Times Cryptic #29188

2025-03-27

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1a

What follows victory? Gold! (9)

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6a

Private dance recalled by one on vacation (2,3)

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JIG(dance) reversed then ONE minus the middle letter.

9a

Terror and fury reflected large risk (7)

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10a

Black water that runs red can be a pain! (7)

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11a

A dash back to bury one's bones (5)

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A, BIT(dash) all reversed, containing I(one)

12a

Where one's tried to go after discharge, reportedly (9)

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13a

Shot silk is no means of keeping dry? (8)

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14a

Story seen in new light when taken the wrong way (4)

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17a

Fare badly at first missing punches? (4)

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remove the first letter of Badly from BEATS(punches)

18a

Be the perfect match, if not all the time? (8)

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21a

Provide financial aid for lives overwhelmed by collapse (9)

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22a

Female crossing river died: RIP (5)

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24a

Historic old chapel in ruins (7)

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25a

Centre for locality putting on short pantomime (7)

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middle letter of locALity, then ADDING(putting on) minus the last letter

26a

One who's given to avoid any of the educational basics? (5)

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avoiding the educational basics would be to DO NO (three) R’s

27a

Labour prepare to ignore leader's brush with Mirror Group? (6,3)

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TOIL(labour) then GET SET(prepare) minus the first letter

Down

1d

Fleet Street embracing Dutch, but not English (5)

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ST(street) containing WIFE(Dutch) minus E(English)

2d

Topiary and lawn I replanned with BBC gardener (10,5)

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3d

Prepare boxes with superior European labels (8)

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ARM(prepare) and ARKS(boxes) with E(European) on the top. Was this something to do with a recent group text exchange?

4d

Giving comfort: it follows beating (8)

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5d

Off game: however, consuming duck (3,3)

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6d

Bloke holding one army officer responsible (6)

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GUY(bloke) containing I(one), LT(army officer)

7d

Presumably no master sailor, love autumn winds (4,2,3,6)

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8d

Price of flat you raised after day (4,5)

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EVEN(flat), then YE(you) revsed after MON(day). Betting price.

13d

Some cricket writer originally dealt blow (9)

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OVERS(some cricket), PEN(writer) and the first letter of Dealt

15d

Learned people refuse to waste time visiting this writer (8)

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LITTER(refuse) minus T(time), AT(visiting), I(this writer)

16d

Feast of good plays unseen by audience? (8)

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anagram of FEAST,OF,G(good)

19d

Some called it heresy, to be sure? Hardly! (6)

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20d

Young creature, in garage largely at first, preferred to be outside (6)

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first letters of In Garage Largely, with PET(preferred) outside

23d

Ring for FBI and rage laconically? (5)

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