Times Cryptic #28960

2024-07-04

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Across

1a

S American native prepared after second to seize weapon (8)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Terrible footballer's in short socks (8)

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PELE’S(footballer’s) inside HOSE(socks) minus the last letter

10a

For the moment I am facing my opposite (8)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Be entirely appropriate? Only at odd intervals (8)

flowerflowerflower
12a

What landlord has to say about beer to start with (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Where you may find some house mice? (4)

flowerflowerflower
15a

College once left almost 50p as an example (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Turner does better with brown (7)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Extremely important not to start appealing (4)

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ACUTE(extremely important) minus the first letter

22a

Ensign's delight about pounds received (5,5)

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JOY(delight) surrounding L and L(pounds) then ROGER(received)

23a

Cheeky bloke only just up (8)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Took a risk housing priest about to be thrown off course (8)

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DARED(took a risk) surrounding ELI(priest), all reversed

26a

Furious speed across carpet, turning back in panic (8)

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27a

Sideline, say, going into recount (8)

flowerflowerflower

Down

2d

Daniel's companion, retired, gaining new self-confidence (8)

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ABED(retired), N(new), EGO(self-confidence). Biblical reference.

3d

Folk I link with servility (8)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Trim tail off wader (4)

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remove the end from SNIPE(wader)

5d

Racing home? (3,4)

flowerflowerflower
6d

He made preparations to preach differently through a year (10)

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anagram of TO,PREACH inside A,Y(year)

7d

Very determined man will grass (4-4)

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8d

Say, Iran's revised ancient Middle Eastern language (8)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Rider to move quickly during downpour (10)

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15d

CO picking up beret with one clenched hand (8)

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CAP(beret) reversed with I(one), FIST(clenched hand). CO means Conscientious Objector here

16d

Reformist leaders of local unit nervous around a certain regiment (8)

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first letters of Local Unit Nervous surrounding THE(a certain), RA(regiment)

18d

Son making fun of ornamental stitching (8)

flowerflowerflower
19d

What 6 maybe offered in repeat upset (8)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Spoils public library? Not on (7)

flowerflowerflower
24d

No place for involving more than one river (4)

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remove PL(place) from PLURAL(involving more than one)