Daily Mirror Classic Crossword
Mirror Classic Crossword Answers & Hints - August 27, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 27, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Defence plea (5)5 letters7.Of immense size (8)8 letters8.Play dishonestly (5)5 letters10.Thick creamy sauce (10)10 letters12.Kin (8)8 letters14.Make things with wool (4)4 letters16.Obligation or borrowing (4)4 letters17.Garment with buttons (8)8 letters20.Slapstick comedy item (7,3)10 letters23.Light wood (5)5 letters24.Extremely disagreeable or bad (8)8 letters25.Vapour from hot water (5)5 letters
Down
1.Toxophilite (6)6 letters2.Smile broadly (4)4 letters3.Extinct bird (4)4 letters4.Nobleman (5)5 letters5.Spying (9)9 letters6.Even though (6)6 letters9.Pleasantly flavoured (5)5 letters11.Gypsum variety (9)9 letters13.By way of (3)3 letters15.Improvise (2-3)5 letters16.Make up one’s mind (6)6 letters18.Highly incendiary liquid (6)6 letters19.Touches down (5)5 letters21.Percussion instrument (4)4 letters22.Compass point (4)4 letters
About this crossword
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Classic-style Daily Mirror crossword clues and answers. The grid preserves the original Across and Down numbering, including linked clue references where supplied.
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