Times Cryptic #29488

2026-03-12

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1a

Justification OK for uprising (11)

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7a

What’s unknown on heads in France and England? (3)

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an all-in-one: Z (unknown) on the first letters of France and England

9a

Fabric missing hem, lower flag (9)

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TRICOT (a dress fabric) minus the last letter, then LOUR (lower)

10a

Block surrounding opening to exterior part of Cape Town property (5)

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STOP (block) surrounding the first letter of Exterior. A term paying us a visit from Mephistoland

11a

Accessory in relationship cut (3,4)

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12a

Fancy gear associated with leaders in administration primarily? (7)

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REGAL (associated with leaders) then the first letters of In Administration. As pointed out in several comments, though I think my parsing is valid, the intention was another all-in-one, an anagram of GEAR then the first letters of Leaders In Administration

13a

Return setter’s first exceptional puzzle (5)

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reversal of the first letter of Setter then UBER (exceptional)

15a

Sauce label off, pretty much (4,5)

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17a

Get upset with partner wearing fleece (4,1,4)

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19a

Honest family takes up crime in the end (5)

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CLAN (family) containing the last letter of crimE

20a

Darling rejected by girlgaffe! (7)

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PET (darling) reversed after MISS (girl)

22a

Hair in mixer? (7)

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24a

Idea in force, briefly (5)

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THE MET (force) minus the last letter

25a

Search patrols aren’t more odd, compared to others (9)

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QUEST (search) containing AIN’T (aren’t). My second-last in, thinking that for the pangram there had to be a Q and V somewhere, found the Q

27a

She abandons one currency before backinganother? (3)

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remove SHE from SHEKEL (currency) and reverse

28a

Signal file fascinating political speaker? (11)

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Down

1d

Pick up sheep that’s rolled over (3)

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2d

Leather releasing hydrogen compound (5)

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OX HIDE (leather) minus H (hydrogen)

3d

Edible strands rarely working when 1000 cut up (7)

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SELDOM (rarely) and ON (working) minus M (1000), all reversed

4d

Top sandwich in America (6,3)

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5d

Fluff stuck inside upright freezer or refrigerator (5)

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6d

Italian food, while in wrap, irrelevant (7)

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AS (while) inside LAG (wrap a pipe with insulating material) then N/A (irrelevant)

7d

Free pay, easy! (9)

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8d

Fly: fly quicker shielding wings on extension (3,8)

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ZIP (fly) then FASTER (quicker) surrounding the external letters of ExtensioN

11d

Whale, spirit heard in powerful music (6,5)

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14d

Complains tree is cut (9)

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16d

Wind blast, absurd (9)

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18d

Player with cavil originally splitting a hair (7)

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first letter of Cavil inside A, TRESS (hair)

19d

Jersey etc wrapped round new hat in red (7)

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21d

Ill-feeling cut short card game (5)

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PIQUET (card game) minus the last letter

23d

Mould close to moisture in rising damp (5)

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last letter of moisturE inside DANK (damp) reversed

26d

Sea dog, animal sailing north (3)

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