The Guardian Cryptic Crossword Clues — 2026-10-22
28 clues from this puzzle. Select a clue to view its answers.
Puzzle dates
- Wartime leader the writer found occupying French elevation, covered in blood (10) Crossword Clue 10 letters
- Waiting to involve extra director before mostly heated attempt to secure rights (7,3) Crossword Clue 10 letters
- Temperature in a French resort almost doing for lark (5) Crossword Clue 5 letters
- Sounded surprised about Australian leading (5) Crossword Clue 5 letters
- Scotch: old fool at first returned one litre (4) Crossword Clue 4 letters
- Say it's so wrong to involve first of these show-offs (8) Crossword Clue 8 letters
- Roar in Italy for opera composer (7) Crossword Clue 7 letters
- Response to accusation almost completely about the French flour (9) Crossword Clue 9 letters
- Reckons French are investing in good applications (7) Crossword Clue 7 letters
- Papal directive to surround Birmingham market area (8) Crossword Clue 8 letters
- Obstructing Democrat's opening for energetic complaining (9) Crossword Clue 9 letters
- Millions curious to see legendary giant (5) Crossword Clue 5 letters
- March/April period in Japan is angelic (5) Crossword Clue 5 letters
- Make adjustments to weaker batsmen over runs (6) Crossword Clue 6 letters
- Lyrical film about regular parts of forest (6) Crossword Clue 6 letters
- Inventor is absorbed by revolutionary point (6) Crossword Clue 6 letters
- HQ excited with parachute action (4,7) Crossword Clue 11 letters
- Grand yarn twisted in glue (7) Crossword Clue 7 letters
- Friendly African country welcoming invasion by Gabon (6) Crossword Clue 6 letters
- Fine US city initially helps odd chap from another state (9) Crossword Clue 9 letters
- Film aboard spacecraft getting cool reception? (7) Crossword Clue 7 letters
- Failure to notice sensitive tenant is upset (15) Crossword Clue 15 letters
- Experts in botany, say, are left enthralled by uncovered figures (11) Crossword Clue 11 letters
- Excitedly recording chats about origin of Sasquatch, a creature that may not exist (12,3) Crossword Clue 15 letters
- Disapproval is following involuntary response in a lot of bad behaviour (9) Crossword Clue 9 letters
- Comic character being nasty about R'n'B (2,4) Crossword Clue 6 letters
- Blocks German agreement most regularly ignored (4) Crossword Clue 4 letters
- Amiable spy with beer ignored by Americans (6) Crossword Clue 6 letters