Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - October 15, 2026
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Puzzle date
October 15, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Describe artist engaged in painting in Newcastle?7 letters5.Henry’s business delivered foodstuff7 letters9.Tam’s Irish greeting?15 letters10.Third dance, perhaps it’s a trap5 letters11.Most cold sauce ingredients initially tasty9 letters12.Dictator’s letter writing that’s more intense9 letters14.English family houses spotless5 letters15.Entrepreneur Bill upset agribusiness, returned feeds5 letters16.Minister’s housing saint, pagan or English rogue9 letters18.King out of uniform is welcoming sex that produces swelling and stiffness9 letters21.That woman detective takes off5 letters22.Pass on Monopoly?15 letters23.State bay is a disappointment7 letters24.Short prophet after tip-off played with dog7 letters
Down
1.Remarked such a cake is unprepared7 letters2.Blessed priests venerate MPs maybe15 letters3.Terrible state of justice after beheading9 letters4.Nietzsche’s final, brief broad principle5 letters5.Unusually large one, drone a US hit9 letters6.Two rivers in the country5 letters7.Why eat anise cake confection in food parcel?15 letters8.Eastern country unit reported to be tense7 letters13.Irritable setter’s one found in hospital9 letters14.Spanner from Ford and BMW not English, right?9 letters15.Immature girl wearing good, short dress in Northern city7 letters17.Tested article by journalist7 letters19.Old, half-hearted rotter disgruntled5 letters20.Studies about investing in tins5 letters
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