Times Cryptic #29071

2024-11-11

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1a

African country's limited by class system rigidly applied (9)

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FOR(MALI’S)M.

6a

Bill enters inn, rolling over in northern town (5)

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B(A/C)UP, where the surrounding letters are PUB backwards.   Since I did not know the town, I had to guess where the vowels go.

9a

Ezra's personal claim comes with "Shut up!" (7)

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I’M POUND!   One of his less controversial statements…..

10a

She's pale, really going backwardsthis being evident? (7)

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11a

Time in the morning old man appears in US city (5)

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T + A.M. + PA.

13a

Bone, one attached to head, showing glossy quality (9)

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14a

Noise always reveals criminal (9)

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RACKET + E’ER.

16a

The female driver's first in ditch (4)

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18a

A bit firm, having got implanted? (4)

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19a

Somehow recast set into 4D figure (9)

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22a

Like wren given food, eating at this place (9)

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FE(AT HERE)D.

24a

Woman being different, I gathered (5)

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ELS(I)E.

25a

Priest coming to holy mount, cutting bit of speech short (7)

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26a

Fellow gets top award for vegetable (7)

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28a

Minor damage from fire one's left to go out (5)

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29a

Dubious socialite brought before a board (9)

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Down

1d

Healthier, having swallowed right bit of food (7)

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F(R)ITTER.

2d

A revolutionary agent here (3)

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3d

Article penned by mature editor is greatly praised (8)

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4d

River in which to find religious types (hard to miss) (5)

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5d

Festival diagrams organised, with involvement of rector initially (5,4)

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Anagram of DIAGRAMS + R[ector].

6d

Description of sea food, cooked then cold (6)

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7d

Officer is in charge of venomous types (11)

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8d

Happy prisoner's first to get let out (7)

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P[risoner] + LEASED.

12d

Plot devised by Greek character in mother country (11)

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15d

See person so nobly seated? (9)

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17d

Belt tune outan aid to digestion! (5,3)

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18d

A hundred presents in boxes (7)

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20d

Lever altered, readjusted (7)

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21d

Pursuit around India in carriage (6)

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23d

After protest see bishop leaving service (5)

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DEMO + B.

27d

Getting up, little brother to turn round (3)

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