Times Cryptic #29034

2024-09-28

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1a

In South America, you shouldn't have time for snob's preoccupation (6)

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5a

Good effort to limit publicity, say, about smartphones etc (8)

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9a

Figure in Dickens novel shows game played on board (4,6)

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10a

Yank from westerly Honolulu, a Hawaiian (4)

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11a

Spice Girl greeting old king and wise man (8)

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12a

Once working detective's case, turn to Morse? (6)

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13a

Coerced worker saving energy, possibly a Pole (4)

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15a

Con keeping tabs on parliament's leader for David Cameron, say (4,4)

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18a

Musical work closed with finale from tenor, which may be a plus (8)

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19a

Quaint version of ancient, gold-embellished cups (4)

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21a

Aggressive kind of personality picked up Asian capital (6)

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23a

Specific about Shakespeare part getting bowdlerised (5-3)

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25a

Legend in swimming area, cycling around (4)

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26a

Oscar tucked into proper lard I cooked in a kind of soup (10)

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27a

Maintain this is when tennis players bounce the ball (8)

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28a

Mark possibly good spelling, ignoring half the words (6)

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2d

The writer behind article showing feature of some crosswords (5)

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3d

Perhaps avoid firing Charlie during merger (4,5)

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4d

Kind to give away one shilling in coins (6)

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5d

Soldier on charge probed by a court dealing with minor complaints (7,8)

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6d

Offer a cartoonish view of revolutionary female desires to stop housework? (8)

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7d

Cite Rocky boxing face of heavyweight Creed (5)

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8d

Drinks consumed, hosting European Parliament's supporter (9)

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14d

Perhaps Santa has a place aboard space vehicle (9)

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16d

Puritans holding rhubarb sticks out (9)

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17d

Band held up by a person who loses their kit (8)

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20d

Fit in extensive jacket of brocade, at first (6)

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22d

Scrubbing hard, burnish copper from Ireland (5)

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24d

Times contributors are getting on in employment (5)

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