Times Cryptic #29354

2025-10-07

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1a

Old poet revitalisedone quiet for so long (6-3)

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6a

Rose denied starter had a row (5)

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

{s}OARED (rose) [denied starter]

9a

Metal stanchionpiano leg contains it (5)

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10a

English kestrel, wingless, close to Vatican City (9)

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

E (English), {w}INDHOVE{r} (kestrel – dialect) [wingless], {Vatica}N [close to…]

11a

Apollo periodically seen in way out adventure (7)

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

{a}P{o}L{l}O [periodically] contained by [seen in] EX~IT (way out)

12a

Old Saxon prophet's one for eastern assimilation (7)

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13a

World with a Giovanni perhaps is poetic creation (5,3,6)

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VENUS (world), AND (with), A, DON (Giovanni perhaps), IS. By Shakespeare, apparently.

17a

King united there with knight and monster seizing power (5,9)

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U (united), THER~E + N (knight) + DRAGON (monster) containing [seizing] P (power)

21a

Mostly maddened, recycled empty bottles (4,3)

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

Anagram [recycled] of MADDENE{d} [mostly]. I’ve heard this pub slang, but not for many a year.

23a

Struggler submerged we hear in river crossing? (7)

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25a

Victorious pilot holding uniform speed? (9)

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TRIAL (pilot) containing [holding] U (uniform) + MPH (speed)

26a

City integral to Bahai faith (5)

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27a

Governor having regret about leftand right (5)

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

RU~E (regret) containing [about] L (left), then R (right)

28a

One cutting wild or garden flower (3,6)

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1d

Chief villain so liable to be brought down? (3-5)

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2d

Regularly taking milk kept in cask (2,3)

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3d

One leaves peculiarly gelatinous lobster (9)

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4d

Fast train's terminus in Lancashire location (7)

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5d

First woman to criticise artist holding party (7)

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6d

Ancient characters in hotel try rolls before noon (5)

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

H (hotel) + GO (try) reversed [rolls], then AM (before noon). An ancient British and Irish alphabet, apparently.

7d

Mad about one's husband, very beautiful (9)

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RAV~ING (mad) containing [about] I’S (on’e) + H (husband)

8d

Fill bowl with an accompaniment to coffee? (6)

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D~ISH (bowl) containing [fill…with] AN

14d

Chap, Athenian, ridiculously large (9)

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15d

Original note taken in second supplication? (3,6)

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

UR (original) + FA (note) contained by [taken in] O~THER (second). My other /second car, I suppose.

16d

Start describing my activities at restaurant? (8)

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IN IT I ATE (describing my activities at restaurant)

18d

Animal run following trail around north east (7)

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PA~TH (trail) containing [around] N (north), then E (east), R (run)

19d

New look for Welsh entertainer (7)

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20d

Press worker in mechanical repetition packing papers up (6)

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

ROT~E (mechanical repetition)  containing [packing] ID (papers), all reversed [up]

22d

In sea abroad this writer's one playing dumb (5)

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I’M (this writer’s) contained by [in] MER (sea abroad  – France)

24d

Something nasty afoot with British deserting alliance (5)

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

{b}UNION (something nasty afoot) [with British deserting]