Times Cryptic #29176

2025-03-13

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Across

1a

Pelt spy's family (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

MOLE’S(spy’s), KIN(family)

6a

Tone of medic gripped by fatigue (6)

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9a

State of the art, but periodically returned (4)

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reversed in alternating letters of tHe ArT bUt, your daily dose of Americana

10a

Keen on writer after kiss, empty talk and booze? (10)

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INTO (keen on), then I(writer) after X(kiss), followed by CANT(empty talk)

11a

Tiny blonde novel writer (4,6)

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13a

Part of speech, touchingly genuine (4)

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14a

Study plants wild bison eat (8)

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16a

Large numbers leaving northern border in chaos (6)

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MANY(large numbers) minus N(northern) then HEM(border)

18a

Part of flower cultivated in tin (6)

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20a

Secure tax cut (8)

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22a

Small sweet potato (4)

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24a

Laughing king replaces leader in prominence (10)

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R(king) replacing the first letter in VISIBILITY(prominence)

26a

Storyteller dictates first couple of notes in the wrong order (10)

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28a

The very thing children desire (4)

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29a

Quip from toff about half-cut parent (3,3)

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NOB(toff) reversed, then half of MOTHER(parent)

30a

Handles twinkling new president with extremes of resourcefulness (8)

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MO(moment, twinkling), N(new), IKE(president Eisenhower) and the external letters of ResourcefulnesS. Your second daily dose of Americana.

Down

2d

Complete dosser's no longer burning for drink (3-3-3)

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3d

Monster cycling over tail of stricken American animal (7)

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CHIDE(monster, subject to criticism) cycling, then the last letter of strickeN, A(American)

4d

School meal? (5)

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5d

Cuckoo egg (3)

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6d

Male holding nerve, partly in charge of systematising classes (9)

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TOM(male) containing AXON(part of a nerve cell) then IC(in charge)

7d

One's arresting oafish Aussie for contempt (7)

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8d

Continued with chapter in Animal Farm (5)

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12d

Tell sir about climbing frame (7)

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15d

Dreadful monster, in private (9)

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17d

All one's possessions on credit, including a vehicle (6,3)

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19d

Whit Monday's beginning with Charlie in disgrace (7)

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first letter of Monday, then C(Charlie) inside ODIUM(disgrace)

21d

Left with speed after right old romp (7)

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23d

Floor covered with rubbish and crumbs (5)

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25d

Airline with 100 staff (5)

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27d

One starts to study Monroe Doctrine (3)

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