How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

1 across reads "Large plant contained in small harbour" (8 letters); the answer is SHADDOCK. 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 5 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

5 across reads "A king intervening in quarrel? That’s a duty" (6 letters); the answer is TARIFF. 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 10 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

10 across reads "Object lesson no longer enough" (7 letters); the answer is EXAMPLE. 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 11 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

11 across reads "Expose a French maiden, maybe outside front of castle" (7 letters); the answer is UNCOVER. 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 12 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

12 across reads "Nothing wrong with you no longer guarding energy plant" (5 letters); the answer is OXEYE. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

13 across reads "Celebrate, embracing what’s best, yelling" (9 letters); the answer is SCREAMING. 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 14 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

14 across reads "“Skill needed in firm” — good criticism by the female who makes plans?" (12 letters); the answer is CARTOGRAPHER. 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 29541?

19 across reads "Gratitude for what successful investment brings financially?" (12 letters); the answer is APPRECIATION. 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 22 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

22 across reads "Choose to hold end of this when tucking into duck?" (9 letters); the answer is CHOPSTICK. 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 25 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

25 across reads "Behind, having secured goalless draw abroad" (5 letters); the answer is AFOOT. 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 26 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

26 across reads "Extreme characters and I articulate loveless feature of star’s position" (7 letters); the answer is AZIMUTH. 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.

How do I solve 27 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

27 across reads "Feature of winter holidays only providing shelter for sleep" (3,4 letters); the answer is SKIPOLE. 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 28 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

28 across reads "Smooth group of stars welcoming most of the spectators" (6 letters); the answer is LEGATO. 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.

How do I solve 29 across in Times Cryptic 29541?

29 across reads "Returning sailor joining group with chaps hiding in lowly accommodation?" (8 letters); the answer is BASEMENT. 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 1 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

1 down reads "Leading pair from Cumbria said goodbye" (3,3 letters); the answer is SEE YOU. 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 2 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

2 down reads "A short notice this writer placed around wreath" (6 letters); the answer is ANADEM. 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 3 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

3 down reads "Rob and Peter dead drunk" (9 letters); the answer is DEPREDATE. 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 29541?

4 down reads "What involves four bishops in church with English saints" (5 letters); the answer is CHESS. 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 6 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

6 down reads "African city cricket club captured by a famous artist?" (5 letters); the answer is ACCRA. 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 29541?

7 down reads "Complains, given this wasting time is out of order" (8 letters); the answer is INVEIGHS. 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 8 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

8 down reads "Hunters over a long period north and south of river" (8 letters); the answer is FORAGERS. 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 9 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

9 down reads "Absolutely unfashionable? Correct!" (8 letters); the answer is OUTRIGHT. 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 29541?

15 down reads "Drunk, keeping out of control mostly in declining years" (8 letters); the answer is TWILIGHT. 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.

How do I solve 16 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

16 down reads "Bring fragrance to some tiara with new configuration" (9 letters); the answer is AROMATISE. 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 17 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

17 down reads "Shrill sound outside hospital able to deal with every situation" (5-3 letters); the answer is CATCHALL. 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 29541?

18 down reads "Against work, projecting a false image?" (8 letters); the answer is OPPOSING. 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 20 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

20 down reads "Merry function welcomed by American bloke" (6 letters); the answer is JOCOSE. 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 21 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

21 down reads "An ordeal restricting driver, ultimately not moving" (2,4 letters); the answer is AT REST. 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 23 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

23 down reads "Building illegally occupied most of courtyard in street" (5 letters); the answer is SQUAT. 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.

How do I solve 24 down in Times Cryptic 29541?

24 down reads "Central feature of breakfast when hot — answer?" (5 letters); the answer is KASHA. 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.

Times Cryptic 29541 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Large plant contained in small harbour (8) — SHADDOCK

Definition
Definition found: 'Large plant'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'in'
Operation
'in' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'contained small harbour'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'contained' → HAD
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'small' → S
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'harbour' → DOCK
Assembly
SDOCK + HAD = S(HAD)DOCK

Across

1A — Large plant contained in small harbour (8) — SHADDOCK

5A — A king intervening in quarrel? That’s a duty (6) — TARIFF

10A — Object lesson no longer enough (7) — EXAMPLE

11A — Expose a French maiden, maybe outside front of castle (7) — UNCOVER

12A — Nothing wrong with you no longer guarding energy plant (5) — OXEYE

13A — Celebrate, embracing what’s best, yelling (9) — SCREAMING

14A — “Skill needed in firm” — good criticism by the female who makes plans? (12) — CARTOGRAPHER

19A — Gratitude for what successful investment brings financially? (12) — APPRECIATION

22A — Choose to hold end of this when tucking into duck? (9) — CHOPSTICK

25A — Behind, having secured goalless draw abroad (5) — AFOOT

26A — Extreme characters and I articulate loveless feature of star’s position (7) — AZIMUTH

27A — Feature of winter holidays only providing shelter for sleep (3,4) — SKIPOLE

28A — Smooth group of stars welcoming most of the spectators (6) — LEGATO

29A — Returning sailor joining group with chaps hiding in lowly accommodation? (8) — BASEMENT

Down

1D — Leading pair from Cumbria said goodbye (3,3) — SEE YOU

2D — A short notice this writer placed around wreath (6) — ANADEM

3D — Rob and Peter dead drunk (9) — DEPREDATE

4D — What involves four bishops in church with English saints (5) — CHESS

6D — African city cricket club captured by a famous artist? (5) — ACCRA

7D — Complains, given this wasting time is out of order (8) — INVEIGHS

8D — Hunters over a long period north and south of river (8) — FORAGERS

9D — Absolutely unfashionable? Correct! (8) — OUTRIGHT

15D — Drunk, keeping out of control mostly in declining years (8) — TWILIGHT

16D — Bring fragrance to some tiara with new configuration (9) — AROMATISE

17D — Shrill sound outside hospital able to deal with every situation (5-3) — CATCHALL

18D — Against work, projecting a false image? (8) — OPPOSING

20D — Merry function welcomed by American bloke (6) — JOCOSE

21D — An ordeal restricting driver, ultimately not moving (2,4) — AT REST

23D — Building illegally occupied most of courtyard in street (5) — SQUAT

24D — Central feature of breakfast when hot — answer? (5) — KASHA