Times Cryptic #29068

2024-11-07

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Across

1a

Rascal with voice damage (6)

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4a

Sanction capital city, ignoring Fifth Amendment (8)

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ACCRA(capital of Ghana) minus the fifth letter, then EDIT(amendment)

9a

Serious doctor with a reduced staff (7)

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DR(doctor), A, and STICK(staff) minus the last letter

11a

Massage feathers with difficulty at first (3,4)

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12a

Not a single person has 12 euros to start with (2,3)

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NOON(12 o’clock) and the first letter of Euros

13a

Flying reptiles getting cold drink (6,3)

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14a

Transport for Ollie's fish food (10)

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16a

Drop broadcast for match (4)

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19a

Remove lead from dangerous light (4)

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remove the first letter from HAIRY(dangerous)

20a

Psychiatrist to finish shooting film? (6-4)

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22a

Requirement to carry over long pencil, say (9)

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MUST(requirement) containing O(over), then ACHE(long)

23a

Low point when free article is sent back (5)

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RID(free) and AN(article) all reversed

25a

Maniac reversing into bara domed building (7)

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NUT(maniac) reversed inside ROD(bar) and A

26a

Crying out for engine that runs without fluid, ultimately (7)

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anagram of ENGINE containing the last letter in fluiD

27a

Fan of podcast in French hosted by scientist (8)

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28a

Optimistic to boost copper circuit? (6)

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Down

1d

Unnamed person's infiltrating Asian country and another (9)

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ONE’S(unnamed person’s) inside INDIA

2d

Scotsman entering river for a grand, perhaps (5)

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3d

Owing rent, hide in a different state (2,3,3)

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5d

Messenger from warship with one note penned by servant (7,6)

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CARRIER(warship, think aircraft carrier) then I(one), G(musical note) inside PEON(servant). My last in.

6d

Russian capital conceals last of bomb debris (6)

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RUBLE(Russian money, capital) containing the last letter of bomB

7d

Pessimist succeeded in lifting mind-set on New Year (9)

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8d

Mixer's temperaturechilled, mostly (5)

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T(temperature) then ON ICE(chilled) minus the last letter

10d

Ignore superfluous details and show a quiz programme instead? (3,2,3,5)

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15d

Indicator of sarcasm is terrible to a squire (3,6)

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17d

Arrest Yankee with correct kind of protection (9)

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18d

Superficial sort covered in ooze (4-4)

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21d

This second chapter goes into redress (2,4)

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22d

Drink tipped on a large artwork (5)

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24d

Force king into shoddy establishment (5)

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