Times Cryptic #29140

2025-01-30

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Across

1a

Shortly wake occasional visitor (5)

flowerflowerflower
4a

Fitting tee perhaps something that really doesn't fit (6,3)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Face about to go plump (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Say priest backed limit (5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Dig out Introduction to Ethics by philosopher (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Totter round ring, following daughter as guide (8)

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RAGMAN(totter) surrounding O(ring), after D(daughter)

14a

Innate bias spread when away in Rome (2,8)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Ruin party at country club? (4)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Noble type of king lacking protection (4)

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I got this from definition, not knowing that a PEARLY KING is a costermonger who wears flashy clothes. Remove the outer letters.

20a

I am wrong about part of Middle East being unimportant (10)

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I, then ERR(am wrong) reversed, LEVANT (part of Middle East)

22a

Tolerate leaving Europe initially, then get on and vote (8)

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SUFFER(tolerate) minus the first letter of Europe, then AGE(get on)

23a

Power nap over quickly (6)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Wife comes in to do vocals for big-band music (5)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Big herbivore once seen in Antigua? No donkey (9)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Historian missing first by some distance in elite institutions (3,6)

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LIVY(historian) minus the first letter, then LEAGUE(some distance)

29a

Hard men lead American power in Egypt (5)

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Down

1d

Supply teacher welcomes popular girl (9)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Frontier family of sisters advance steadily (5)

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triple definition – the MARCH sisters are from Little Women

3d

Dessert: for a change, it's a rum one (8)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Small shed is inaccessible (4)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Endlessly stressed over new clothes not to be seen (10)

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UNDERLINED(stressed) minus the last letter, then N(new)

6d

Seriously damage a volume in foul temper (6)

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A, V(volume) inside RAGE(foul temper)

7d

State supports case for particularly burning desire (9)

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ROMANIA(state) after the external letters in ParticularlY

8d

With difficulty pick up area in depression (5)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Loosely two GIs in turn hatching a plot (10)

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anagram of two GI’s, IN,TURN

15d

Very delicate song Yankee repeated: loudly joining in (4-5)

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17d

Expenditure for departures? (9)

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18d

Economise on protection for soldiers (8)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Scamp puts on British accent (6)

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ROGUE(scamp) under B(British)

22d

Dish from South America and Hawaii (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Wise man eating starter of delicious meal to celebrate special occasion (5)

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SEER(wise man) containing the first letter of Delicious

25d

Is sorry about picking up the last trick (4)

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RUES(is sorry about) with the last letter moved up