Times Cryptic #29055

2024-10-23

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1a

Employees stick notes here (5)

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

a triple definition. Notes go on a musical staff or stave of five horizontal lines.

4a

Piece containing extremes of emotional range (9)

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9a

Feeling guilty about social worker guards confined (9)

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10a

Go back over right step in the wrong direction (5)

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PACE, R reversed.

11a

Warplane once deployed uranium-enriched device causing great damage (7,6)

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(WARPLANE ONCE)* with U inserted (“enriched”).

14a

Book author's dedication? (4)

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15a

Inept force destroyed Utopian state (10)

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18a

Make a world that's fitting for US singer (10)

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19a

Look around for one constructive thing to do (4)

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21a

Green energy company that was of a mind to store insufficient energy (13)

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ENRON (defunct energy company) stores VI[m] (energy, insufficient), MENTAL = of a mind.

24a

Guide that woman behind you and me (5)

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25a

Obtain expert on those coming first in voters' eyes such as Greens? (9)

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V E (first letters of Voters Eyes) GET (obtain) ABLE (expert).

27a

Object to drinks prior to play (9)

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28a

Severely criticise case of auditors mired in corruption (5)

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A[uditor]S inside ROT = corruption.

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1d

Period of growth bound to restrict having millions saved (10)

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SPRING (bound), TIE (restrict), insert M for millions.

2d

Ingredient of Christmas pudding being blamed for poisoning (3)

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3d

Individual needing to make contact but also putting up boundaries (6)

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4d

Where steps may be taken to look for eavesdropper very possibly (9)

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5d

Sinuous snake sheds skin (5)

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6d

What may protect vehicle at high speed? (8)

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7d

Unable to control movements of monarch barely satisfied to stay at home (11)

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

took me while to think of the monarch part; I think it is [K]IN[G] = monarch barely, CONTENT (satisfied), insert IN for at home.

8d

I'm opposed to that, not to cycling (4)

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OPEN (not to, as in a door), “cycling” = moving the letters around.

12d

Doctor compared his fraternity with colleagues (11)

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13d

Most wicked criminal singled out (10)

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16d

Broadcast disputed piece for some time (9)

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17d

Meet politician and clerical assistant briefly (8)

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20d

Virulent disease leads to extremely resilient bug (6)

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22d

Theatrical production always sent up university dons (5)

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

EVER reversed with U for university inserted.

23d

Person taking action against senior officer is powerless (4)

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SUPER(intendent) loses his P for power.

26d

Wrap last item on the agenda up (3)

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