Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - October 3, 2026
Work through the 2026-10-03 Guardian Quick Cryptic grid at your own pace. Select a square, reveal one answer, or check the completed crossword when you need it.
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Puzzle date
October 3, 2026
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Clue index
All Across and Down clues
Across
1.Moral system regarding race not new5 letters4.Cared about Lebanese tree5 letters7.Mountain observed in severe storm7 letters8.Initially cold and nasty vessel3 letters9.Leader in table to finish, having displaced second3 letters11.Ragtime dancing? Go elsewhere7 letters13.Locum openings for some trainee and new doctors in Norfolk7 letters14.Stop contributing to sudden downturn3 letters16.Catch ten at sea3 letters17.Adjustment to interim bus stops?7 letters19.Concede – acknowledge defeat – maybe it’s tragic at the outset5 letters20.Wipe lance after splintering5 letters
Down
1.Big occasion in the Seventies5 letters2.Colour, extensive, but not grand3 letters3.Heavily defeated? Sounded terrified, abandoning son7 letters4.Funny act – performer in Lloyd-Webber musical?3 letters5.Decline to ignore King and pass on7 letters6.Stranger carrying compass5 letters10.Ghost? People have always noticed this odd manifestation from earliest points7 letters12.Unbranded contribution from Eugene Richards7 letters13.Christmas figure’s first appearances in stores after November tenth? Absolutely5 letters15.Condescend to plan avoiding South5 letters17.Small child heads for the other table3 letters18.Frozen water: Arctic evidently contains it3 letters
About this crossword
Solve Guardian Quick Cryptic without losing the thread
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Common questions
Guardian Quick Cryptic answer FAQ
Are these answers for October 3, 2026?
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