The Guardian Crossword August 13 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 61 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 61 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for August 13 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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Before 5050, space explorers ultimately pay through the nose (7)71 AcrossReveal answer → ‘I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s a ___, ___, ___!’ (3)31 AcrossReveal answer → Ruinous (5)54 AcrossReveal answer → Substitute case of stout with case of brandy (5-2)75 AcrossReveal answer → Likely (9)95 AcrossReveal answer → Like Billy No-Mates (5)56 AcrossReveal answer → Shiny exteriors (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Sound of an engine running smoothly (4)48 AcrossReveal answer → Occupation of many Apprentice contestants (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Unsophisticated – shop menu (anag) (8)89 AcrossReveal answer → Fancy – idea (6)610 AcrossReveal answer → Locale for Derrick’s young lady? ‘I love travelling west’ (3,3)610 AcrossReveal answer → Waste water (6)611 AcrossReveal answer → A Catholic member of the clergy is faithful (8)811 AcrossReveal answer → Prevent Shakespeare forgetting Bottom (3)312 AcrossReveal answer → Remains of a loaf? (6)613 AcrossReveal answer → Woe is me! Reckless and extremely risky (6)613 AcrossReveal answer → Degenerates wanting Academy Awards (8)814 AcrossReveal answer → Edge-of-town neighbourhood (6)615 AcrossReveal answer → Measure English trout initially found in French sea (5)515 AcrossReveal answer → Man seeks new drug to hold water (4,5)916 AcrossReveal answer → Carefully assess (8)816 AcrossReveal answer → Fertile soil (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Personal number key during father’s rejected US medical procedure (6,3)919 AcrossReveal answer → Unwilling (9)919 AcrossReveal answer → Prince arrived in Hungary on vacation (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Stray lately wandering around California (5,3)824 AcrossReveal answer → Greek character married bachelor, one with diamonds? (6)626 AcrossReveal answer → British company once part of public infrastructure (3)327 AcrossReveal answer → Royal papers describing metal crown missing (8)828 AcrossReveal answer → Trader: ‘Expensive coats, Levi’s – 60% off!’ (6)629 AcrossReveal answer → American to highlight revolting states (7)730 AcrossReveal answer → ‘Snake’ – language of slander (7)731 AcrossReveal answer →

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Rough-skinned orange (5)51 DownReveal answer → Concern for others (8)81 DownReveal answer → Foolish like 1 + 9? (7)72 DownReveal answer → Ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral (5)52 DownReveal answer → Scottish novelist and 1st Baron Tweedsmuir – John ___ (6)62 DownReveal answer → I earn change importing without charge or latitude (1,4,4)93 DownReveal answer → ‘À votre ___’ (5)53 DownReveal answer → Acid test indicator (6)63 DownReveal answer → They’re given to those in need (4)44 DownReveal answer → Extra line to say farewell (3,3)64 DownReveal answer → Ciggies (4)44 DownReveal answer → It’s more, in a counterintuitive idiom (4)45 DownReveal answer → Collector’s signature (9)96 DownReveal answer → Heart admits nothing against being idle (4,4)86 DownReveal answer → One has money but no taste (9)97 DownReveal answer → Point revealed by 14 or 13? (5)57 DownReveal answer → Worries relatives when first king abdicates (7)78 DownReveal answer → Dan perhaps mixing art material – it’s missing base (7,6)139 DownReveal answer → Shaking like a jelly (8)812 DownReveal answer → Blunder (4-2)614 DownReveal answer → Marlowe or Marple, for instance (6)615 DownReveal answer → Felt regret (4)417 DownReveal answer → Add more detail to complex (9)917 DownReveal answer → Celts ski, going downhill with the most smooth manner (8)818 DownReveal answer → 7 star submarine (7)720 DownReveal answer → They steal over 2 billion euros, not even starting with rupees (7)722 DownReveal answer → Second-tier attractions, those with trains? (6)623 DownReveal answer → Wise one in Munich on retreat drinking last of beer? (5)525 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, August 13, 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.