Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - August 21, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 21, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
9.‘Evil demon vanquished!’ makes sensational reading9 letters10.Sporty type beneath the surface, but one who’ll give in?5 letters11.Court award presented in alternative month7 letters12.Astronomer’s western partner, one with a sign7 letters13.Tongue-in-cheek, creep inside4 letters14.Composer of divertimento managed without it10 letters16.Treasure’s almost buried by explosive – touching7 letters17.Artist’s Power Unit and Evian Water7 letters19.Model person appearing in NME, Time Out10 letters22.Child has right to enter club4 letters24.Focused on getting money – shamefaced7 letters25.Deceiver, foreign nobleman, featured in Observer7 letters26.Minister without Portfolio’s capital offence5 letters27.Very hard as level of gratitude abroad reduced?9 letters
Down
1.Not much of an experience for the Artemis II crew at the end15 letters2.Smiley book’s going up I learn?8 letters3.Insults marrow in seconds5 letters4.Company actor initially wearing plain attire8 letters5.Black, easily portable mould6 letters6.Incline to quash civil act by end of day9 letters7.Valour shown after detonation of part of a plant6 letters8.Tree expert’s concoction of citrus and oil-tar rub15 letters15.It refreshes dictionary’s backing – and work by Bellow9 letters17.Travel on board Chinook, say, seated on foam8 letters18.Buddy possibly needs energy to be put in goal and improved8 letters20.Elected, elevated and taken to party’s heart – then shut out6 letters21.Nice woman gets a daughter into musical?6 letters23.Sing and entertain5 letters
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