Times Cryptic #29321

2025-08-29

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1a

Rob from Norfolk town gathers groups of friends together (10)

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6a

European chap transmitted message out of America (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

E-MaIL (transmitted message) removing (out of) A (America).

9a

Pet cuckoo is tame, welcoming return of experts (7,3)

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10a

Cutting edge of Romany XV? (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

CHI (X, Roman Greek letter ‘x’) + V. Devious conjoining of the Roman numerals. I knew ‘shiv’ as a blade from crosswords, and eventually stumbled into this. Reading Jackkt’s comment below, I’m inclined to agree. And thanks to Ulaca et al. for correcting my parsing.

12a

Way of overcoming pain through separating object and subject (4,4,6)

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14a

If upheld, such an appeal would lead to dismissal (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

I’m going to go for cryptic definition, since I cannot see any wordplay, and guessed this only from the overall cricketing reference. Advice welcome.

15a

Prime minister going round each and every London street (4,4)

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PM (Prime Minister) containing (going round) ALL (each), then ALL (every).

17a

Built-in from dollar, get nickels back (8)

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19a

Get onto English Evangelist about bishop (6)

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22a

Enthusiastic earl drinks in fine writer's advice on strategy (4,5,5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

KEEN (enthusiastic) + E (earl), contains (drinks) NOW (in) and THIN (fine), then MY (writer’s). I happen to be good at guessing multi-word phrases from checkers, which is lucky, since this one was a [insert expletive] to parse.

24a

Others take forcible control of broadcast (4)

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25a

Innovative type charged with taking a look around (10)

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26a

DJ who promoted many series of changes on radio (4)

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27a

Warned not to pay, might chap be in danger at work? (10)

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Down

1d

Cast downjust a little (4)

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2d

One encapsulated by rolling waves lapping edge of shore? (3,4)

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I (one) contained (encapsulated) by an anagram of (rolling) WAVES, all next to also containing (lapping) the first last (edge) of shorE. &lit. My COD.

3d

Blasts of air finished game (12)

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4d

Silence present helpers largely set aside (6)

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5d

With following wind in last flight (8)

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W (with) after (following) AIR (wind), all contained by (in) STAY (last).

7d

Masters receiving mortarboard for one sage (7)

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8d

Being parasitic, one is a success by accident (5,5)

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11d

Puts forward screening method: acceptable protocol for consumption? (5,7)

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13d

Securely seal straitjacket? (6-4)

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16d

Black mineral providing the exterior for a great hall (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

B (black) and SILICA (mineral) containing (providing the exterior for) A.

18d

Piggy at last escapes extremely secure pens (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

final letter of (at last) escapeS, which TOO (extremely) and TIE (secure) contains (pens). As in, this little piggy…

20d

Crown dependency close to nuclear area turning on cabinet (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

IOM (Isle of Man, crown dependency) + last of (close to) nucleaR + A (area), all reversed (turning), then RE (on).

21d

As Charles is no good at all, stop (4,2)

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23d

Old impressionist wanting last piece mounted (4)

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