Times Cryptic #29363

2025-10-17

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1a

Instrument is breaking silence soon (8)

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HARP (instrument) + IS contained by (in) SH (silence).

5a

Section of foot marching together (6)

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9a

What could switch off meters locally in NY cab rank? (9)

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11a

Get married, keeping bride's heart right tense (5)

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WED (get married), containing (keeping) the central letter of brIde (bride’s heart) + R (right).

12a

Senior officer notes force returning (7)

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LAHS (notes) + RAM (force), all reversed (returning).

13a

What surrounds newish issue in drama by author? (7)

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14a

Assault wave, one working during action (13)

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16a

See disruption to travel as resulting from accident (13)

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20a

Going on a bit, unfortunately losing height (7)

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21a

Girl accepting a number as receiver (7)

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23a

Initially in mostly dark northern home (5)

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

first letter of (initially) In, then most of the word GLOOm (dark). Home of a (very globally) northern person. I was positively trying to think of a northern English home for a long time; INT’OM etc.

24a

Feature of Stonehenge print involving stone covered in star signs regularly missed (9)

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LITHO (lithograph, print involving stone) contained by (covered in) alternate letters from (regularly missed) sTaR sIgNs. Two uprights and a cross-member, which I was able (eventually) to piece together.

25a

Arranged great time in quarry (6)

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26a

Like a moving boat captained by character (5,3)

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1d

Slick soldiers led by sergeant major (6)

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2d

Flower festival's not starting (5)

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eASTER (festival) minus the first (not starting)

3d

Long to fill a jug (7)

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4d

What features Jack and Tony and Keith? (4,4,2,3)

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

reverse cryptic. Hidden in (some) liKE IT Hot. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are actors featured in this film. I bunged it in from checkers.

6d

"Strange way"an older equivalent of Strangeways? (7)

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7d

US drivers pay for these weapons to support revolution (9)

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8d

Nit-picking editor's got in store (8)

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10d

US politician admits to including one further release (13)

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REPUBLICAN (US politician), containing (to admit) TO containing (including) I (one).

14d

Fifty netted by not so common killer (9)

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15d

Fortune teller interrupted by Saint David? (8)

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PALMIST (fortune teller) containing (interrupted by) S (saint).

17d

Very disagreeable row about sovereign's gift (7)

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18d

Essential points exposed on railway (7)

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19d

Generally tough circling island (6)

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MANLY (tough) containing (circling) I (island).

22d

Person not turning up without son under any conditions (5)

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