Guardian Quiptic Crossword
Latest Guardian Quiptic Crossword Answers, Clues & Hints — September 27, 2026
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Puzzle date
September 27, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Crashed motor? Argument in the near future8 letters5.Nurse, perhaps, needing extra energy in vocation6 letters9.Elizabeth will swallow variety of lager in this!9 letters11.Summary regarding EU farming policy5 letters12.Host party before twice-yearly awards?12 letters15.Monster, cornered by another goblin, retreating4 letters16.Land manager redistributed most grain, keeping nothing in stock10 letters18.Evoked criminal before jury, not half awful prude10 letters19.Fruit-tree, source of plums, getting attention4 letters21.Disco pariahs, dancing to create ways of increasing desire12 letters24.Liberal put in excellent explanation for absence5 letters25.Norwegian city starts to tempt reclusive US composer? Not at first9 letters26.Boy soprano’s a good bet?6 letters27.Taxi in Peruvian city backed up to yard in a friendly way8 letters
Down
1.Objection raised over a brass instrument4 letters2.Timid? Startled cry after first sign of mouse4 letters3.No German will get upset about one area6 letters4.Someone caring for nippers relishing a toy, possibly13 letters6.New party invested in a transport system without purpose8 letters7.Oddly view six clues, cryptic – you won’t find them in other papers!10 letters8.Store? Ropy store I rebuilt10 letters10.A lot of fish without any variety – many a kid will get stuck into that13 letters13.No French song about US city will be carefree10 letters14.British farm left in trouble, ultimately – no major transport access10 letters17.Support for text showing American car and its maximum capacity?8 letters20.Sarcastic US spies turned up, apprehending detectives6 letters22.Perhaps Basil and Sybil’s central feature?4 letters23.US prize? Judge resigning from prize in US4 letters
About this crossword
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