Times Cryptic #29224

2025-05-08

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Across

1a

Reportedly detects change in Washington? (5)

flowerflowerflower
4a

Awful writing perhaps in Old English message (9)

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

R(writing is one of the three R’s) inside EX(old), E(English), CABLE(message)

9a

Fight cancelled in USkill ticket seller (3,6)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Revolutionary work gathered speed (5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Stress at homelittle sibling tense (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Loud organ: two notes terrifying (8)

flowerflowerflower
14a

High and low part missing with spoiled print (10)

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anagram of HIGH,LOW and PART minus W(with)

16a

Book last character in time (4)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Journey starts in The Rip, ends in the outback (4)

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first letters of The Rip and the last of thE outbacK

20a

Axe penetrates once he's splintered shield (10)

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CUT(axe) inside an anagram of ONCE,HE’S. One of the words burned into my memory by its use in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest, where it is one of the components of a game of Eschaton.

22a

City in which a friend curtailed addiction? (3,5)

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A, BUD(friend) then HABIT(addiction) minus the last letter

23a

Have no users partially connected to vital supply network (6)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Letters inside shelter disturbed woman (5)

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anagram of the central letters of sHELTEr

27a

No change in state active under cover of darkness (9)

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NO, then TURN(change) inside CAL(state)

28a

Content to defend a Murdoch mocked (9)

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29a

Almost losing lead in advance (5)

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NEARLY(almost) minus the first letter

Down

1d

Oomph in something like rented carriage (9)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Linked group crossed lines in New England? (5)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Sentimental weakness seconds frequently notice (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Osprey finally leaving nest for lake (4)

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remove the last letter of ospreY from EYRIE(nest)

5d

American after team place for test (6-4)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Slow down on time machine saving lives (6)

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7d

Puzzle book retired mum left, consumed by drink (9)

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B(book), then MA(mum) reversed, and L(left) inside BOOZE(drink)

8d

Grind down before accepting arrangement with bank (5)

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13d

Image associated with skull vexed surgeon (10)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Engine hurling stones but three caught somehow (9)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Frequently visits topless consortfair game? (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Programme dropped Christmas broadcast (8)

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21d

Salt gathering in massive quarry? (6)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Partners in crime with Abraham and Eliot? (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Single run stopped by wicket keeper (5)

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ONE(single), R(run) containing W(wicket)

25d

Missile beginning to climb in south of France (4)

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first letter of Climb inside SUD(South in French)