Guardian Quick Crossword
Guardian Quick Crossword Answers & Hints - September 18, 2026
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Puzzle date
September 18, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Hi-tech8 letters5.Surgery cleaner?4 letters9.Baby dove, e.g.5 letters10.Unauthorised7 letters11.Showiness12 letters13.Biological circle – ale oar (anag)6 letters14.Hush-hush6 letters17.Person-carrying-person technique12 letters20.Non-nocturnal?7 letters21.Prey – bounty – accolade5 letters22.Glare4 letters23.Like some examiners – ten relax (anag)8 letters
Down
1.Waisted cloth?4 letters2.Worship7 letters3.Misappropriation of funds12 letters4.Chalice, eg6 letters6.Strauss’s steps?5 letters7.Strasbourg stick?8 letters8.Where day suddenly turns to darkness12 letters12.Spring bloomer8 letters15.Punk7 letters16.Arrival (of people or things)6 letters18.Make-up5 letters19.Fervour4 letters
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