Guardian Quick Crossword
Guardian Quick Crossword Answers & Hints - August 21, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 21, 2026
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Clue index
All Across and Down clues
Across
1.Crumble filling – repeated as background chat7 letters8.S American river – Womble7 letters9.The ___ Brief (1993 film) – brainy book imprint7 letters10.Butterfly, captain or exerciser7 letters11.Wood or metal turning machine5 letters13.What’s-its-name9 letters15.Mexican dish – rolled stuffed tortilla9 letters18.Mowgli’s bear friend5 letters21.Street atlas component7 letters22.Freckle – gent oil (anag)7 letters23.Waterproof footwear – Philip Marlowe, eg7 letters24.Gratify fully7 letters
Down
1.Drive back5 letters2.Dark5 letters3.Parisian monument13 letters4.Miniature trees6 letters5.Office furniture – MPs giving manicures?13 letters6.Fluffy, woolly ball6 letters7.Yippee!6 letters12.Last word, often, of a prayer4 letters14.Condiment (abbrev) – Irish county4 letters15.Infuriate6 letters16.Unpleasantly warm and sticky – like shellfish?6 letters17.Discovery, Jazz and Gala6 letters19.Soviet space dog5 letters20.___ layer (region of Earth’s stratosphere)5 letters
About this crossword
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Are these answers for August 21, 2026?
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