Times Cryptic #29349

2025-10-01

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1a

Liking early appearance of public transport (8)

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9a

Honour officer stabbing a rebel (8)

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COL(onel), an officer, in A CADE. Jack Cade has appeared here several times. Not far from my house is a dell, above the North Downs, called Jack Cade’s Hole. Allegedly he hid out in it for a while.

10a

Empty-sounding vessel (4)

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11a

Photographing famous actorone with brilliant short career? (8,4)

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13a

Some incentive originally to slip a chain (6)

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14a

Positive moods, with written approvals to move home (2,6)

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15a

Find how any other planet may jocularly be defined? (7)

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a DD, one, as it says, jocular

16a

Hinder half of solution for long-contested region (7)

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20a

Sanctimonious manner towards vegetable (8)

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22a

Singer, valued informant of mine (6)

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A fun CD. Though less fun for the canary, I understand, that is expected to indicate the presence of carbon monoxide by keeling over…

23a

Cross heroine worked out horny types (12)

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25a

Make available online job (4)

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A DD

26a

Lift very hot water, holding right away from mouth (8)

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UP (lift, as in up ones game) + R in STEAM.

27a

Soldier without dog tag perhaps showing fear of persecution (8)

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Down

2d

Choice of English lesson delivered in church (8)

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3d

Two characters changing positions in discussion for environmental protection (12)

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CONVERSATION, a discussion, with the S and V neatly reversed.

4d

Plying oar, gaunt fellow aboard boat (8)

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5d

Time county's united to quash one outburst of rage (7)

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T + ANTRIM, a county, with the I changed to U(nited)

6d

These enable one to track small amounts of money (6)

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7d

Back from hospital, a way to survive (4)

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(hospita)L + A ST(reet)

8d

Anxious condition of Neil's regularly about money (8)

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EUROS (money) in N(e)I(l)S

12d

Entering beach, choose vessel, extremely neat (5-3-4)

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15d

Part of shoe damagedblow! (8)

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17d

One cat's run off: she may be up your tree (8)

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*(ONE CATS R(un).

18d

Self-regarding individual wants borders of scarlet flowers (8)

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NARCISSI(st), ie without the S(carle)T.

19d

Briefly comment on suspicious page in such a contract (2-5)

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21d

New university that is switching around parts of atoms (6)

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N(ew) + UCL (either University College London, or (bonus!) the University of Central Lancashire) + IE, that is, reversed.

24d

Given that, doubts nothing (2,2)

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