Guardian Quick Crossword
Guardian Quick Crossword Answers & Hints - August 31, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 31, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Distinct earthy smell after rain – choir pert (anag)9 letters8.Mountain range – book of maps5 letters9.___ Banderas (actor)7 letters10.Sure (as in a successful outcome)8 letters11.Left, bat or wax4 letters13.Antenna6 letters14.___ name (internet term)6 letters16.Species of Pacific salmon4 letters17.Yellow meadow flowers – whoopsadaisy?8 letters19.Gal Gadot or Natalie Portman, birth-wise7 letters20.Large wild ox5 letters21.In an essential, unavoidable manner9 letters
Down
1.Annoyed persistently8 letters2.Leaves container6 letters3.Keen on4 letters4.French artist – shinier mates (anag)12 letters5.Tidying and sorting again12 letters6.Fulfilment – (I Can’t Get No) ___12 letters7.Laundry airer – dresses Dobbin?12 letters12.Perhaps8 letters15.Media, climber or worker6 letters18.Meat – complaint4 letters
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Are these answers for August 31, 2026?
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