Times Cryptic #29355

2025-10-08

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Across

1a

Greeting small child going round southeastern US park (8)

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5a

Attempt sales pitch but not one offering truthful words (6)

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9a

Drink supplier losing first account to stock good brandy (8)

Generating...

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

(B)ARMAN plus AC around G.

10a

Grape variety in sheer endless quantity (6)

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12a

Temperature right in part of cooker to produce strong vibration (5)

Generating...

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

T plus H(R)OB.

13a

Metal ores transformed into rubbery material (9)

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14a

Hide legal document about rejected studio employee (12)

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18a

Withdrawal scheme? Continue to accept half of it and assess limits to generosity (4,8)

Generating...
21a

Fix one's habitual response about area of instrumental technique (9)

Generating...

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

PIN plus IS [one’s] plus TIC [habitual response] all around A [area].

23a

Twelve letters left in key (5)

Generating...

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

A TO L [first twelve letters of the alphabet] plus L.

24a

Dried fruit is kept in bucket? (6)

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25a

Source welcoming British science backing AI-related science? (8)

Generating...

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

ROOT around B plus a reversal, backing, of SCI.

26a

Sinister expression of discomfort in French article (6)

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27a

German thinker dismissing pound currency having dismissed English dominance (8)

Generating...

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

HEGE(L) plus MON(E)Y.

Down

1d

Bridge player in a couple of years will be insubstantial (6)

Generating...

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

EAST [bridge player] in Y and Y [a couple of years].

2d

Brother wrapped in considerable melancholy (6)

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3d

Millions, say, back US spreading its wealth (9)

Generating...

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

M plus EG plus an anagram, spreading, of (BACK US).

4d

Setter scared to broadcast ways to create crosswords? (5,7)

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6d

Open deliveries on time (5)

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7d

Knowledgeable person with way to retain big sporting event, though cut by 50 per cent (8)

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8d

Well-read intelligent bloke finally replacing book in collection of books (8)

Generating...

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

This is LIBRARY [collection of books] with the B [book] being replaced by TE [final letters of intelligent bloke].

11d

Get policeman active in attractive location? (8,4)

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15d

Complex procedure to arrange graduate function (9)

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16d

Civil agency worker having exam (8)

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17d

I initially recognise British novelist in trade union? That's sweet (8)

Generating...

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

I plus R [initially recognise] plus AMIS [British novelist] all contained in TU.

19d

Cocktailthere's a certain charm about it (6)

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20d

Surreptitious cuddling remains vulgar (6)

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22d

Digital assistant upset with hard language (5)

Generating...

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

a reversal, upset, of SIRI plus H.