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The Guardian Crossword August 12 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for August 12 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Suffix for political scandals (4)41 AcrossReveal answer → Adulation (4-7)115 AcrossReveal answer → Hearty urges (5)55 AcrossReveal answer → Play thing? – rugby forward (4)47 AcrossReveal answer → Boise’s state (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Reserve – space (8)88 AcrossReveal answer → Ballpoint pens (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Clown prepared for war, perhaps (4,4)88 AcrossReveal answer → ____ Fennell, English actor and filmmaker – Mr. Adele (anag) (7)79 AcrossReveal answer → ___ bucco (4)49 AcrossReveal answer → Spot in which I will go fish? (6)69 AcrossReveal answer → Red four from sevens or eights (4)410 AcrossReveal answer → London school probing death on the wobbly bridge (5,5)1011 AcrossReveal answer → Not precise (5)511 AcrossReveal answer → Pick up only hearts and diamonds then in snap? (3,3)612 AcrossReveal answer → Intense (5)513 AcrossReveal answer → Source of the National Trust’s logo (3,4)714 AcrossReveal answer → Bridge holiday (8)814 AcrossReveal answer → Hopeless at whist, I could get what it is! (7)715 AcrossReveal answer → Ran slowly (8)816 AcrossReveal answer → Hearts, the first discarded by those not twisting? (7)717 AcrossReveal answer → Put a coin in here (4)417 AcrossReveal answer → Psychological barrier (6,5)1118 AcrossReveal answer → Old maid and spider? (8)820 AcrossReveal answer → 8 Across blasted, inaccessible? (3-3)622 AcrossReveal answer → Brag about drinking always, with office in location adjoining pub (4,6)1023 AcrossReveal answer → A little patience, else fish (4)424 AcrossReveal answer → Cheat thus toyed with love, heart surrendered (6)625 AcrossReveal answer → Solo effort’s last seen by retiring footballer, giant (8)826 AcrossReveal answer →

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8 Across I’m excited to take on in general (8)81 DownReveal answer → Give up (an idea) or mention (a name) (4)41 DownReveal answer → Silver-tongued (4)41 DownReveal answer → This makes no sense (7)72 DownReveal answer → Reportedly, celebrity out of work (4)42 DownReveal answer → Video’s counterpart (5)52 DownReveal answer → Female agent in support of players’ association was dithering (6)63 DownReveal answer → Old Russian despots (5)53 DownReveal answer → Bit of fried potato (5)53 DownReveal answer → Spirit of a community (5)54 DownReveal answer → Commentator’s anticipated error – those hanging on by a neck? (7)74 DownReveal answer → Long-tailed (when male) game bird (8)84 DownReveal answer → Irresponsible, haphazard (5-6)115 DownReveal answer → Partying, where piano found in skip? (5-3)85 DownReveal answer → A stitch bandaged by beauty, community professional (10)106 DownReveal answer → Illustrated publication (7,4)116 DownReveal answer → Meh (2-2)46 DownReveal answer → Tool with key finally locked in dilapidated chest (6)67 DownReveal answer → Unforthcoming (8)810 DownReveal answer → Money owed that’s unlikely to be repaid (3,4)712 DownReveal answer → Eat greener bananas – and heal (10)1013 DownReveal answer → Delight in another’s misfortune – or one’s own success (5)515 DownReveal answer → Budget ultimately invested in a better groomed animal (8)816 DownReveal answer → One’s hard-going – or hard work (4)417 DownReveal answer → Preparation for 8 Acrosses, solo and fish (8)818 DownReveal answer → Drained cups free to be checked (7)719 DownReveal answer → Benefit introducing former network (6)621 DownReveal answer → Poker face in game, better concealing that (6)622 DownReveal answer → Bounce back in elimination contest, hammering opponent firstly (4)424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.