Times Cryptic #29264

2025-06-24

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Across

1a

Papa visiting capital's religious precinct (6)

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4a

American agency claiming run in top condition? (8)

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10a

Sweet person found at last (7)

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11a

Worry a Republican in boat (7)

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12a

Extremist in Yakutsk thus described city (4)

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Y OR K (extremist in YakutsK thus described)

13a

Fight date (10)

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15a

Forced son to leave sacred text out (9)

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16a

Hat is big hit on monarch briefly (5)

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18a

Released money after uncovering identity (5)

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19a

Voters rue misguided approaches (9)

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21a

Lock up everyone unknown locally (10)

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23a

Keep an eye on doctor outside pub closing early (4)

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26a

Restless musical and film director looking back, trapped in the past (7)

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TATI (film director – Jacques) reversed [looking back] contained by [trapped in] AGO (the past). It’s a musical direction.

27a

Last of men on street work round the clock (3-4)

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28a

An advantage with rising ground in battle? (8)

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29a

Captain Ahab was such a complainer, one might say (6)

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Aural wordplay [one might say]: “wailer” (complainer)

Down

1d

Red herring or gutted dory, green in the middle (5)

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D{or}Y [gutted] with ECO (green) contained [in the middle]

2d

One scolded after 50 released (9)

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3d

Pickle delivered undamaged (4)

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Aural wordplay [delivered]: “whole” (undamaged)

5d

Stablegirl welcoming strategy for northern region (7)

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6d

Intransigence of priest very wrong (10)

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7d

Announcement of film channel (5)

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Aural wordplay [announcement]: “shoot” (film).  POD: chute – a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level.

8d

High-flier's burden (9)

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9d

Philosopher's death captured in Jacques-Louis David's work? (6)

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14d

Plainer style? Rubbish (10)

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15d

Make clear translation of EU dialect (9)

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17d

Shooter in Tripoli, as arranged (3,6)

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19d

Where one might find ham experiencing success? (2,1,4)

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A not very cryptic hint supports the main definition, but surely ham is found IN a roll rather than ON it?

20d

Wasting days buying and selling in London borough (6)

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{d}EALING (buying and selling) [wasting days]. Known outside the UK as the home of Ealing films, the classic comedies in particular.

22d

Obsession concealed by uncouth ingénue (5)

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24d

Person who uses idiot king (5)

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25d

Unit, half of which might make you steal (4)

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A unit of measurement. ‘Half-inch’ is rhyming slang for ‘pinch’ (steal)