Times Cryptic #29044

2024-10-10

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1a

Loudmouth baronet trapping fish with bait (8)

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BT(baronet) containing GAR(fish) and RAG(bait, tease)

5a

US city rents in recession increase continually (6)

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LA(US city) and RIPS(rents) all reversed. Something my housemates do on their phones all day

10a

Unsettled Irish cannot leave: hard to evade conscription! (8,7)

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anagram of IRISH,CANNOT,LEAVE minus H(hard)

11a

Inside a belly's endlessly delicious fruit (7)

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A POT belly containing RICH(delicious) minus the last letter

12a

Criminal bagging top-quality earthenware (7)

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FENCE(criminal) containing A1(top quality)

13a

Greek character involved in slight makes Cretan cross (8)

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15a

Bounder's place over in North America (5)

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18a

King getting into Great British bitter (5)

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20a

Bones in head extremely logical, each round (8)

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PATE(head) then the outermost letters of LogicaL, and EA(each) reversed

23a

Old boy back to fill face with duck and game (7)

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OB(old boy) reversed inside DIAL(face) and O(duck). That thing with the ropes and the sticks and the two-headed top you have probably seen unshowered people play with in the park

25a

Sense of grievance private soldier voiced (7)

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26a

Secret fear at the end trapped in credit fraud (10,5)

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CONFIDENCE(secret), then the last letter of feaR inside TICK(credit)

27a

Imitation gem left in delicate shade (6)

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28a

Commander vacillating over Norwegian sector (8)

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1d

Preacher: no point looking toward Heaven? (6)

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NAY(no) and NUB(point) all reversed. John, of A Pilgrim’s Progress. Agonized over BINYAN, BONYAN, BENYAN and all sorts of other possibilities.

2d

Medium interest in following sentence? (9)

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3d

Try to cage rook that hurt amusing brother (7)

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GO(try) containing R(rook) and OUCH(that hurt). Reference to the Marx brother. Duck Soup is my favorite.

4d

Cook in oven or pan (5)

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6d

A person is fitted with one in old age (7)

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PER(a) MAN(person) containing I(one)

7d

What to do when in power shower we hear? (5)

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8d

Story by Bavarian? Not right for loyal servant (8)

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LIE(story) next to GERMAN(Bavarian) minus R(right)

9d

Bring trouble upon oneself when tackle catches pro (3,3,2)

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14d

For Lily a special house key (8)

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16d

Turkish area in grip of national rioting (9)

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17d

Applause? I contribute to it, ousting Liberal in contest (8)

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HAND(applause), then I CLAP(I contribute to it) minus L(Liberal)

19d

New union member's restraining order for dullard (7)

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21d

Crescent shape clear in old stringed instrument (7)

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22d

Go-between crushed spirit of resistance (6)

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24d

Virgin martyr gets on train finally coming in (5)

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AGES(gets on) containing the last letter of traiN. Another religious figure I was fuzzy on, but the wordplay left no other possibility

25d

Senior academic mostly giving one side of story? (5)

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RECTOR(senior academic) minus the last letter. The right hand side of the story.