Times Cryptic #29333

2025-09-12

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1a

Spurning electronics, ponder cooler mechanical instrument (5,3)

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5a

Middle Easterner visiting nearby land borders to the west (6)

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IRAQ (nearby land) around (borders) AT (visiting) reversed

10a

Oscar for supporting role (6-2-7)

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11a

Better half by England's left back (7)

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SPOUSE by first letter of ENGLAND

12a

Make too much of old deficient border guards for example (7)

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O + VERG{e} around E.G.

13a

Toffs seen to do this to win (5,3)

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15a

Superman repelled untold number up to no good (5)

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reversed N (untold number) AT IT (up to no good)

18a

Extremist united with 10 gunmen (5)

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20a

Protection when deburring metal is mandatory (8)

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23a

Coverage of the sixties is what one's following live (7)

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EH (what) I’VE (one’s) after BE (live)

25a

Old earl in loose gym clothes fell (7)

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P.E. (gym) around (clothes) O (old) + E (earl) in LAX (loose)

26a

Handyman locating gemstones around rockfall at base (4,2,3,6)

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27a

What criminal minds loathe when back on the outside? (3,3)

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28a

Left in fog with head that may be cracked (8)

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L in HAZE + NUT

Down

1d

Title possibly adopted by male film producer (6)

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2d

One sucking up liquid on sides of Cornish pasty (9)

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anagram (liquid) ON C{ornis}H PASTY

3d

Unknown refused to challenge inferior to do best (7)

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QUERY (challenge) – Y (unknown) under (inferior to) CON (do)

4d

Volunteer thought cardinal collars irrational (5)

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6d

Starmer lost support of one member (7)

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anagram

7d

Time wide ace served with spin on the ball (5)

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8d

In need of one good charging space at front of line (8)

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I G in (charging) INDENT (space at front of line)

9d

Round of drinking quietly stems short row, helping to cool one down? (8)

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O (round) OF around (drinking) P (quietly) in (stems) SCUL{l} (short row)

14d

Noted readily available houses border sewer plants (2,3,3)

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16d

Clear up place for cooking assorted red jams outside cafe (3,6)

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17d

High flier's project involving work over in Middle East (5,3)

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19d

Largely barren region avoiding eastern America (7)

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21d

Gush about place to spend big (7)

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22d

Limited accommodation? It's capped by county (6)

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24d

Set me up with spot on the microphone? (5)

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25d

People abandoning foxtrot, entertained by dad dance (5)

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