Times Cryptic #29218

2025-05-01

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1a

Board is liable to be damaged when picked up (8)

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Picked up by the ear, “would chip”, liable to be damaged.

6a

Malcontent gambler cleared out with pained expression (6)

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9a

Teetotal workmates eschewing opening spirits (6)

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I’ve gone with LADS for the workmates losing its opening letter, following on DRY for teetotal. These are wood nymphs.

10a

Pigeon very casually ignored swallows (8)

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Regular visitors to my bird table, though I say they’re collared doves. Of the pigeon family, and nearly as unpleasant. V[ery] is swallowed by an anagram (casually) of IGNORED.

11a

Girl rejected Spandex trousers (4)

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12a

Nameless boozer masters flayed (10)

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14a

Settler's arrival met with displeasure (8)

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16a

They're found with keys from bus regularly (4)

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Odd letters (regularly) of F r O m B u S .

18a

Exploratory procedure cut short (4)

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19a

Shut away at home, became vocal (8)

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IN for at home is common enough, then we have the sound of (vocal) turned for became (the weather turned nasty).

21a

Welcome king hosted by uncomplaining prior (10)

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HI is the welcome, STOICAL is uncomplaining taking R[ex] for king in.

22a

As soon as feasible, empty case (4)

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24a

Jaguar groomed with it's tongue (8)

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26a

One displaces equestrian in tournament, taking the lead (6)

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One in tournament is a JOUSTER: remove the lead letter.

27a

Dull animal's home beside meadow (6)

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28a

All truly concerning in banks of Europe (8)

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ON makes a swift return, this time standing in for concerning (“On the Origin of Species”). Truly gives VERY, and the banks of E[urop]E contain the ensemble.

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2d

Extremely old ferries are fitted with propellers (5)

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Easier than I thought it was – once again first and last letters of O[l]D contain ARE in plain sight. Ferries the containment indicator.

3d

Really con agent with Dadaist fake (just one time) (4,7)

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Con in its role as against, rather than diddle. An anagram (fake) of AGENT and DADAIST but with one T[ime] removed.

4d

Coastal town contains smart parts (8)

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5d

Accomplices run to catch up as crossing border (8,2,5)

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Congratulations if you dallied to parse this one. It’s R[un] plus ENTRAP for catch reversed (up) and SINCE for as containing/crossing RIM for border.

6d

Fabulous being in possession of European person's make-up (6)

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Fabulous being is a GNOME, insert E[uropean]

7d

Raising two daughters nothing unusual (3)

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Two daughters DD, nothing, O, raised.

8d

Attractive man on board (9)

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13d

Badly misrepresented yourself in penning article (11)

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Not the most likely looking anagram, but it is (misrepresented) of YOURSELF IN and A the only article it can be.

15d

Vulgar tackling church over singer's morality (9)

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Vulgar is RUDE, insert EC for a reversed (over)  C[hurch of] E[ngland] and an avian, singing TIT.

17d

Player seems tall on Everton's flanks (8)

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NDY, but buried in seem S TALL ON E verton’s

20d

Establish new radio is faulty (6)

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23d

Inoffensive note received by family (5)

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The note (pick any one from seven) in CLAN for family.

25d

Men accepting such charity would be new (3)

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If AID was inserted into MEN it would give MAIDEN, here in its meaning of new.