Guardian Quiptic Crossword
Guardian Quiptic Crossword Answers & Hints - August 30, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 30, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
8.Wild goat seen in prehistoric period8 letters9.Sweet nothing when alpha ousts husband6 letters10.Poor stooge and journalist decline through neglect8 letters11.Mentioned rugby forward’s pipe6 letters12.Locksmith that’s scored?15 letters15.Ally ousts Republican devil5 letters16.Clergyman cut grass border5 letters20.Capacity to talk big: ‘get off that,’ he exploded15 letters21.Sick owners deteriorate6 letters23.Passionate love for bird8 letters25.Cancel permit to enter river6 letters26.Clever clogs needing support with primary email folder?8 letters
Down
1.Old male cat occupying bronze padded seat7 letters2.Definite nasty bug in donut10 letters3.Nick cheers on vacuous karaoke4 letters4.Dismiss son, nothing to add over fine7 letters5.As things transpired, where athletes would compete10 letters6.Spanish American silver peso found in corduroys4 letters7.Shell of areca (betel) nuts fit for consumption7 letters13.On which being in a union is often indicated10 letters14.Component of engine dirt ruined10 letters17.Article more dodgy – it requires proof7 letters18.Votes against suppressing super chats7 letters19.Overseas capital gains initially put into Barclays? All right7 letters22.For some, Jupiter rises in Middle Eastern port4 letters24.Sadly, dish of cold vegetables mostly thrown up4 letters
About this crossword
Solve Guardian Quiptic without losing the thread
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Are these answers for August 30, 2026?
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