Times Cryptic #29141

2025-01-31

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1a

Gentleman recalled favourite cover of taboo Italian folk song (8)

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SIR reversed + PET + T{abo}O

9a

Fish move with difficulty (8)

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10a

Kindle hits backbook's ending no longer available (5,3)

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RAPS reversed + {boo}K + OFF

11a

Data visualisation, mine involving exceptional reach (3,5)

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12a

Grotesquely morph image copy (10)

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14a

Fruit from Italian region peeled (4)

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{p}UGLI{a}

15a

I got picked upnot a pretty sight (7)

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17a

Retreat in theory periodically affords virtue (7)

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NEST in {t}H{e}O{r}Y

21a

Cross, Times pursues copper stifling resistance (4)

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X (times) after CU around R

22a

Philosopher from Prussia upset about a load of rubbish (10)

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23a

Plants in pretty urn, lilacs, at regular intervals (8)

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25a

What may help to keep beehive upright? (8)

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26a

Managed US pop goddess, old hand in Mexico (8)

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27a

Over-60s righted a wrong (5,3)

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Down

2d

Little devil, one obtaining exemption from punishment (8)

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3d

Freshwater fish edges either side of river birds (8)

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PERCHES around R (either side of river) This was the other one I couldn’t get. My 8 year old son said, after the fact, “That’s obvious. Perch is a fish.”.

4d

Did appropriate introductions to Treasury obtain approval? (4)

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5d

Hostile verbal animosity when it's usually calm? (3-4)

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6d

Complaint made by others about revised rota (4,6)

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7d

Fish eating seaweed that's hypothetically perfect? (5,3)

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8d

Tip from informer stopping criminal that's out of line (8)

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RAT in GUI{l}TY

13d

Is gendarme worried, as Vichy France may have been? (10)

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15d

They get free case of Soave over and above pickled cooking ingredients (8)

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S{oav}E reversed + CAPERS

16d

Surviving extremely unusual punches, jubilant in victory (8)

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U{nusua}L in (punches) EXTANT (surviving)

18d

Wiped out by joke penned by eg top journo (8)

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X (by) PUN (joke) in EG ED (top journo)

19d

Pathetic ragged child got back clothes after having run away (8)

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GOT reversed around (clothes) U{r}CHIN

20d

Somebody quiet bores intolerant individual (3,4)

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24d

Top-level racing judge, one in a state (4)

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FI + J + I