Times Cryptic #29411

2025-12-12

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1a

Peripheral second function (5)

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4a

Doctor using computer for appearances' sake? (9)

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9a

Mark left after mending a bolt (7)

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10a

Rock carries with top-of-the-range audio equipment (7)

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TEETER (move unsteadily, rock) containing (carries) W (with). A type of speaker that plays high frequency (top of the range) sounds.

11a

Record played very recently with a blue note (14)

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14a

Knowing Meo cracks on century, pots made with relief (5,4)

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AWARE (knowing) containing MEO (which MEO cracks), all after (on) C (century). Pottery with patterns in relief for decoration.

15a

Exhibition with animals was mounted close to zoo (5)

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RODE (was mounted) + last of (close to) zoO.

16a

Lost articles including Eliot's earliest letters (2,3)

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A and A (articles) containing (including) the initials (earliest letters) of Thomas Stearns Eliot (Eliot).

18a

Driver toying with limits of Audi TT, vroom! (9)

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anagram of (toying with) the first and last (limits) of AudI, TT, and VROOM.

21a

Unlikely to go up if nothing but Jack Daniel's in apartment (5-9)

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MERE (if nothing but) + TAR (sailor, jack) + DAN (Daniel), all contained by (in) FLAT (apartment).

23a

Unexpected stress exchanging pound on holiday (7)

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25a

Present red wine usually after you've finished eating fish (7)

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26a

Pontoon moved over there in case of tide (6-3)

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WENT (moved) + YON (over there), all in the outermost letters (case) of TidE. The card game.

27a

Pass on popular music (5)

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Down

1d

Spymaster would like to be told false identity (4)

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2d

Queen with uniform on that's dubious decaying material (7)

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RANI (queen) with the first U (uniform), then UM (that’s dubious).

3d

Bargain for pontificate? Cough up (11)

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4d

Notorious school, one governed under pressure, has closed early (7)

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I (one) + RAN (governed), all under P (pressure), then HAs without the last letter (closed early).

5d

Result showing discrepancy? Surely not (7)

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6d

Feel obliged to love The Times? (3)

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7d

Man likely to go overboard who the admiral has impounded (7)

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8d

Do attendees stay with groper on the loose? (10)

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12d

Roman later achieved success thanks to Parisian spending millions (11)

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13d

Facing the Pacific, perhaps on craft one customised (10)

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17d

Take people into Santa's workforce to the north? (7)

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ELF FANS (people into Santa’s workforce) reversed (to the north).

18d

Lively team's run out great player (7)

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19d

Tramp eats mostly ripe bananas (7)

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20d

Thief's opening hardened safe in university office (7)

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22d

A little butchery business from behind cowshed (4)

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24d

American's scarf warm but not hot (3)

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hEAT (warm) minus (but not) the ‘h’ (hot). US slang for eat.