Times Cryptic #29007

2024-08-28

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Across

1a

Secure with rope, fitting reverse bar (7)

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MOOR (secure with rope), PAT (fitting), all reversed.

5a

Drama as American subject receives UK honour (7)

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9a

Don't be long invoicing, having quietly inserted flyer (9)

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SOON (don’t be long), BILL (invoicing), insert P for quietly. A bird.

10a

Shrink from a certain stick-wielding official (5)

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11a

Ensuring an element of fashion in the offing? (7,2,4)

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witty cryptic, where “offing” means killing.

13a

Languishing? Nothing so weak, ultimately (8)

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LOVE (nothing in tennis), SIC (so in Latin) K (end of weak).

15a

Complex way to end call (4-2)

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17a

Pricey fare, through having stopped taxi for one (6)

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19a

Capable of following unrecorded match (4,2,2)

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22a

Mum's the word in strike planning! (13)

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MA’S (Mum’s) TERM (word) IN DING (strike).

25a

There's nothing odd in priest's idea to marry again (5)

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26a

Something for hair: a thing unwanted there, prohibited, we understand (5,4)

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27a

One helping a non-drinker to crack open something unlikely (7)

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A BEER with TT a non-drinker inserted.

28a

Camera accessory's brief whizz, followed by echo (3,4)

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a HOT SHOT is a whizz, delete the end letter and add E for echo. A hot shoe is the bracket on a camera with a connector to make the flash flash. I had one years ago.

Down

1d

International news overlooking article from Paris (4)

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LATEST = news, drop the LA.

2d

Short film and book with page appearing about Balkan city (7)

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all reversed, VID[eo], VOL[ume}, P. I passed through Plovdiv once in 1969, in a Morris Minor convertible; it wasn’t much of a city, then, and oddly enough the excellent Bulgarian barman in our local pub comes from Plovdiv. He speaks highly of it.

3d

Oz couple dropping in as expected (5)

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well, once I stopped thinking about Australians, the answer was clear, but as of now I can’t see how “couple dropping in as expected” gets us to OUNCE. It’s probably obvious to you, enlighten me!

4d

Postholder lacks aim somehow (8)

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5d

Way to address peer's illness: yen for an answer (2,4)

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MALADY (illness) changes A to Y.

6d

Be old enough to succeed largely as a revolutionary (4,2,3)

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COME OF[f] = succeed largely, E.G., A reversed. E.G meaning “as” I think.

7d

Bats in the MCG, lacking marks for artistic impression (7)

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8d

Toilet and shower cheer up English port (10)

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12d

Jet, one about to damage a police vehicle (5,5)

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BLACK (jet) MAR (damage), A, insert I (one).

14d

Coach departedplayers also this way? (5,4)

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16d

Very tricky cryptic finished (8)

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18d

One called on jockey to hold place (7)

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20d

Animated pirate to stand up in support of boxer (7)

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21d

Spoil one's twins (6)

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I’M (one is, one’s) PAIR (twins).

23d

What's usually reduced to case of ignorance (2,3)

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usually shortened to i.e., I[gnoranc]E.

24d

Trailers for picking up cutting tool (4)

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