Times Cryptic #29201

2025-04-11

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1a

Card cutter to double up (9)

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6a

Slide down off leaking old boat (5)

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9a

Lady driving cattle truck about to open bonnet (7)

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RIG (truck) reversed (about) in (to open) COWL (bonnet)

10a

Adequate to shed a couple of layers to runit's a constant zero degrees (7)

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{ad}EQUA{te} (to shed a couple of layers) TO R (run)

11a

Nothing in Brazil changes (5)

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13a

Ravel again occupied by concerto's opening figure (9)

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RETANGLE (ravel again) around (occupied by) first letter of CONCERTO (concerto’s opening)

14a

Swells are contracted to wear fashionable suits? (9)

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‘RE (are contracted) in (to wear) IN (fashionable) CASES (suits?) Question mark indeed.

16a

Hamburgers' rather depleted buns in boxes (4)

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JA (Hamburgers’ rather) + B{un}S (depleted) I mean this clue possibly took me 8 minutes. Part of the problem here may be that, as an American, I don’t really think of ‘rather’ as meaning ‘yes’. And just to spell it out, the first part of this clue refers to how people in Hamburg would say ‘rather’ (in German).

18a

Influence introduction of welfare state checks (4)

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SAY (state) goes around (checks) first letter (introduction) of WELFARE

19a

One spiked long drinks in gold vessel (9)

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PINE (long) around (drinks in) OR (gold) CUP (vessel)

22a

AntiquesBritish Isles to return a couple shortly (4-1-4)

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24a

Charlie's parking by Barbican perhaps after pulling over (5)

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P (parking) next to (by) TOWER (Barbican perhaps) – (after pulling) O (over)

25a

Give a lift to visiting French student nurses (7)

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ÉLÈVE (French student) around (nurses) AT (visiting)

26a

Pop round to get cheese, forgetting 'thank you' for fruit (7)

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PA (pop) reversed (round) + (to get) RICOTTA (cheese) – (forgetting) TA (thank you)

28a

Your old dear is like Herb (5)

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29a

Former president scheming with specific intent (9)

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1d

Music ringing so long on the phone before one's bath (7)

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JAZZ (music) around (ringing) CU (so long, on the phone) + (before) I (one)

2d

Cry when putting up with a cold (3)

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reversing (when putting up) W (with) A C (cold)

3d

The King departs after broadcast is dubbed (8)

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4d

Turning 50, detective retired on being unwilling to work (5)

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reversal of (turning) L (50) DI (detective) + reversal of RE (on)

5d

Cut out boxing casualty stateside with right training equipment (9)

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EXCISE (cut out) around (boxing) ER (casualty, stateside) + (with) R (right) Only on solving did I discover that ‘casualty’ is what y’all call the ER.

6d

Sell out second match with English going two down (6)

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7d

Tending to mix vinaigrette in buffet (11)

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8d

Aid for delivery rider under duress (7)

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12d

Regularly-screened live reality reels bringing in capital with profit (11)

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L{i}V{e} (regularly-screened) REALITY anagrammed (reels) around (bringing in) UC (capital) As in Upper Case. Did not understand this at the time.

15d

Crack user with speed set aside (9)

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17d

Fourteen points for Piquet and reportedly Jaguar with eight? (8)

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18d

Field reserve clubs wearing black (7)

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20d

Fellow feeling extremely happy after lunch drinks served up past noon (7)

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H{app}Y (extremely) after EAT (lunch) around (drinks) reversal of (served up) PM (past noon)

21d

Jolly permissive parts for array of stars (6)

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23d

Munch hot party sandwiches (5)

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27d

Chief of Staff leaves function (3)

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