How do I solve 1 across in Times Cryptic 29574?

1 across reads "Dog bags smell by empty bin — that’s a little graphic!" (9 letters); the answer is THUMBNAIL. 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 29574?

6 across reads "Person preparing food’s left out pop" (5 letters); the answer is PATER. 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 29574?

9 across reads "Right to plug A Fistful of Dollars for one commendation?" (5 letters); the answer is AWARD. 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 29574?

10 across reads "Jolly fellows sporting smiley masks" (9 letters); the answer is IMMENSELY. 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 29574?

11 across reads "Band for opening act?" (3,4 letters); the answer is KEY RING. 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 12 across in Times Cryptic 29574?

12 across reads "Person looking to save pale ale bottles" (7 letters); the answer is APOSTLE. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29574?

13 across reads "Plain green tracker jackets sold directly" (4-3-7 letters); the answer is OVER-THE-COUNTER. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29574?

17 across reads "Position new instrument aboard tea clipper?" (14 letters); the answer is CHANCELLORSHIP. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29574?

21 across reads "Short piece replacing one of magnitude in press" (7 letters); the answer is SQUEEZE. 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 29574?

23 across reads "Strip off blind woman’s coat" (7 letters); the answer is SLATHER. 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 across in Times Cryptic 29574?

25 across reads "Break in black bears caught by team in Italy" (9 letters); the answer is INTERJECT. 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 29574?

26 across reads "Force short confession from Brazilian striker?" (5 letters); the answer is IMPEL. 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 29574?

27 across reads "Detective circled by for one mile after reversing Mini Minor?" (5 letters); the answer is MIDGE. 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 29574?

28 across reads "Length of timber that could make a cube" (3-2-4 letters); the answer is TWO-BY-FOUR. 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 1 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

1 down reads "You shouldn’t have cut short trip to fix wiper" (5,3 letters); the answer is THANK YOU. 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 29574?

2 down reads "University never involving a single constituent" (5 letters); the answer is UNARY. 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 3 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

3 down reads "Criminal working to quash brand-new court proceedings" (9 letters); the answer is BADMINTON. 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 4 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

4 down reads "Prickly young child disdainfully standing in corner" (7 letters); the answer is ATINGLE. 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 5 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

5 down reads "Condition set out in support of album being flogged" (7 letters); the answer is LUMBAGO. 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 29574?

6 down reads "God Risen, part of Bible Camp drama" (5 letters); the answer is PANTO. 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 7 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

7 down reads "“T” in rank when it’s bordering last quarter of alphabet" (9 letters); the answer is TWENTIETH. 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 8 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

8 down reads "Pope could be concerned with goodness hour on end" (6 letters); the answer is RHYMER. 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 29574?

14 down reads "Unusually, taxes due around end of month all in" (9 letters); the answer is EXHAUSTED. 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 15 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

15 down reads "Knight with virtue delaying married routine" (9 letters); the answer is NORMALITY. 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 29574?

16 down reads "Small power boat on lake flipped over rock?" (8 letters); the answer is SPARKLER. 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 18 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

18 down reads "Copper perhaps exposed clientele — men typically" (7 letters); the answer is ELEMENT. 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 19 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

19 down reads "Flying solo, the African lands in high place" (7 letters); the answer is LESOTHO. 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 20 down in Times Cryptic 29574?

20 down reads "Mother very upset to admit one’s 18" (6 letters); the answer is OSMIUM. 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 29574?

22 down reads "No head on Guinness? That is strangely disturbing" (5 letters); the answer is EERIE. 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 29574?

24 down reads "Ungulate with aquatic habits in river" (5 letters); the answer is HIPPO. 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.

