Guardian Cryptic #29915

2026-01-28

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Across

9a

Look into firm’s capital (5)

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10a

‘Increase risk from chopped peanut’inspiring article (2,3,4)

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11a

Record bird circling meit won’t last long (9)

Generating...

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

EP (record) + { HERON (bird) around (circling) ME }

12a

In Polish, ‘time’ means ‘resistance’ (5)

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13a

Perhaps the Sun let being hacked shock (7)

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15a

Dagger, not a dessert, smuggled into prison (7)

Generating...

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

C [A] KE (dessert) minus (not) A inside (smuggled into) STIR (prison)

17a

Car with one wheelsound? (5)

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18a

Firm sofa 50% off (3)

Generating...

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

SET [TEE] (sofa) minus latter half (50% off)

20a

Punches produce shiners (5)

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22a

Clasp them briefly with heaving moobs (7)

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25a

Helps donkey get first and second (7)

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26a

Ship to remain without any goods (5)

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27a

Must elder play this instrument? (5,4)

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30a

Not half clever getting solutions without soap? (9)

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31a

Examples of luggage (5)

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Down

1d

Companion enters hospital department in pain (4)

Generating...

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

CH (Companion [ of Honour ]) inside (enters) A&E (hospital department)

2d

Trip to arrive in mountainous area (8)

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3d

Ring in memory of 13 down (4)

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4d

3 + 3 + 3 = 1/4 + 1/4 +1/4? (8)

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5d

Last one standing carries lots of weight (6)

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6d

Silver seal broken in palace (10)

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7d

Expose country defending man’s rambling (6)

Generating...

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

UK (country) around (defending) anagram of (rambling) MAN’S

8d

Discovering they made leader (4)

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13d

Well, church builds no character (5)

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14d

Stealing fancy store jewelleryyou involved? (10)

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16d

Soundly twists snooker equipment (5)

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19d

VAR rewound during short cross (8)

Generating...

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

VAR inverted (rewound) and inside (during) TERSE (short)

21d

Film on extremely serious Lady Hamilton? (8)

Generating...

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

MIST (film) + RE (on) + outside letters of (extremely) S [ERIOU] S , notably, of Nelson

23d

Don’t allow mirrored license plate with old car (6)

Generating...

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

BAN (don’t allow) + REG (license plate, short for registration number ) inverted (mirrored)

24d

Ruler quicker to change gender? (6)

Generating...

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

[F] ASTER (quicker) exchanging the F (female) for M (male) (to change gender)

26d

Cops missing work over bugs (4)

Generating...

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

[PO] LICE (cops) minus (missing) OP (work) inverted (over)

28d

South of the border, we’re told lake is secure (4)

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29d

Plant grasses someone up inside (4)

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