Times Cryptic #29440

2026-01-15

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1a

US city mail misplaced singer's gift? (10)

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6a

Messing up turn, foxtrot's destroyed (4)

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GO OFF (turn) minus F (foxtrot)

10a

Clean, like Em is? (5)

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11a

Bird's not drinking in Waikiki, shortly flying East (9)

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TT (teetotal, not drinking) inside an anagram of WAIKIKi minus the final letter, then E (East)

12a

Arranging area for party, butcher's in Hamburg's terminal embraces joyful circulating (14)

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GANDER (bitchers), IN and the last letter of HamburG surrounding MERRY (joyful) cycling – split it at the E

14a

Honours for teacher checking cheat's kept nose clean (7)

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B.ED (honours for teacher) containing HAVE (cheat, have on)

15a

What's possessed rabbit to change direction? (7)

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CHATTER (rabbit on) with the R changed to L

17a

Chinese stuff for poser there (7)

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19a

Water source in Germany is screened by research facility (7)

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20a

Groom never quite nigh for Elizabeth (3,6,5)

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23a

Civil engineer after pub bites bottom lip (9)

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CE (Civil Engineer) after INN (pub) containing SOLE (bottom)

24a

Cream and gold plant pots (5)

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25a

Wise guy spending weekday alone (4)

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SOLOMON (wise guy) minus MON (weekday)

26a

Assume you shouldn't have asked new nurses about blood group (4,2,4)

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TA (you shouldn’t have) then an anagram of ASKED NEW surrounding RE (about) and A (blood group)

Down

1d

Big shock! Entertainers primarily manifest blue humour (4)

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MOP (a big shock of hair) then the first letter of Entertainers. Think of humour as in mood

2d

Ogre eating European and Chinese character in Disney film (5,4)

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SHREK (the movie ogre) containing E (European), then HAN (Chinese). Character in The Jungle Book, voiced by the awesome George Sanders

3d

Snazzy car's collecting Republican that's gone inside to moot (14)

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CONVERTIBLE (snazzy car) containing R (Republican) inside TO

4d

Tips for mishandling archaeological disinterments? First, dig furiously (4,3)

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first letters of Mishandling Archaeological Disinterments after LIKE (dig)

5d

Wreck extract of capsaicin at Italian's counter (7)

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7d

1000 senior bears and one other animal (5)

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K (1000) inside OAP (senior), then I (one)

8d

Tenderfoot left creep during brief amour (10)

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L (left), and EDGE (creep) inside FLING (brief amour)

9d

Initially disorganised as butler, I failed to cut pork pie before second course (7,7)

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anagram of the first letter of Disorganised, AS, BUTLER, I inside LIE (pork pie), then S (second)

13d

Support for those expecting unholy tribes to start to celebrate saint (10)

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anagram TRIBES TO, then the first letter of Celebrate, then S (saint)

16d

Earth under rear of fattest cow contracted accordingly (9)

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E (earth) after the last letter of fattesT, and HEREFORd (cow) minus the last letter

18d

Hue and cry of Trump supporters guards shut up, not quietly (7)

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MAGA (cry of Trump supporters) containing PENT (shut up) minus P (quietly). Little bit of PTSD in this clue, being an immigrant living in the USA.

19d

Give up immediately after opening three letters in a row (7)

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ONCE (immediately after) inside C,D,E (three letters in a row)

21d

Rest and relaxation on lake (5)

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EASE (relaxation) above L (lake)

22d

Fish caught and studied (4)

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