Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - September 18, 2026
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Puzzle date
September 18, 2026
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Across
9.Sly e-mails recycled without end9 letters10.Excited by ring to great extent5 letters11.Sign of inexperienced driver, unfortunately reversing into shrub5 letters12.Doctor armed with positive response, as in a trance9 letters13.Is breaking up cartel’s revolting behaviour7 letters14.Minimal time, correspondingly reduced for businessperson’s date7 letters17.Check out books from car ahead of time5 letters19.New growth in bulb you planted last of all3 letters20.One emperor backing follower of another5 letters21.Around front area, enjoys capital cigars7 letters22.Doesn’t go to restaurant having too much noise and drug crime7 letters24.Morbid gratification thus found in endless male posturing9 letters26.Large number of Romans in unspecified battlefield5 letters28.A run rearranged, you said, in island country5 letters29.Last one in – that could be stress-related9 letters
Down
1.Refrain from eating, with final twist, such unhealthy foods4 letters2.First in school by a long way, is visibly pleased6 letters3.Duke is thoroughly acquainted with good style10 letters4.Parts of records – they’re not supposed to be heard by other players6 letters5.Rely, oddly, on saxophonist as singer8 letters6.In spelling performance, initially omit ‘c’ in ‘mischief’4 letters7.One introduced to maintain, say, disrupted festivals8 letters8.So-called King of jazz, or another one accompanied by string trio4 letters13.After removing head, open up fish5 letters15.Executive supporting firm is major asset10 letters16.Form of transport, i.e. coach5 letters18.Frenzied divas caught up in international court event8 letters19.Bandleader helps Mingus and others8 letters22.Piece to play that’s part of falling sequence, in theory6 letters23.Name of girl making second statement on first birthday6 letters24.Order member out of symposium on knowledge4 letters25.Baton that may be used for musical performances4 letters27.She can be spotted going back and forth in parallel lanes4 letters
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