Times Cryptic #29379

2025-11-05

Solve on Times →

Across

1a

Relative is taken aback by gaudy jewellery (7)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Working on front of mirror's reflection (6)

flowerflowerflower
8a

Standard of college concerning queen's subordinate (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Menial worker returns carrying one side dish (5)

Generating...

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

Reversal of SERF around I.

11a

Council erroneously holds back artefact (5)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Fair in centre of city interrupting calm (9)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Flower with head of carpel removed is flatter (6,2)

Generating...

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

BUTTERCUP with the C removed.

15a

Go round Paris, starting with entrance to Louvre (6)

Generating...

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

(PARIS*) [starting] + L.

17a

European secures leading choice (6)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Do without king and church? Fantastic! (3-5)

Generating...
22a

Colluding secretly with South American before riots (2,7)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Capital melody penned by company (5)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Relish got us excited (5)

flowerflowerflower
25a

Let-down in CanadaMPs quibble (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Area accessible to the public seen regularly (6)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Creature unfortunately erred eating honey periodically (3,4)

Generating...

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

(ERRED*) outside the O and E from honey.

Down

1d

Criticising nerds is routine for soldiers? (6-7)

Generating...
2d

Book reviewer's conclusionit illuminated some works in English (4,3)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Bond kind of sarcastic after offing Goldfinger, finally? (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Appreciative with jar mostly whole (8)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Foundation perhaps complete (4-2)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Joiner's feint pays off (6,3)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Establishment deploying Polish to perfectly execute blockade? (4,3)

flowerflowerflower
10d

Pilot carrying key atomic weaponon this? (7,6)

Generating...

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

STEER (pilot) around ALT + H BOMB.

14d

Spineless individual spoiled the marrow (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Client dated study site of ancient civilization (8)

flowerflowerflower
18d

He painted image like so (7)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Josh entertained by song for official (7)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Lord to get into line (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Class given role in a podcast (5)

flowerflowerflower