Times Cryptic #29157

2025-02-19

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1a

One musician has claimed nothing workingfor another? (10)

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BASSIST has O ON (nothing, working) inserted.

6a

Measure in square feet, one about third of yard (4)

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ACE (one) about R (third letter of yard). Apparently, an acre is 43,560 square feet, I find it easier to understand hectares and metres.

9a

Bird in capital city on move, heading for resort (10)

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BUDGE (move) RIGA (capital of Latvia) R[esort]. I liked this one.

10a

Work of art destroyed (4)

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12a

Till search, tigers roaming free? (4,8)

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15a

Weapons hardly found aboard vessel (9)

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17a

Colour scheme in gold introduced by Jan's predecessor (5)

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18a

Iraqis, say, fixing braking system on vehicle losing its front end (5)

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19a

A bomb dropped with charges (9)

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20a

Axes removing articles, too sharp? (6-6)

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24a

Release when healer pulled back? (4)

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25a

Open door for kisser, one glowing at being let in (10)

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FACE (kisser) with I LIT AT inserted.

26a

Some sum at Harvard? (4)

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27a

Greek clothes dressing Greek character, old, old actor (5,5)

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GR[eek], ETA (character in Greek), GARB (clothes) O[ld].

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1d

Dwarf heard bee in tree (4)

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BAY (tree) with B inserted.

2d

Splash of drink, aerated originally? (4)

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initial letters of Splash Of Drink Aerated.

3d

Viewing article in newspaper, girls beyond hope missing leader (5,7)

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4d

Broadcast originally called The Sound of Hackney? (5)

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I’m not sure I fully understand the nuance of this one. A hackney can be a horse, as well as a carriage or the part of London, and horses neigh, but is there more to it? EDIT see below comment, it sounds like née  = originally called. Thanks jackkt.

5d

Cut, with hole punctured, concerned with what may be required? (5,4)

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PARE (cut) inside STY (hole) and RE = concerned with. Is a sty a hole, colloquially? A smelly place?

7d

Living wonderful with an amphipod, say (10)

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8d

Board to apply leverage to business (10)

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11d

Girl with tandem, in travelling, providing a trip (4-8)

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13d

Dressing in bag bandaging boy, great quantity (5,5)

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SAC (bag) around LAD, REAM a great quantity.

14d

Stars get it wrong in general? (10)

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16d

Furniture item, extremely sturdy in every aspect (4,5)

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EACH (every) AIR (aspect) with S[turd]Y inserted.

21d

Be safe initially during flight (5)

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S[afe] inside EXIT = flight.

22d

Sporting festival (4)

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23d

Captain underwater, sign surfacing? (4)

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