Guardian Weekend Crossword
Guardian Weekend Crossword Answers & Hints - October 17, 2026
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Puzzle date
October 17, 2026
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Across
1.Sir David __, (1891-1963) political cartoonist for the Guardian3 letters3.Ocimum __, herb used in making pesto sauce9 letters8.Hero of detective novels by Ian Rankin5 letters9.Merseyside town, home to Halton Castle7 letters10.French port known as the Venice of Languedoc4 letters11.The Basque name for the Basque Country7 letters12.Explosive originally used as a yellow dye3 letters13.__ Winfrey, television mogul5 letters14.__ game, US term for a baseball game in which the pitcher dominates5 letters16.Boston’s MLB franchise3 letters17.Polly __, long-serving Guardian columnist7 letters19.Arthur __, former Wimbledon champion4 letters21.Sweet Home __, 2002 romcom starring Reese Witherspoon7 letters22.A citizen of Basra or Baghdad?5 letters23.The capital of Iowa9 letters24.See 163 letters
Down
1.12D strip featuring the Earl of Bunkerton13 letters2.Noah __, famed for his US dictionaries7 letters3.The __, 12D strip featuring Toots, Freddy and Plug of Class 2B4 letters4.See 36 letters5.Headland on the Penwith peninsula, Cornwall8 letters6.Long-sleeved men’s robe worn in South and Central Asia5 letters7.12D strip featuring Hermione Makepeace13 letters12.Comic magazine first published in 19388 letters15.See 17 letters16.One of two options in the 2016 Brexit referendum6 letters18.W B __. Irish senator and poet5 letters20.See 34 letters
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