Times Cryptic #29508

2026-04-04

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1a

Gift of prophesy in age of superstition? (10)

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6a

Witches wanting cold place to put Hansel and Gretel? (4)

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9a

Times and equals on either side of sum, of course (2,3,5)

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10a

Flipping onion perhaps makes you cry (4)

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12a

It’s useless to speak of something Orion’s belt might go round? (5,2,5)

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15a

A specialist in close encounters, I got fouls dubiously (9)

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17a

Composition featuring rearrangement of Da Do Ron Ron’s middle parts (5)

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18a

A strand to slurp, as tagliatelle? (5)

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19a

Contract bridge beyond fashionable (9)

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20a

Scream more excitedly about 1980s band singer (12)

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24a

Praise God for speakers of RP (4) 🏆

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25a

Cunning, with concealed weapon, making loud demands (10)

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26a

Art going to fade? (4)

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27a

Chocoholic’s weakness also seen in the West’s degeneracy (5,5)

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Down

1d

Watering holes where motherless cougar meets “discontented” bears (4)

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2d

Feller boosted by mark in test (4)

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3d

Kazakh journalist under arrest abandoning resistance or partner (12)

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4d

Build sports field in middle of hometown (5)

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5d

Right-wing type and media boss were hanging out (9) 🏆

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7d

Big house in America sheltering character that’s rotund and evil (10)

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8d

Blew money endlessly on loose ladies (10)

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11d

Eccentric chaps abducted by alien being removed (12)

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13d

Explanation for inevitable failure of potato salad (7,3)

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14d

Power source conserving energy, like Natural History Museum? (6,4)

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16d

Sunak’s back to lead moderate Tories, turning up for meal (5,4)

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21d

Massachusetts, one New England state nearby (5)

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22d

Name of four Holy Roman Emperors and eight from Italy (4)

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23d

Unfounded belief in enemy threat (4)

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