The Guardian Cryptic Crossword Clues — 2026-10-12

28 clues from this puzzle. Select a clue to view its answers.

• Voiced concern after order is dismissed (5,3) Crossword Clue8 letters
• Variable pay packet leads to such desires (9) Crossword Clue9 letters
• US writer in hospital after breakdown following split (4) Crossword Clue4 letters
• Suspect key servant of being a mass killer (2,5-5) Crossword Clue12 letters
• Surreptitiously deleting note would not be cricket? Actually it would (2,6) Crossword Clue8 letters
• Show up abruptly at trade shows (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Rogue sees attorney rolling in it … (2,4,6) Crossword Clue12 letters
• River pilots brief crew from the centre (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Puzzling message insignias regularly reveal (4) Crossword Clue4 letters
• Poet depicted in a university study (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Patsy's date of birth? (9) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Oddly, equal pay was enshrined in these regulations (2,4) Crossword Clue6 letters
• Mmmmm … sporting achievement that was hard to surpass (4-6,4) Crossword Clue14 letters
• Marine features covered in this lesson (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Legal gag slapped on endlessly glib woman (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Girl entering fresh pasture finds ancient burial site (9) Crossword Clue9 letters
• French name given to commercial traveller (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• England has Ireland in a spin; how weird (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Drug no good when engaging in battle (8) Crossword Clue8 letters
• Different offspring almost certain to succeed (4,2) Crossword Clue6 letters
• Criminal reining in caper scamming royal family member? (8,6) Crossword Clue14 letters
• Creature with limb trouble and unwell inside (9) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Collapsed having experienced reversal (4,5) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Classes by extremely lugubrious commanders (8) Crossword Clue8 letters
• Chose the final three classic test finishes (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Cause of ludicrous honey wars (6,3) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Bends over painfully having strong drink on top of another (7,2) Crossword Clue9 letters
• … we see her gallivanting around Lima and other places (9) Crossword Clue9 letters