Times Cryptic #29209

2025-04-21

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Across

1a

A route out of India? Unlikely, in such peaceful surroundings (4,4,2,3)

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8a

On radio, grumble is cut (4)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Our quintet is playing, but this stops the flow (10)

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10a

Hacker stood less on ceremony at first (8)

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C~ LAY MORE (i.e. ‘stood less’)

11a

Child's play receives large hug (6)

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13a

One criminal to turn in another? About time (10)

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SHOP (turn in) T in LIFER

16a

Did work against sanction (4)

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17a

Car manufacturer lacking agreement from German plant (4)

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jaGUAR; an Indian plant grown as a fodder crop and for its gum

18a

Earth and hill reduced to dust? (6,4)

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20a

Meal is about over (6)

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22a

Perplex crowd wanting leader to pursue expeditionary force (8)

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24a

Very small thing inhibiting professional heavyweight? (10)

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26a

Empty vessel in the sound (4)

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27a

Affected by exposure, wife collapsing beneath a tree (7-6)

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Down

1d

Play or plaything (1,5,5)

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2d

Jack's parted from brisk relative (5)

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jAUNTY

3d

Making sense of plump sort of pigeon (9)

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4d

Rich old university cushioned by endless wealth (7)

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O U in PLENTy

5d

Order for building barrio nice houses (5)

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6d

Cleared a cold and departed (9)

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A C QUITTED

7d

First to see down solution (3)

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12d

Romance will flourish, as with Oliver (11)

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14d

Each app fails with Charlie irate (3,6)

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15d

Phone and receiver clearly separate (4-5)

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19d

Gold tooth perhaps rounder (7)

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21d

In alternation, two preach Jewish law (5)

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alternate letters of TwO pReAcH

23d

Following doctor's lead, I almost choose to get lump removed (5)

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D~ I VOTe

25d

Have to get name promoted immediately (3)

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the last letter of OWN is moved up (gets N promoted)