue.

18a

Son swamped by stream of water? It's fun (4)

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JE(S)T.

19a

Ending in danger, say, a road worker looking back (9)

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[dange]R + E.G. + A + RD + ANT.   A write-in if you know heraldry.

22a

What able person is up to with little hesitation, being a scorer? (9)

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24a

Affect part of London (5)

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25a

Is duck invading old Greek region offensive? (7)

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NO(IS,O)ME.   Nome is a bit of a Mephisto word, not often seen in the regular cryptic.

26a

There's flooding with river unwanted in Cambridge college (7)

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28a

Wife, healthy swimmer with lots of blubber! (5)

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29a

Dry bed at start of eveningsomehow it may help child rest? (5,4)

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Anagram of DRY BED AT + E[vening].

Down

1d

Goddess with skill is luring them in (7)

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2d

The vehicle in front (3)

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Very simple double definition.

3d

South Americans in church on island (is like Pisa's tower) (8)

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4d

Shift doctor's ending with nurse around (5)

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T([docto]R)END.

5d

Son doing physical exercisesoverdoing them? (9)

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6d

Plant one graduate noticed shooting up (6)

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I B.A. SAW, upside-down.

7d

Trip captain organised for one to join in? (11)

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8d

Beast, this writer's editor, set up as no mere mortal! (7)

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DOG + I’M + ED,  upside-down.

12d

What makes airport seek new economic model? (11)

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15d

Most jovial, but with husband descending to become most crude (9)

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HEARTIEST with the H moving down.

17d

Sibling gaining promotion with style in NY location (8)

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18d

Fair number wanting bit of work recently (4,3)

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JUST + NO + W[ork].

20d

Bird gets brown with time, right? (7)

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TAN + AGE + R.

21d

Struggled to get supper finally into oven (6)

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ST(R)OVE.

23d

Looking embarrassed, I had performed again (5)

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RED + I’D.

27d

Regularly fierce, showing strong emotion (3)

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