Times Cryptic #28967

2024-07-12

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1a

Industrious man who resembles Herb we hear? (8)

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9a

Establishment's about to move right in response (8)

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CREATION (establishment), with its ‘c‘ (circa, about) moving rightwards.

10a

Did career woman finally leaving incur expense? (4)

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SPEnD (incur expense) missing the ‘n’ (final letter of woman).

11a

Is terrible broadcast about lives fascinating? (12)

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13a

Provided fine canned food for one? (6)

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IF (provided) + F (fine), all contained by TIN (i.e. canned). A sort of take-away meal delivered in a stacked metal lunchbox.

14a

Item that is charged having been chosen and not put back (8)

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15a

Felt bereft as you are possessed by mad demon (7)

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16a

It may be used to cut skin and even bits of peel (7)

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SCALP (skin) + pEeL.

20a

Family gathering originally associated with US racket (8)

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CLAN (family) + forst letter of Gathering + OUR (associated with us).

22a

Hang around with hard worker exchanging tips for travel (6)

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TOILER (hard worker) swapping over the outermost letters of travel.

23a

Face time having lost case and significance (12)

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25a

Secure file may be deployed here (4)

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cryptic hint, alluding to fingernails.

26a

Support is not commonly accepted by person one's interrupted (8)

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AINT (‘is not’ commonly) contained by MAN (person) with I (one) interupting.

27a

Forged green card has caught out member of staff (8)

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Down

2d

Two try to contain male tantrum and complaint (8)

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II (two) + GO (try), all containing M (male) + PET (tantrum). A skin infection.

3d

Lack of concern encapsulated by dispute (12)

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4d

Transport company's employees make this (8)

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cryptic hint, a (repertory) company’s employees (i.e. actors) might make an entrance on stage.

5d

Part of NHS reportedly given support (7)

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6d

Harry gets one over on solver regularly (6)

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HAS (gets one over on) + SoLvEr regularly.

7d

Projecting part extends upwards within limits (4)

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cLIMBs (extends upwards) minus its outermost letters.

8d

House officer starts off applying laparoscope to do this (8)

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INTERN (house officer) + first letters from Applying and Laparascope. An INTERNAL examination, might be conducted by a junior doctor using such a scope.

12d

News report covering first of deaths from poverty (12)

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15d

Male chamois represented typical male behaviour (8)

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17d

What could strain relationship with fellow passenger at end of flight? (8)

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18d

Work out margins of error in tax (8)

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first and last of ErroR contained by EXCISE (tax).

19d

Cutting back on heartlessly supporting power (7)

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RUNnING (on) missing the central letter, underneath P (power).

21d

Ban one of ex-husband's family? (6)

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cryptic hint, no longer an in-law.

24d

Commonest part of appropriate assistance was worth doing (4)

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