Times Cryptic #29400

2025-11-29

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1a

Not for the first time, lose confidence in fortification (7)

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5a

American choirboy nearly rejected by a province (7)

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9a

A useless board ousting leader is possible to prevent (9)

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10a

Only a little fuel in rocket for the moment (2,3)

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11a

Failure of more soldiers taking part in retreat (5)

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12a

People who've paid for event fail to go without being asked to (9)

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14a

Sailor cursed clumsy American intern (7,7)

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17a

Formal wear matching furniture almost entirely (5-5,4)

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21a

Lands in safety vessel (9)

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23a

Award nothing, bad mark (5)

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24a

Sulphur, foul-smelling and compact (5)

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25a

United in caressing abandoned child (9)

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26a

Small request for aerosol (7)

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27a

Getting on TV, not at first receiving colour back (7)

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Down

1d

Bank calling in a loan upfront? That surprises me (6)

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2d

Casually stops by with request for repentance (5,2)

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3d

Weaken effect of ceremonial trim after short reverse (9)

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4d

In the first place, I tighten bow that's loose (2,5,4)

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5d

Dismiss formal test looking up missing marks (3)

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6d

Back in the old days, investment not complicated (5)

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7d

Run iron over top half of mac? Don't! (7)

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8d

Your quiet fury, after answer divided county (8)

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13d

Speculate wildly about one minute object maybe buried in foundations (4,7)

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15d

Came back bloody, holding foot with end of toe severed (9)

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16d

Pen catalogues for elegant writers (8)

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18d

Soldier's ridiculously larger uniform (7)

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19d

More irritating vessel one fills having no lid (7)

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20d

Show sadness about a good couple like Cliff and Ben perhaps (6)

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22d

Now sycophant gets daughter up (5)

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25d

Fine Irish? This could be Scotch (3)

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