Times Cryptic #29351

2025-10-03

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1a

Score four times? That's massive after conceding header (6)

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

wEIGHTY (massive) after deleting (losing) the first letter (header).

4a

Did nettle coming back knock out rose beds? (8)

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

KO (knock out) reversed (coming back), which PROVED (rose) contains (beds).

10a

Provides resistance to current mumsiness, most of it misguided (9)

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11a

Republican online address entertains advanced country (5)

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

R (republican) + URL (online address) containing (entertains) A (advanced).

12a

During terrorist's case, famous youthful Swiss guards blurted out solution to crime problem (3,6,3,2)

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

inside (during) the outermost letters from (…’s case) TerrorisT, all of HEIDI (famous youthful Swiss) containing (guards) an anagram of (out) BLURTED. T[HE(BLURTED)*IDI]T

14a

School's head of history leaving bit of fruit (5)

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16a

Bones of old Asians found in separate cases of yours truly (9)

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18a

Record half-hearted trick breaking lost pen (9)

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

EP (record) and FOoL (trick) missing half of its middle letters (half-heartedly), all contained by (breaking) SHED (lost).

20a

Semiaquatic animal in pondhalf in, half out (5)

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21a

NZ lamb dish rats desecrated is wasted (6,3,5)

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25a

Jezebel owns houses in hell (5)

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26a

One may be refreshed by this novel read twice (4,5)

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27a

Go before daughter's introduced to stunted soldier killer? (8)

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28a

Pawn telly, primarily as substitute for money-grubber's credit (6)

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

replace the ‘cr’ (credit) in ScrOOGE (money-grubber) for the first letter of (primarily) Telly.

Down

1d

Correspondent's piece is occupying alien (10)

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

PISTOL (piece) + IS, all contained by (occupying) ET (alien).

2d

Not much hope, with both sides missing shot that shouldn't be missed (5)

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

GlIMMEr (not much hope) with ‘l’ and ‘r’ (both sides) deleted (missing).

3d

Principles of theology ordinands now definitely do in monastery (7)

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5d

Being up somewhat scares Ireland following comeback (5)

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6d

Ref's assistant and perfect nuisance (7)

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7d

What may control shock of drink and huge rent (9)

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8d

Cook wings of low-fat turkey (4)

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9d

"Hey you, love" conveys much of earnest serenade (1,4,3)

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

OI (hey you) and O (love) containing (conveys) most of SOLOMn (earnest).

13d

Sail around lake collecting démodé trinkets (10)

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JIB (sail) reversed (around) and ERIE (lake), containing (collecting) OUT (démodé).

15d

Wheels of French cheese with milk recounted (9)

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17d

Extremely thrilled to consume very intimate set meal? (2,6)

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

outermost letters from (extremely) ThrilleD containing V (very), then INNER (intimate).

19d

Pressure washed bananas scoffed (7)

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20d

Saga produced by this simpleton? (7)

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

reverse cryptic, half of sagacity (wit).

22d

Way to protect people in financial difficulties (5)

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23d

Barney Rubble's beginning to avoid mounting carnivores (3-2)

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24d

Brother's boss rejects Genesis etc being supported by American group (4)

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