Times Cryptic #29310

2025-08-16

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Across

1a

Building propositions (8)

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5a

Many, many clubs start to expand immediately (2,4)

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8a

Misappropriating time to stir up criminal group (10)

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9a

Bad temper is, on reflection, somewhat deliberate (4)

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10a

At length, Peter's struggling to tackle an unpleasant task (5,3,6)

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11a

Disproportionately long drive duly taking hours in the middle (7)

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13a

Everything far to the right of hotel entrance area (7)

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15a

Does medical department provide authorisation? (7)

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18a

Black birds and dogs (7)

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21a

What, for example, is a thing kids shouldn't hear? (4-6,4)

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22a

Difficult problem really hit back (4)

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23a

Endeavour to go in with force (10)

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24a

Picked up books by famous limerick writer (6)

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25a

Faculty rather restricted by number often rowing? (8)

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Down

1d

Dishes requiring significant time in cookware (7)

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2d

Bringing forth end of lucrative career (9)

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3d

Fashionable drink, regularly kinda bland (7)

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4d

Possible material (7)

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5d

Mass of trouble, mostly close to the boarding site (9)

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6d

Boring part in exam is elliptic (7)

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7d

Large crater about to envelop tree (7)

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12d

The most solitary single person remains overwhelmed by extremes of lust (9)

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14d

Enormous barrier managing to eliminate cold (9)

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16d

Misdemeanour relating to part of course (7)

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17d

What may be the focus of speech therapy to begin with, say? (7)

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18d

One can be charged for assault (7)

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19d

A rugby player (huge, incidentally) (7)

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20d

Maximally upsetting news ultimately set dad off (7)

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