Guardian Quick Crossword
Guardian Quick Crossword Answers & Hints - August 17, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 17, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Adrenal, sebaceous etc6 letters4.Part of footwear, often protective6 letters9.Young Italian child7 letters10.Butterfly or punctuation mark5 letters11.Spanish coastal city5 letters12.Weekly 5k event7 letters13.Go first – strip roof illegally11 letters18.Formicary – all thin (anag)7 letters20.Web portal – Swift brute5 letters22.First world war plane, Sopwith ___5 letters23.Where beans often found7 letters24.Deny connection with6 letters25.West wind – old Ford6 letters
Down
1.Return6 letters2.Intended – lined up in direction of target5 letters3.Lemon ___ cake – light rain7 letters5.Happen5 letters6.Lake District county7 letters7.Tiger, Dublin Bay and Atlantic6 letters8.Complete a vertical, circular turn11 letters14.Greek goddess – moon-exploration programme7 letters15.Baby’s set of clothing7 letters16.Spoiled, sour (as with fats or oils)6 letters17.Medic6 letters19.Relative by marriage5 letters21.Ledger, row or cliff?5 letters
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Are these answers for August 17, 2026?
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