Times Cryptic #29246

2025-06-03

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1a

Share price estimate cut before third quarter of year (5)

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QUOT{e} (price estimate) [cut], {ye}A{r} [third quarter of…]

4a

Father left holding unruly steed as mount (8)

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8a

Brandy locked up by principal that is friend of top cleric (14)

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10a

Way to enter word game letter after several goes? (9)

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11a

Who collected taxes belonging to them (5)

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12a

Movement of vehicles stripped a palm tree (6)

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{t}RAFFI{c} (movement of vehicles) [stripped], A

14a

Line on map is different motorway (8)

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17a

Managed a month in teetotal part of religious institution (8)

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18a

One not ready to print when an editor's absent (6)

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20a

Fancy involving Royal Artillery unit (5)

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22a

Old actor entering not at the place specified (2,3,4)

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O (old), then THESP (actor) contained by [entering] NOT

24a

It pains partner to adjust to something meaning "no sweat" (14)

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25a

Rubbish has duster frantic around it (8)

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26a

Gradually pushed border back to Scotland (5)

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1d

Weapon found in army accommodation mostly by servants (12)

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2d

Come about dog chasing round about (5)

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O (round), C (about), CUR (dog)

3d

Angers friend and declines to accept quiet place on board (9)

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AMI (Angers – place in France – friend), DIPS (declines) containing [to accept] SH (quiet)

4d

Call to limit length for fabric (6)

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POP IN (call) containing [to limit] L (length). Woven from cotton.

5d

Moving Perseids vanish (8)

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6d

Small child trapping a wild animal (5)

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7d

Mortification from losing some database mentions (9)

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9d

Peer admitted working thought out in advance (12)

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13d

Endless anger being immersed in our neighbour's perfume (9)

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15d

Fruit with sharp flavour, one eaten by bird (9)

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TANG (sharp flavour), then I (one) contained [eaten] by ERNE (bird)

16d

When uncovered, cops spot one's onto rival (8)

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19d

Lack of movement in street in current circumstances (6)

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21d

Golf club's not very short of water by comparison? (5)

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23d

Feeling of regret concealing river accident (5)

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PANG (feeling of regret) containing [concealing] R (river)