Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword
Latest Guardian Quick Cryptic Crossword Answers, Clues & Hints — October 10, 2026
Work through the 2026-10-10 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 10, 2026
Verified puzzle answer data is available for this published grid.
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Clue index
All Across and Down clues
Across
1.Box of food was short of pizzazz, according to Spooner11 letters7.Rise and cast for fish7 letters8.Trouble held by Pandora ill-omened3 letters9.Get on your knees, dropping head, bit of light shining through3 letters10.Spooner’s nickname for worker, one in hot water for drinking?6 letters13.Mark pig, says Spooner, for sausage sandwich6 letters15.Which person? How drunk?!3 letters17.Type of milk in vessel not opened3 letters18.Main crap according to Spooner, bowl of something green?7 letters19.Spooner’s indicator of illumination shows how much one’s able to see11 letters
Down
1.Stuck inside Grandpa’s trying pie for one6 letters2.Run hastily, losing hat, for hot food5 letters3.Sexist educator, to some extent, ‘was a thing’7 letters4.Pork pie’s part of meal I enjoy3 letters5.Antelope, camouflaged among many a lannea5 letters6.Righteous Spooner’s ‘Behold that man!’4 letters11.FA hangs about for Asian nationals7 letters12.Pho tot spilt is a kind of stew6 letters14.Frequently become gentler after evicting the first one5 letters15.Grown incorrectly – it’s not right5 letters16.Register online bully hiding face4 letters18.Expert is somewhat approachable3 letters
About this crossword
Solve Guardian Quick Cryptic without losing the thread
A shorter route into Guardian-style cryptic solving. The grid preserves the original Across and Down numbering, including linked clue references where supplied.
Use a single-letter reveal for a gentle nudge. Each clue also has a stable detail page, and dated links let you return to earlier verified puzzles without changing the answer shown for this date.
Common questions
Guardian Quick Cryptic answer FAQ
Are these answers for October 10, 2026?
Yes. The page date comes from the puzzle record itself, including weekly titles and sources that do not publish every day.
Can I reveal only one clue?
Yes. Select an Across or Down clue, then reveal individual letters or the complete entry without opening the rest of the grid.