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This page lists the Guardian Cryptic Across and Down clues for August 31, 2026 with optional letter and answer reveals.

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Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - August 31, 2026

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Puzzle date

August 31, 2026

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Across

1.Cultivate witticism about being adult7 letters 5.Currency is part I contributed to swindle7 letters 9.Small piece of advice about way to reassure your dog?5 letters 10.USA Senate carve-up turns one’s stomach9 letters 11.Earl, unable to answer question, left to get some identification9 letters 12.Less often confused with it when counting5 letters 13.Heads of redbrick universities institute new standards for dilapidated buildings5 letters 15.Chief competitor, if losing run, would be matter of record9 letters 18.Left eager to get transformed and be happy9 letters 19.Issue dealt with in Pilgrim’s Progress5 letters 21.Close temperature when sun goes down5 letters 23.RAF’s doing badly, showing coolness under pressure9 letters 25.Post on half of wage when things are developing9 letters 26.Giving lip in church is a sin5 letters 27.Selfish people say Oscar is extremely tedious7 letters 28.Moved quickly to protect place when stretched7 letters

Down

1.Constantly talk equipment with Spooner in period before university7 letters 2.CIA stores criminal blacklist9 letters 3.Records found when breaking up sofa?5 letters 4.Criticise book about father being camp mother at Christmas9 letters 5.Plain type of sandwich has a French filling5 letters 6.Sea birds circling coastal feature to find plants9 letters 7.Regular cognition women get being dragged around5 letters 8.Central parts of genome system purify cells forming air passage7 letters 14.In one sense, mufflers funny things to look at9 letters 16.Business has ten workers who share accommodation9 letters 17.Talking too much, manager almost overwhelmed by truth9 letters 18.Trick old horse to get into line7 letters 20.Without AI, diagnosed ruptures – it’s an unexpected benefit7 letters 22.Some plot suggestions raised, showing enthusiasm5 letters 23.Dirty place in ship where dumped material stored5 letters 24.Critical secondary characters in office come across major flaws5 letters

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