Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - August 5, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 5, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
8.It’s normal for holiday at Legoland at the outset to involve a little something for everyone8 letters9.See 105 letters10.Spooner’s expensive rendezvous with The Blob?4 letters11.I tremble in feverish place where the fuel runs out?10 letters12.Relish killing6 letters14.Open to the elements, caps missing, air processor burned8 letters16.Unravel slam point7 letters18.Mammoth setter’s crew stripped user7 letters21.Walked free in road house8 letters23.Sew up ruptured uterus6 letters24.Ten solutions may provide tonic with novel clues10 letters26.Begging your permission, tread carefully4 letters27.See 245 letters28.Local, having no cash, in the clear8 letters
Down
1.Brand accepts plan backing guarantee8 letters2.Start to watch broadband supplier’s strand4 letters3.Subsection of secret summons turned around rally6 letters4.One who keeps quiet before the Guardian’s outcry7 letters5.A female or male tennis icon?4 letters6.Chamber’s diet for those chosen10 letters7.Late meeting of party in bishop’s office6 letters13.Thwart fickle rule in gear shift?10 letters15.Sport cut short leg3 letters17.Hope to God every third letter appears in books made to order3 letters19.Smartening up University College in April and May8 letters20.Offensive in the armed forces?7 letters22.Some leaderless after god proving hard to please6 letters23.Ask Einstein to include networks6 letters25.Whack the top guy and stay mum4 letters26.Wild Bunch get ready to hit the road4 letters
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