Times Cryptic #28973

2024-07-19

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1a

Henry tucked into piece of cake and currently hot toast (4-4)

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5a

Groups aboard boats picked up sail (6)

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9a

Daughter forsakes trifling romance for marriage (8)

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{d}ALLIANCE

10a

Retiring policeman's maintaining place without much upstairs (6)

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DI’S reversed around PUT (place)

12a

He unexpectedly helped a parent aboard cargo train in motion (4,9)

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A MA in GOODS (cargo) + anagram of TRAIN

15a

Abridged books containing article by unknown amateurs (5)

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(LIT around A) + Y (unknown)

16a

Like a bad waiter's tip I meant to revise (9)

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17a

Scottish writer, odd figure hoarding Time back numbers (9)

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SEVEN (odd figure) around T + reversal of NOS. (numbers)

19a

Fine in case of bigger drug bust (5)

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OK in B{igge}R + E (drug)

20a

Trip runners poorer at running through French city (4,9)

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22a

Broadcaster screens current news free of padding (6)

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SKY around (screens) I (current) N N (news) I don’t mind ‘news’ = NN.

23a

Yogi perhaps follows American behind capital city (8)

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25a

You dictated right extension for original document (6)

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26a

Hold cake and hold bananas (8)

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Down

1d

Raphael maybe entertained by game that's fixed (10)

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2d

Problem generated by Iago's opening lines (3)

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3d

In unsophisticated fashion clothing from couturier, equally foxy (7)

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C{outurie}R + AS (equally) + SLY (foxy)

4d

Working with assignment following pay cut (2,10)

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6d

Artist cheers rubbish noise made by rapper (3-1-3)

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7d

I look to seize writers with love for Homer or Milton's work (2,9)

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8d

Top children's toy to create current disturbance (4)

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{t}EDDY

11d

Consider cutting endless red tape, oddly, to be most important (12)

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13d

He wanted more surprising end, say, after finale of concerto on organ (6,5)

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TWIST (surprising end, say) after last letter of CONCERTO + LIVER (organ)

14d

Suffer anxiety over correct pronunciation guide (6,4)

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18d

Like horse, tailless bovid's in biannual event (7)

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19d

Sang and wittered on with Liberal in higher position (7)

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BABBLED with L earlier

21d

Heir of Isaac Hayes auditioning covers (4)

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24d

Friend of Winnie's runs round and round (3)

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