Times Cryptic Crossword #28627
Times Cryptic
· 28 clues with answers and explanations
· 2023-06-12
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Across
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rash
Type
Charade, Deletion
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FRECKLES (synonym of "spots") + S (abbreviation of "small") [deletion: "Away"]; definition: "rash"
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RECKLESS
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CA(U/C)US[e]. My LOI, and a very tricky one it was.
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CAUCUS
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silky fabric
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Charade
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MO (synonym="MO") + IRE (synonym="IRE") = MOIRE; definition: "silky fabric"
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MOIRE
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Fog
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Charade
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SEA (synonym of "main") + FRET (synonym of "worry"); definition: "Fog"
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SEA FRET
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Ancient city
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Charade
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NINE (synonym of "square") + V (synonym of "very") + EH (synonym of "- what?"); definition: "Ancient city"
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NINEVEH
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Forgery
Type
Anagram, Charade
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anagram of AFFILIATIONS ("affiliations") [anagram: "resolved"] + C (abbreviation of "Conservative") = FALSIFICATION; definition: "Forgery"
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FALSIFICATION
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Comprehensive
Type
Charade
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THO (synonym of "but") + ROUGH (synonym of "difficult") + GOING (synonym of "progress"); definition: "Comprehensive"
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THOROUGHGOING
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Dance sequence
Type
Charade, Parts
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PASSE (synonym of "old-fashioned,") + UL (middle of "unusual") [outer letters: "extremely"]; definition: "Dance sequence,"
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PAS SEUL
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historian
Type
Charade, Container
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TACT (synonym of "Sensitivity") + I (synonym of "one") + US (abbreviation of "American") [container: "restricting"]; definition: "historian"
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TACITUS
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Somewhat crazy
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Double definition
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Double definition
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LOOPY
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Def
done spontaneously
Type
Charade
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EX + TEMPO + R[e]E[l].
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EXTEMPORE
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slashes
Type
Charade
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SOLID + I.
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SOLIDI
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means to save time
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SH[ort], a shilling, or bob…..I think. Other interpretations invited.
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SHORT CUT
Down
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waste
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RE(F)USE.
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REFUSE
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Lily
Type
Deletion
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CALLA (deletion) = CALLA; definition: "Lily,"
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CALLA
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Word for word
Type
Anagram
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Anagram of RETAIL L[ie].
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LITERAL
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Def
exceptional item
Type
Anagram
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anagram of HOTELS + SEEMING = SOMETHING ELSE; definition: "exceptional item"
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SOMETHING ELSE
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Pungent gas
Type
Homophone
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A + sounds like MOANIER for the non-rhotic crowd.
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AMMONIA
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Harassing
Type
Charade
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CHIV (synonym="CHIV") + VYING (synonym="VYING") = CHIVVYING; definition: "Harassing"
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CHIVVYING
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Drunken butler
Type
Anagram
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anagram of THEN + SOAP = STEPHANO; definition: "Drunken butler"
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STEPHANO
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One gathering fabric
Type
Charade
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RUNNING (synonym="RUNNING") + STITCH (synonym="STITCH") = RUNNING STITCH; definition: "One gathering fabric"
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RUNNING STITCH
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Def
omewhere to put a pin up
Type
Charade
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FOOTS (synonym="FOOTS") + TOOL (synonym="TOOL") = FOOTSTOOL
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FOOTSTOOL
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Def
With dots, marks
Type
Charade
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STI (synonym="PP") + PP (synonym="PP") + LES (synonym="PP") = STIPPLES; definition: "With dots, marks"
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STIPPLES
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Immigrant
Type
Acrostic, Charade
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INCOME (synonym of "earnings") + R (first letter of "resented") [first letter: "at"]; definition: "Immigrant's"
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INCOMER
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Appearance
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A SPECT[ator].
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ASPECT
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To which
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Hidden word
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Hidden in [pa]TRON C[ontributes}, an &lit, and a very good one.
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TRONC