Times Cryptic #29037

2024-10-02

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1a

Means by which we keep Auntie afloat? (7,3)

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6a

Ill-gotten gains in dictator's country house (4)

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8a

A club brawl recalledsuch a shambles! (8)

Generating...

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

A, BAT (club), RIOT reversed.

9a

British in more ways than one? Goodness me! (6)

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

B for British, a LIMEY being North American slang for a Brit. Something to do with British sailors eating limes to avoid scurvy.

10a

Ruler in mess, enemies finally advancing (4)

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

HASH (mess), advance the S to the front. S being the end of enemies.

11a

Loot Shanghai perhaps, causing misery (10)

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12a

Attorney General attending trial, battle ensuing (9)

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14a

City I governed in recession, full of hope at first (5)

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

I LED =  I governed, reverse it and insert H[ope].

17a

Bishop visiting important part of Ireland (5)

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19a

E cryptically? It might be a surprise (3-6)

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22a

Busy time in Saigon hotel she transformed (4,6)

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23a

Shooting party coming back nice and warm (4)

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24a

Throw in the towel, having trouble dropping European in fight (3,3)

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

WOE = trouble, drop the E and insert it into BOUT = fight.

25a

Anne infuriated with a lot of recent arrivals (8)

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26a

Seduce English scholar (4)

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27a

Visitor, one only stumbling before darkness descends? (3-7)

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Down

1d

An advancing predator? (4,5)

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2d

Tea and a little bit of butter on one's bread (7)

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

CHA (tea) PAT (a bit of butter), I (one).

3d

Spooner's rattled policeman finding knives here? (8)

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

Rev. Spooner would have said “SHOOK COP”.

4d

Confidential film (3,4,4,4)

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5d

Cherish memory of system Balmoral embodies (6)

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6d

Rug, cheaper one I tossed out (9)

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7d

Find a Parisian on ground (7)

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13d

Lieutenant, no-hoper lost in remote region (5,4)

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15d

Soldier in Irish uniform (9)

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16d

Horribly proud, about to have great fall (8)

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18d

Classic example of endlessly ambitious work (7)

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20d

Not initially dominating, bringing son in all the time (3-4)

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21d

Flogged, as boxer may be (6)

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

a boxer might win a belt and so be a champion.