Times Cryptic #29126

2025-01-14

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Across

1a

An aquatic bird to avoid? (4)

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3a

Brotherhood stumbled over women's transport (10)

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10a

Plantigrade mammal southern ambassador put up with (3-4)

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11a

Make row outside back of market, getting more bananas (7)

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

DO (make) + TIER (row) containing [outside] {marke}T [back of…]. Madder.

12a

What a conscientious nurse makes on reaching hospital? Easy (15)

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13a

Eating at home, with wild dog mostly around (6)

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14a

Begged to share the Scarlet Pimpernel's fate? (8)

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17a

Amphibian got turned over crossing bank by river (4,4)

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

GOT (reversed [turned over] containing [crossing) REEF (bank) + R (river)

18a

Superior nun given directions by a couple of bishops (6)

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

A, B+B (couple of bishops), E+S+S (directions)

21a

Policeman's lying about keeping agreement in an unnerving way (15)

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

DI’S (policeman’s) + anagram [about] of LYING, containing [keeping] CONCERT (agreement)

23a

Animosity private soldier articulated (7)

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

Aural wordplay [articulated]: “ranker” (private soldier)

24a

Implore gunners to accept other ranks, by God! (7)

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25a

A forceful person, might he entertain round America? (10)

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

POWER (might), HE contains [entertain] O (round) + US (America). I’m not entirely convinced the containment syntax works.

26a

Malaysian in Borneo, extremely doughty and keen at first (4)

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

D{ought}Y [extremely], then A{nd} + K{een} [at first]. NHO this but wordplay and checkers got me there.

Down

1d

No longer employed, treated with contempt around university (7)

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

DISSED (treated with contempt) containing [around] U (university)

2d

OK, nonsense writer taking husband's place in gamble (9)

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

CHANCE  (gamble) becomes CLEARANCE when LEAR (nonsense writer) takes H’s (husband’s) place

4d

Short of energy, they are terribly coarse (6)

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5d

Raised in social status, reorganising field day (8)

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6d

London feature later represented in court game? (8,6)

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7d

Israeli port's condition, enveloped in a lot of sea mist (5)

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8d

Gemstone European delivered in ceramic vessel (7)

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9d

Military award belonging to woman inferior to many? (6,2,6)

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15d

A couple of chaps producing headgear in Scotland (9)

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16d

Work supported by sure winner in firm (8)

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

ON (supported by) + CERT (sure winner) contained by [in] CO (firm)

17d

Blunder involving swimmer in turbulent water (4-3)

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19d

High-flyer from Kentucky with pounds in a Channel Island (7)

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

KY (Kentucky) + L (pounds) contained by [in] SARK (a Channel Island)

20d

Downy plant Middle East scholar cut back (6)

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22d

Function requiring weight and source of strength (5)

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