Times Cryptic #28982

2024-07-30

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1a

Project I stuck to furiously (5,3)

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6a

Darn discomfort caused by exercise? (6)

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9a

Method initially introduced to get free ticket (4)

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

M{ethod} [initially] contained by [introduced to] COP (get). Collins has this example of cop meaning get: ‘You’ll cop a clout if you do that’. ‘Comp’, short for complimentary, is slang for something that’s provided free of charge.

10a

Husband stupidly cheating claims love is intense (4-6)

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11a

Training on F1 track, wearing extremely expensive footwear (10)

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SPA (F1 track) + DRILL (training) contained by [wearing] E{xpensiv}E [extremely]. Google informs me that the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix is held on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, but  fortunately I didn’t need to know that to spot the answer.

13a

Cross threshold on the way back (4)

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14a

Continue leading cheers at home (8)

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16a

Encourage female not to lose face when interrupted by guys (6)

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F (female), {n}OT [to lose face] containing [interrupted by] MEN (guys). ‘Foment’ is often used in the context of encouraging discontent and even revolution.

18a

Starts to seem highly engrossed by Eastern faith (6)

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S{eem} + H{ighly} [starts to…], INTO (engrossed by)

20a

Welshman acquires rigging equipment from Scotland perhaps (8)

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22a

Small, standard box? (4)

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24a

Travelling pretty far to take in a later, exclusive event (5-5)

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26a

Apiarists haphazardly grabbing top of dying plant (10)

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Anagram [haphazardly] of APIARISTS containing [grabbing] D{ying} [top of…]. Gracie Fields sang about the biggest one in the world, and George Orwell wrote about keeping one flying.

28a

Definitely somewhat still able to win (2,2)

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29a

Prohibition all but ended? Correct! (4,2)

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30a

Means of identifying bugs cracked by social media firm (4,4)

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Down

2d

Basis of philosophy exists with every single PM (9)

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3d

Senior footballer better practise with no end of vigour (7)

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CAP (better), T{r}AIN (practise) [with no end of vigour]

4d

Different source that has given away millions (5)

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{m}OTHER (source) [that has given away millions]. As in necessity being the mother of invention.

5d

Animal found in middle of mountains, say (3)

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6d

Person finally sick of dancing with a partner? (6,3)

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Anagram [dancing] of PERSON {sic}K [finally] OF

7d

Temporary current running through place underground close to dam (7)

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I (current) contained by [running through} INTER (place underground – bury) + {da}M [close to…]

8d

Company taking over empty neighbourhood building in LA (5)

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CO (company) containing [taking] O (over) + N{eighbourhoo}D [empty]. ‘In LA’ just indicates America.

12d

Liberal German certainly not upset to be featured in warrant (7)

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NEIN (German certainly not – no!) reversed [upset] contained by [to be featured in] LET (warrant – permit)

15d

Love helping to support a party (9)

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17d

New person left out? It almost happens! (4,5)

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19d

Manage to be upstanding and celebrate work in the NHS? (7)

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RUN (manage) reversed [to be upstanding], SING (celebrate). Nursing is work in the NHS.

21d

Musician's track mostly introduces a new one (7)

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PIST{e} (track) [mostly] contains [introduces] A + N (new) + I (one)

23d

At first, pet Alsatian regularly rejected carb-heavy food (5)

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P{et} [at first], A{l}S{a}T{i}A{n} [regularly rejected]

25d

Many papers covering large area of study (5)

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27d

Heavy weight cask picked up (3)

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

Aural wordplay [picked up] TON / “tun” (cask)