Times Cryptic #29116

2025-01-02

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1a

Impression made by Napoleon in the field? (4-4)

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5a

Plant plants killing time in vacated area (6)

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

CACTI(plants) minus T(time) inside the exterior letters of AreA

9a

Stevie perhaps bored by nasty mean barbs? (9)

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11a

Brazilian capital essentially dynamises province (5)

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REAL(Brazilian currency, pronounced “hay-is”) then the middle letter of dynaMises

12a

Best flirt organised rescue if all routes blocked? (7)

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13a

Charlie installing electrical unit in satire (7)

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14a

Queen's beloved pop icon meets with Italian group (6,7)

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16a

Factories circling island anger small flush person (13)

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MILLS(factories) surrounding the island of IONA and IRE(anger), then S(small)

20a

Studio had story right (7)

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21a

Dubious naked maiden by meadow recalled prophet (7)

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FISHY(dubious) minus the external letters, M(maiden), then LEA(meadow) reversed

23a

Paradise for the large part is swell (5)

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HEAVEN(paradise) minus the last letter

24a

Garment left poor Colin hot (9)

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25a

Musical replacing opening with another key line (6)

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the musical GREASE with the C replaced by G(another musical key)

26a

Most tiny powerless lights put back in case (8)

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remove P(power) from LAMPS(lights) and reverse, then LEST(in case)

Down

1d

Exhibit artist mounted for BA workshop? (6)

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HANG(exhibit), then RA(artist) reversed. BA referring to British Airways

2d

Take place of wretch bolstering bare rock (5)

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3d

American topless in tiny bathing suit (7)

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YANK(American) minus the first letter inside MINI(tiny)

4d

After depression it gets you hopping from the chair (6,7)

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6d

Lug wax from odd space below church (7)

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7d

Noisy fool leaves lesson in love (9)

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remove ASS(fool) from CLASS(lesson), then AMOROUS(in love)

8d

Warm Sea periodically laps second egg fossil (8)

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alternating letters in wArM sEa surrounding MO(second), NIT(louse egg)

10d

Circles 'misfit' sadly in judgement of one's worth (4-9)

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14d

Theft of extremely fine cloth hidden by mansion? (9)

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external letters of FinE, RAG(cloth) inside PILE(mansion)

15d

Sensitive way to stop Mickey's horde cycling? (8)

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PATH(way) inside MICE(Mickey Mouse’s horde) cycled

17d

Parisian's here with head cold that's severe (7)

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18d

Fabric hoisted across tops of the hips isn't proper (7)

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19d

Most of English town ultimately felt dated (3-3)

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22d

Solitary marine creature abandoned by sailor (5)

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ABALONE(marine creature) minus AB(sailor)