How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

1 across reads "Occupied housing fine is steep" (6 letters); the answer is INFUSE. 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 4 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

4 across reads "Car trailer perhaps thrown into roll" (8 letters); the answer is ROADSTER. 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 29549?

10 across reads "Morning person sorted library edition digests" (5,4 letters); the answer is EARLY BIRD. 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 11 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

11 across reads "Flower in bog picked up with stick" (5 letters); the answer is LUPIN. 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 12 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

12 across reads "Prominent speech in support of London Transport" (11 letters); the answer is PROTUBERANT. 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 14 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

14 across reads "Past article retracted embarrassing blunder" (3 letters); the answer is AGO. 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 15 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

15 across reads "Pages on American bank sites internally still hold good" (7 letters); the answer is REAPPLY. 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 17 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

17 across reads "Call the shots I’d returned on court" (6 letters); the answer is DIRECT. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

19 across reads "Over in parking spot with cast after theatre’s out" (4-2 letters); the answer is POST-OP. 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 21 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

21 across reads "Short play performed in front of Highlanders" (7 letters); the answer is SPORRAN. 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 23 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

23 across reads "Time police radar traps" (3 letters); the answer is ERA. 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 24 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

24 across reads "Set ankle in it to begin with moves?" (2-4,5 letters); the answer is IN-LINE SKATE. 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 26 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

26 across reads "Right turn goes around bypass" (5 letters); the answer is SKIRT. 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 27 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

27 across reads "Hand over new charger, maybe binning last display model" (9 letters); the answer is MANNEQUIN. 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 29549?

29 across reads "Clip and groom one dog that’s in shock" (8 letters); the answer is MANICURE. 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 30 across in Times Cryptic 29549?

30 across reads "Duke breaking head off “For Sale” sign?" (6 letters); the answer is ADVERT. 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 1 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

1 down reads "Touch of indigestion right after eating a ham" (8 letters); the answer is INEXPERT. 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 29549?

2 down reads "50 per cent growth of stocks boosted yield" (5 letters); the answer is FORGO. 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 3 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

3 down reads "Check written without a pen" (3 letters); the answer is STY. 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 5 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

5 down reads "One’s experienced what affectionate couples may do when naked" (3,4 letters); the answer is OLD HAND. 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 29549?

6 down reads "Causing hurt, cut cross off unopened grave" (11 letters); the answer is DELETERIOUS. 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 7 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

7 down reads "Person hammering floor and fitting in worsted carpet" (3-6 letters); the answer is TAP-DANCER. 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 29549?

8 down reads "Did scamper exhaust male stray?" (6 letters); the answer is RANDOM. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

9 down reads "Sardonic hosts in European chateau?" (6 letters); the answer is WINERY. 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 29549?

13 down reads "Trained in Riot Act, up against state" (11 letters); the answer is UNPATRIOTIC. 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 29549?

16 down reads "Loving bustle I found in shop" (9 letters); the answer is ADORATION. 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 29549?

18 down reads "Communications system runs on board in principle" (8 letters); the answer is INTERNET. 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 29549?

20 down reads "My old album covers all propped up on old Queen vinyl?" (7 letters); the answer is POLYMER. 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 29549?

21 down reads "Child worker could be given voice" (6 letters); the answer is SONANT. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

22 down reads "Raven’s morning rummage on the beach" (6 letters); the answer is JETSAM. 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 25 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

25 down reads "Blue film topped half hour charges" (5 letters); the answer is AZURE. 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 28 down in Times Cryptic 29549?

28 down reads "Goal from corner after striking edge of ball" (3 letters); the answer is END. 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 29549 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Occupied housing fine is steep (6) — INFUSE

Definition
Definition found: 'is steep' — The definition of the answer is 'is steep'.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'housing'
Operation
'housing' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Occupied fine'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Occupied' → INUSE
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'fine' → F
Assembly
INUSE + F = IN(F)USE

Across

1A — Occupied housing fine is steep (6) — INFUSE

4A — Car trailer perhaps thrown into roll (8) — ROADSTER

10A — Morning person sorted library edition digests (5,4) — EARLY BIRD

11A — Flower in bog picked up with stick (5) — LUPIN

12A — Prominent speech in support of London Transport (11) — PROTUBERANT

14A — Past article retracted embarrassing blunder (3) — AGO

15A — Pages on American bank sites internally still hold good (7) — REAPPLY

17A — Call the shots I’d returned on court (6) — DIRECT

19A — Over in parking spot with cast after theatre’s out (4-2) — POST-OP

21A — Short play performed in front of Highlanders (7) — SPORRAN

23A — Time police radar traps (3) — ERA

24A — Set ankle in it to begin with moves? (2-4,5) — IN-LINE SKATE

26A — Right turn goes around bypass (5) — SKIRT

27A — Hand over new charger, maybe binning last display model (9) — MANNEQUIN

29A — Clip and groom one dog that’s in shock (8) — MANICURE

30A — Duke breaking head off “For Sale” sign? (6) — ADVERT

Down

1D — Touch of indigestion right after eating a ham (8) — INEXPERT

2D — 50 per cent growth of stocks boosted yield (5) — FORGO

3D — Check written without a pen (3) — STY

5D — One’s experienced what affectionate couples may do when naked (3,4) — OLD HAND

6D — Causing hurt, cut cross off unopened grave (11) — DELETERIOUS

7D — Person hammering floor and fitting in worsted carpet (3-6) — TAP-DANCER

8D — Did scamper exhaust male stray? (6) — RANDOM

9D — Sardonic hosts in European chateau? (6) — WINERY

13D — Trained in Riot Act, up against state (11) — UNPATRIOTIC

16D — Loving bustle I found in shop (9) — ADORATION

18D — Communications system runs on board in principle (8) — INTERNET

20D — My old album covers all propped up on old Queen vinyl? (7) — POLYMER

21D — Child worker could be given voice (6) — SONANT

22D — Raven’s morning rummage on the beach (6) — JETSAM

25D — Blue film topped half hour charges (5) — AZURE

28D — Goal from corner after striking edge of ball (3) — END