Times Cryptic #29194

2025-04-03

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1a

Bell tower flowers enthralling relative (9)

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6a

Plunder smuggled in barrel firstly sent to port (5)

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9a

Fruit cut with the other end (5)

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10a

Deal with press adopting electronic coverage for features? (4,5)

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

Deal with is FACE, press gives CRAM into which E[lectronic] is inserted.

11a

Region stores ballast periodically dropped in huge lake (4,3)

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

Well, it used to be, but is now largely dried up. The alternate letters of bAlLaSt are stored in AREA for region.

12a

Muscle head attached to middle of ant's hind-body (7)

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

Muscle is AB, head is DOME and the middle of ant is N.

13a

Romantic New Age books main inventory holds (14)

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

N[ew] TIME from age, plus the N[ew] T[estament] books contained in main: SEA, inventory: LIST.

17a

Stresses about Omani MP changing sides? (14)

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21a

Crowd turmoil with fellow knocked out by clubs (7)

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23a

Charlie once more forgetting name for weapon (7)

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Charlie is an ASS, followed up by AGAIN for once more without its N[ame].

25a

Comic seen bending metal (9)

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26a

Retired while visiting fine American city (5)

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

While is AS which is reversed (retired) before insertion into OK (fine) A[merican].

27a

Passage from service after hollow invocation (5)

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Service is, when in tennis it clips the net, a LET. Hollowed out I[nvocatio]N precedes.

28a

Draw articles on cover of Utopian novel (9)

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

The articles are A and THE, the cover of U[topia]N gives the U and N and the novel is Rider Haggard’s (and the setter’s favourite) SHE. Assemble in acceptable order.

Down

1d

Cave in wooded area sheltering everybody climbing (8)

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Wooded area is COPSE. insert a reverse (climbing) ALL for everybody.

2d

Masters chased by another reptile (5)

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3d

Cycling sailor is (I reckon) very high (9)

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Sailor is is translated to SALT IS, which is then cycled by moving the first S to the end. Then add I[n] M[y] O[pinion], I reckon.

4d

Rooms close to pipe under home become gas-filled (7)

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

In a FLAT there are rooms, add the last of [pip]E and attach to IN for home.

5d

Delight papa lacking in taste (7)

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Taste is PENCHANT, remove the NATO Papa.

6d

River fish, first to dive to the bottom, moved quickly (5)

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R[iver] plus DACE for fish with its D[ive] moved to the bottom.

7d

Person in lodge adapted for seamen (9)

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8d

Creature highly exposed on burrow (6)

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The best I can do for this is assume VERY for highly and then denude it of its V and Y. Burrow gives you MINE.

14d

Wheeling city gull catches wind like an owl? (9)

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A reversed (wheeling) LA (the city) and CON (to gull) contains TURN for wind.

15d

Rock setter's stuffing in case 1 (9)

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The setter is ME I’M (in this context), which is stuffed into LEST for in case, and ONE appears as when written.

16d

Quote couple after site receives new order (8)

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18d

Upstart from Standard snubbed Evening Star (7)

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

Standard is PAR, and the Evening Star is VENUS, snubbed, or shortened.

19d

Grooms had food stored by partners (7)

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N[orth] and S[outh] are bridge partners. If I have had food I have EATEN. Store one in the other

20d

Fiddle & Piano with one seafood option (6)

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

Fiddle is SCAM, add P[iano] and I (one)

22d

Channel originally cancelled feature (5)

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

A channel is a STRAIT, “cancel” its first letter

24d

Transplant large number south of key (5)

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

Chambers says RAFT for a large number is chiefly N American. Whatever, it goes after the key of G.