Times Cryptic #29345

2025-09-26

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1a

Boxing in silver martial arts costume is most fitting or least fitting? (8)

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BEST around AG + GI

5a

Some can't take this instrument in vacuous version of Gershwin (6)

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LUTE in G{ershwi}N

10a

Complex leftover subplot is hindrance to shooting (11,4)

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11a

Picture of drunk swine hit hard (10)

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13a

Fibre of male politician (4)

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15a

Grief acts to preclude love match (7)

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D{o}ES PAIR

17a

Went off violin entertaining you previously (7)

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18a

Steaming tool was in the van (7)

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19a

Lodges run without leader, anyway (7)

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21a

Two or three? Not quite precise (4)

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PRIM{e}

22a

American right-wing slogan about left leading fellow to Unite (10)

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A + MAGA around L + MATE

25a

Texan enthusiastically to enjoy joke about new men from Louisiana (4,11)

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LIKE GAG around N + BUSTERS

27a

Give back wet vessel (6)

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28a

H from Steps ultimately removed from dry song he composed (8)

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Down

1d

Chap touring Swiss city, ignoring a winter sport (7)

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BOD around B{a}SLE

2d

Set on making a comeback (3)

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3d

Relentless boxer, one losing face in battle with Ali (10)

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4d

Police officer who's taking action to retain power (5)

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SUER around P

6d

Mostly poor-quality time in gallery (4)

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LO-F{i} + T

7d

How can you say that heavy dieter needs to reform? (3,4,4)

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anagram

8d

Some paper every year has prominent coverage (7)

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9d

One scoring very quietly, turning into potential success (8)

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SO P reversed in COMER

12d

Six-footer supporting short, snappy form of sport (4,7)

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14d

Parisian's very old hat put on king who's intrusive (10)

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TRÈS PASSE + R

16d

Basic author's getting into short books (8)

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I’M in RUDE NT

18d

Wood welcoming you in (7)

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20d

Crushes example of marital relations (5,2)

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STEPSON I LOLed.

23d

Launch Times campaign (5)

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24d

A fish jelly (4)

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26d

Bar could stock this food for someone who asks (3)

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EGG in BAR = BEGGAR