Times Cryptic #29023

2024-09-16

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Across

1a

Urban dwellers drag sign round Aussie state (10)

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6a

Buzzer quietly making high-pitched sound (4)

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9a

Country customs one's misquoted at first in slanted script (10)

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

ITALIC(I’S M[isquoted])S

10a

A biblical giant showing eager curiosity (4)

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12a

Musician at home dipping into wine is gripped by Times (12)

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CLAR(IN)ET + T(IS)T.

15a

Workman in Berlin with touch of henna on hair? (9)

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LOCKS + MIT + H[enna].

17a

Detest a house in outskirts of Bangor (5)

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

A + B(HO)R – Bangor, Maine, for best effect.

18a

Reddish brown, some of these pianos (5)

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19a

UN climate blunders come to a head (9)

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20a

Self-aggrandising Scot taking in English girl and Arab (12)

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M(E GAL + OMANI)AC.

24a

Squad satisfied about touring area (4)

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MET backwards around A.

25a

Deliver study after worst dominated (10)

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26a

Quiet European married Arkwright's son (4)

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27a

Free from strain, though ultimately this bald? (10)

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

[thi]S TRESSLESS.

Down

1d

Catch on small branch of tree (4)

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2d

Northern river sport? (4)

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3d

Be indecisive talking of stupid girl in pub? (12)

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4d

Cockney stocking seller and basket maker (5)

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5d

Half of them came upon prince stabbed by knight? Hard cheese! (9)

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[th]EM + ME(N)T HAL.   I would have biffed this if I were confident of my spelling abilities.

7d

Disposition of Niamh's Glen, a UK native (10)

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8d

Boy attendant going over artist's gripping story (4-6)

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11d

Note in sitar playing sounded different for instrument maker (12)

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13d

Stylish graduate became firm over pupils taught together (10)

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CLASS + MA + SET upside-down.

14d

Mischief-maker's son finally running in S African event (10)

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S CAPE ([runnin]G) RACE.

16d

Parson popular with Latin faculty? (9)

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21d

In Near East it's an explosive substance (5)

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

N(IT)R + E.   You have to lift and separate Near East, because NR E is not a valid abbreviation for that.

22d

Commercials on radio identifying woodworker's tool (4)

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23d

Responsibilityand where ours falls (4)

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