Times Cryptic #29092

2024-12-05

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1a

Animosity engendered by lie involving Republican (8)

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FICTION(lie) containing R(Republican)

5a

A tax on His Majesty's neckwear (6)

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10a

Frightful heatlower where wild animals drink (5,4)

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11a

Approach getting former rail union down? (3-2)

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12a

German luxury car dealer? Not half (4)

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MERCHANT(dealer) missing the second half

13a

Lavish amount put out round America (9)

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SUM(amount), then an anagram of PUT, O(round) and US(America)

15a

Wag hiding in school, behind big dipper? (10)

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WIT(wag) inside SCH(school), then BACK(behind). A road with several dips and turns.

17a

Declare a cleric retired (4)

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19a

Article introducing this country's seabirds (4)

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A(article) in front of UK’S(this country’s)

20a

26 initially managed parts before poetry, making us cross (10)

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a bit of foreshadowing. The answer to 26 with the initials is TS Eliot, insert RAN(managed) then VERSE(poetry)

22a

Useful doctor left café plugged by university (9)

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anagram of LEFT,CAFE containing U(university)

24a

Report of Aussie native's ploy (4)

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26a

One of two writers using revolutionary material (5)

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TOILE(material) reversed, referring to TS or George

27a

Domestic servant's husband, crazy about one on river (9)

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H(husband), then MAD(crazy) surrounding I(one) after OUSE(river)

28a

Those folk must hoard gold: that's the thinking (6)

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29a

Thus involved with Yard? It's what Chesterton's man was (8)

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1d

Young deer of light greyish-brown colour (4)

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2d

Imprisoned by the enemy, at the last possible moment? (2,3,4,2,4)

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3d

Old water board official's shock over mate in Peckham? (8)

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4d

Awards divided by old members of orchestra (5)

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OBES(awards) containing O(old)

6d

Man embracing girl dropping a collector's item, perhaps (6)

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RAY(man) containing RITA(girl) minus A

7d

Vehicle protector is light, enthralling posh part of Canada (9,6)

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VAN(vehicle), COVER(protector), IS, LAND(light) containing U(posh). The island containing Victoria, reachable by ferry from Richmond, BC. I’ve been there once, fun place.

8d

Son attempted to keep up record, having wall hangings (10)

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9d

Emergency food big-billed bird left out for two months? (8)

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PELICAN(big bellied bird) with L(left) replaced by M,M(two months). Another one from wordplay.

14d

Clock mechanism S African fellows found in east of France (10)

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CAPE MEN(S African fellows) inside EST(East, in French). Also from wordplay.

16d

Cry of pain in uncovered horse-drawn carriage (8)

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18d

Inadvertently pick up deliveries, in this place reportedly (8)

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OVER(deliveries in cricket), then sounds like HERE(in this place)

21d

Duck light motor vehicle avoiding a duck? (6)

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SCOOTER(light motor vehicle) minus one O(duck)

23d

Lake in which agricultural implement loses power (5)

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PLOUGH(agricultural implement) minus P(power)

25d

Keyed-up broadcasting boss in East Yorkshire originally (4)

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DG(Director General, broadcasting boss) inside the first letters of East Yorkshire