Times Cryptic #29390

2025-11-18

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1a

Father's behind packing case filled with earth (9)

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PRO (behind) + CRATE (packing case) “filled with” E (earth)

6a

Pulled in by severe current, pop up again? (5)

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9a

Novel issued again following delays (3,3,4,5)

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10a

Material broadcast in resort (6)

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11a

Hard feeding budgie? It might grab you! (8)

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13a

Turning aside cast in Cold Feet (10)

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14a

Wine's seen better dayscase chucked away (4)

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

PAST IT (seen better days) without the first and last letters (case chucked away) Took me a while to see exactly what was having its case chucked away.

16a

Penny leaving store takes in old London area (4)

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P (penny) leaving SHOP (store) “takes in” O (old)

17a

Rugby side welcomes more cultivated people working with Pride? (4-6)

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19a

Obscenity one's always banned in lies about Widnes (8)

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I (one) missing twice (always banned) in LIES “about” WIDNES

20a

Revolutionary prison in Low Country (6)

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23a

Withdrawn sort given toil, upset, faced with therapist (9,6)

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24a

Thus perform mass in wicked place (5)

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25a

Passing tennis shot after cunning returns (9)

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1d

Musician played quietly in supporting part (5)

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2d

Were Peary and Henson first to be so delighted? (2,3,2,3,5)

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3d

Back together about eleven in Manchester or Leeds? (8)

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4d

Always embracing jolly host (4)

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5d

Stuck here or travelling back from Mars? (10)

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6d

Fibres are cut up with doubled force by climbing sloth (6)

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7d

Criminal case legal hurdle for statesman (7,2,6)

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8d

Checks taxesnot for the first time? (9)

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12d

Strict regime? Family perish in street after a time (6,4)

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KIN (family) + SDIET [DIE (perish) in ST (street)] after A + T (time)

13d

One close to spies in Washington misses leaks (9)

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I (one) + S [last letter of (“close to”) spieS in DC (Washington) + LOSES (misses)

15d

Sends up a perch to be used in cooked dishes (8)

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A + ROD (perch) in PIES (cooked dishes) Does anyone else recall reciting stuff about rods, poles and perches on a daily basis without having a clue (then or now) about what any of them actually meant?

18d

An old Shakespearean corporal's assumed name (6)

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21d

Maybe G8 leaders to end talks after month? (5)

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22d

American good with academician in Asian location (4)

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