Times Cryptic #29208

2025-04-19

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Across

1a

Explorer books taxi to the west (5)

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4a

Closest friend caging writer like an animal (9)

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9a

CIA tangled with Castro in part of Central America (5,4)

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10a

Declared cockle kosher (5)

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11a

Groupspeak of Love Island, beyond glib (6)

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12a

Strong muscles suffering reverse growth (8)

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14a

Spooner's model blooms for great artists (3,7)

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16a

Tough day finally ending (4)

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19a

Cry of unknown bird (4)

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20a

Dull maiden aunt led astray (10)

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22a

Don't arm a lunatic arbitrarily (2,6)

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23a

Mate rising extremely late (6)

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26a

Individuals lacking clothing and fire (5)

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27a

Anxious, some vacillate as expected (3,2,4)

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28a

Mistakenly neuter cat, it's said (9)

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29a

Film hen? (5)

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Down

1d

Company accountant's heading fraudulent racket (9)

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2d

Harry seen half-cut in punt (5)

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3d

Sad short story enthralling guy in charge (8)

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4d

Slight problem of male falling out of balloon (4)

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5d

A little knowledge is ultimately of importance (10)

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6d

Run through one's plans, initially over beer (6)

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7d

Left furniture store, exhausted very quickly (4,1,4)

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8d

Ferment cored apples in still (5)

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13d

Ringing shortly before the hour, interrupting senior Scot (10)

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15d

Simply drink punch (9)

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17d

General Assembly greeted eccentric widget enthusiast? (9)

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18d

Wrong about time going on forever (8)

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21d

Effectively performing King Lear without crowns (2,4)

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22d

See you pass on gold rings (5)

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24d

Look happy at last after vegetable pasty (5)

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25d

Picked up late fruit (4)

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