Times Cryptic #29373

2025-10-29

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1a

Complicated logic I use to preserve previous purpose for Apple (6,9)

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OLD END (previous purpose) in *(LOGIC I USE). Never bothered to parse this, it went straight in. And haven’t we had it recently? Sure I’ve seen it somewhere, in a jumbo maybe. Not a fan of the unwarranted capital, but I generally ignore punctuation, including capitalisation.

9a

Roughly clean both sides of scab after the rest (9)

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S AND B, both sides of scab, + LAST, after the rest.

10a

Terrace with partial occupation (5)

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11a

Ancient nameless ruin of Donegal (3-3)

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12a

Composed question in letter from Athens, enveloped with scent (8)

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Q(uestion) in NU, a Greek letter, all in TRAIL, scent.

13a

Latecomer in election takes the lead, sounding repetitive (6)

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CHOICE, election, with the E put first.

15a

One taking place at back of stable? (8)

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18a

Try to poach bananas and the centre nearly splits (8)

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19a

Bearing north, take advantage of graphic directions as a turn-off (6)

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N(orth) in USE (take advantage of), + XY, the axes of a graph. One of my last in.

21a

Made Urban withdraw to make jerk godly? (8)

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DEIFY TIC (make jerk godly) reversed. I put citified, until I noticed it doesn’t parse.

23a

When I'm due in Paris I roughly pack things thrown out (6)

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JE (in Paris, I) + C(irca), in ETA, when I’m due. The surface nearly makes sense, but not quite..

26a

Podcaster's influenced kid (5)

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27a

Toiler's poorer when accommodating old king, King Henry (9)

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28a

Have a wee one after having a wee one? (3,3,5,4)

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A CD and an &lit. A bit (t)wee, but I liked it.. not in Collins, but a well-known phrase here, not sure if other countries do it?

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1d

Finally snap in rage, so agitated (2,5)

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(sna)P in *(RAGE SO). Another &lit, since you need the whole clue for the wordplay and the def. can be the whole clue, too.

2d

Fencing's bound to fall quickly if uncapped (5)

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(p)LUNGE, to fall quickly. My knowledge of fencing is right up there with my knowledge of horses, but it seems OK. To lunge, to leap forward, to bound ..

3d

Add detail to meme's content, like Clangers? (9)

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4d

Day journal is a tedious thing (4)

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5d

Sample of polite, rational, educated people (8)

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6d

Maximum quota for fattened fowl (5)

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7d

Prominent bust or bum one has (9)

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8d

Multitudes uprising advance endlessly as rich loaf (7)

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LOTS (multitudes) rev., + LEN(d), advance. A sweet loaf of German origin, not my favourite.

14d

Deeply experienced judge abandoned over time (9)

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16d

Some underwear in pine bathrooms (4,5)

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17d

Net weight nonstandard beer tin holds (8)

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18d

Indifferent writer saying one could cut lead (7)

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20d

Vote for split when accounts are concluded? (4,3)

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22d

Unpreserved meat has changed hands (5)

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FLESH (meat) with the L changed to R

24d

Mufflers with ends trimmed cut into figure, possibly (5)

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(s)CARVE(s)

25d

Root is immature insect food (4)

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a triple definition, to finish with