Guardian Quiptic Crossword
Guardian Quiptic Crossword Answers & Hints - July 5, 2026
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Puzzle date
July 5, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.E.g. Red Cross wanting information for marketing firm8 letters5.Has a go at finding these birds6 letters9.Silly farce about elderly relative getting bouquet9 letters11.More extensive work involved designing employment rules initially5 letters12.Summer is what new TV shows look forward to!12 letters15.Complains about empty threats by workers group4 letters16.Establishes repository for daily sources of astronomical data10 letters18.Instrument on parading ground10 letters19.Test current means of transport4 letters21.New mutiny on a reshuffle is imminent12 letters24.Icon that is featured on outside of journal5 letters25.Reverse part of extremity revealed consistently9 letters26.Philosophy advocating a stripped-down life?6 letters27.If necessary move slowly after a knock8 letters
Down
1.How Nato spells out start of attack regularly falls flat4 letters2.Unfortunately it’s essential to medical assessment4 letters3.Student lacks head for income-generating activity6 letters4.Excitedly tout candidate showing focus on achievement13 letters6.Capital hotel invested in fresh food store8 letters7.Kind of crossing that’s slow and boring10 letters8.Healthy and fit? It may be one’s best feature10 letters10.Misplaced utterances end long difficult trial13 letters13.Men-only race showing lack of progress10 letters14.Stable worker, one unlikely to get flustered10 letters17.A doctor’s concealing soft spot for lovers8 letters20.Pay for father to take on big city university6 letters22.Predator consumes only half of live ones4 letters23.Ran into hospital to get drug4 letters
About this crossword
Solve Guardian Quiptic without losing the thread
Approachable cryptic clues designed for developing solvers. The grid preserves the original Across and Down numbering, including linked clue references where supplied.
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Are these answers for July 5, 2026?
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