How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

1 across reads "Old soldier volunteers to guard object in long conflict" (8 letters); the answer is VENDETTA. 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 29564?

6 across reads "Notice a mechanism emitting energy" (6 letters); the answer is ADVICE. 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 9 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

9 across reads "Tattoos hearts amid fruits — these give a wavy edging" (7,6 letters); the answer is PINKING SHEARS. 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 29564?

10 across reads "Spirit of divine vengeance enveloping island" (6 letters); the answer is WRAITH. 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 11 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

11 across reads "A uniform half-dozen balls returned one run or bye" (2,6 letters); the answer is AU REVOIR. 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 13 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

13 across reads "What depends on current movement when India overwrites European court’s verdict?" (10 letters); the answer is CONVICTION. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

15 across reads "Change egg supplier when the first is off" (4 letters); the answer is VARY. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

16 across reads "Sailor’s back in working port in Scotland" (4 letters); the answer is OBAN. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

18 across reads "Monsieur remains to fire fashionable people in society" (10 letters); the answer is MEMBERSHIP. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

21 across reads "Admit one is drunk in control" (8 letters); the answer is DOMINATE. 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 29564?

22 across reads "Reserve power in bodybuilder’s exhausted muscle" (6 letters); the answer is BICEPS. 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 23 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

23 across reads "I am quiet over story about a pharaoh’s fate?" (13 letters); the answer is MUMMIFICATION. 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 25 across in Times Cryptic 29564?

25 across reads "Cross groom initially interrupting his partner" (6 letters); the answer is BRIDGE. 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 29564?

26 across reads "Man captures sea eagle around South Island" (8 letters); the answer is GUERNSEY. 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 2 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

2 down reads "Seaport winding ropes are made from this" (7 letters); the answer is ESPARTO. 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 3 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

3 down reads "Opera put on originally in Avignon bombed" (3,8 letters); the answer is DON GIOVANNI. 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 29564?

4 down reads "Piece of chicken slightly tainted, under temperature" (5 letters); the answer is THIGH. 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 5 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

5 down reads "Ah, Fagin is out for foreign currency" (7 letters); the answer is AFGHANI. 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 6 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

6 down reads "Close attachment present in whirling dance" (9 letters); the answer is ADHERENCE. 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 7 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

7 down reads "Through exam, having avoided third" (3 letters); the answer is VIA. 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 8 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

8 down reads "Money handler hiding shillings in notebook" (7 letters); the answer is CASHIER. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

12 down reads "What shows inner workings of six over six division" (11 letters); the answer is VIVISECTION. 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 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

14 down reads "What’s used to ring hill fort above a river" (9 letters); the answer is CAMPANILE. 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 17 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

17 down reads "Loaf of bread rose?" (7 letters); the answer is BLOOMER. 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 19 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

19 down reads "Assembly of certain vase broken by overturning support" (7 letters); the answer is MEETING. 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 29564?

20 down reads "I’m nearly sent electronic message to have an effect" (7 letters); the answer is IMPINGE. 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 22 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

22 down reads "Poet billions associated with Windermere?" (5 letters); the answer is BLAKE. 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 24 down in Times Cryptic 29564?

24 down reads "Update government ministry" (3 letters); the answer is MOD. 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.

Times Cryptic 29564 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Old soldier volunteers to guard object in long conflict (8) — VENDETTA

Definition
Definition found: 'long conflict' — The plain meaning sits at the end of the clue.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'to guard'
Operation
'to guard' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Old soldier volunteers object'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Old soldier' → VET
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'volunteers' → TA
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'object' → END
Assembly
VETTA + END = V(END)ETTA

Across

1A — Old soldier volunteers to guard object in long conflict (8) — VENDETTA

6A — Notice a mechanism emitting energy (6) — ADVICE

9A — Tattoos hearts amid fruits — these give a wavy edging (7,6) — PINKING SHEARS

10A — Spirit of divine vengeance enveloping island (6) — WRAITH

11A — A uniform half-dozen balls returned one run or bye (2,6) — AU REVOIR

13A — What depends on current movement when India overwrites European court’s verdict? (10) — CONVICTION

15A — Change egg supplier when the first is off (4) — VARY

16A — Sailor’s back in working port in Scotland (4) — OBAN

18A — Monsieur remains to fire fashionable people in society (10) — MEMBERSHIP

21A — Admit one is drunk in control (8) — DOMINATE

22A — Reserve power in bodybuilder’s exhausted muscle (6) — BICEPS

23A — I am quiet over story about a pharaoh’s fate? (13) — MUMMIFICATION

25A — Cross groom initially interrupting his partner (6) — BRIDGE

26A — Man captures sea eagle around South Island (8) — GUERNSEY

Down

2D — Seaport winding ropes are made from this (7) — ESPARTO

3D — Opera put on originally in Avignon bombed (3,8) — DON GIOVANNI

4D — Piece of chicken slightly tainted, under temperature (5) — THIGH

5D — Ah, Fagin is out for foreign currency (7) — AFGHANI

6D — Close attachment present in whirling dance (9) — ADHERENCE

7D — Through exam, having avoided third (3) — VIA

8D — Money handler hiding shillings in notebook (7) — CASHIER

12D — What shows inner workings of six over six division (11) — VIVISECTION

14D — What’s used to ring hill fort above a river (9) — CAMPANILE

17D — Loaf of bread rose? (7) — BLOOMER

19D — Assembly of certain vase broken by overturning support (7) — MEETING

20D — I’m nearly sent electronic message to have an effect (7) — IMPINGE

22D — Poet billions associated with Windermere? (5) — BLAKE

24D — Update government ministry (3) — MOD