Times Cryptic #29413

2025-12-15

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1a

Plant's men rebuked in the past (6)

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4a

The author's explosive books coming very soon (8)

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I’M MINE NT

10a

Sycophant judge turned to grab near the end (9)

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LATTER in REF reversed

11a

Fish edging towards reptile in Everglades (5)

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12a

Rumours about informer briefly meeting senior officer (7)

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So far ahead, pull on clogs (2,2,3)

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UP (ahead) ON in TOW (ON clogs [up] TOW)

14a

More competent Republican on board? Not initially (5)

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tABLE R

15a

Narrowly avoided collisionone arm is shaking, somewhat (4,4)

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18a

Prime minister, primarily Tory one who loathes cuddling children (8)

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T CH in HATER

20a

Accountant defending economic forecaster in emergency committee (5)

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23a

Reduce intoxication: live right, stopping liquid lunch? (5,2)

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BE R in SOUP

25a

Briefly leave her fermenting port (2,5)

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anagram* of LEAVE HE r

26a

Key person agreeing to remove idiot (5)

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ass ENTER

27a

Notice you left case with no end of enthusiastic praise (9)

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AD U L A c TION

28a

Impatient panel tut vigorously (8)

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29a

My inflexible garment (6)

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Down

1d

Authorised agents left behind inoperative insurgents at first (8)

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OFF I~ CIA L

2d

One leaves revolutionary Russian leader after tea in bed (7)

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CHA LEN i N reversed

3d

Understand trainee contracted by sandwich shop (9)

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5d

Emperor wrongly claims usurer steals gold (6,8)

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AU in CLAIMS USURER; he of the famous equestrian statue on the Capitoline Hill, which survived because it was thought to depict the Christian convert Constantine the Great

6d

Bar in New York for locals avoided by poor actor (5)

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7d

Former temporary accommodation areas (7)

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8d

Hurled professor's chair (6)

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9d

Can clergyman definitely not put up bloke in flat? (6,8)

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NO SIR reversed in CHAP in PLAIN

16d

I act macho, stirring coffee (9)

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17d

Artist sent Marx crazy (3,5)

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19d

Husband rather against emptying out home, naturally (7)

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H A BIT A~T

21d

Boozy sessions with outspoken groups of girls (7)

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22d

Extremely polite Disney princess raised like princess in fairytale (6)

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reversal of P~E ELSA; my favorite and last in

24d

Country's two rivers (5)

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R URAL; sometimes the possessive marking is important