How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

1 across reads "Yes, German king cutting party nibbles for impertinent individual" (10 letters); the answer is JACKANAPES. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 6 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

6 across reads "Former PM’s garden" (4 letters); the answer is EDEN. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 8 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

8 across reads "I am associated with beer merchant buying from abroad" (8 letters); the answer is IMPORTER. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 9 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

9 across reads "Left one pound in cash" (6 letters); the answer is LIQUID. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 10 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

10 across reads "Remove water from bottle to begin with and feel poorly" (4 letters); the answer is BAIL. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 11 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

11 across reads "Band of smooth chaps securing help" (4,6 letters); the answer is IRONMAIDEN. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 12 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

12 across reads "Lee in a state of mind that’s primitive?" (9 letters); the answer is ELEMENTAL. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 14 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

14 across reads "Punter initially keen on horse" (5 letters); the answer is PINTO. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 17 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

17 across reads "Currency Harry’s friend found in Ford" (5 letters); the answer is KRONA. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 19 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

19 across reads "Certain code quiet cryptic setter uncovered" (9 letters); the answer is ETIQUETTE. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 22 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

22 across reads "Catch a taxi by an American beach" (10 letters); the answer is COPACABANA. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 23 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

23 across reads "Turning point while hosting cricket team?" (4 letters); the answer is AXIS. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 24 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

24 across reads "Drink supplier put iodine in drink" (6 letters); the answer is WAITER. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 25 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

25 across reads "Infant to hurry back with first aid item" (8 letters); the answer is NURSLING. It's a reversal clue: the answer is a word read backwards. Look for indicators like 'back', 'returned', or — in a down clue — 'up' or 'lifted'. Find the source word and reverse it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 26 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

26 across reads "Gymnast ultimately leaving risky exploit for fioor" (4 letters); the answer is STUN. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 27 across in Times Cryptic 29533?

27 across reads "ChatGPT may fail this, stuttering badly" (6,4 letters); the answer is TURINGTEST. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 1 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

1 down reads "Short-term plan?" (9 letters); the answer is JAILBREAK. It's a cryptic definition: the whole clue is a playful or punny description of the answer. No wordplay decomposition to do — read laterally and identify what's being described. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 2 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

2 down reads "Upset with specification for baseball attire?" (7 letters); the answer is CAPSIZE. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 3 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

3 down reads "Nutter in Barking? Goodness!" (8 letters); the answer is NUTRIENT. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 4 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

4 down reads "Fitness coach working on a laser printer" (8,7 letters); the answer is PERSONALTRAINER. It's an anagram clue: the answer is a rearrangement of letters supplied by the clue itself. Look for an indicator like 'mixed', 'broken', 'cooked', or 'wild', and find a phrase whose letters add up to the answer's length. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 5 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

5 down reads "Meat essential to croquettes a la minute" (6 letters); the answer is SALAMI. It's a hidden-word clue: the answer is spelled out by consecutive letters in the clue itself, often crossing a word boundary. Indicators like 'in', 'some', or 'part of' signal that you're looking at a substring. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 6 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

6 down reads "Beautiful old partner is cracking a bit" (9 letters); the answer is EXQUISITE. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 7 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

7 down reads "Obvious occasion to carry papers" (7 letters); the answer is EVIDENT. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 13 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

13 down reads "Geez! Panama possibly get bronze in part of New York" (9 letters); the answer is MANHATTAN. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 15 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

15 down reads "Supervision error" (9 letters); the answer is OVERSIGHT. It's a double-definition clue: two separate definitions of the same word sit side by side. No wordplay split and no indicators — both halves of the clue define the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 16 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

16 down reads "Muscle right into boy’s military unit" (8 letters); the answer is SQUADRON. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 18 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

18 down reads "Speech read to mob — Republican senator turning up during it" (4,3 letters); the answer is RIOTACT. It's a container clue: one word goes inside another. Container indicators include 'in', 'around', 'holding', and 'embracing' — identify the outer word, then the inner piece that gets slotted into it. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 20 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

20 down reads "Copy French island’s material" (7 letters); the answer is TEXTILE. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 21 down in Times Cryptic 29533?

21 down reads "Repeat — one of Henry’s wives got beheaded" (6 letters); the answer is PARROT. It's a deletion clue: start with a word the clue points to, then drop one or more letters. Indicators include 'endlessly' (lose the last letter), 'beheaded' (lose the first), or 'heartlessly' (lose the middle). The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Times Cryptic 29533 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Yes, German king cutting party nibbles for impertinent individual (10) — JACKANAPES

Definition
Definition found: 'impertinent individual'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'cutting'
Operation
'cutting' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Yes, German king party nibbles'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Yes, German king'
Assembly
JACANAPES + K = JAC(K)ANAPES

Across

1A — Yes, German king cutting party nibbles for impertinent individual (10) — JACKANAPES

6A — Former PM’s garden (4) — EDEN

8A — I am associated with beer merchant buying from abroad (8) — IMPORTER

9A — Left one pound in cash (6) — LIQUID

10A — Remove water from bottle to begin with and feel poorly (4) — BAIL

11A — Band of smooth chaps securing help (4,6) — IRONMAIDEN

12A — Lee in a state of mind that’s primitive? (9) — ELEMENTAL

14A — Punter initially keen on horse (5) — PINTO

17A — Currency Harry’s friend found in Ford (5) — KRONA

19A — Certain code quiet cryptic setter uncovered (9) — ETIQUETTE

22A — Catch a taxi by an American beach (10) — COPACABANA

23A — Turning point while hosting cricket team? (4) — AXIS

24A — Drink supplier put iodine in drink (6) — WAITER

25A — Infant to hurry back with first aid item (8) — NURSLING

26A — Gymnast ultimately leaving risky exploit for fioor (4) — STUN

27A — ChatGPT may fail this, stuttering badly (6,4) — TURINGTEST

Down

1D — Short-term plan? (9) — JAILBREAK

2D — Upset with specification for baseball attire? (7) — CAPSIZE

3D — Nutter in Barking? Goodness! (8) — NUTRIENT

4D — Fitness coach working on a laser printer (8,7) — PERSONALTRAINER

5D — Meat essential to croquettes a la minute (6) — SALAMI

6D — Beautiful old partner is cracking a bit (9) — EXQUISITE

7D — Obvious occasion to carry papers (7) — EVIDENT

13D — Geez! Panama possibly get bronze in part of New York (9) — MANHATTAN

15D — Supervision error (9) — OVERSIGHT

16D — Muscle right into boy’s military unit (8) — SQUADRON

18D — Speech read to mob — Republican senator turning up during it (4,3) — RIOTACT

20D — Copy French island’s material (7) — TEXTILE

21D — Repeat — one of Henry’s wives got beheaded (6) — PARROT