Times Cryptic #29213

2025-04-25

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1a

What banks account for every individual (4)

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3a

Further crimes DA laid on Irishman (3,3,4)

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9a

One newly risen, standard planet waning in the east (7)

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

PAR (standard) + VENUS (planet) without the last letter (waning in the east) Shame on me for thinking Earth and Pluto were the only planets with five letters.

11a

Fruit trees one foot, two feet or more? (7)

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12a

Educate minors, running teaching programmes? (13)

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14a

Writer returning only some of one's Biros (5)

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15a

Spin gets Diane named for office (9)

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17a

Powerless factory mobilised human element (9)

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

PLANT (factory) – P (powerless) + anagram of (mobilised) HUMAN

19a

Large hunter chasing game lasts for one hour (5)

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

TIG (chasing game) + last letters of (lasts for) ONE HOUR Didn’t even come close to seeing the wordplay during my solve.

21a

Shared understanding lumberjack's work, receiving down payment (6,7)

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24a

Issue chap had going behind wife's back (7)

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

MAN (chap) ATE (had) after (going behind) last letter of (‘s back) WIFE

25a

After taking everything off, grand party game (7)

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26a

Ship's computer voided floppy in good time, twice each orbit? (4-6)

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27a

That woman's daughters drive together (4)

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1d

Spring practice in bare feet, footwear for summer? (10)

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

SPA (spring) DRILL (practice) in {f}EE{t} (bare) Another great one, marred only by the fact that the answer was fairly easy to see with the right checker or two.

2d

Coach service of use during strike in capital (7)

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4d

Fertiliser put on south of island wiped out reptile species (9)

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GUANO (fertiliser) DON (put on) below (south of) I (island)

5d

Most influential Davos summit has finished early (5)

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6d

Having second decision-making structure in case of dissent, the Westminster way (7,6)

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OWNING (having) S (second) TREE (decision-making structure) in D{issen}T (case of) Probably a write-in for everyone but me.

7d

Smile, and date in the audience waves from the side (4,3)

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8d

Facial hair you shouldn't have? Say no more (4)

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10d

Man on top first, change lady under him liked initially (6,7)

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anagram of (change) LADY UNDER HIM L{iked} (initially) The first man to climb Mount Everest. The surface reading here is… spicy?

13d

Sleep with tatty blankets left dirty and damp (10)

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BED (sleep with) RAGGED (tatty) around (blankets) L (left) Did not know BEDRAGGLED had the connotation of wetness. Things are getting moist up in here.

16d

Tie families forged across fence in the middle (9)

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18d

Tasteless, absolutely not a sausage (4,3)

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20d

Put a funny face on ghastly card (7)

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22d

Music's what gets punk going in old age (5)

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

P{unk} (what gets … going) in O (old) ERA (age) Liked this one.

23d

Drug was introduced to hospital (4)

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

MET (was introduced to) H (hospital)