Times Cryptic #29051

2024-10-18

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1a

Where to see Etonians gain military award, right? (7)

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5a

Giving a wave to page, monarch and imperial family (7)

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9a

Experienced fellow feeling stymied has cracked, admitting pressure (11)

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

anagram of (cracked) STYMIED HAS, containing P (pressure).

10a

Some corn whiskey dropped by Don (3)

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

wEAR (don) deleting the ‘w’ (whiskey).

11a

Eastern ascetic from China curtailed expression of triumph (6)

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12a

What choirs do, covering eg Scarborough Fair (8)

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14a

Drinkers seizing last of beer obtained capacious bags (5,8)

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

CARAOUSER (drinkers) containing (seizing) both the last letter of beeR and  GOT (obtained). ‘Bags’ as trousers only vaguely familiar to me.

17a

Damned academic's way to make two lots of us fat? (6,7)

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21a

God accordingly defends old temple (8)

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

PAN (god) + THEN (accordingly) containing (defends) O (old).

23a

Blair, when writing, wore out Liberals (6)

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

anagram of WORE then L + L (liberals).

25a

Princess in an opera, not a princess in an operetta (3)

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

aIDA (princess in an opera (of the same name, by Verdi)) minus the ‘a’. Princess in the G&S operetta. I have no idea why I put in IvA.

26a

Ale bottles on part of sink in standard sizes (4-1-6)

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27a

City with zero money deserted by one banking on thrift (7)

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

EC (city, of London) + O (zero) + MoneY (deserted by, minus, ‘one’), containing (banking) ON.

28a

Were attractive books bound by European and decorated? (7)

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

NT (New Testament, books) contained by E (European) and ICED (decorated).

Down

1d

Condiment is no longer somewhat timeless (6)

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

WAS (is no longer) + A BIt (somewhat) without its ‘t’ (timeless). Fine by me.

2d

Return of police force? A day is not settled (7)

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

reversal of CID (police force) + A + MON (day).

3d

American's knockout has failed, punching morose drunk (9)

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4d

Are you texting personnel in mining area? (4)

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5d

Following delivery job with role outside in uniform (10)

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

POST (job) + PART (role) + outermost letters from UniforM.

6d

Rolls filled by kiddies regularly for traveller (5)

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

RR (Rolls Royce, Rolls) containing (filled by) regular letters from kIdDiEs.

7d

Individually specify setter on cryptic Times puzzle finally (7)

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

I (setter) + an anagram of (cryptic) TIMES + last letter of puzzlE.

8d

General meaning to keep artillerymen back, and a good mechanic (8)

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

GIST (general meaning) containing all of (to keep) RA (artillerymen) reversed + A + G (good).

13d

Capers perhaps in creamy dish, in book put on line (10)

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

FOOL (creamy dish) contained by TOME (book), then Ry (railway, line).

15d

Say Mark is with East German Max (9)

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16d

Showing versatility, fitting into a seedy establishment (8)

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

APT (fitting) contained by A DIVE (seedy establishment).

18d

Division of a real firm accepting case of evasion over raised tax (7)

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

CO (company, firm) containing all of the outermost letters (case) of EvasioN + reversal of (over) VAT (tax). Brazilian coinage.

19d

Doubting Thomas Cook's opening putrid stores (7)

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

SEPTIC (putrid) contains (stores) the first of Cook.

20d

Ruddy duck free to shelter under fantail's wings (6)

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

O (zero, duck) + RID (free), all under the outermost letters of FantaiL.

22d

Big beast in fashion work turned up (5)

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24d

The Four Tops in concert are gladly extemporising a set of bars (4)

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