Times Cryptic #29128

2025-01-16

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1a

One third of fruit's been eaten? Get stuck in (6)

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

remove the first third from GREENGAGE(fruit)

4a

Second key Oscar and BAFTA, say, for original direction of Titanic (8)

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

S(second), E(musical key) and Oscar and BAFTA are both AWARDS

10a

A sign of springfamily eat outside house at last (9)

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

CLAN(family) and DINE(eat) surrounding the last letter of housE

11a

Be very protective of girl in US city (5)

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12a

Bread or dough? No big difference (5,6)

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14a

Have the ability to finish off academic article (3)

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

last letter from academiC, and AN(article). I originally thought you could turn CANT into an academic article and chop the end off it, maybe in the jargon form

15a

A check on waterproof road surface (7)

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17a

Deserts, concerned with local political division (6)

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19a

Column briefly mentions iconic characters primarily associated with the cinema (6)

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

FILE(column) minus the last letter, then the first letters from Mentions Iconic Characters

21a

Character Ibsen created in Councillor, a big cheese? (7)

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23a

One step saving leader (3)

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PACE(step) minus the first letter

24a

State current saving after what HS2 no longer will do to Leeds? (11)

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26a

Almost every diver wanting protection for breathing (5)

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ALL(every) minus the last letter, then DIVER minus the external letters

27a

Unknown coin got in change (9)

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29a

What cuts light from space views? Pluto mainly (8)

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EYES(views) and HADES(Pluto) minus the last letter

30a

Shifting sand blocks Greek port (6)

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Down

1d

I think I'm in the wrong dance (6-2)

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2d

Roman emperor good with Scotland (5)

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3d

Partly engineering a machine to remove cotton seeds (3)

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5d

Queen one earl upset (7)

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6d

Crop weight reduced during unseasonable warmth (6,5)

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7d

Be frightened under cars being repaired (3,6)

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8d

Saw Twitter introducing a letter signifying unknown (6)

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

SING(twitter) containing A and Y(letter signifying unknown)

9d

Director and unsubtle actor get ready in the UAE (6)

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13d

Queen not wanting to be spotted on stage? (4,7)

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16d

Country long showing significant growth (5,4)

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18d

Twerk for dancing? This must be cut out (8)

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20d

Preserved vessel lost power (7)

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21d

Compel using spoken Gaelic when having company over (6)

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22d

Friend had sense of taste (6)

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25d

Terriermine's escaped from Pacific island (5)

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

remove PIT(mine) from PITCAIRN island

28d

Idol in precious metal, not large (3)

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

GOLD(precious metal) minus L(large)