Times Cryptic #28981

2024-07-29

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Across

1a

Visual operation leading to muscle problem (5)

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4a

Supreme lover, mostly not lacking love (9)

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PARAMOUr (lover), mostly + N[o]T lacking O (love)

9a

Favourite part I am hesitating to go afterit requires refinement (9)

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10a

Green local is dropping temperature (5)

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11a

Sadly I'm too abusive around Republican and too power-hungry (13)

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14a

Transported convict finally after criminal charge (4)

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15a

Lack of development in deer country (10)

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18a

Girl beginning to panic with mum or dad not visible (10)

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UNA (girl) + the first letter of (beginning to) Panic + PARENT (mum or dad)

19a

Old queen achieved nought (4)

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21a

Man weary again cooking for a number at Christmas (4,2,1,6)

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24a

Greetings letter from abroad with ring for papa (5)

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AL[p]HA (letter from abroad) with O (ring) substituted for P (papa)

25a

Where army hopes to gain land beforehand (2,7)

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27a

Top universities where climber gets some distance? (3,6)

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28a

Meet right partner (5)

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Down

1d

Disgrace for one in Birmingham pursuing work (10)

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PRO (for) + I (one) in BRUM (Birmingham), all following (pursuing) OP (work)

2d

Young child's to do addition (3)

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3d

Church vocal could be so? (6)

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4d

Berry pest affected elder (9)

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5d

Perhaps watch over what committee is asked to do (5)

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6d

Mum and gran holding cat as their husbands talk (3-2-3)

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7d

Rather dull middle of June at homeI got shut in well (11)

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The middle of jUNe + IN (at home) + I, which has got shut in SPRING (well)

8d

Trace missing account on unknown dinosaur (1,3)

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12d

Describing former scheme by a politician (11)

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13d

What's shown by drunken noisy English Brit? (10)

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An anagram of (drunken) NOISY E (English) BRIT

16d

Friend caught in trap with crack in brash pub (3,6)

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17d

Programme taking a long time for no new benefit (8)

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20d

One putting money aside to import large item of silver (6)

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SAVER (one putting money aside) taking in (to import) L (large)

22d

What sometimes follows royal decoration (5)

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This can follow royal to give royal ICING

23d

Queen entering for an investiture (4)

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26d

Heather's endlessly head over heels in love (3)

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