Times Cryptic #29287

2025-07-21

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Across

1a

Not going in right direction, as misguided Express perhaps (2,3,5,5)

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9a

Angry about king's coursing (9)

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10a

Frivolous interlude ending thus? (5)

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IN AN E, for [interlud]E.

11a

French female left in charge (6)

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12a

Increasingly blunt head of state revealing all (8)

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STARKER + S[tate].

13a

Grief consuming British family (6)

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TRI(B)AL.   Family as an adjective.

15a

Supremely inept cowboy cut short time on eastern seaboard (8)

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GAUCH[o] + E.S.T, Eastern Standard Time.   Of course, right now we have EDT.

18a

New bats I destroyedput them here? (5,3)

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19a

I disapprove of short skirts (3-3)

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21a

Has fun in Rolls, going round India (8)

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RO(I)STERS.

23a

More work beginning to use revolutionary artificial intelligence corporation (6)

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U[se] + AI POT backwards.    Sir Thomas More, that is.

26a

Exploit a brief kisshope at last? (5)

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A BUS[s] + [hop]E.

27a

Courts are wrong to identify union officials (9)

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28a

Source of comfort in bitter retirement times? (8,7)

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Down

1d

Old books inspiring weary expression at first glance (2,5)

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O N(SIGH)T.   Yep, the Old New Testament.

2d

Group taking railway around mountainous region (5)

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TYRO + L.

3d

Get rid of model created with AI (9)

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4d

Sally's unfinished journal turned up (4)

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DIAR[y].    I had thought of Sally Ride, but then saw how it worked.

5d

Singer's glass of beer in the evening? (8)

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6d

German city bank welcoming reforms at first (5)

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T(R[eforms])IER.

7d

Humiliation as Sam beaten badly (9)

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8d

House weakness Etonian conceals (7)

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14d

Establish seat of learning (9)

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16d

Accurate cast netting small shrimps? (9)

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Anagram of ACCURATE around S.

17d

PM's daughter a citizen of foreign power (8)

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18d

Conflict upset Green Party's provisions? (7)

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RAW upside-down + FARE.

20d

Partners getting into property conveyance (7)

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TRA(N,S)IT.   Bridge partners, that is.

22d

Nurse's nice surprise (5)

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24d

Physicist announced part of political party's programme (5)

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25d

Writer coming out of shell in bed (4)

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