Times Cryptic #29003

2024-08-23

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1a

Range of mushrooms about right to fill belly (8)

Generating...

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

CEPS (mushrooms) reversed (about), then R (right) contained by TUM (belly).

6a

Warehouse party held by university members (6)

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9a

Heavy sea wave meeting vesselexciting ride? (13)

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10a

Time to publish a complex accumulation of lies? (6)

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11a

Great price including first of beers: make it bitter? (8)

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

ACE (great), then RATE (price) containing the first of Beers.

13a

Horologer struggling with a rabbit problem? (10)

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15a

Cover over bathing beach (4)

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16a

Meat cut seen around King's Lynn for instance (4)

Generating...

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

VEAl (meat) without its last letter, containing R (king).

18a

Pair periodically entertained by Darling Dicky? (10)

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

every other letter from pAiR contained by PRECIOUS (darling).

21a

A match official in Wellington, or not in Wellington? (8)

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

A + REF (math official) all contained by BOOT (wellington).

22a

Club player in action endlessly before birdie (6)

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23a

Foundation had a game plan slammedthere's nothing in it! (5,3,5)

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

anagram of HAD A GAME PLAN, with O (nothing) inside.

25a

Boatmen initially shoot two under Darwin's ship (6)

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

first of Boatmen + EAGLE (shoot two under (par)).

26a

Prime time with neither for broadcast? (8)

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Down

2d

Architectural feature one associated with clubs in city (7)

Generating...

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

I (one) + C (clubs), all contained by PORTO (city).

3d

Church holding ancient stone, gold and silver in suspended state (4,7)

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

CE (church), containing all of OLD (ancient) + ST (stone) + OR (gold) + AG (silver).

4d

Sometime Kent player, dealing with woman, tempted (5)

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5d

Locus for enthusiasts regularly using revolutionary toy (7)

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6d

Fair to admit university mate manufactured overseas place (9)

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

GALA (fair) containing all of U + an anagram of (manufactured) MATE.

7d

Act last from Art Pepper (3)

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8d

Closely-woven material taken to the cleaners (7)

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12d

Aggressive teller being awkward (11)

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14d

Depraved sort soldiers will copy (9)

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17d

Bean and cheese served with meat good to go (7)

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19d

Old money with capitalist's margins gone forever (7)

Generating...

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

EX (old) + TIN (money) + first and last (margins) of CapitalisT.

20d

Girl with Don made out in the dark (7)

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22d

Fabric from copper that insulates piping (5)

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24d

Metal mass Luigi Pirandello holds up (3)

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