Times Cryptic #29356

2025-10-09

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Across

1a

Run on the cards for Brighton supporter? (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
6a

Dead formidable (5)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Captive, one dined upon by brown bear (7)

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

CON(captive), then I(one) inside TAN(brown)

10a

Neckerchief, item that's curved round forehead, finally (7)

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BANANA(item that’s curved) surrounding the last letter in foreheaD

11a

Eighth of twenty-four retired volunteers (5)

flowerflowerflower
12a

See wire in explosive, famously the shorter one of two? (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Student, dude bagging degree after vacation (5)

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CAT(dude) containing the external letters of DegreE

14a

Moving gammy toenail, second to cut through it (9)

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17a

Mediocre business reportedly shown (9)

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18a

A Briton in cravat (5)

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19a

Thin dresses seem, initially, really immoral (9)

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DILUTE(thin) containing the first letter of Seem and SO(really)

22a

Keeper's disappointment having dropped header (5)

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DOWNER(disappointment) minus the first letter

24a

Hoot with gusto on a pub crawl? (7)

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25a

Home on pasture most inadequate (7)

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26a

Grimace, get cold and freeze in the end (5)

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27a

City reportedly was aware of move involving King (9)

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Down

1d

Passage encapsulating a historical piece (5)

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2d

Challenger in blue and red? (9)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Individual account breaks set of rules (9)

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4d

After one musical, prepare to shoot another one (5,3,4,3)

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5d

House in quarter of an acre collapsed: that was painful for spirit (5,10)

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BINGO(house) inside ROOD(a quarter of an acre), FELL(collapsed) then OW(that was painful)

6d

As spacious in certain houses (5)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Japanese pots: I ruin one (5)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Jack perhaps set about burying old bean (9)

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

FLAG(Jack, perhaps) then TELE(set) reversed containing O(old). I knew this was a musical instrument, didn’t know it as a bean

13d

Curvy feature of trap shooter (6,3)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Lover very soon supported by a sailor after capsizing (9)

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IN A MO(very soon) over A, TAR(sailor) all reversed

16d

Plea when case's beginning in midday trial (2,7)

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first letter of Case inside NOON(midday) TEST(trial)

20d

Cut topping of sauce on cornet? (5)

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21d

Nothing good is mothballed (2,3)

flowerflowerflower
23d

On top of tree, that is secure again (5)

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

RE(on), the first letter of Tree, then IE(that is)