Times Cryptic #29271

2025-07-02

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1a

Salient point from Conservative leaving sales talk (4)

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PITCH loses its C for Conservative.

4a

Peter hit cops extremely tentatively in protective gear (6,4)

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SAFE = peter (slang), BELT = hit, insert (“cops”) the ends of T[entativel]Y.

9a

Barman's driven me to Barking (10)

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10a

Vaunted team (4)

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11a

Impressionist in US city starts to impersonate Romney (6)

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RENO (in Nevada), initial letters of Impersonate Romney.

12a

Great time to enter base (8)

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14a

Tennis legend finishing early for nothing (4)

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15a

Light source shone out, constraining very exposed part of Tyrolean ensemble? (10)

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17a

Clergyman's trifling argument against accepting article (5,5)

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MINOR = trifling, CON (argument against) with AN inserted. I know about such clergymen from reading Barchester novels.

20a

In Kyoto, your hat might be made of this (4)

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21a

Elegant socialite broadcasting (8)

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23a

Arrive at nursing home, to begin with, in distinct part of town (6)

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GET TO = arrive at, insert H[ome].

24a

Some sleazy groper lying about in meeting of Congress (4)

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25a

Unknown number in Scotland know cycling in High Peak (5,5)

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AMOUNT (number) “cycles” to give MOUNTA, insert KEN (Scottish for know) Y (unknown).

26a

Win card game in Panama? (4,6)

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27a

After party, nearly obtains port in Qatar (4)

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2d

Musical agent dealing with Topsy-Turvy supports one not working (11)

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EVITA (a musical) REP (agent) ON (dealing with) I (one) all reversed (“topsy-turvy”).

3d

Fiery primate conceals archbishop's first difficult issue (3,6)

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HOT = fiery, a POTTO is a lemur type primate; insert A from archbishop.

4d

Some fail regularly following split (7)

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SEVER = split, [f]A[i]L.

5d

This topic should be avoided in Bedford (9,6)

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FORBIDDEN is an anagram of IN BEDFORD, so it’s “forbidden, ground”.

6d

More neat French gentlemen in German city (7)

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two French Monsieurs go into TRIER a German city.

7d

Bird, say, on top of tree (5)

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8d

Dryer in tall building changing hands (5)

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TOWER changes Right to Left.

13d

Why battery's replaced in holiday resort (11)

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16d

Getting better of those people interrupting continuously (2,3,4)

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18d

Smooth-talker in good spirits losing heart to member (7)

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CHEER (good spirits) loses its central letter replaced by ARM a member.

19d

Close match one's seen in bed (7)

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21d

Doctor can up quantity of saliva (5)

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22d

Start living, having raised grand (5)

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BEING = living, move the G upwards.