Times Cryptic #29056

2024-10-24

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1a

Double served with beer for Glastonbury star (3,4)

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5a

Came around, receiving ball on right side, finding Shearer? (7)

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HAILED(came) reversed containing the letter on the right side of balL for she who cut off Samson’s hair

9a

Wild fire appearing shortly after wounding remark (9)

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AROUSE(fire) minus the final letter following BARB(wounding remark)

10a

Seam rolled back to cover silver screw (5)

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SEW(seam) reversed surrounding AG(silver)

11a

Sneak exiting card game left with golden award (13)

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remove RAT(sneak) from BACCARAT, then L(left),  AUREATE(golden)

13a

Poor film about a crime where folio goes astray (8)

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PIC(film) surrounding A, and THEFT(crime) minus F(folio)

15a

Limits to growth set by India's Indira? (6)

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the limts on the word growth are G AND H, then I(India)

17a

Saboteur losing heart becomes more virtuous (6)

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NOBBLER(saboteur) minus the central letter

19a

Cook made to keep back especially grand rum (8)

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22a

Land in one piece meeting Benedictine? (6,7)

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UNITED(in one), KING(piece) and D.O.M. Benedictine

25a

William and Harry say they're up for a fight? (5)

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26a

Accompaniments for dish: order smells terrible! (9)

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27a

Runs in Paris and is secondtries again? (7)

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R(runs) then ET and EST(and, and is, in French), S(second)

28a

Each woman endlessly causes pain (7)

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EA(each) then RACHEL(woman) minus the last letter

Down

1d

Leaving university begin something outstanding (4)

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remove U(university) from DEBUT(begin)

2d

Circus performer in dress almost grabbed by a lion? (7)

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ROBE(dress) minus the last letter inside A, CAT(lion)

3d

One story's no good about designated victim (5)

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I(one), then SAGA(story) minus G(good), C(circa, about)

4d

Basil for example a sentimental sort missing the point (8)

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A, ROMANTIC(sentimental sort) minus N(north, the point)

5d

Stone set in ring farthest from centre (6)

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6d

Drop proceedings in which I would never appear? (5,4)

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7d

One always behind Labour lass on the rise (7)

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DRAG(Labour) and GAL(lass) both reversed

8d

Conservative sporting dodgy hairstyle wildly funny (10)

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12d

Winning with Neath or Garryowen? (2-3-5)

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14d

Other son securing flat for timely break (9)

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16d

This writer against himself for the moment? (8)

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18d

Danger lurks in Lizzy being cut near ribs (7)

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20d

Dancing-girl with special talent announced for calendar (7)

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21d

Shrew at Padua carried by ship moves across ice (6)

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23d

Unusual wheels beneath extremely durable object (5)

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RUM(unusual) reversed after the external letters in DurablE

24d

Italian agreement reversed by the Frenchin Ireland? (4)

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