Times Cryptic #29189

2025-03-28

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Across

1a

Block off border with sharp spikes (6)

flowerflowerflower
5a

UCAS uncovered shortage, less university space available (8)

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{u}CA{s} + PAUCITY (shortage) – U

9a

Part-time judge dealing with injunction catches cold (8)

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RE (dealing with) + ORDER (injunction) around C

10a

Art one suffers forbric-a-brac likewise? (6)

flowerflowerflower
11a

German agreed, maniac in novel is wrecking story (7,3)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Poem for recital not settled yet (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Tied in knots, prepare for release (4)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Bottom section of genuine Thermos twists (10)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Might forager bring home the bacon, after taking this out? (7,3)

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cryptic (double?) definition I feel like this is referring to the fact that one might take the truffle pig out to find truffles and make money; but also that one might “take out” the pig and literally bring home bacon. But you let me know what you think.

20a

How much fun this is? Very little, you'd say (4)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Man advancing by single steps north on foot (4)

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N on PAW

23a

Ice creams in Rome? We in Paris like jelly (10)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Moonlight, say, really a result of sunlight reflected (6)

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SO + A TAN (result of sunlight) reversed

26a

Playwright having Jack return with different giant (8)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Measure yard next to church; ie the churchyard (8)

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METER (measure) + Y next to CE (church)

29a

Miles one travels across snow, given wrong directions (6)

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Down

2d

Great leader raised new hatchet to cut tree (9)

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N AXE reversed in ALDER

3d

In good spirits, you bat second for once after tossing (7)

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anagram of YOU BAT + second letter of ONCE

4d

Daughters notice chap with an interest in them (3)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Top club, perhaps on island (5)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Working uptown, crew expanded (3,2,6)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Destructive caterpillar couple fed to dog back on farm (7)

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TWO in CUR + last letter of FARM

8d

Figure of speech in telegraphist's last cable (5)

flowerflowerflower
12d

Burn carbon on standard tariff (11)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Bonus point (3)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Penny cracking cryptic clues had to guess (9)

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P in anagram of CLUES + ATE (had)

19d

Loud blowing to cool food down? (7)

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20d

Test team declines after success (7)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Mud bricks are good enough in Lincoln? (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Regretful having traded small for large vehicle (5)

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SORRY with L instead of S

27d

Pet that won't get pregnant until married (3)

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TO M