Guardian Cryptic #29870

2025-12-05

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Across

9a

Increase each client’s capital (5-4)

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10a

Odd airline’s dance (5)

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11a

What Musashi Miyamoto eats? (7)

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12a

Suffer in German and therefore in Latin (7)

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13a

Reeves’ assistant, say, screwed up idea (4)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

An anagram (screwed up) of IDEA – reference to Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer

14a

Cheats with every second bullet boring outraged readers (10)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Alternate letters of b U l L e T in an anagram (outraged) of READERS

16a

Publish in haste, lacking wherewithal to make papyrus (4,3)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

You could not make papyrus if you were out of rushes

17a

Commonwealth partner opposed to fruit being cut short twice (7)

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19a

Modest fare returned to pubfollowed by a spasm (10)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (returned) of MENU (fare) + PH (public house) + A TIC (a spasm)

22a

Nothing emptied restaurant like an old club chairman in a blazer? (4)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

FA (nothing) + R[estauran]T – reference to ‘old fart’ – Chambers: ‘(derogatory or facetious) a staid or curmudgeonly old person’

24a

Poetry in motion has new disorder (7)

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25a

Pepper setter, protected by horse (7)

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26a

Such as Shere Khan heard here? (5)

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27a

Paid off bill, including cut for joint (9)

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Down

1d

Aristotle unsure about game best unplayed (7,8)

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2d

Turns sanctimonious bugger in backward glance (8)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

PI SOD (sanctimonious bugger) in a reversal (backward) of SEE (glance)

3d

One slips during trial of lag (5)

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4d

Illegally issued amidst a revolution involving untold number (8)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

An anagram (revolution) of AMIDST A round Z (untold number)

5d

Making lax use of it (6)

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6d

Those with degrees dine out, inspired by good wishes (9)

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7d

Become apparent in last of coffee blend (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

[coffe]E + MERGE (blend)

8d

Signal most recent conversationpronouncement while playing 1? (6,4,5)

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15d

Source of pressure for Putin running amok includes wild romp before start of talks (9)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

An anagram (running) of AMOK round an anagram (wild) of ROMP + T[alks]

17d

Kremlin-style (dis)information might keep a wrong ‘un up? (8)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A GIT PROP might keep a wrong ‘un up

18d

Such transparency is not made with glass (8)

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20d

Require leads to end now; the act is looming (6)

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21d

Still a road toor fromthe Big Apple (6)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A NY (New York – the Big Apple) WAY

23d

‘I could be a toolmaker’Starmer’s first lie on the radio (5)

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