Guardian Cryptic #29935

2026-02-20

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7a

Plane’s carrying company of 8 biblical authors (9)

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

JET’S=”Plane’s” around/carrying HOVIS=a British bread company=”company of [8 across]”

8a

Walter White finishes Breaking Bad making money (5)

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

definition: ‘bread’ is slang for money the end letters (“finishes”) of [Walte]-R [Whit]-E, breaking into BAD for the surface, Walter White is a character from the TV series Breaking Bad

9a

Terrible miscue at the end from Allan Lamb’s partner? (4,5)

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

definition: mint sauce is a common accompaniment/partner for lamb dishes anagram/”Terrible” of (miscue at n )*, with the n as “the end from Alla- n ” for the surface, Allan Lamb was a cricketer, so the surface could describe a miscue from his batting partner

10a

Student tucked into square meal (5)

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

definition: meal as in ground grains such as flour L (Learner, “Student”) inside FOUR=a “square” number (two squared is four)

12a

Shop window broken by king and queen (6)

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BAY=type of “window”, around (broken by): K (king, chess abbreviation) + ER (Elizabeth Regina, “queen”)

13a

Suspect ending in Silent Witness reveals matching threads (8)

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

for definition, “threads” as in pieces of clothing anagram/”Suspect” of ( t Witness)*, with the t from “ending in Silen- t )

14a

Old lady wasting money in Virgin store (7)

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17a

Every year, Wimbledon champion makes a fuss (7)

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20a

Wind octet entertaining men with new instrument (8)

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

definition: a wind instrument [wiki] anagram (“Wind” as a verb) of (octet)*; around/entertaining OR (other ranks of soldiers, “men”) + N (new)

22a

American 8 lying about in Balmoral Lodge (6)

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

definition: American money (8ac is bread, slang for money) hidden and reversed in (lying about in): [Balmo]-RAL LOD-[ge]

24a

A Trump supporter going round The Lizard (5)

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

definition: a type of lizard A (from surface) + MAGA (Make America Great Again, “Trump supporter”); all reversed (going round)

25a

Rolling Stone possibly cutting hair to become object of attraction (3,6)

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26a

Spooner’s mistress delivers paper (5)

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Spoonerism of the two syllables from ‘lady’=”mistress”

27a

Son with money belonging to us is 8 (9)

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

definition: a type of bread, 8ac S (Son) + OUR DOUGH=”money belonging to us” (dough is slang for money)

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1d

Queen of Hearts in unreal PGA final (6)

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some central letters (“Hearts”) from [un]- RE -[al] [P]- G -[A] [f]- INA -[L]

2d

Ten hours lost below the equator (8)

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3d

Kind of star to reject amateur lines (6)

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4d

Comply with Klingon on the telephone (5,2)

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5d

Offensive posters from Tesla introducing luxury car (6)

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

definition: internet trolls post online to create offense first letter from (introducing) T-[esla]; plus ROLLS (Rolls Royce, “luxury car”)

6d

8 stone (8)

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11d

Food served up in Emirati Palace (4)

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

reversed (served up) and hidden “in”: [Emir]-ATI P-[alace]

15d

City great arranged police protection (4,4)

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RIO=”City” in Brazil + anagram/”arranged” of (great)*

16d

Filling of hot Caribbean sandwich (4)

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

definition: ROTI can refer to a Caribbean style of wrap or sandwich [wiki] inner letters (“Filling”) of [e]-ROTI-[c]=”hot”

18d

Austin Powers finally in pieces (8)

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

definition refers to “pieces” of music ALLEGRO (the “Austin” Allegro was a model of car [wiki] ); plus final letter of [Power]-S

19d

Drink of Manhattan stirs up American Dad (4,3)

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

definition has “Manhattan” to indicate a US phrase ADOS=”stirs” (an ado = a fuss, a stir) reversed/”up”; plus POP=”American [word for] Dad”

21d

Writer is almost drained by conclusion of Jonathan Swift (6)

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I’M=I am=”[this] Writer is”; plus BLE-[d]=”almost drained”; all after/”by” conclusion of [Jonatha]-N

22d

Country scrapping nuclear limit (6)

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23d

No longer hooked on holidays we hear (6)

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

definition: aweigh describes an anchor no longer hooked to the bottom sounds like (we hear) ‘away’=”on holidays”