Times Cryptic #29274

2025-07-05

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1a

Singular sound of weary masses (6)

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5a

One watching beer bottles sway (8)

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9a

First proper name to be extracted from second? (10)

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10a

Culmination of mock kiss (4)

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11a

Bad-tempered silence about desire (8)

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12a

Fish louse once found in most of Bristol (6)

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13a

You initially get lecture if greengrocer's cross (4)

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15a

Snake wanting months to digest duck for instance (8)

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18a

Mobster, senior man, regularly used martial art (8)

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19a

Oil producer originally called Mike (4)

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21a

Country in deficit, surplus reversed (6)

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23a

Wolf down half of most tasty sandwiches (8)

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25a

Some continental custard powder (4)

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26a

Bombast is old Falstaff's hallmark (10)

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27a

Seethe at daft dilettante (8)

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28a

Lining of pert setter's winter coat (6)

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Down

2d

Set fire to rubbish tips on fringes of Crowborough (5)

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3d

Hispanic peasant is most flamboyant, endlessly in love (9)

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4d

Rick Stein's head waiter ultimately suffering cramps (6)

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5d

Bravo! Hen-night do enlivened seaside city (8,3,4)

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6d

Partially support rugby player (8)

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7d

Master runs into bank (5)

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8d

Conductor travelled behind chosen few (9)

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14d

Old lady, cruel at heart and dead rough (9)

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16d

Unmarried state of Carol, retired mannequin (9)

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17d

Girl's bosom lay bare (8)

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20d

Dirty rascal, topless of course (6)

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22d

Understood one is bound by diplomacy (5)

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24d

Attacked Rolling Stone (3,2)

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