Times Cryptic #29145

2025-02-05

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Across

1a

Horribly scary operation in Italian port (8)

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5a

Nice name for Englishman? (6)

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8a

Came down after the others, quite subdued (10)

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9a

Jack recorded feature of most churches (4)

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10a

Rebuke circus performer demanding your attention (1,4,2,4,3)

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flea circuses were once a real thing, I learnt, and one in your ear in reality would demand attention.

11a

Person choosing an e-reader? (7)

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an E-LECTOR would be an e-reader.

13a

Long passage about west in hopeless situation (7)

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SCREED with W inserted.

15a

Extreme anger with Charlie ousted by Tory leader (7)

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INCENSE (anger) exchanges C for T.

18a

Partner mostly had an effect, taking everything into account (3,4)

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21a

What's certain to provoke road rage at roundabout? Rubbish! (1,3,3,2,1,4)

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22a

Get up and wash (4)

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23a

Dominance of ANC ends badly with a disheartened citizenry (10)

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(ANC ENDS A)*, C[itizenr]Y.

24a

Knackered after sex? (4,2)

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25a

Contribution from developer, a Tory wheeler-dealer (8)

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Down

1d

Emerge as champion on board? (7)

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2d

Tough Listener, I suspect (9)

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3d

Fruit that's popular, they say (7)

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4d

Revolver quietly acquired by criminal (7)

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5d

Revolutionary writer is correct (3-6)

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6d

Unaffected, almost as before (7)

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7d

Counter the way a poet writes? (7)

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12d

Devout old maid perhaps clutching book (9)

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O[ld], SERVANT = maid perhaps, insert B for book.

14d

Mystery wound with thin cracks (9)

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16d

Falls back once more, encountering artillery (7)

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17d

As for one English popeoff with his head! (7)

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As being the symbol for arsenic, element 33; E for English, CLEMENT a pope loses his head.

18d

A quarter on dope in Belgian city (7)

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A, N[orth], TWERP a dope.

19d

Hero worshipper cutting top off poisonous plant (7)

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OLEANDER the plant loses its O.

20d

Flatten philosopher, foremost of French left (7)

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DE (of, French), L[eft], AYER the philosopher A J Ayer.