Times Cryptic #29453

2026-01-30

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1a

Cover up in shower? Not after nurses turn round (6)

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4a

Twit copying antique with pine, mostly (8)

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10a

Flatter track takes very little time (5-4)

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STALK (track) around (takes) WEE (very little) T (time)

11a

Come by five, do you mean? (5)

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12a

Concerning sight as head of office IT struggles with PC (5)

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first letter (head) of OFFICE + IT anagrammed (struggles) with PC

13a

Moderate movement also opposed to one referendum option (9)

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AND (also) ANTi (opposed to) I (one) NO (referendum option) If this wasn’t a write-in, you haven’t done enough crossword puzzles. 😛

15a

Live singer with a costume representative of her country (12)

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AM (live) BASS (singer) + (with) A DRESS (costume) This took me quite some time because I am too conditioned for ‘live’ = BE.

19a

Are cold kissers coming inside only when it's dark? (5,7)

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ARE C (cold) LIPS (kissers) in (coming inside) SOLE (only)

22a

Friend taking minute to finish piano exam out of time (9)

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MATE (friend) with M moved to the end (taking minute to finish) + P (piano) ORAL (exam)

24a

Couple taken with second sight of Florence? (5)

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25a

Urge removal of line from silly speech (5)

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remove L (line) from DRIVEL (silly speech)

26a

Turn bench back in street exposed to blasts (9)

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WIND (turn) + PEW (bench) reversed (back) in ST (street)

27a

See Dogma remade as massive hit (8)

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28a

Tsar's like, roughly level after revolution (6)

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Down

1d

See boss bungle work (6)

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2d

Crooked old materwhich strongly suggests criminal is mum (6)

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3d

One missing initially, admitted to Electra with some upheaval? (9)

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first letters of (initially) ONE MISSING in (admitted to) ELECTRA anagrammed (with some upheaval) This is a very good clue. It does not delight me, but it is very good.

5d

A lot of sharp turns, I'm afraid (3)

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6d

Any number after dance party are starving (5)

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7d

Summits welcoming American patronage (8)

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8d

Steamy in here, but you must wear socks (8)

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THO (but) U (you) in (must wear) HOSE (socks)

9d

State coach for Turkish leader who's out to lunch? (10)

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MAD AGA’S CAR This is also quite good.

14d

Photos I had mounted cover the inside of school (10)

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PICS (photos) I’D (I had) reversed (mounted) LINE (cover the inside of) This definition of LINE is very good.

16d

Arab robe ad has misrepresented with superior beauty (9)

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17d

Embankment architect lengthened with cob? (5,3)

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18d

Fugitive's attempt to escape upset good egg (8)

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FLEE (attempt to escape) + reversal of (upset) G (good) NIT (egg) I would not normally describe FLEE as ‘attempt to escape’, but rather just ‘escape’.

20d

Many academics divided by gender-neutral pronoun (6)

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21d

Sailor in the doldrums relatively OK for tobacco? (3-3)

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23d

Pretend authority raised undue spending limits (5)

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26d

In Republican's absence, conflicts happened (3)

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WARS (conflicts) – R (in Republican’s absence)