Times Cryptic #29273

2025-07-04

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1a

Measure across diameter using compasses (5)

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4a

Rat with cat coming over is first to disappear (2,7)

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SING (rat) with MOG (cat) reversed (coming over) IS first

9a

Of course you recover after turning brown (9)

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U (you) RALLY (recover) after reversing (turning) TAN (brown)

10a

Sudden blaze reported in particular faculty (5)

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11a

Funny wee fellow turning ten in October has run ahead (6,7)

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anagram of (turning) TEN IN OCTOBER has R (run) first (ahead)

14a

Eat seconds of infected food and keep it down (4)

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15a

Dud brew inn concocted, considerably overblown? (10)

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18a

Keep gambling habit on winning this? (5,5)

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19a

Partners' concern when video changes hands? (4)

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FILM (video) with L turned to R (changes hands)

21a

National Theatre distributes egg sandwiches, one nearly filling expert? (6,7)

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DEALS (distributes) URGE (egg) around (sandwiches) NT (National Theatre) + ON{e} (one nearly)

24a

Implement for easing locks one used for different purposes (5)

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COMB (implement for easing locks) I (one)

25a

Henry half-way along on a rope within touching distance (9)

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H (Henry) in the middle of (half-way along) RE (on) A CABLE (rope)

27a

Authentically Asian spiciness reflected eastern style (9)

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DESI (authentically Asian) + TANG (spiciness) reversed (reflected) + E (eastern) Chambers defines DESI as ‘authentically Asian’.

28a

Encouragement for one horse coming from the rear (5)

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EG (for one) DUN (horse) reversed (coming from the rear)

Down

1d

Sinister case of woman developing chill (10)

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SINISTER + W{oma}N (case of woman) anagrammed (developing)

2d

Complete time period, say (3)

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3d

Awful in hospital, but possibly free (6)

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4d

Illegal act I condemn involves kicking superstar (9)

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5d

Local chief agreed men should have married first (5)

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AY (agreed) OR (men) with (should have) M (married) first

6d

Break down resistance of son frequently in court (6,2)

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7d

Under canvas, you'd say one's not on it? (11)

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8d

Bind grating that's twisted in the middle (4)

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GRID (grating) with middle letters reversed (that’s twisted in the middle)

12d

Forecaster covering crazy techniques up with common sense (11)

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covering MAD (crazy) ART (techniques) reversed (up) with NOUS (common sense)

13d

Notice a homo sapiens evolves, losing half its ancestry? (4,3,3)

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AD (notice) A MAN (homo sapiens) DEVE{lops} (evolves, losing half)

16d

Career over, walk in remote regions (4,5)

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SPEED (career) reversed (over) PACE (walk) I had DEEP SOUTH for awhile, which slowed me down!

17d

Stretch tallest man on board for punishment (8)

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20d

Bar closing for April, stagger homepoor kid (6)

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without (bar) last letter of (closing for) APRIL, LURCH (stagger) + IN (home)

22d

Courts cutting a hearing short (5)

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A TRIAL (hearing) without the last letter (cutting short)

23d

Fast cloud in which odd bits of ash could drop (4)

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remove (could drop) odd numbered letters (odd bits) of ASH COULD

26d

Tape with name cut off (3)

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BAND (tape) with N (name) removed (cut)