Cryptic crossword No 1,504
Mon 18 Dec 2023, set bySalix
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Across
- Has time unfortunately for impiety (7)
- King say, sly one with no hair takes back apology for slipping up, even unheard! He’s well known for his transpositions (7,9,7)
- Funnily I rely on having been promoted beforehand like one in service (9)
- Antagonise by moving last to the front creating a row (5)
- Residential institution where 10ac might use this to rearrange locks (4,4)
- Shares a common rhythm in speaking of depressions (6)
- For starters 10ac wished evil on the police (5,6)
- Very tiny portion of a day (6)
- 10ac spoke filthy stuff that ‘s never in doubt (4,4)
- Take away limits of formal speech for proportion (5)
- See 10
- See 10
- King say, with a little support for marine mammal (7)
Down
- Managed to fire rifle (7)
- Hunter at sea heard someone crying (6)
- Angler traps in one who completes the job (8)
- With no rehearsal I’m on time you heard (9)
- A road or street, not here (4)
- 10ac’s role (6)
- In part of one’s travel can nip back up to the very top (8)
- One million notes at first seem extraordinarily massive (7)
- Talk into rummage through a bewildering maze (9)
- Social gathering provides enjoyment before cocktail tonic (8)
- Dying star consisting of unusual gradient (3,5)
- Bring attention to stamp (7)
- Examined 3 consecutive letters then passed on (7)
- Difficult funnel shaped mouthpiece held by gutless tory (6)
- Puts on a pedestal to chop up cloths evenly (6)
- An unusual rarified air first of all (4)
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