Daily Express Crossword August 23 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Daily Express Crossword August 23 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 54 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fixer craving first lightCLAMP5Across1
ConcealedHIDDEN6Across1
MeanINTEND6Across4
Man given coffee became...FLATTERED9Across4
UnaidedOFFONESOWNBAT13Across9
...petty after cheat orderedINCONSEQUENTIAL15Across9
United StatesAMERICA7Across10
Right girl chose one for nothingFRANCHISE9Across10
WeirdEERIE5Across11
Uncle not missing aunt oddly wholesomeCLEAN5Across11
JumpedLEAPT5Across12
Knocking sound behind priorBUMPING7Across12
Number one craft going around an islandSUMATRA7Across13
PostponeDELAY5Across14
Bloomer cut lopsidedly starts to annoyCLANGER7Across15
Think about it - is he ultimately worth visiting?MUSTSEE7Across18
GarretATTIC5Across18
SuperintendOVERSEE7Across19
Correct way to make repairsEMEND5Across20
In a somersaultHEADOVERHEELS13Across21
ScabbardSHEATH6Across22
Something written on point, playful guys admittedPARCHMENT9Across22
SpeechmakerORATOR6Across23
Pin left with shirt worried one initiallyINTHEFIRSTPLACE15Across24
Appear keen to get a move onLOOKSHARP9Across25
Knight hearing things closes inNEARS5Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
151 Roman fellows bluffCLIFF5Down1
Turkish pipeHOOKAH6Down1
Toast not quite as cold, sayACCLAIM7Down2
DiscriminateDIFFERENTIATE13Down2
Stealing pop and losing it?PANICKING9Down3
BoredomENNUI5Down3
Fleeing lady lowered the moodFEELING7Down4
An animal up street protecting things?AMULETS7Down5
Not in any placeNOWHERE7Down5
Clothing enthusiast returning some pricy...TUNIC5Down6
ConfusionEMBARRASSMENT13Down6
...clothing split without purposeRAIMENT7Down7
TrembleDITHER6Down7
CompositionESSAY5Down8
Describe a shop with good energyDELINEATE9Down8
Germ work in Belgium sounded legitBACTERIAL9Down12
SelectPICKOUT7Down13
Abnormal bad luck overwhelming school nurseMISSHAPEN9Down14
SentimentPATHOS6Down15
ArbourBOWER5Down16
Knowing too much about a city upsetALERTTO7Down16
An imitation antique containing copper and leadREPLICA7Down17
Hot springGEYSER6Down17
Ordering a rump steak without the sides increases the costMARKSUP7Down18
Second self-referential piece from venal composerSMETANA7Down19
An anaestheticETHER5Down20
Regimes fall, but this lastsDIETS5Down21
Parisian's very small hairpieceTRESS5Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.