Times Cryptic #28991

2024-08-09

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Across

1a

Lioness licked wounds (7)

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5a

Sacred place of frenzied Tuscan maidens (7)

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9a

Names withheld, and no fuss (3)

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

AND NO with Ns removed (names withheld)

10a

Rough male sheep reportedly sported (11)

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11a

Seated, I get up and take off (8)

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12a

Dance companion for daughter in Russian cottage (3-3)

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15a

Fool old lady (4)

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16a

British Airedale angrily biting backside of Cocteau, French poet (10)

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B + anagram of AIREDALE around last letter of COCTEAU

18a

Experts study glass eye, perhaps (10)

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19a

Children cycling slip sideways on road (4)

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KIDS with last letter moved to front (cycling)

22a

Well-endowed, society bores thrive marvellously at last (6)

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S in BOOM + last letter of MARVELLOUSLY

23a

Am returning jumper boy left behind (8)

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25a

Look into endowing missing knight with a vacant title (11)

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

INVESTING without N (knight [in chess notation]) + A + T{itl}E

27a

Regularly envied woman (3)

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every other letter in ENVIED

28a

Worms dog, angry-looking figure (7)

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29a

With bitterness, start to admonish councillor doing nothing (7)

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first letter of ADMONISH + CR + IDLY

Down

1d

Affair exposed in Australia is ongoing (7)

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2d

Nun's a poet, so madly impulsive (11)

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3d

Oscar moved back and forth (6)

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O + DRAWN (moved) reversed (back) I had trouble convincing myself of this one, which didn’t help with WEATHERWORN.

4d

Asteroid affected sailors in front half of ship first (4-6)

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5d

Erected huge house in part of London (4)

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6d

Travelled around with chap who painted sea creatures (8)

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RAN reversed + W + HALS The chap is Frans Hals.

7d

More than is proper, couple made out (3)

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8d

Order male partner for the night (7)

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13d

Stylish toy boy paid peanuts (11)

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14d

Build on island group after influx of key capital (5,5)

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ADD (build) + IS (island) + ABBA (group) around A (key)

17d

Steam iron briefly dispersed spray (8)

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18d

Reveal boozer is supporting large hospital (7)

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PUB (boozer) + IS under L + H

20d

Comedian periodically nearly faltering (7)

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DODD (comedian) + every other letter of NEARLY Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd.

21d

Mostly stick together to protect single or joint beneficiary (6)

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COHER{e} around I (single)

24d

Object to minute diamonds (4)

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26d

See case of Italian wine (3)

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