Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - September 28, 2026
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Puzzle date
September 28, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Plight of conflicted Republican heads leading double lives6 letters5.Pitiful account of boss turned politician8 letters9.Sponge’s loose weight8 letters10.Dick playing lute to break silence6 letters11.Applying mascara isn’t a protection against greasy hair12 letters13.Rocket salad starter with re-processed food4 letters14.Never underestimate Middle Eastern leaders with lively ability to put two and two together8 letters17.City’s very bitter new agents?8 letters18.Team leader changed, became mature4 letters20.A British duty to spread nudity12 letters23.Part of company that’s failing6 letters24.Privy you once dumped in river?8 letters25.Apartment charge for potential item of furniture?8 letters26.Dance figure is switched between two parties6 letters
Down
2.Excellent red for the diner?4 letters3.Somewhat over-tasked, add lead to make tracks9 letters4.Superior toys on high6 letters5.White Cliffs of Dover composition – morris dance yet to be arranged by Kay15 letters6.Wretched, mannered start of assault on Everest?8 letters7.Not opening, force lock5 letters8.The Pied Piper of abstract art – baseball player?10 letters12.Intermittent sort of casino in Ohio state10 letters15.Just a blend of proper English and ordinary American9 letters16.Uplifted, set sights on getting one around a scholarly environment8 letters19.Was a fish factory worker disappointed?6 letters21.Soil: it isn’t common5 letters22.In-house detective was a druggie4 letters
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