Times Cryptic #29205

2025-04-16

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Across

1a

Enchant? Church might (5)

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4a

Poor works in dodgy sci-fi causing one to crash (9)

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9a

Cover, scarlet, that is turned over blue (9)

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10a

Lament opening of electricity network being put back (5)

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

E[lectricity], GRID, all reversed.

11a

Tongue, European tongue, coming about with formality (4,3,6)

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

SPIT (as in a tongue of land sticking out, I think); POLISH, what they speak fluently in Poland, and Peterborough.

14a

Fool expected to seize power (4)

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15a

Those opposing going round hobbling birds (10)

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18a

Gorgeously-coloured insects surrounding a doctor heading for Oaxaca (10)

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

FLY, ANT around MB, O[axaca].

19a

I have to follow source of Government grant (4)

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

G[overnment], I’VE (I have).

21a

What indicates senior officer took off immediately with bombs? (9,4)

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24a

Emergency committee's support led by army chief (5)

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25a

Entertainment venue near Bath opened by 10cc (9)

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

NIGH (near), TUB (bath), insert CL abbr. for centilitre or 10 millilitres / ccs.

27a

Dockworker set aside nets day by day (9)

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

STORE (set aside) has EVE, D inserted; both EVE and D meaning day.

28a

Respond, taking answer from second view (5)

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

REPLAY loses A[nswer].

Down

1d

Disgusted by repeated fine after Lancashire possibly cheat (7,3)

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2d

Affirmed removing leader's support (3)

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3d

Intend to capture marine creature not truly of the sea (6)

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4d

Guarantee bit of pork trimmed by butcher showing skill with blade (9)

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

WORD (guarantee, as in “give you my word”, P[ork], inside SLAY = butcher.

5d

Theatrical work, elevated work about soldier (5)

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

OP reversed with ANT inserted.

6d

Danger: IT could become a significant part of our universe (3,5)

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7d

Imminent and taking shape, involving most of the firm (11)

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FORMING = taking shape, insert TH[e], CO.

8d

Pitch marker clubs abandoned abruptly (4)

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12d

Mischief over US city blues I played? Unlikely (11)

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IMP (mischief), LA (US city), (BLUES I)*.

13d

Allegedly and conceivably dropping No 1, retaining rest of soccer team? (10)

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

POSSIBLY loses its first, P, and has TEN inserted, ten being the remaining team after one of the eleven is dropped.

16d

Lecture, perhaps, has Mike working with introduction, extracting press release (9)

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

M[ike], ON (working), [pr]OLOGUE.

17d

A drinking challenge knocking out one European in Welsh town (8)

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

A, BE[e]R, DARE = challenge. A place in Wales I may have visited but if so it didn’t make an impression. Well, it’s in Wales.

20d

Tried out adopting old computer program (6)

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22d

Staff sell fruit (5)

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23d

Pressure off agreements in items of legislation (4)

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26d

Disrespect I found in recording (3)

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

I in LP.