Times Cryptic #29175

2025-03-12

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1a

Style originally associated with Louis Armstrong perhaps? (4)

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I think this is a reference to Ella Fitzgerald, who sang jazz in  the scat style and was associated with Louis Armstrong more than others. Or is there more to it? I didn’t think it was S (style originally) then CAT referrring to the Tin Pan Alley CATS, as that was Fats Waller not Satchmo, who AFAIK wasn’t called the cat. Discuss.

4a

Going off plant with concerning smell (10)

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9a

What mostly went west? A nation travelling with GWR (5,5)

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10a

Painter of big rooms, but not large (4)

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HALLS loses an L for large. Franz Hals, Dutch painter. EDIT sorry, Frans, not Franz, says Andy below.

11a

Cook turned item on menu slightly fishy (6)

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12a

Staid manner affected by Tories (8)

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14a

Quiet Concorde? Listen! (4)

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15a

Things for washing fabric meeting more than one test (10)

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17a

Insect present in most undomesticated antelopes (10)

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20a

In head's absence, did jam for school snack (4)

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21a

Pudding is second rank, not finished in the main (8)

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MO (second), LIN[e] = rank not finishing, inside SEA the main.

23a

Kitchen utensil is one used to beat? (6)

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24a

Flattering and scheming, getting ring for wife (4)

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WILY changes the W to an O.

25a

I had one rooftop rebuilt, with no chance of failure (5-5)

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26a

One running revolutionary unit in House of Representatives (10)

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MARAT (French revolutionary), ONE (unit) in HR.

27a

Is it that Henry could have been flush? (4)

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WAS (is it that?) H[enry].

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2d

Secret family keep for a purpose (11)

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3d

Corrupted outside of tough American (3-6)

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4d

Unjustified criticism's the reason for dropping cooked food? (7)

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you could drop the food if the POT’S HOT.

5d

Narration titles rewritten for complete change of text (15)

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6d

Honour the Spanish nursemaid with a raise? (7)

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EL (the in Spanish), BONNE (housemaid in French) all reversed.

7d

Stay away from most ancient woman cuddling her partner? Not half (5)

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8d

Cross River Wye (5)

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TEST (river in Hampshire), Y (sounds like Wye, another river).

13d

Oscar drunk with chartreuse is undependable (11)

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16d

Go round not using a hackneyed raised riding track (6,3)

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ROTATE (go round) loses its A > ROTTE, then WORN (hackneyed) reversed.  A riding track in Hyde Park, the name a corruption of Route du Roi as William III established it.

18d

Our country's Brexit is hardmissing European times (7)

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BREXIT loses E and X (times), IS H[ard]. How sad but true.

19d

One giving hope for better time in LA in bank (7)

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21d

What's formed by tempest or monsoon? (5)

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22d

One visibly happy disposing of small racehorse (5)

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SMILER (someone visibly happy) loses S[mall].