Times Cryptic #29418

2025-12-20

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1a

World of busy American composer? (7)

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5a

Composition offered to include everything (7)

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9a

Order starter you finally eat using crackers (9)

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10a

Fine steak not one dressed well (5)

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11a

Badenoch's team follow case (6,7)

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13a

Black fish in hotel, skinned, well past prime (8)

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15a

One, a snooty sort, coming back in little plane? (6)

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17a

Rat no ingredient for an omelette? (3,3)

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19a

So doctor's about to crack clue: the last (8)

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22a

Expert agrees, running scheme to benefit workers (6-7)

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25a

Indeed drink is said to become very cold (3,2)

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26a

Means of clarifying one's in with good girl (9)

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27a

Enormous mountain woman tempted others (7)

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28a

Related to dance, this needs feet moving (7)

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Down

1d

China's leader conned the country (4)

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2d

Famed steed learned to drink drinks when mounted (7)

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3d

Bewildered? Take a satnav round periodically (2,3)

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4d

Country club entertainer: two charged with attack (8)

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5d

Draw line into sand: this to lighten the load? (6)

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6d

Vital factor in story about female initiate (9)

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7d

Former pupil in slander with case dropped by us (7)

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8d

Elaborate clothes right for being abroad (10)

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12d

Award one fails to win? (5,5)

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14d

City ace in Essex town returned bonus from US (9)

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16d

Who might have double trouble in Bow? (8)

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18d

See codes I cracked with key (7)

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20d

Alert to possible danger in riotous Durango (2,5)

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21d

Top saint rises above king in triumph (1-5)

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23d

Fire set here one that won't start (5)

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24d

Man for example lives on lake's shores (4)

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