Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - August 11, 2026
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Puzzle date
August 11, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Splitting payslip results in bad service?9 letters6.Occasional brewers who will deliver honey?4 letters10.Deceive friendly bank5 letters11.Gutsy Nero wrestled child9 letters12.Suckers taking shelter before short game7 letters13.Sacred music at heart of saintly shroud rite7 letters14.Acute harm horrible images aroused13 letters17.For example, Apple devices providing gambling opportunities13 letters21.Assigns blame when returning vegetarian food7 letters22.Chap so excited as couple make comeback in film7 letters24.Passes on instruction to tellers when bank heist’s over9 letters25.All together now – express disappointment at what comes before do5 letters26.Sentimental short message made even shorter4 letters27.Catalogue standard no good bugs9 letters
Down
1.One telling stories featuring fantastic, very minor celebrities8 letters2.Beneficial to add oxygen to blend5 letters3.Internal enemy in appropriate position here?14 letters4.Element of July’s session is something hard to understand?7 letters5.Travel around Wigan central to find Portuguese wine7 letters7.Mrs Sprat’s dietary requirement processed at lane one9 letters8.Gutted scientific programme providing containers for seed producers6 letters9.She made crime novels airtight as each evolved14 letters15.Endorsement after president would indicate top choice9 letters16.Conservative faction working to gather information for delivery option8 letters18.Labour adopts works creating best medium for growth7 letters19.In Scotland all large trees produce small flowers7 letters20.Trophies stolen, clubs eliminated – it’s a result!6 letters23.Heads or livers chopped up? Depends how you say it5 letters
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