Times Cryptic #29327

2025-09-05

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Across

1a

Some forgot Sir Alan turned into Lord (6)

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5a

Rifle fire has spread to the front (7)

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10a

Yet to iron out effect of bad press? (9)

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11a

Common type of piano part (5)

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12a

Fellow greeting attack on castle in adventurous spirit (3,3,4,2,2)

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14a

Swimming beaches west of Deal covered with sewage from east (5)

Generating...

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

first (left) of Deal contained by (covered in) the reversal of (from the east) SOIL (sewage).

16a

Dispatch delicate candle (9)

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18a

Adjustment to dole is big inconvenience (9)

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20a

Underground hacker is under 18, reportedly (5)

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22a

How cocaine gets in, sometimes at high rate (7,3,4)

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25a

Line at end of letter triggers turning over (5)

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26a

Clear system of exchanges applied to Tallinn's university (9)

Generating...

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

anagram of (exchanges applied to) TALLINN’S U (university).

28a

Time left after sport for passing practice? (7)

Generating...

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

ERA (time) and L (left), all after FUN (sport).

29a

Hitman gets Tesla for one pound in good condition (6)

Generating...

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

KILlER (hitman) with T (Tesla) replacing one L (pound).

Down

2d

In bed knackered again? (7)

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3d

Bashful painter taking hour to finish wine (5)

Generating...

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

SHY (bashful) and RA (painter), with the ‘h’ (hour) going to the end.

4d

Spanish go on parts of golf course out of bounds (3)

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5d

Bill's OK, sadly driven after Oscar's taken by railway (5,6)

Generating...

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

ALAS (sadly) + SENT (driven), all after O (oscar) in (taken by) RY (railway).

6d

Simple, impressive housing for millions (2,7)

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7d

Affectionate seal burdened by publicity (7)

Generating...

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

O-RING (seal) with AD (publicity).

8d

Recognised antelope by one of its sounds (4)

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9d

Nicked supporters upped and ran (8)

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13d

Scavenger slipping back off bin-bag in city (7,4)

Generating...

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

ERRING (slipping) + last (back) of bin-baG, all in HULL (city).

15d

Booming speaker upset coach and umpire around court (9)

Generating...

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

separate reversals of (upset) BUS (coach) and REF (umpire) containing (around) WOO (court).

17d

Oddly stranded in that place with river rising, row across regularly? (5-3)

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19d

African, unused to water, has capsized out of trim yacht (7)

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21d

Bananas eaten on delivery yesterday? (7)

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23d

Stand when fish bites (5)

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24d

Ace is overturned with loud "You cannot be serious" (2,2)

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27d

Kind KC yields initial point (3)

Generating...

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

sILK (KC) without the initial.