Guardian Quiptic Crossword
Latest Guardian Quiptic Crossword Answers, Clues & Hints — August 23, 2026
Work through the 2026-08-23 Guardian Quiptic 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
August 23, 2026
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Clue index
All Across and Down clues
Across
1.Well-established desire to hug bear12 letters9.Love Mark getting award5 letters10.Fruit held by gold, new clockwork device9 letters11.Sleeps following second cold then hot drink7 letters12.Snake wrongly renamed7 letters13.Preserve and tea peer put out10 letters15.Leaders of legal establishment start speechifying to a smaller degree4 letters18.Bishop to question lie4 letters19.Workmanship shown by worker in charge a lot10 letters22.Old boa I reshaped into circus prop7 letters24.Meadow beyond river7 letters25.Upset menial too sensitive9 letters26.College note in books for group5 letters27.Renders dudes drunk and overly casual12 letters
Down
1.Engage in combat using bolt and car parts9 letters2.Managed to rise and judge first of defendants chronicled8 letters3.Son caught in the morning with first of scarpering cons5 letters4.Tried allure during unusual date9 letters5.Humble setter embraced by churchman6 letters6.Celebrated journalist after negative time5 letters7.Try and go up for idle chat6 letters8.Various reasons love left traps6 letters14.Simple doctor adored nun9 letters16.Left Charlie out for line to be judged9 letters17.Small cross is reformed as cutting instrument8 letters18.Mate to obtain spending allowance6 letters20.Note clue number6 letters21.Crowd lie about phone6 letters23.A seed fruit5 letters24.Beat bean?5 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.
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 Quiptic answer FAQ
Are these answers for August 23, 2026?
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