Times Cryptic #29179

2025-03-17

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Across

1a

Aggressive goat possibly put an end to brittle toffee (12)

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8a

Out of bed, in one's cups and on edge (7)

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9a

Female bird initially installed in strange element (7)

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R(HEN,I[nstalled])UM.   I saw the initial R and biffed it as a likely enough element.

11a

Elderly relative eager for hard-wearing fabric (7)

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12a

Elevated plain dishto the French (7)

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13a

Chooses photographs for the audience (5)

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14a

The writer's left a set of books? That's significant (9)

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I’M + PORT + A + NT, a compendium of stock cryptic elements

16a

House in which study has unusual cerise coating (9)

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19a

Film bachelor, one embodying American book (5)

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B(AM,B)I.   I tried to work ET in, and failed.

21a

Going west for example, a space where boats are tied up (7)

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E.G. + A ROOM, all backwards.  I tried marina and it didn’t fit, so it must be moorage.

23a

Assumed names as found in American stories (7)

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24a

Heavenly body wanting a treatment for asthma? (7)

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25a

E.g. Oliver, extremely emaciated and bent (7)

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TWIST + E[maciate]D.

26a

Again book sea transport, ringing about legal position (12)

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RE (C) ORDER + SHIP.

Down

1d

Relating to plants thrown into cab (7)

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2d

Finally effect entry, dislodging new cat (7)

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3d

Stress started by former partner's building project? (9)

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4d

Divest oneself of team colours? (5)

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5d

Outdoor broadcast introduced by old writer (4-3)

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6d

Wild dream of church artist involving half of High Mass (7)

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C (HI[gh],M)E + RA.   Some more cryptic cliches.

7d

Deliver the goods: appear with President Adams at last? (4,2,6)

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TURN UP + TRUMP + [adam]S.

10d

Perhaps part of Ben's area separating stage belonging to TV channel (12)

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MOUNT (A) IN SIDE.   Again, a bit UK -centric.

15d

Inferior writer, one sampling The Raven, perhaps? (9)

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17d

Central European singer regularly embracing sweetheart (7)

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S[i](LOVE)N[g]E[r].

18d

Bad blood I attracted at first in game (7)

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Anagram of BLOOD + I + A[ttracted].   This was the one clue that gave trouble, since Diabolo does not spring readily to mind.

19d

Like our fellow countrymen's mistake about short ceremony (7)

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20d

False move of young girl upset teacher's favourite, perhaps (7)

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MISS + PET upside-down, another chestnut.

22d

Finished novel originally accepted by two press chiefs (5)

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E(N[ovel])D + ED.