Times Cryptic 29574 — Answers, Hints & Wordplay Explained

1A — Dog bags smell by empty bin — that’s a little graphic! (9) — THUMBNAIL

Definition
Definition found: 'that’s a little graphic!' — The definition is the exclamation at the end — a tiny preview picture.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'bags'
Operation
'bags' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Dog smell empty bin'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'empty'
Operation
'empty' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'bin'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Dog' → TAIL
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'smell' → HUM
Assembly
TAIL + HUMBN = T(HUMBN)AIL

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6A — Person preparing food’s left out pop (5) — PATER

Definition
Definition found: 'pop' — The definition is the last word — an informal name for one's father.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'left out'
Operation
'left out' signals a deletion operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Person preparing food’s'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Person preparing food’s' → PLATER
Assembly
PLATER - L = PATER

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9A — Right to plug A Fistful of Dollars for one commendation? (5) — AWARD

Definition
Definition found: 'for one commendation?' — The definition runs to the end — 'for one ...?' flags a definition by example: the answer is one kind of commendation.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'plug'
Operation
'plug' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Right A Fistful of Dollars'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Right' → R
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Fistful of Dollars' → WAD
Assembly
AWAD + R = AWA(R)D

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10A — Jolly fellows sporting smiley masks (9) — IMMENSELY

Definition
Definition found: 'Jolly' — The first word is the definition — read 'jolly' not as merry but as an intensifier, the way 'jolly good' means very good.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'sporting masks'
Operation
'sporting masks' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'fellows smiley'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'fellows' → MEN
Assembly
MEN + SMILEY > MENSMILEY = IMMENSELY

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11A — Band for opening act? (3,4) — KEY RING

Definition
The whole clue is one cryptic definition — read it laterally.
Indicator
Indicator found: ''
Wordplay
Wordplay: Cryptic definition
Assembly
KEYRING = KEY RING

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12A — Person looking to save pale ale bottles (7) — APOSTLE

Definition
Definition found: 'Person looking to save' — The definition runs from the start — a missionary who works to win souls.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'pale'
Operation
'pale' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'ale bottles'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'bottles' → POTS
Assembly
ALE + POTS > ALEPOTS = APOSTLE

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13A — Plain green tracker jackets sold directly (4-3-7) — OVER-THE-COUNTER

Definition
Definition found: 'sold directly'
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Plain' → OVERT
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'green' → HE
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'tracker' → COUNTER
Assembly
OVERT + HE + COUNTER = OVER-THE-COUNTER

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17A — Position new instrument aboard tea clipper? (14) — CHANCELLORSHIP

Definition
Definition found: 'Position' — The definition is the first word — a high office, the post one holds.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'aboard'
Operation
'aboard' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'new instrument tea clipper?'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'new' → N
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'instrument' → CELLO
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'tea' → CHAR
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'clipper?' → SHIP
Assembly
CHARSHIP + NCELLO = CHA(NCELLO)RSHIP

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21A — Short piece replacing one of magnitude in press (7) — SQUEEZE

Definition
Definition found: 'press' — The definition is the last word — a verb meaning to crush or press.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'Short'
Operation
'Short' signals a deletion operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'piece'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'replacing'
Operation
'replacing' signals a substitution operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'piece one magnitude'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'piece' → QUEEN
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'one' → I
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'magnitude' → SIZE
Assembly
QUEESIZE = SQUEEZE

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23A — Strip off blind woman’s coat (7) — SLATHER

Definition
Definition found: 'coat' — The definition is the last word — a verb meaning to spread something on thickly.
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Strip off blind' → SLAT
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'woman’s' → HER
Assembly
SLAT + HER = SLATHER

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25A — Break in black bears caught by team in Italy (9) — INTERJECT

Definition
Definition found: 'Break in' — The definition is the first two words — to butt into a conversation.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'bears'
Operation
'bears' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'black caught'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'black' → JET
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'caught' → C
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'team in Italy' → INTER
Assembly
(JET + C > JE(C)T) + INTER = INTERJECT

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26A — Force short confession from Brazilian striker? (5) — IMPEL

Definition
Definition found: 'Force' — The definition is the very first word — a verb meaning to drive or push.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'short'
Operation
'short' signals a deletion operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Brazilian striker?'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'confession' → IM
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Brazilian striker?' → PELE
Assembly
IM + (PELE - E > PEL) = IMPEL

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27A — Detective circled by for one mile after reversing Mini Minor? (5) — MIDGE

Definition
Definition found: 'Mini Minor?' — The lightest, most throwaway reading sits at one end — which two words could name something tiny?
Indicator
Indicator found: 'circled by'
Operation
'circled by' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Detective'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'reversing'
Operation
'reversing' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Detective for one mile'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Detective' → DI
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'for one' → EG
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'mile' → M
Assembly
(EGM + DI > EG(DI)M) > EGDIM = MIDGE

