Times Cryptic #28969

2024-07-15

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1a

Indian dish served in Maryland port? No more (5)

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4a

Bog standard wine about to overcome character opening inn (8)

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MEDOC (wine) and RE (about) surrounding (to overcome) the first letter of (character opening) Inn

8a

Work with the school map, perhaps: it's for examining pupils (14)

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10a

Small group Elder perhaps notes outside hotel (9)

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TREE (elder perhaps) plus SO ME (notes) outside H (hotel)

11a

Athlete's approach getting old rail union down? (3-2)

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12a

Obsequious sergeant major and his area of influence (6)

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14a

Eye-catching feature high-flyer goes round with minder at first (8)

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LARK (high-flyer) goes round AND (with) and Minder at first

17a

Old city bloke left Derby finally as a top priority (8)

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UR (old city) + GENT (bloke) + L (left) + DerbY finally

18a

Dry American senator in Rome way back (6)

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20a

"Like a bone?" First of underfed Labradors raced back (5)

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The first of Underfed Labradors + RAN (raced) back

22a

Lorry governor used to carry agreed plant (9)

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ARTIC (lorry) + HE (governor) holding (used to carry) OK (agreed)

24a

Game birds? (5,3,6)

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25a

A new compiler mostly imbibing single liqueur (8)

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A + N (new) SETTEr (compiler) without the last letter (mostly) taking in (imbibing) I (single)

26a

Gaseous element unknown in Frenchor Norwegian originally (5)

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X (unknown) + EN (in, French) + Or Norwegian originally

Down

1d

A Jurassic herbivore, or a son 18 abandoned? (12)

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An anagram of (… abandoned) OR A SON with BRUTUS (18 – 18a) I checked enough of the anagram fodder to avoid a BRONTESAURUS … but then went and entered BRONTASAURUS instead

2d

Nonsense writer engaging husband as composer of music (5)

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LEAR (nonsense writer) engaging H (husband)

3d

Mongoose in Germany I associated with cardinal in speech (9)

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ICH (in Germany, I) plus what sounds like (… in speech) NEWMAN (cardinal – the 19th century cardinal John Henry)

4d

Flowering plant requiring market's first permit (6)

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5d

Doctor once said to be connected with Bath and Wells perhaps (8)

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6d

Eg Hammerstein's gigantic vehicle? (5)

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7d

Sorry about worker shut up inside (9)

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9d

Representative of Evita touring south pursuing wheel components? (12)

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PERON (Evita) around (touring) S (south), all pursuing SPOKES (wheel components)

13d

Old Native American, key one of five inspiring long novel (9)

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15d

Dreadful pranks reportedly stopped by cold woman in charge (9)

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16d

Likable prayers introducing a set of holy books (8)

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PLEAS (prayers) preceding (introducing) A + NT (set of holy books)

19d

Comedian's foil swapping a ring for daughter's heavy food (6)

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STO[o]GE (comedian’s foil) swapping an O (ring) for D (daughter)

21d

Libertines encountered in Marrakesh? (5)

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The answer is encountered in MarRAKESh

23d

Old man carrying article made of wood (5)

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O (old) and KEN (man) carrying A (article)