Times Cryptic #29301

2025-08-06

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1a

Poignancy, though in former times, mostly (6)

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5a

Count rat in a way to be this? (8)

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9a

Renegade with an attitude about tattoo (8)

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A POSE about TAT[too].

10a

Claim everything for instance European (6)

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ALL, E.G., E[uropean].

11a

Is any train running in an unclean state? (10)

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13a

Essential part of analysing unknown sticky substance (4)

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14a

Weak eddying causing water turbulence (4)

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15a

Wonderful friend guarding female round soldiers (10)

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PAL has HEN, O, MEN (female, round, soldiers) inserted.

18a

With some chance of restoration theatre being OK to broadcast (10)

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20a

Son in company of soldiers is intimate and relaxed (4)

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COY (abbr. for company) with S inserted.

21a

Let It Be and Time included in sequence of songs (4)

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T inside SET, a sequence of songs.

23a

Trainee's job in winter stripped navy vessel (10)

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25a

Brand horse queen's breaking in (6)

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26a

Mistake in recording tailless reptile (8)

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28a

Developer of fashionable IOW resort, name forgotten (8)

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IN (fashionable) VENTNOR (in Isle of Wight, I’ve been there and I shan’t be returning), lose the N for name.

29a

Called to enter grand English country house (6)

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RANG inside G[rand] E[nglish].

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2d

Write note in a single sheet attachment (9)

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PEN, D (a note), inside A PAGE.

3d

Captive deer trapped in weed (7)

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4d

What's leading summer each year? Spring (3)

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S[ummer], P.A. = each year, per annum.

5d

Character in Iliad who volunteered to serve (5)

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THE T.A. were volunteers.

6d

Answer lies in handy loom needing no fittings (5-2-4)

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7d

Blimp perhaps endlessly circling good German city (7)

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G inside COLONE[l], as in Colonel Blimp.

8d

This is noble, the third exiled from ancient Spanish kingdom (5)

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ARAGON loses its third letter to give a noble gas.

12d

Cheeky rascal reconfigured internet (11)

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16d

Go outbe coming back holding key? (3)

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BE reversed with the key of B inserted.

17d

Muscles suffering, reportedly letting oneself down (9)

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19d

Quite a hit introducing new museum piece (7)

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N inserted into (QUITE A)*.

20d

Starch fool's put in sparkling wine (7)

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22d

Author with a popular following beginning to tire (5)

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T[ire], W[ith], A, IN = popular.

24d

Teacher's to show disapproval over unclothed form (5)

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27d

Capital not all needed for equipment (3)

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