Guardian Cryptic #29964

2026-03-26

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Across

1a

Friend’s securing check after checkhe wins lots, ultimately, in these (5,7)

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9a

Some farmer in search for swill (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Experimental area: year in this removing one’s perplexity (9)

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

LAB (experimental area) + YR + IN THIS less I’S

11a

Trees beside end of street likely gutted at the outset (7)

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

FIRS (trees) + [stree]T + L[ikel]Y

12a

Island I found surrounded by fish in part of Africa (7)

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

IS (island) + I in TUNA

13a

Sadly values-lite, like much broadcasting (10)

flowerflowerflower
15a

Committed pupil pulls back (4)

flowerflowerflower
18a

This gin gets legions drunk (4)

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

This is what is called a “composite anagram &lit” in some circles: LEGIONS is an anagram of SLOE GIN, and the whole clue is the definition

19a

Ageing somehow seen linked to knowledge I released (10)

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22a

Rebuke? Republican hitting ceiling (7)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Old still beer getting mark with pen (7)

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

ALE + M[ark] + BIC (brand of pen); although it looks as if it should be an adjective, alembic is actually a name for an “old-fashioned type of distilling apparatus”, used in alchemy

25a

Thumps one with Guardian heartlesslyit’s a mark of the Greens? (5,4)

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

POUNDS (thumps) + I (one) + G[uardia]N, with “Greens” meaning mony

26a

Flower from old times getting attention (2-3)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Yes, bad mood may be aggravated by merely adequate historic records (8,4)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Singer’s reduced mastery around key (9)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Optional having European active around English court (8)

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3d

Light carriage being put out? (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Judge Australia to have right measure of information supply (9)

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

A + R + BIT-RATE (the rate of transmission of data, so a measure of information supply)

5d

Expression of surprise regarding one feature of daffodil (6)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Holderness home to these seabirds? (5)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Supportive of appropriate gain (6)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Prevent hot fighting in midst of battle (6)

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

H[ot] WAR in [ba]TT[le]

14d

Wagner opera is upsetting for one supporter withdrawing name (9)

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16d

Beach feature to coil on vacation (9)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Image of Jesus church’s taken in two wayshalf holy, half mock (4,4)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Informant about your University is unnaturally sweet (6)

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

YR (your) U[niversity] in SPY

20d

Repudiate key source of hope we elevated (6)

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

ESC (another computer key) + H[ope] + reverse of WE

21d

One fond of chow initially fond of cartoon dog(6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

cartoon dog left in position with repeated character in cartoon (5)

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

L in PUT (to position) + O (the double letter in cartOOn)

24d

Upset speaker after cutting off opening (5)

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

A headless TANNOY