Times Cryptic #29473

2026-02-23

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1a

Think about cutting concerning summary (6)

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4a

Caribbean preserve I stored in a tin (8)

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10a

Scrap uncovered coulis, it smells (9)

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11a

Brexiteer missing a means to an advantage (5)

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12a

What alters look of terminal in images railway put round press (7,7)

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14a

Sent back a sweet of fruit and cream sponge (5)

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16a

Confusion of oil rig mob sorted out (9)

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Time to get in oriental philosopher and graphic artist (9)

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20a

Style of a royal park, secure, quiet inside (5)

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21a

Dish of heron and quail cooked with rice (6,8)

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Lack of inspiration almost endless on a piano (5)

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26a

What might cause a boom in China tea (9)

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27a

What ends up in gut of grotesque red demon (8)

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28a

Like fibrous plants too little controlled in bog (6)

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Down

1d

People again rebuilding Aleppotrue (10)

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2d

Eastern scripture, tons exported from Syrian port to the West (5)

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3d

Sage Derby perhaps eaten by mum (7)

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5d

Answer I had over European Union? Goodbye (5)

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6d

Briskly run, seized by the greatest possible self-confidence (7)

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7d

Brands including surplus boilersuits (9)

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8d

Choice of measurement for printer’s rule (4)

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9d

Vegetable, unknown Chinese one stuffed with duck’s heart (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

d UC k in Z (unknown) CHIN (abbreviation for Chinese) I

13d

Iberian ruler and knight guarding carved holy figure (10)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:

HOLY* (the anagram indicator is ‘carved’) in PEDRO N; Pedro of Castile, known as Peter the Cruel or Peter the Just – presumably, depending on how you played your cards – was the King of Castile and León from 1350 until his death in 1369

15d

Exposed hiding pirate is beaten in shoot-out (9)

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Crypto assets IT company treated as rubbish? (8)

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19d

Old crusading king losing third of unit in field at Jaffa? (7)

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20d

Avian rail at present on lake (4,3)

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22d

Composer’s rising frenzy limiting length (5)

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23d

Finds text between covers with this? (5)

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24d

Chap that’s fallencould be slope of stage (4)

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