Times Cryptic #29381

2025-11-07

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Across

1a

Disaster area engulfed by threat cops dealt with (11)

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7a

Sum up child's parent having no boundaries (3)

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DADDY (child’s parent) without the first and last letters (having no boundaries) This one fooled me — it seemed that the answer had to be TOT somehow.

9a

Invite hosts to cancel social media platform relieved of duties? (3-6)

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10a

Sudden attack by America on international court (5)

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US (America) next to (on) I (international) CT (court)

11a

Writer's article not free of charge or regular payment (7)

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12a

Writer's block? (7)

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13a

Rob once close to those in party (5)

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last letter of (close to) THOSE in RAVE (party) An archaic form of the word.

15a

Resignation relatively certain to include distress (9)

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17a

Told to go to collect advanced study for confirmation? (9)

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SENT (told to go) around (to collect) A (advanced) CRAM (study) At first I thought maybe SCRAM came into things somehow.

19a

Leave divided city (5)

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20a

Recite fluently with feel for performing (4,3)

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22a

Acting head of IT plugs trendy expression (7)

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first letter (head) of IT in (plugs) IN (trendy) TERM (expression)

24a

Setter would jot down answer for fool (5)

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25a

Yawning doctor uncovers insomnia finally (9)

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anagram (doctor) UNCOVERS + last letter of (finally) INSOMNIA

27a

Bug delaying final stage of deployment is likely (3)

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TAP (bug) with last letter of (final stage of) DEPLOYMENT moved to the end (delaying)

28a

Sanction record racing driver deserved? (11)

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Down

1d

Basis for lying to head off complaints being raised (3)

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TO + first letter of (head off) COMPLAINTS reversed (being raised)

2d

Upset by books concerned with material unsuitable for consumption (5)

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reversal of (upset) X (by) OT (books) + IN (concerned with) Usually I think of this as ON, not IN, but there it is in Chambers. Maybe something like, “I got my masters in physics.”?

3d

Time spent with relations? (3,4)

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4d

Look back on timid people adopting new lives (9)

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RE (on) MICE (timid people) around (adopting) N (new) IS (lives)

5d

Don backing away from university? (3,2)

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reversal of (backing) NOT UP (away from university?) Not a fan of ‘backing’ for reversal in a Down clue.

6d

Record conclusion of economist in key message (7)

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EP (record) + last letter (conclusion) of ECONOMIST in ISLE (key) Perhaps my favorite clue. Fooled me.

7d

Top and tail without starting off at opposite ends (9)

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TOP AND TAIL without first letter (starting) anagrammed (off) Well-hidden!

8d

In fact, I'm hesitant to adopt incidental requirement (11)

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ER (I’m hesitant) in DATUM (fact) around (to adopt) SIDE (incidental) Tricky! I biffed it.

11d

Reconstruction of state involved Speaker suppressing anarchic riot (11)

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14d

Who tried to transform contents of project cherished by top people? (9)

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middle letters (contents) of SCHEME (project) in (cherished by) A-LIST (top people?)

16d

Dog soldiers snubbed orderly continually (9)

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RE (soldiers) + last letter removed from (snubbed) TRIM (orderly) + EVER (continually)

18d

Keen promoter possibly bitter about appointment (7)

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19d

Fixed charge securing queen's release (3,4)

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SET (fixed) FEE (charge) around (securing) R (queen)

21d

Stood up to knock back drink (5)

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23d

River horse released from trap (5)

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26d

Drunk husband left out of photograph (3)

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H (husband) removed from (left out of) SHOT (photograph)