Times Cryptic #29087

2024-11-29

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Across

1a

Location reference after chapter and verse (8)

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5a

The king has false teeth (6)

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9a

Spades suffice for flipping turf (3)

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10a

A blessing turning in, to nice bed (11)

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12a

Plebeian at heart desires property (10)

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13a

Undiscovered monster still what gets inspector going (4)

Generating...

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

YET (still) + first letter of (the letter that starts, what gets it going) Inspector.

15a

Associate day with purpose (6)

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16a

Paper plane out of an illustration (7)

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

EXAM (paper) + PLanE minus (out of) ‘an’.

18a

Thus returning seabird in reservoir (7)

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20a

Beastly drink got stirred in trough (6)

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23a

For men, women's clothes seem uninteresting (4)

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24a

Spend time inside bank after door locks quietly (2,8)

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

RIDGE (bank), after DOOR contains (locks) P (quietly).

26a

On one's holiday too? How fantastic (4,4,3)

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27a

A point, going with twenty-two's sport (3)

Generating...

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

I think this is a cryptic definition referring to a run in cricket, a sport with 22 players and 22 yards between the wickets. I don’t really understand it though.

28a

Cancel opening at 45 degrees? (6)

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29a

Dry veg cook peeled stews OK (4,4)

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Down

1d

Ignore ticket times (4,2)

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2d

Seat maker left stuffing more down (7)

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3d

Potholer cut by scrap iron in desperation to get out (5,5)

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

CAVER (potholer), containing all of (cut by) BIN (scrap) + FE (iron).

4d

Dog coming from Sedan died in Montpellier (6,7)

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6d

Republican likely winner in contest (4)

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7d

All the way to the summit sounded flatter on paper (5,2)

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8d

Guard deployed to trouble spot, perhaps, felt exposed (8)

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11d

Photograph duke and fit Tory peer jogging (13)

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14d

First see rider's speed then hide (10)

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17d

Account empty following one sharp fall (4,4)

Generating...

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

AC (account), then DRAIN (empty) after (following) I (one)

19d

Gibbon lives up a tropical fruit tree, mostly (7)

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

IS (lives) reversed (up) + A + most of MANGo (tropical fruit tree).

21d

Suffer in Berlin and consequently in Rome (7)

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22d

Daughter given pasta first did shut up (6)

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25d

Keen learner pulls over (4)

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