Times Cryptic #29107

2024-12-23

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1a

Poor, cutting short stag party (4,2)

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HAR[t] + D.U.P.

5a

Judges restricted choice of dessert? (8)

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9a

Type of solid fish almost, not about to be caught (8)

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10a

Poorly dressed apparently in old kingdom (6)

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A RAG ON.

11a

Conspiracy of silence breaks at Rome (6)

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12a

Person taking in hospital bible, showing proper demeanour (8)

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BE(H, A.V.)ING.

14a

Street musician after endless wild party more annoyed to secure no date (5,7)

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17a

Organise meat to be cooked for unconventional household (6,1,5)

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20a

A boy always safe with cooking equipment (5,3)

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22a

Joint freer after manipulation, if energy put in (6)

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23a

Agency arresting scoundrel, a chirpy type (6)

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CI(CAD)A.

25a

Radio is crook (8)

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26a

Choice includes a base metal or precious one (8)

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PL(A TIN)UM.

27a

Nervous, holding forth in loud, aggressive manner (6)

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SH(OUT)Y.   I just could not see the cryptic as I solved, and put this in very reluctantly as a cryptic definition.     I would say shy is a bit of a stretch for nervous.

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2d

Given assurance, from public library order in a book (6)

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A(P.L. + O.M)B.    A clever but difficult clue until you get some crossers.

3d

Decline appointment, keeping outside but dropping by (11)

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D(E[x]TERIOR)ATE, probably a biff for most solvers.

4d

Confine confusion in magic diagram (9)

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5d

Revolutionary task acquiring current home (7)

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J(A/C)OB + IN.

6d

Secret police having initially hunted for one secret store (5)

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STAS(-i,+H[unted]).

7d

Woman, Verdi heroine who loses her head (3)

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8d

Proclaimed aim to cuddle cat (8)

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EN(OUNCE)D.

13d

Sadly unloved, me: is no one ever to be in my arms? (5,2,4)

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15d

With no end of space, looks for oil that may be on one's estates (4,5)

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16d

Corps put up for such corrective treatment (8)

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R.E.M.E. + LAID upside-down.

18d

Puzzle as small irritant's overthrown sheep (7)

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GNAT upside-down + RAM.   To be solved at the beach!

19d

Object to name having to be changed around (6)

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RESE(N)T.    The only weak clue; reset does not mean to be changed.   The editor should have taken out the ‘to be’, IMO.

21d

Twist flipped over new cocktail ingredient (5)

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24d

Back in first part of post-lunch period (3)

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