Times Cryptic #29061

2024-10-30

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1a

Dog training ahead of test? It requires careful manipulation (8)

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5a

Summit where clubs vote to accept overseas capital (6)

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

C for clubs, X for vote, insert LIMA the capital of Peru.

8a

Significant time to worry about losing face (3)

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

worry, about = ERAC, lose the C. I nearly biffed ETA (estimated time of arrival) then realised I needed to “lose face”.

9a

Protest ignited India towards destruction (10)

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10a

Heading for shelter from conflict in city (8)

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11a

It contains stuff from the east, infused with a soy-based sauce (6)

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

take IT, insert RAM, reverse it all, insert A. It’s like soy sauce but different.

12a

Collection of people having no right to enter university (2,2)

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GROUP loses R for fight. I went up in 1966; do people still say “go up” to uni?

14a

Huge fuss around finale of spectacular TV show (3,7)

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

huge fuss = BIG BOTHER, insert R the last letter of spectacular. Glad to say, I have never watched it.

17a

Pips possibly from fresh limes in a G&T (4,6)

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20a

Machine part broken by large blockage (4)

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L inside COG.

23a

When power and fury combine, shoot for the stars! (6)

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24a

Certain animals, primarily horses included in my analysis info (8)

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H (primarily horses), inserted into COR (my!), DATA = analysis info. Animals with a spinal cord, including all vertebrates.

25a

I've nothing more to say about a fancy donut! (4,3,3)

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OVER (about), A, (DONUT)*.

26a

Angry and tired, though not at first (3)

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27a

Finest head journalist outsmarted (6)

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28a

Young relative also thus taken in by good prank periodically (8)

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G[ood], [p]R[a]N[k], gives you GR…N, insert AND (also) SO (thus).

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1d

Official caught in tricky situation on the runway? (9)

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2d

Flatten out gold beneath thin sheet of silver? (7)

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3d

Make charming final piece on organ (6)

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4d

Providing corrective action in respect of me fizzling out (9)

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5d

Lesser celeb's monastic life devoid of love (1-6)

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6d

Fellow almost entirely overwhelmed by daft vernacular (9)

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7d

A plane maybe circling popular race venue (7)

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13d

In part, Republican denies freaking out leader (9)

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PT (part) with R (DENIES)* inserted. Sort of topical, this one.

15d

Holidaymaker perhaps heading for basically every Indian state, we're told (9)

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B[asically], EACH (every), GOER sounds like GOA.

16d

Singing centrally features in one great new style of music (9)

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18d

This month, material of mine is available to buy (2,5)

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19d

Horned mammal seen to the south of one cold country (7)

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I (one) C[old], ELAND a horned antelope.

21d

The French tennis great ultimately squanders lead more than once (7)

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LE (the French), ASHE (Arthur, tennis player of yesteryear), [squander]S. This took me an age as I was fixated on the tennis player being [L}AVER and couldn’t for the life of me see the clever definition, ‘lead more than once’ = more than one dog leash.

22d

Dish that's initially covered in a tiny amount of salt (6)

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

A GRAIN of salt, with T[hat’s] inserted.