Guardian Cryptic #29941

2026-02-27

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Across

1a

Soldiers infiltrating abbey get life (6)

flowerflowerflower
4a

Noise on the radio still (6)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Perhaps North’s to achieve success with diamonds (4)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Man goes wild securing ace when playing well (2,4,4)

Generating...
11a

Begins with small puddings (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Also, stealing money not a pointer to the future (8)

Generating...

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

M[oney] in TOO + ARROW (pointere) less A

13a

They provide regular services for the masses (9)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Part of quiche Lorraine slice sent back (4)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Party accepts 1,000,000 deposit (4)

flowerflowerflower
17a

US swimmer oversleeps if he’s shattered (9)

Generating...

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

Reverse (“over”) of KIPS (sleep) + (IF HE’S)*

21a

Black cat chases ball catching 6 in limbo (8)

Generating...

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

O (ball) +VI (6) in B[lack] LION

22a

Weapons and fruit onboard (6)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Messenger’s very good memory about outing (10)

Generating...

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

TRIP (outing) in SO G[ood] RAM (computer memory)

25a

In New York, season top of fajitas with everything (4)

Generating...

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

F[ajitas] + ALL

26a

Blade of green grass, damp after early rain, initially flourished (6)

Generating...

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

Anagram (flourished) of first letters of Green Grass, Damp After Early Rain

27a

Article describes hesitation in retreat, like in scenes of conflict (6)

Generating...

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

Reverse of ER (hesitation) in AN (article) + AS (like)

Down

1d

Side of ribeye smothered in gravystarter for lunch in City? (7)

Generating...

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

R[ibeye] in BISTO (gravy) + L[unch]

2d

Senior wife divorced by one forming bond (5)

Generating...

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

WELDER (one who forms a bond) less W[ife]

3d

Hiding in ancient citynot a task for revolutionary (7)

Generating...

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

TASK less A in TROY

5d

The Royal Marines: the ultimate in peerless British units (6)

Generating...

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

THE RM + [peerles]S – the Therm is a unit of heat energy, familiar to some from domestic gas bills

6d

Chasing rabbit’s tail, biting foot of hare, I growl savagely and loudly (5,4)

Generating...

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

[rabbi]T + [har]E in (I GROWL)* + F (forte, loudly) – presumably intended as an &lit, though I don’t know how accurate this description is

7d

Conservative politician wearing glasses has scheme on vacation to make notes (7)

Generating...

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

C[onsrvative] + MP (politician) in O O (glasses) + S[chem]E, with the notes being of the musical kind

8d

They remove caps from batsmen to sustain courage (6-7)

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14d

Left Italy in German translation (9)

Generating...

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

Anagram of I[taly] IN GERMAN

16d

Argued about backing Democrat plot to imprison separatists once (7)

Generating...

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

Reverse of ETA (Basque separatists) in D BED

18d

Making his mark in disputed region (7)

flowerflowerflower
19d

Documents civil service retiring with expensive cars (7)

Generating...

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

Reverse of C[ivil] S[ervice] + ROLLS. A Rolls [Royce] is already an expensive car, so the singular might have been better here

20d

Building is more cracked (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Delicate flower picked up by female? On the contrary (5)

Generating...

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

F[emale] in reverse of NILE (river, flower)