How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

1 across reads "Humbled Conservative used speed" (9 letters); the answer is CHASTENED. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

6 across reads "Characteristic quality and length of Listeners?" (5 letters); the answer is AURAL. 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 29545?

9 across reads "Kurdistan thatched houses removed" (7 letters); the answer is DISTANT. 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 10 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

10 across reads "Perhaps West Sussex’s leader snubbed left-winger, one conducting proceedings?" (7 letters); the answer is MAESTRO. 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 29545?

11 across reads "Backing some reporters’ figure of speech" (5 letters); the answer is TROPE. 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 12 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

12 across reads "Irritability of vice-president protecting thug and liar regularly" (9 letters); the answer is PETULANCE. 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 29545?

14 across reads "Offer behind cleaners getting half-cut" (3 letters); the answer is BID. 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 15 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

15 across reads "RAF drones go bombing urban greenery?" (4,7 letters); the answer is ROOFGARDENS. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

17 across reads "Untrained, so agitated group of workers" (6,5 letters); the answer is TRADESUNION. 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 19 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

19 across reads "South American liable to create mistrust" (3 letters); the answer is SUS. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

20 across reads "As per, drink quickly" (4,1,4 letters); the answer is LIKEASHOT. 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 22 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

22 across reads "Provided revolutionary with revolutionary source of data" (5 letters); the answer is FICHE. 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 24 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

24 across reads "How best to get into vase exhibition? With a bright smile" (7 letters); the answer is BEAMING. 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 26 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

26 across reads "Begin in field next to tip" (4,3 letters); the answer is LEADOFF. 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 27 across in Times Cryptic 29545?

27 across reads "Creep left border patrols" (5 letters); the answer is SIDLE. 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 29545?

28 across reads "Wading bird running after dull woman" (4,5 letters); the answer is GREYHERON. 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 1 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

1 down reads "Musk nearly leaving wine for trainee" (5 letters); the answer is CADET. 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 2 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

2 down reads "Take one’s leave from scientific study on commercial traps" (7 letters); the answer is ABSCOND. 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 3 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

3 down reads "Somewhat concerning end to programme supporting loathsome individual, say" (2,1,6 letters); the answer is TO A DEGREE. 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 4 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

4 down reads "Idle poor?" (3,2,2,4 letters); the answer is NOTUPTOMUCH. 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 5 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

5 down reads "Obscure coin’s last to be scrapped" (3 letters); the answer is DIM. 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 6 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

6 down reads "Asian sea filled with earth of the region" (5 letters); the answer is AREAL. 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 29545?

7 down reads "Attendants regret storing cryptocurrency?" (7 letters); the answer is RETINUE. 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 8 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

8 down reads "Predators somehow noiseless" (9 letters); the answer is LIONESSES. 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 13 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

13 down reads "Ribbons over back door cut by that woman in Calais" (11 letters); the answer is TAGLIATELLE. 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 14 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

14 down reads "Hit by surprisingly subtle campaign vehicle" (9 letters); the answer is BATTLEBUS. 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 16 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

16 down reads "Group exposure may be enhanced by this?" (4,5 letters); the answer is RING FLASH. 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 18 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

18 down reads "Embarrassing week stuffing a raffle up" (7 letters); the answer is AWKWARD. 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 19 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

19 down reads "Relieve dupe over the phone" (7 letters); the answer is SUCCOUR. It's a homophone clue: the answer sounds like another word. Indicators like 'reportedly', 'we hear', or 'sounds like' point to a word that's pronounced similarly to the answer. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

How do I solve 21 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

21 down reads "Maybe Gore and Eisenhower similar" (5 letters); the answer is ALIKE. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

23 down reads "Delicate and charming female trapped by rising river" (5 letters); the answer is ELFIN. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29545?

25 down reads "Joke 50 per cent of crowd ignored" (3 letters); the answer is GAG. 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 29545 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Humbled Conservative used speed (9) — CHASTENED

Definition
Definition found: 'Humbled'
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Conservative' → C
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'used speed' → HASTENED
Assembly
C + HASTENED = CHASTENED

Across

1A — Humbled Conservative used speed (9) — CHASTENED

6A — Characteristic quality and length of Listeners? (5) — AURAL

9A — Kurdistan thatched houses removed (7) — DISTANT

10A — Perhaps West Sussex’s leader snubbed left-winger, one conducting proceedings? (7) — MAESTRO

11A — Backing some reporters’ figure of speech (5) — TROPE

12A — Irritability of vice-president protecting thug and liar regularly (9) — PETULANCE

14A — Offer behind cleaners getting half-cut (3) — BID

15A — RAF drones go bombing urban greenery? (4,7) — ROOFGARDENS

17A — Untrained, so agitated group of workers (6,5) — TRADESUNION

19A — South American liable to create mistrust (3) — SUS

20A — As per, drink quickly (4,1,4) — LIKEASHOT

22A — Provided revolutionary with revolutionary source of data (5) — FICHE

24A — How best to get into vase exhibition? With a bright smile (7) — BEAMING

26A — Begin in field next to tip (4,3) — LEADOFF

27A — Creep left border patrols (5) — SIDLE

28A — Wading bird running after dull woman (4,5) — GREYHERON

Down

1D — Musk nearly leaving wine for trainee (5) — CADET

2D — Take one’s leave from scientific study on commercial traps (7) — ABSCOND

3D — Somewhat concerning end to programme supporting loathsome individual, say (2,1,6) — TO A DEGREE

4D — Idle poor? (3,2,2,4) — NOTUPTOMUCH

5D — Obscure coin’s last to be scrapped (3) — DIM

6D — Asian sea filled with earth of the region (5) — AREAL

7D — Attendants regret storing cryptocurrency? (7) — RETINUE

8D — Predators somehow noiseless (9) — LIONESSES

13D — Ribbons over back door cut by that woman in Calais (11) — TAGLIATELLE

14D — Hit by surprisingly subtle campaign vehicle (9) — BATTLEBUS

16D — Group exposure may be enhanced by this? (4,5) — RING FLASH

18D — Embarrassing week stuffing a raffle up (7) — AWKWARD

19D — Relieve dupe over the phone (7) — SUCCOUR

21D — Maybe Gore and Eisenhower similar (5) — ALIKE

23D — Delicate and charming female trapped by rising river (5) — ELFIN

25D — Joke 50 per cent of crowd ignored (3) — GAG