Times Cryptic #29033

2024-09-27

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1a

House reports worker installing stairs in odd places (7)

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HAND around S{t}A{i}R{s} Chambers has: the printed reports of debates in Parliament, from Luke Hansard (1752–1828), whose descendants continued to print them down to 1889.

5a

Small individual upset player on pitch (7)

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9a

Port and rhubarb trade reshaped capital of Malta (9)

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ROT (rhubarb) + anagram of TRADE + first letter of MALTA

10a

I see rat in retreat, a Russian one? (5)

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AH (I see) CAD (rat) reversed A Russian cottage.

11a

Smart superior wanting introduction (5)

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SNOBBY (superior) without the first letter

12a

Fiddler on the Roof surely has such scope (5-4)

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14a

Rulings stop lackeys gathering inside of gate (14)

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DETER (stop) + MINIONS around g{AT}e

17a

Manoeuvre that could get you sent from nest? (5-5,4)

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21a

Thick book, perhaps very dry (9)

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23a

Banish cross page occupying overturned shelter (5)

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X (cross) P in LEE reversed

24a

Principle relating to a culture that's unnamed? (5)

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ETHNIC without N (unnamed)

25a

Terrible two baulk a public stroll (9)

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26a

Thugs regularly given blow and grass (7)

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T{h}U{g}S + SOCK (blow)

27a

Attempt nursing former queen where skin is treated (7)

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1d

Following brief strike, call staff building (6)

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2d

Worthy excuse for a TV dinner? (7)

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3d

Gas expert on river containing half of leak (9)

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ACE (expert) + TYNE around LE{ak}

4d

Useless line again entertains old comedian (6,5)

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DUD (useless) LEY (line) + MORE (again) around O I always forget about the LEY lines.  As for Dudley Moore, I’ll just leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YqgiOj54Ko (Not sure whether the impression of Britten or Pears is better.)

5d

Add up characters in Iliad in reverse order (3)

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MUS (characters in Iliad) reversed That’s the plural of MU, or μ.

6d

Seller that's been exposed with fund (5)

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7d

What may be heard from pit crosses Olympic colosseum (7)

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8d

Bring up the majority at the very end (8)

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13d

Relative casually left after sailor overturned dish (6,5)

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NANA (relative casually) SPLIT (left) after AB (sailor) reversed

15d

Place once for storage in Bath with term almost up (5,4)

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16d

Most durable Arab Quarters maybe close to desert (8)

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STABLES (Arab quarters maybe) + last letter of DESERT This one also took me ages as I felt it had to be something like AR + COINS + T.

18d

Fresh search nets zero fish (7)

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anagram (fresh) of SEARCH around O

19d

Censure sales person over cycling (7)

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REP + OVER with last letter moved to first

20d

In a monotone, starts to lecture youth lifting tyre (6)

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first letters of LECTURE YOUTH below FLAT (tyre)

22d

Chip from hot tin flipped with egg (5)

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H CAN reversed + O

25d

Pan Labour when Republican is banned (3)

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WORK (labour) – R (Republican) Banned?