Times Cryptic #28984

2024-08-01

Solve on Times →

Across

1a

Accommodated as royal, delicate fabric placed in room (7)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Plant shown in Ask the Family persistently? (7)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Outside a bar cleaner caught early bus (9)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

A, BAN(bar) inside CHAR(cleaner), C(caught)

10a

Sappers collapse denied one later showing (5)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

RE(Sappers), then RUIN(collapse) minus I(one)

11a

Play from Spike, productive American inspiring us (6,7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

DOCTOR(spike as in lace a drink), then FAT(productive), US(American) containing US

13a

Hurried through Dutch city avoiding the belligerent speech (8)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Piece of cakechoose to cut both ends off (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

PICK(choose) next to NICK(cut) both missing the last letter

17a

Streetcar crossing close to you a shock (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

TRAM(streetcar) surrounding the last letter in yoU, then A

19a

Great number into working on both sides of trench (8)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Senior cabinet minister provides rally in reshuffle (4,5,4)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Home help in retreat finds country I may represent (5)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Bird takes fruit endlesslythere's remorse about that (9)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

LEMON(fruit) minus the last letter surrounded by GUILT(remorse)

27a

Lover who was for one summer in France an interpreter (7)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Take a hike? Let's go rambling around Thailand's capital (3,4)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

anagram of LET’S GO surrounding the first letter of Thailand

Down

1d

Fairy Liquid initially taken from bottle (4)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

remove the first letter of Liquid from PLUCK(bottle, courage)

2d

Hero's beloved name appearing in editorial (7)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Supreme commander involving gunners in good time (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

European Union with drive set up exchange (8)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

EU(European Union), GO(drive) and LAID(set) all reversed

5d

Calm provided with fleet offering defence? (6)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Animal god happy with miracle periodically (9)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

MARS(god), UP(happy) and alternating letters in mIrAcLe

7d

Wonk finally given time can nail constituent (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

the last letter of wonK, then ERA(time) and TIN(can)

8d

Judah's son up and back in extremely short period (10)

flowerflowerflower
12d

Each tale revised to feature home and housekeeper (10)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Celebrity with false teeth and plaque (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Swimmer good leading another two? (8)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Contract that could make ferry operator redundant? (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

no ferry needed if there is A BRIDGE

20d

Chinook's mid-section catches branch left hanging (2,5)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Nasty gremlin runs out to fraternise (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

anagram of GREMLIN minus R(runs)

23d

Worry about class with fool lacking distinction (5)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

EAT(worry) surrounding CLASS minus ASS(fool)

24d

Let it be said that Euterpe turned heads (4)

flowerflowerflower