Times Cryptic #29493

2026-03-18

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Across

1a

Covering page in proofreading mark (6)

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5a

Silly play’s opening provided by cast (8)

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9a

Mother of pearly king dropped into ocean travelling with us (8)

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10a

Start to tuck into sandwich and roly-poly (6)

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11a

Visitor worried after run out in dangerous country (5,5)

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13a

Spots litter leader’s left (4)

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14a

Lake bed holds solidified matter (4)

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15a

One miracle involved splendid ritual (10)

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18a

Writer of short musical and rotten novel (10)

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20a

Be confronted by heartless travesty (4)

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21a

Almost terrifying disfigurement (4)

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23a

Discuss business while gobbling? (4,6)

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25a

Tremble when delivering note (6)

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26a

A couple of short marks, wrong and right: initially this makes sense (8)

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28a

Most inscrutable spy’s heading under cover? (8)

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29a

Function in business without Latin (6)

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Down

2d

Maidservant bearing a ring for religious leader (9)

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3d

Interest announced for every case (7)

Generating...

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

sounds like “PER SUIT,” for every (legal) case.

4d

Time without tea for so many? (A number) (3)

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5d

Infatuation with a high-ranking Turk (5)

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6d

Counterfeit sum taking people in is a bloomer (6-2-3)

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7d

Palace attendant’s first opening after noon (7)

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8d

Nobody is forgetting an old date (5)

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12d

Orchestrate unusually sweet composition (11)

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16d

Have high opinion of endless desert (3)

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17d

Current work eliminating area’s gradual growth (9)

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19d

Made a great effort as stone cracked (7)

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20d

Run out of fortress, free in wild areas (7)

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22d

Check address of page, an old peasant (5)

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24d

Spring’s past, meadow pipit’s content to fly away (5)

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27d

This legendary bird rises into heavens! (3)

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