Times Cryptic #29432

2026-01-06

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Across

1a

Illegal reproduction of photo largely blue (6)

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4a

Stone breaks pieces of glass instrument (8)

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10a

Reported means of controlling verification for replacement Superbowl ticket? (9)

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11a

Voodoo's back with a doll made of wood (5)

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{voodo} O [’s back], A , KEN (doll – Barbie’s male counterpart )

12a

I also corrected dodgy artificial eye drops (9,5)

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14a

Run out of large part of church (5)

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16a

Practising hobby regularly with help (9)

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{h} O {b} B {y} [regularly], SERVANT (help)

18a

Broke in to crack den overnight, at last (9)

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IN , SOLVE (crack). then {de} N + {overnigh} T [at last]

20a

Nerd drew after losing on buzzer round (5)

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D {re} W [after losing on – re ] , then BEE (buzzer) reversed [round]

21a

Children bite me for changing nursery rhyme (5,5,4)

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25a

Relish bluster by leader of opposition (5)

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GUST (bluster), then O {pposition} [leader]

26a

Pit crew spoiled short race? (9)

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27a

After finally leaving, come in again briefly with a drink (5,3)

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{leavin} G [finally], RE-ENTE {r} (come in again) [briefly], A

28a

Tossed coin with setter for earnings (6)

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Down

1d

Reduction in amount of wine is grating? (10)

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2d

Greek's letter to bank not out for money (5)

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RH~O (Greek’s letter) containing [to bank] IN (not out)

3d

Large Turner in public gallery ultimately replica? (7)

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{publi} C + {galler} Y [ultimately], CLONE (replica)

5d

Body part from an animal turned up (5)

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6d

Trailblazer in seaside attraction eating sole (7)

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7d

Rod smashed cafe mug showing no emotion (5,4)

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8d

All there was extra in file, conclusively (4)

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9d

What will get you half-way from A to B? (8)

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Cryptic with reference to the diatonic scale in music

13d

Nag colleague to declare hosting capable maiden? (10)

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15d

Dash to the pass very quickly (9)

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17d

Bit of stage scenery in corner, perhaps (3,5)

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A  cryptic hint precedes the main definition. A set piece is a carefully organized and practised move in a team game by which the ball is returned to play, as at a scrum, a free kick, or as in this clue, a corner.

19d

Wasn't honest to have short rest? (3,4)

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20d

Resentment once golf stops guy working (7)

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G (golf) is contained by [stops] DUD~E (guy), then ON (working). ‘Once’ because the word is very old-fashioned and really only survives in the expression ‘high dudgeon’.

22d

Spirits possibly live outside madhouse to the north (5)

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BE (live) contains [outside] ZOO (madhouse) reversed [to the north]

23d

Prelude featured in fortnightly retrospective? (5)

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24d

Eager to leave silver plates (4)

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A~G (solver) contains [plates] GO (leave