Times Cryptic #29364

2025-10-18

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Across

1a

Dissolution of reason infuses wicked behaviour (13)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Regularly avoid only a low-sounding instrument (5)

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10a

Outlaw, finally arrested, sure makes a fuss (9)

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11a

Optimistic Tories tend to be disordered (4-6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Divine figure, somewhat authoritarian (4)

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14a

Select from list untrustworthy person receiving mass censure (7)

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16a

Group lying maybe about discussions (7)

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17a

What line is taken by productive biologist? (7)

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19a

One attempt to track advanced skin condition (7)

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20a

Put part of old radio back (4)

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21a

Worker made matching boxes for fair (4-6)

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24a

When adjusted, a lens can start to observe at the very finest level (9)

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25a

Standard chapter by mystery writer? (5)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Criminal cons tourist to enter extremely desirable shop (8,5)

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Down

1d

HP Lovecraft's first piece with an imaginary universe? (5-5,4)

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2d

Fails miserably following cuts (5)

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3d

Game reprobate set up involves endless change (4,6)

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4d

Perhaps second stage of infancy is filled with much noise (7)

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5d

Temporarily stop rise of American disbursement (7)

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6d

Former city CEO? (4)

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7d

Might you wind up helping yourself to this? (9)

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8d

Agreement in writing (14)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Ace cake provided by ball's hosts (10)

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15d

Do protein shakes split when served? (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Try hard, after voicing enthusiasm up front in the past (4,1,2)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Light from back of vessel followed by an aquatic bird (7)

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22d

Two numbers covered by The White Stripes? I haven't the foggiest! (5)

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23d

Requests things to do, but with no time (4)

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