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28A — Length of timber that could make a cube (3-2-4) — TWO-BY-FOUR

Wordplay
Wordplay: Double definition
Assembly
TWOBYFOUR = TWO-BY-FOUR

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1D — You shouldn’t have cut short trip to fix wiper (5,3) — THANK YOU

Definition
Definition found: 'You shouldn’t have' — The definition is the opening phrase — the polite words you say for an unexpected kindness.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'cut short'
Operation
'cut short' signals a deletion operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'trip'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'to fix'
Operation
'to fix' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'trip wiper'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'trip' → TOUR
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'wiper' → HANKY
Assembly
TOU + HANKY = T(HANKY)OU

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2D — University never involving a single constituent (5) — UNARY

Definition
Definition found: 'involving a single constituent' — The definition is the back half — think of an operation that works on just one thing.
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'University' → U
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'never' → NARY
Assembly
U + NARY = UNARY

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3D — Criminal working to quash brand-new court proceedings (9) — BADMINTON

Definition
Definition found: 'court proceedings'
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Criminal' → BAD
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'working' → ON
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'brand-new' → MINT
Assembly
BAD + ON + MINT = BADMINTON

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4D — Prickly young child disdainfully standing in corner (7) — ATINGLE

Definition
Definition found: 'Prickly' — The definition is the very first word — an adjective for a tingling, prickling feeling.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'standing'
Operation
'standing' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'young child disdainfully'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'in'
Operation
'in' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'corner'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'young child disdainfully' → IT
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'corner' → ANGLE
Assembly
ANGLE + (IT > TI) = ATINGLE

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5D — Condition set out in support of album being flogged (7) — LUMBAGO

Definition
Definition found: 'Condition' — The definition is the first word — a painful complaint, not a stipulation.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'being flogged'
Operation
'being flogged' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'album'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'set out' → GO
Assembly
GO + (ALBUM > LUMBA) = LUMBAGO

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6D — God Risen, part of Bible Camp drama (5) — PANTO

Definition
Definition found: 'Camp drama' — The definition is the last two words — a camp, knockabout seasonal theatrical show.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'Risen,'
Operation
'Risen,' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'part of Bible'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'God' → PAN
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'part of Bible' → OT
Assembly
PAN + (OT > TO) = PANTO

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7D — “T” in rank when it’s bordering last quarter of alphabet (9) — TWENTIETH

Definition
The whole clue is one cryptic definition — read it laterally.
Indicator
Indicator found: ''
Wordplay
Wordplay: Cryptic definition
Assembly
TWENTIETH = TWENTIETH

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8D — Pope could be concerned with goodness hour on end (6) — RHYMER

Definition
Definition found: 'Pope could be' — A definition by example at the start — picture a celebrated Augustan poet of that surname.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'on end'
Operation
'on end' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'concerned with goodness hour'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'concerned with' → RE
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'goodness' → MY
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'hour' → HR
Assembly
RE + MY + HR > REMYHR = RHYMER

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14D — Unusually, taxes due around end of month all in (9) — EXHAUSTED

Definition
Definition found: 'all in' — The definition is the last two words — a phrase for completely worn out.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'Unusually,'
Operation
'Unusually,' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'taxes due'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'around'
Operation
'around' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'taxes due end of month'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'end of'
Operation
'end of' signals a letter_selection operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'month'
Assembly
EXAUSTED + H = EX(H)AUSTED

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15D — Knight with virtue delaying married routine (9) — NORMALITY

Definition
Definition found: 'routine' — The definition is the last word — the ordinary, everyday state of things.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'delaying married'
Operation
'delaying married' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Knight virtue'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Knight' → N
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'virtue' → MORALITY
Assembly
N + MORALITY > NMORALITY = NORMALITY

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16D — Small power boat on lake flipped over rock? (8) — SPARKLER

Definition
Definition found: 'rock?' — The definition is the last word — read 'rock' as a jeweller would (the '?' flags the slang).
Indicator
Indicator found: 'flipped over'
Operation
'flipped over' signals a reversal operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'on lake'
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Small' → S
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'power' → P
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'boat' → ARK
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'on' → RE
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'lake' → L
Assembly
S + P + ARK + (RE + L > REL > LER) = SPARKLER

