Times Cryptic #29239

2025-05-26

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1a

Little European aquatic larva (7)

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5a

Move unsteadily over river, one in southern Africa (7)

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9a

Begin to fish outside old country's boundary (9)

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C(O)AST LINE.

10a

Shoot service personnel in luxury car (5)

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G(RAF)T.

11a

Blooming thing, much like a wolf (5)

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12a

An Italian poet, endlessly in love, moving at a gentle pace (9)

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AN + DANT[e] + IN O.   Sounds familiar, somehow, but with an easier cryptic.

14a

Somehow it's apparent in summer, ultimately preventing sweat (14)

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Anagram of IT’S APPARENT IN + [summe]R.

17a

Unaided, run part of body finally based in Cambs city (6-8)

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21a

Great supply of baked food served in a ball? (9)

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23a

Eg Pavarotti's general tendency (5)

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24a

Interrogate cook (5)

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25a

Obtain reassurance at last in test for infidelity (9)

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T(REACH, [reassuranc]E)RY.

26a

Dull group losing leader in spinney (7)

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27a

Verbally inform deserters about communications satellite (7)

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Down

1d

Get to grips with heavy lifting equipment (6)

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2d

Father catches eastern vessel, giving nothing away (7)

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3d

Latin once translated at regular intervals (9)

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4d

Like the Golden Hind, ablaze in the works? (11)

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5d

Priest delaying start of Easter Story (3)

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ELI with the E moved down.

6d

Paltry to confine good woman in Llandaff, perhaps (5)

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ME(G)AN.    A name popular in the US in the 90s.

7d

Wind instrument, kind mostly found in orchestra's wings (7)

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O(CARIN[g])A.

8d

Unacceptable appointments for distant territories (8)

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13d

Detachment dig up English street (11)

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15d

Like some twins broadcasting in dialect (9)

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16d

Initially employing second vehicle, obtained food in Paris (8)

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18d

Molluscs identified by mischievous falsehood on radio (7)

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19d

Tolerant knight that is taken in fast (7)

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LE(N,I.E.)NT.

20d

Possibly collect sportsperson changing sides almost at the start (6)

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P(-l,+R)AYER.   Again, knowledge is helpful, and will perhaps lead to a biff.

22d

Foremost among Doctor's adversaries: loathsome extraterrestrial killer? (5)

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D[octor’s} A[dversaries]: L[oathsome] E[xtraterrestrial] K[iller].   An &lit, and an accurate one, but not particularly difficult.

25d

Make lace, a tangled mass (3)

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