Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Latest Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers, Clues & Hints — September 29, 2026
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Puzzle date
September 29, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
8.Speak highly of one at a late stage in New York?8 letters9.Bring out client I fancy with no end of distinction6 letters10.Overwhelm sister among papers at rear of office8 letters11.Refuse to allow car around British institute6 letters12.Quickly leave, like a woman fond of party footwear?15 letters15.Follow sound of wader5 letters16.Bit of garlic learner put in sheltered place5 letters20.Claim noisy rooms disrupted major enquiry15 letters21.Place to get round in sweltering island capital6 letters23.Recall current religious teacher grabbing ordinary grilled fare8 letters25.Pair almost in dominant position very quickly6 letters26.Working in Greece shortly around clubs – what scouts have to do?8 letters
Down
1.Politician raising chap with problem about hospital7 letters2.Plant set in patio awkwardly10 letters3.Part of brigade in capital4 letters4.Day with November gone to hide progress7 letters5.Last character following passion left detained by priest is director10 letters6.Dishonest type in hide-out with switched contents4 letters7.One dubbed flipping guide missing opening farcical7 letters13.See Conservative in old country engaged in filming10 letters14.Imagined flying in nosedive10 letters17.Stay in this way with diary having deleted a line7 letters18.A person in seat with Henry and Rita, maybe, has jar7 letters19.Note words of approval after leaving place on island7 letters22.Family member frequented venue in Tower Hamlets?4 letters24.First off, observe feature of a canal4 letters
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Common questions
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