Times Cryptic #29198

2025-04-08

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1a

Killer taking men from island (4)

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{Men}ORCA (island – aka Minorca) [taking men from…]. Killer whale.

3a

Far from just tie, reportedly jumper too (3,7)

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9a

Rue this getting editedit's far from smooth (7)

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11a

Elementary particle London college discovered in gas (7)

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12a

Sporting league led by duke (9)

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13a

Recall working with current Human Resources for money? (5)

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ON (working) + I (current) + HR (Human Resources) reversed [recall]

14a

Stories involving foal, bees and asps? (6,6)

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18a

Globe recanted with changes for Romeo perhaps (6,6)

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21a

Erica for PM (5)

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22a

Tutwas so heartlessly given a penalty on quiet motorway (9)

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MUM (quiet), M1 (motorway), FI{n}ED (given a penalty) [heartlessly]

24a

Time of revolution, men circling court, roubles regularly stolen (7)

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OR (men – Other Ranks), containing [circling] CT (court) + {r}O{u}B{l}E{s} [regularly stolen]. The 1917 revolution in Russia.

25a

Small lady's grip drops hot buffet (7)

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26a

Strange clue grasped by inventor over sugar compound (10)

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27a

Remedy of blood in ER when heart's failing (4)

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1d

Snakeconcealed one in old rubbish (8)

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HID (concealed) + I (one) contained by [in] O (old) + PAN (rubbish – criticise heavily). I met this in a Jumbo last year.

2d

Irresponsible not running a motor limiting energy (8)

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CARLESS (not running a motor) containing [limiting] E (energy)

4d

No Scottish company put up the drink (5)

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NAE (No, Scottish) + CO (company)  reversed [put up]. We had the Scottish ‘Nae’ only last week.

5d

Web app destroyed en bloc in computer-aided testing (9)

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6d

Former S American people losing area share imprisonment (13)

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INCA (former S American), R{a}CE (people) [losing area], RATION (share). I biffed the answer and worked back from there.

7d

What retainers do: go back to be accepted by family (4,2)

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8d

Sinew is key in part of joint (6)

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10d

University member, all very skilful and trustworthy (13)

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15d

Top grade of seabird circling loch kilometres south (4,5)

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FULMAR (seabird) containing [circling] L (loch), then K (kilometres), S (south). The bird made one appearance as an answer here 7 years ago.

16d

Pen with second cygnet initially seen on river (8)

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S (second), C{ygnet} [initially], RIBBLE (river). The river runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire.

17d

What might prompt island girl to be extravagant (8)

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19d

Confused hour trapped in urban environment (6)

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20d

Indian dish, cold, very cold (6)

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23d

Pondered topping what the entertainer did (5)

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{a}MUSED (what the entertainer did) [topping – remove the first letter]