Times Cryptic #29285

2025-07-18

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1a

Flying V possibly available at last in Peel (5)

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{availabl}E in SKIN (peel)

4a

How we see strike involving one swaggering (9)

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BUMP TO US (how we see strike) around I Very difficult.

9a

Protestant to rove freely in Muslim state (9)

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RANG (rave freely) in OMAN

10a

Tactless remark right to be disregarded by boss (5)

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GAFFE{r}

11a

Restrained in two ways (6)

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12a

Train spotters for demos? (8)

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14a

Reportedly cooler gift is 27 (5-5)

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16a

Impudence ignoring King's Singer (4)

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B{r}ASS

19a

Position and power lost to plebeian (4)

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{p}ROLE

20a

Cruel old woman fast caging animal (10)

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22a

American party fit to receive Republican darling? (8)

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A DO ABLE around R

23a

Spot is potentially looker's problem (6)

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26a

Trilby's first in hat box for this? (5)

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T{ribly} in TILE

27a

Trifle dish cracked by temperature on stove (9)

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BELLE (dish) around AGA (stove) T

28a

Conservationists united amid pretty scornful insults (9)

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NT (conservationists) U in COMELY (pretty)

29a

Earl to order Kindle download say (1-4)

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Down

1d

One assisted by elves old creatrix protects (9)

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SHE-MAKER (creatrix) around O

2d

Antelope, any number in valley standing up (5)

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N (any number) in DALE reversed

3d

Trouble with a monkey in city (8)

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NAG A SAKI (monkey)

4d

Million in shillings is mine? (4)

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5d

Merchant to supply wine and cheese (10)

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6d

Drunken son in mother's hosiery? (6)

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7d

Make muddled old boy melt cuddling pet (9)

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OB FUSE around CAT

8d

Bathes in hot water in bawdy-house (5)

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13d

Unerring in two lines one moral tale includes (10)

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IN + LL in FABLE

15d

Such gains not legit, criminally trousering fifty? (3-6)

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17d

You might say mixed pesto goes into marinade (2,2,5)

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18d

In direct confrontation using digital resources? (3-2-3)

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21d

Boat club on French water (6)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Room at the Top simple and elegant (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Discharge of colossal volume (5)

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25d

Like a frittata for one man on vacation? (4)

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EG (for one) G{u}Y (man on vacation)