Times Cryptic #28964

2024-07-09

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Across

1a

Location for Burning Man spotted around mountain range (8)

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5a

Film hero shunning Ben catches steamship with a soldier (6)

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

{Ben} HUR (film hero) [shunning Ben] contains [catches} SS (steamship) + A. Judah Ben Hur was in a novel by Lew Wallace published in 1880, first filmed in 1907 and 5 or 6 times since then.

8a

One working to get B+ in chemistry, say (3)

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9a

Pass close to celebrity and express disapproval well (7-3)

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10a

Retired? Put it in new resume (8)

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11a

Just missing out on bronze and uranium in river (6)

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12a

Point of banquet not having starter (4)

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

{f}EAST (banquet) [not having starter]. Point of the compass.

14a

Mastermind of heavy metal band, originally, then Queen (10)

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17a

Bug nearly put on band member in recital (4,6)

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20a

Help witch periodically? It's a long story (4)

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

{h}E{l}P {w}I{t}C{h} [periodically]

23a

Curry gets cold, very cold (6)

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24a

After French wine, drink ale at first then head for spicy meal (8)

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25a

Without any green entry books, unfortunately (5-5)

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26a

Awful to forget Liberal struggle (3)

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

VI{l}E (awful) [to forget Liberal)

27a

Ignore this covering on road (6)

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28a

Mostly icy mountain cuts through Australian state (8)

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

IC{y} [mostly] + TOR (mountain) contained by [cuts] VIA (through). I’m not sure a tor ever qualifies as a mountain; it’s more of a rocky peak or hill.

Down

1d

Very valuable publicity? Neat! (9)

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2d

Team gets irritated following striker's finish (7)

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

{strike}R [’s finish], ANGERS (gets irritated – he angers easily)

3d

Fool returning home with another (6)

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4d

Hard to find gripping 90's newspaper article (9)

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5d

Detestable European stopping collection for a busker? (7)

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6d

Sandwich consumed after pitcher put down (9)

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7d

Pet also pummelled Peter, perhaps (7)

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13d

Poet right to change line, for balance (9)

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15d

Resentment with stock market debutlarge onein part of Turkey (9)

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

GALL (resentment), IPO (stock market debut), L (large), I (one). IPO is jargon for Initial Public Offering aka a stock launch.

16d

Musical recap, OK or terrible? (4,5)

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18d

Movement of time went quickly with model (7)

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19d

Make secret cell beneath church supporting essence of Lent (7)

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21d

Friend to declare carry-on (7)

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22d

Beginning of solution to stuffy room announced (6)

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

Aural wordplay [announced]: ADVENT / “add vent” (solution to stuffy room)