Times Cryptic #29247

2025-06-04

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1a

Drink and hot dog after spending penny (5)

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4a

Right after litigation, women damaged garden equipment (9)

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LAW, (WOMEN)*, R.

9a

Made steady jockey stable lad (9)

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10a

Fundamentalist thanks liberal (5)

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11a

In tent, turn back what culture may have produced (6)

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GO (turn) reversed inside YURT.

12a

Warped behaviour breaks contract (8)

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14a

No promises broken in garbled statement (10)

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16a

Rear is fine part of the body (4)

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19a

Stop baseball team returning (4)

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METS reversed. I believe the METS are a baseball team somewhere.

20a

Well-versed expert hosts charming Democrat (10)

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ACE with QUAINT inserted then D for Democrat.

22a

Wife with better method of contraception (5,3)

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23a

Possibly ram Greek character (6)

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26a

Piece of music at last in 4/4 time (5)

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I wrote in the answer then stared at the clue trying to see a parsing. The best I can offer is it’s a sort of hidden word clue, as 4/4 = ONE and IN ONE TIME includes nonet. If this is correct, it’s pretty devious.

27a

Nobleman punches to avenge shiner (4,5)

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28a

Part of heel-bone sore when twisted a bit (4,5)

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29a

Inhibit weightwatcher? Not I (5)

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DIETER loses its I.

Down

1d

Falcon is extremely tedious for keen birdwatchers, perhaps (9)

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HOBBY (kind of falcon) IS T[ediou]S.

2d

Concerning prisoner in prison camp (5)

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3d

Investigation about Duke's representation of manhood (8)

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4d

Dead on time? No (4)

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5d

Publication supporting club is source of disagreement (5,5)

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6d

Procedure of drug overdose (6)

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7d

Very parsimonious treasurer initially with good intentions (4-5)

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8d

Fanatical Scotsman regularly wild (5)

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RAB a Scot as in Rabbie Burns, [W]I[L]D.

13d

Break into building and suffer injury stealing clubs (5,1,4)

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CRACK A RIB has C for clubs inserted. Again, not a phrase I have ever used, I’ve led a sheltered life it seems, but it’s not just modern-speak, it crops up in Conan Doyle’s novel in 1891 (I discovered).

15d

Subtle meanings in obvious jokes (9)

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17d

Irrational individual had misinterpreted boring question (3,6)

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18d

Incapacitated, carried out clutching fur (8)

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21d

Go pale, affected in crowded city (6)

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22d

Entrance to building opened by new benefactor (5)

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DOOR with N inserted.

24d

What might be seen in jackboOTs? (5)

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an &lit clue (I think!) where a big OT is seen in the word.

25d

Beware large hole in the ground (4)

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