Times Cryptic #29491

2026-03-16

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1a

Expert left out of deception (4)

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3a

Brochure mistakenly supports involving European Commission (10)

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Anagram of SUPPORTS around E.C.

9a

A blow if French business has to absorb most of shock (7)

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11a

Divulged policy’s main points (7)

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12a

Head of brotherhood drops rash idea (9)

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B[rotherhood] + RAIN + WAVE, as in a rash/wave of strange events.

13a

When caught, clamour for PM (5)

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14a

Romantic song sequence enthralling new spouse? (4,3,5)

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BALLA(N)D CHAIN.

18a

Might it indicate a revealing exchange? (5-2-5)

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Reverse cryptic – the heart of heart is A.

21a

Nothing dividing city assembly (5)

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AG(O)RA.   I nearly put ALOTA, but decided to try again.

22a

New realities for Hebrew (9)

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24a

Protesting Republican in a bad way (7)

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25a

State school accepting society backing ChatGPT among others (7)

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E(S)TON + AI backwards.

26a

Prominent figures rattled Mailer in US (10)

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27a

Assistant’s final check (4)

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Down

1d

President’s youngest child, cute little creature (8)

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2d

Pupils team up in a methodical way (8)

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4d

Wine and port meets with Hamburg sommelier’s approval (5)

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5d

Tweeter’s mostly drunken gossip (9)

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6d

Formation of the ruling class (13)

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7d

Bishop intervening in case concerning family (6)

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TRI(B)AL.

8d

Perhaps Pedro Ximénez reluctant to welcome European bishop (6)

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SH(E,RR)Y.

10d

Joining European race with Italian chap in the lead (13)

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E NATION following CON, CAT.

15d

Gun going astray in revolutionary socialist’s possession (9)

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16d

Chained off area in Mexican plantation (8)

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Anagram of CHAINED + A.

17d

Usher periodically wangles cheap accommodation (8)

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STEER + [w]A[n]G[l]E[s].

19d

Part of rifle butt (6)

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20d

On which one may speak of dishonour, quietly at first (6)

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23d

Always around, guarding English official from past (5)

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EV(E)ER upside down.