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18D — Copper perhaps exposed clientele — men typically (7) — ELEMENT

Definition
Definition found: 'Copper perhaps' — The definition is the first two words — copper is one example of this (the '?'/‘perhaps’ flags by-example).
Indicator
Indicator found: 'exposed'
Operation
'exposed' signals a hidden_word operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'clientele men typically'
Assembly
ELEMENT = ELEMENT

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19D — Flying solo, the African lands in high place (7) — LESOTHO

Definition
Definition found: 'African lands in high place' — The definition is the back of the clue — an African country sitting up in the mountains.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'Flying'
Operation
'Flying' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'solo, the'
Assembly
SOLOTHE = LESOTHO

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20D — Mother very upset to admit one’s 18 (6) — OSMIUM

Definition
Definition found: '18' — The bare number points you to another clue's answer — It is another, uncommon one of these.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'upset'
Operation
'upset' signals a anagram operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Mother very one’s'
Indicator
Indicator found: 'admit'
Operation
'admit' signals a container operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Mother very one’s'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Mother' → MUM
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'very' → SO
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'one’s' → I
Assembly
(MUM + SO > MUMSO > OSMUM) + I = OSMIUM

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22D — No head on Guinness? That is strangely disturbing (5) — EERIE

Definition
Definition found: 'strangely disturbing' — The definition is the last two words together — a 5-letter word for unsettling or weird.
Indicator
Indicator found: 'No head on'
Operation
'No head on' signals a deletion operation
Fodder
Fodder: 'Guinness?'
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Guinness?' → BEER
Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'That is' → IE
Assembly
(BEER - B > EER) + IE = EERIE

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24D — Ungulate with aquatic habits in river (5) — HIPPO

Definition
Definition found: 'Ungulate with aquatic habits' — The definition is the whole opening description of the creature — four words.
Wordplay
Wordplay: Charade
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'in' → HIP
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'river' → PO
Assembly
HIP + PO = HIPPO

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Times Cryptic 29574

Across

1A — Dog bags smell by empty bin — that’s a little graphic! (9) — THUMBNAIL

6A — Person preparing food’s left out pop (5) — PATER

9A — Right to plug A Fistful of Dollars for one commendation? (5) — AWARD

10A — Jolly fellows sporting smiley masks (9) — IMMENSELY

11A — Band for opening act? (3,4) — KEY RING

12A — Person looking to save pale ale bottles (7) — APOSTLE

13A — Plain green tracker jackets sold directly (4-3-7) — OVER-THE-COUNTER

17A — Position new instrument aboard tea clipper? (14) — CHANCELLORSHIP

21A — Short piece replacing one of magnitude in press (7) — SQUEEZE

23A — Strip off blind woman’s coat (7) — SLATHER

25A — Break in black bears caught by team in Italy (9) — INTERJECT

26A — Force short confession from Brazilian striker? (5) — IMPEL

27A — Detective circled by for one mile after reversing Mini Minor? (5) — MIDGE

28A — Length of timber that could make a cube (3-2-4) — TWO-BY-FOUR

Down

1D — You shouldn’t have cut short trip to fix wiper (5,3) — THANK YOU

2D — University never involving a single constituent (5) — UNARY

3D — Criminal working to quash brand-new court proceedings (9) — BADMINTON

4D — Prickly young child disdainfully standing in corner (7) — ATINGLE

5D — Condition set out in support of album being flogged (7) — LUMBAGO

6D — God Risen, part of Bible Camp drama (5) — PANTO

7D — “T” in rank when it’s bordering last quarter of alphabet (9) — TWENTIETH

8D — Pope could be concerned with goodness hour on end (6) — RHYMER

14D — Unusually, taxes due around end of month all in (9) — EXHAUSTED

15D — Knight with virtue delaying married routine (9) — NORMALITY

16D — Small power boat on lake flipped over rock? (8) — SPARKLER

18D — Copper perhaps exposed clientele — men typically (7) — ELEMENT

19D — Flying solo, the African lands in high place (7) — LESOTHO

20D — Mother very upset to admit one’s 18 (6) — OSMIUM

22D — No head on Guinness? That is strangely disturbing (5) — EERIE

24D — Ungulate with aquatic habits in river (5) — HIPPO