Times Cryptic #29120

2025-01-07

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Across

1a

Cut off source of exclusive rum (8)

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6a

Psychologist with case for live dance music (6)

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9a

I recalled teacher is pupil's neighbour (4)

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10a

To free drill, beg for costly spanner? (4,6)

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11a

Rioting crowd ends a cutting-edge show (5,5)

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13a

Word of advicetry harder at first (4)

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14a

Hard material covering a small window (8)

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CEMENT (hard material) containing [covering] A + S (small). This is a window with a vertically hinged frame.

16a

New T-shirt is long (6)

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18a

Dad's ringing large old lady for vital matter? (6)

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PA’S (Dad’s) containing [ringing] L, then MA (old lady)

20a

In foreign parts, manages broadcast (8)

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Aural wordplay [broadcast}: “oversees” (manages)

22a

Place to relax before boxer's last fight (4)

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SPA (place to relax), {boxe}R [’s last]

24a

Attraction of drink consuming a distant ship (6,4)

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SIP (drink) containing [consuming] A + FAR (distant), then ARK (ship)

26a

One with lots of fresh European Cointreau (10)

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28a

Steady revenue is somewhat reduced (4)

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29a

Farm animal with headgear is big deal (2,4)

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30a

Present lady's coat in a gentle way (8)

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Down

2d

Zany dance for prison guards? (9)

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3d

What one may do after a fault in supply (7)

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4d

No TV clergyman is famous (5)

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5d

Reveal oddly chopped fish (3)

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{r}E{v}E{a}L [oddly chopped]

6d

Post office? (3,6)

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Cryptic. I don’t know whether they have Job Centres overseas but in the UK they are government-funded agencies for unemployed people seeking work. They used to be called Labour Exchanges.

7d

One messiah maybe held up around old city (7)

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I + BRIAN (messiah maybe) containing [around] O (old) and reversed [held up]. The wordplay refers to the film Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Brian wasn’t the Messiah, just a very naughty boy.

8d

Run on the level (5)

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12d

Heads for vegetarian food? (7)

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15d

Flog spare pots, one has a chip (1-8)

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17d

Flights here reportedly look all right (9)

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19d

Nick what capable people are up to (7)

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The hint refers to the saying ‘up to scratch’

21d

Leading group in Home Counties of highest status (7)

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UP (leading) + REM (pop group) contained by [in] SE (Home Counties – South East England)

23d

God's power curtailed southern town (5)

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25d

Transmit again about unfinished letter (5)

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27d

Consume centres of ten roast pasties (3)

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{t}E{n} + {ro}A{st} + {pas}T{ies} [centres of…]