Times Cryptic #29293

2025-07-28

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Across

1a

Film companion in company with backing singers (2-4)

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4a

Careless US cops stuck in window frame (8)

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10a

Forcibly remove cricketer's mistake (9)

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an overthrow is the outcome of a wayward throw, or, indeed, an accurate throw which is fumbled by the fielder attempting to gather it at the stumps, or indeed which inadvertently strikes a batsman or his bat. England were famously awarded one overthrow too many in the 2019 World Cup Final, after the ball had been diverted off Ben Stokes’s bat. Mythical stuff!

11a

Gemstone heading for Bolivian capital, skipping US city (5)

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12a

Bully Parisians working out where Stonehenge is (9,5)

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14a

Dispatch includes empty tube (5)

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HAS (includes) TubE

16a

Defame footballer briefly with glib speech (9)

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18a

Liqueur with crushed ice ran out (9)

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20a

Storage device contains poem written in secret language (5)

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21a

Judges source local addresses somehow? (4,3,7)

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25a

Agency worker ending in no time (5)

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26a

Drink loads inside bars at closing time? (5,4)

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27a

Redhead left custody at last with caution (8)

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GINGER L ~Y

28a

Greatly amused by rock band on the radio (6)

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Down

1d

Verify angry statement indicating threat to King (10)

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2d

Elves always labouring primarily to support Saint Nick (5)

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ST (saint) E~ A~ L~

3d

Performer playing sitar with T. Rex regularly (7)

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SITAR TrEx*

5d

Northern painter unhappy on railway (5)

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6d

Bone in head completely inverted (7)

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7d

Key on piano sharp, it's decided (9)

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8d

Smog yellowish-brown mostly (4)

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HAZEl

9d

Mythical giant largely competent? That's up for debate (8)

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13d

Train follower to offer entertaining trips north of Massachusetts? (10)

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RIDES (trips) MA (Massachusetts – where the lights all went out) in BID (to offer)

15d

Web user is map nerd unfortunately (6-3)

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17d

Stomped on sea creature biting lady (8)

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19d

Pond dweller bit European (7)

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20d

Sweet area within Middle East mount (7)

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Carmel is actually more of a high wooded ridge than a single mountain. Solomon’s tribute to his beloved includes the phrase, ‘Thine head upon thee is like Carmel.’

22d

Do well fitting 90 into climbing shelter (5)

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XC in LEE reversed

23d

Unknown table-top game from the south is silly (5)

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reversal of Y POOL

24d

Rutter featured in playlist again? (4)

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