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The Guardian Crossword April 19 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword April 19 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 58 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Really close outcome in a race (5,6)PHOTOFINISH11Across1 Back of glass lamp is flimsy (6)SLIGHT6Across1 Broadcast lesser-known tracks as well (7)BESIDES7Across4 Busy, busy, busy (2,3,2)ONTHEGO7Across8 No longer needed and turned around (9)REDUNDANT9Across9 Stocking material (5)NYLON5Across9 ‘Don’t move a muscle!’ (4,5)KEEPSTILL9Across10 Crush a plant (5)HOSTA5Across10 Loch contains third of otters’ dens (5)NESTS5Across11 Busy insect (3)BEE3Across12 E Shepard working over introduction to Winnie-the-Pooh laid initial coat of paint? (3-6)PREWASHED9Across12 Casino employee who might give you a hand? (6)DEALER6Across13 One holding hot pebbles (7)SHINGLE7Across13 Weightlifting move (6)SNATCH6Across15 Opening part of journo’s trilogy (7)NOSTRIL7Across15 Chicken roll includes last slice of tomato (7)ROOSTER7Across17 Not good at all (3)BAD3Across18 Pea variety with a thick, rounded pod (5,4)SUGARSNAP9Across19 Dog tore into moving water (7)CURRENT7Across19 The mating game? (5)CHESS5Across21 Family ran castle badly (9)ANCESTRAL9Across21 Hostile (7)ADVERSE7Across23 Norse jug more recently discovered (5)NEWER5Across23 Irregular or lacking focus (11)SCATTERSHOT11Across24 Reported part of ship scuttled (5)HOLED5Across25 Ban Charlie dancing alone in the city (9)BARCELONA9Across26 Dodgy extract of forest ceps usually sent back (7)SUSPECT7Across27 Secure essential food stuff (6)STAPLE6Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Put down emphatically or carelessly (7)PLONKED7Down1 Suddenly starts special syndicates (7)SPRINGS7Down1 Unconventional (5)OUTRE5Down2 River shrouded by Berlin dusk (5)INDUS5Down2 Goes too far (as with the line) (9)OVERSTEPS9Down3 Hid things carelessly in retrospect (9)HINDSIGHT9Down3 Widely recognised (6)ICONIC6Down4 Bird found in freezing north (7)BITTERN7Down4 Traveller’s resting spot (3)INN3Down5 Vowel sound endings in Thomas’ poetic triumph wow Swansea (5)SCHWA5Down5 Utah lib (anag.) – flatfish (7)HALIBUT7Down6 Free police officers before accusation (9)DISCHARGE9Down6 Location of the ACL (4)KNEE4Down7 Shoe absorbs cold mud (7)SCANDAL7Down7 Portion is small enough (6)SAMPLE6Down8 Brand of four-wheel drive vehicles (4,5)LANDROVER9Down11 Cossie designed by the French with two sides the same (9)ISOSCELES9Down14 Formal talk (7)ADDRESS7Down14 Tight temporary splint restrains band (9)STRINGENT9Down16 Maximally cool (7)HIPPEST7Down16 Stretches out concerning pains (7)REACHES7Down17 Horrified (6)AGHAST6Down17 Endorse (4)BACK4Down18 Underdone piece in cheese toastie (7)RAREBIT7Down18 Trader caught with unknown vegetable (6)CELERY6Down19 Straight up on a compass (5)NORTH5Down20 Express hesitation in outline for bank (7)TERRACE7Down20 Finally dismiss lazy creep (5)SIDLE5Down22 Place for relaxing (3)SPA3Down22 Which person starts to organise party cheer? (5)WHOOP5Down24

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Sunday, April 19, 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.