Times Cryptic #28993

2024-08-12

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1a

Chap's tax-free savings account (5)

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4a

Presentation speech is holding record (9)

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9a

Closest human perhaps circling bull? (9)

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10a

Choral piece assembled around Biblical texts (5)

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11a

One of two I encountered in upper atmosphere (6)

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I in ETHER. There’s a pattern here…

12a

Revolutionary is one cutting food plants (8)

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IS I in SCRAN all reversed. Scran is a slang term for food, which I have never knowingly come across.

14a

Kuwait's capital Arabs are changing old settlement (5,4)

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anagram* of Kuwait ARABS ARE. A site on Mainland Orkney. I have spent many happy weeks on Gairsay, one of the smallest inhabitated isles in the UK.

16a

Port's initially like Erith but without river (5)

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Like ErITH. Continuing the Scotch theme

17a

Decapitated poet's killers (5)

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lORCAS; Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a poet and playwright who was one of the 500,000 victims of the Spanish Civil War

19a

Firm in Russian city concerning for Scotland (9)

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21a

Corresponding material in rubbish promos is rejected (8)

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22a

Get browned off about theatre that's boring (6)

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25a

It turned dark, turning fearful (5)

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26a

Transported cup at Holi for aromatic oil (9)

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27a

Problem with sister getting in fake spirit (9)

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28a

Short TV feature about northern tip (5)

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N in PROG; some of us will remember the ‘JY prog’, AKA the Jimmy Young programme on Radio 2

Down

1d

Just like one mimicking, say, Renoir in cinema early on (15)

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IMPRESSIONIST (say, Renoir) In Cinema, ‘early on’ being an instruction to take the initial letter

2d

Nothing being in touch is concerning (5)

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O in ABUT

3d

Crimea suffering being invaded by hard monster (7)

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H in CRIMEA*

4d

One's leaving perfect bargain (4)

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iDEAL

5d

Possibly flat pastry mistake over putting fruit in (4-1-5)

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6d

Mike invested in fuelthat's ridiculous (7)

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7d

One new exam in English of which colon is a part (9)

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I N TEST IN E

8d

In spite of being without status (15)

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if you are a bit of a pariah, others might say of you that you are ‘not with standing’. All in all, better to be a pariah from such people, perhaps.

13d

Wrapping ground pepper with care (5,5)

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15d

Host's mooring on island (9)

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18d

Rambling on downs and upland (7)

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20d

Broadcasts invitation to cheer flyer (7)

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23d

Body that's downgraded parking on most of airport (5)

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24d

I am cut by the heartless couple (4)

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ThE in IM