Times Cryptic #29137

2025-01-27

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1a

Disgusted about angry speech, finally bought sheathed weapon (10)

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WORDS boughT in SICK

6a

Collection of letters from such a keen swimmer (4)

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10a

Means to follow bombed thoroughfare (7)

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11a

Gain fame at last, plugging a food flavouring (7)

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famE in a CHIVE

12a

Marsupial with crooked legs caught bird (9)

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13a

Discredit military engineers only (5)

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14a

Fundamental reason for full stop? (5)

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15a

Film medic with wee tot in upper-class area (9)

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DOC DRAM in U (upper-class) A (area)

17a

Fragmentary report of dinner organised by UN? (9)

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20a

Long period of time before November (5)

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21a

Coarse person turning dried grass over and over (5)

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23a

Royals use this material to trouble fool surrounded by silence (9)

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AIL (to trouble) CLOT in SH; a royal is a type of sail; sailcloth is a material of which it might be made

25a

Boring part in exam going over repetitive course (7)

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26a

Sign in EU country mostly welcoming immigrants primarily? (7)

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IN (‘in’ from the clue) Immigrants in ITALy

27a

US lawyer given thanks for information (4)

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28a

Make censorious remarks in main broadcast commercial (10)

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Down

1d

Respectful way to address male relative keeping a hotel (5)

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A H in SIB[ling]

2d

Material in publication unknown in east (9)

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3d

Where a dentist may look dispirited? (4-2-3-5)

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4d

Sort of gland your old French king ultimately had (7)

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THY (old form  of ‘your’) ROI (‘king’ in French) haD

5d

Confused church article relating to the ear (7)

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7d

Great Head of Repton, but initially bitter (5)

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8d

Problem with vision England's first coach conceals very well (9)

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YES (very well) in England TRAIN

9d

One who'll go far perhaps rebuked about line supporting rash study misguidedly (9,5)

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RASH STUDY* L (line) in CHID (rebuked); in the rhyme, Thursday’s child ‘has far to go’

14d

But not your present setter's formative years! (9)

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16d

Dissect a cat in an island quarter (9)

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A TOM in AN (from the clue) I (island) SE (south-east, thus ‘quarter’)

18d

Greek character's record on pit administration ultimately (7)

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EP (record) SILO (pit) administratioN

19d

Odd claim involving one's secularity (7)

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22d

Clothing worn by sisters in hospital to some extent (5)

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24d

Slave's extremely horrible fate (5)

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