Times Cryptic #29289

2025-07-23

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1a

Casino is accountable to some degree over incident (8)

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6a

Reflect in silence, taking in one small wrong (6)

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insert I S into MUSE.

9a

Mischievous girl missing home match (4)

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remove IN (home) from GAMINE.

10a

Couple perhaps finally renovate large part of church (4,6)

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LADY + CHAP = a couple perhaps, [renovat]E, L.

11a

Behold to-do when running wild (3-7)

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13a

Hunter relates to the audience (4)

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14a

Separated daughter is coming to Greek island (8)

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16a

A single desire, but not old, somewhat recent (6)

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ONE WISH loses the O for old.

18a

Tricky question when the time of Christian festival has moved (6)

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the T of EASTER moves.

20a

Second phaeton ordered for another carriage (8)

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22a

Blue-eyed boy in swimming pool, length behind (4)

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LIDO has the L moved to the end.

24a

Bequeathed present journal containing tons (10)

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26a

Man keeping deep affection back, heartless not spiteful (10)

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MALE = man, LOVE reversed = EVOL, insert that into MALE > MALEVOLE, add N[o]T.

28a

Possibly tire of work on house (4)

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29a

One fighting to censor The Scotsman's coverage (6)

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30a

One getting something done about pit boss (8)

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Down

2d

Tea second, milk mostly first for English tea maker (9)

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CHA (tea) MO (second) MIL[k], E[nglish].

3d

Lab mice breaking scientific equipment (7)

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4d

Home originally included guest facilities (5)

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5d

Sleep regularly enfolds (3)

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alternate letters. As in The LAND of NOD.

6d

Former kingdom's obsession involving Conservative European party (9)

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MANIA has C, E, DO inserted.

7d

Bird down (7)

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8d

Group of geese hide around rear of farmhouse (5)

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12d

Furniture one found in theatre (7)

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15d

Underground traveller initially travels hours absorbed in catchy music (9)

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T[ravels] H[ours] inserted into EARWORM.

17d

Put over with great attitude (9)

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19d

Evolving entails forward projection (7)

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21d

Hertfordshire town's success in protecting church (7)

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23d

Drink before a show? (5)

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25d

Hold back when accepting odd bits of true fact (5)

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DAM (hold back) has T[r]U[e] inserted. Datum being the singular of data, which all too often is treated as a singular word by the media.

27d

Finish repair to remove marks (3)

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MEND loses its M.