The Guardian Crossword August 13 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 61 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 13 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 61 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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Before 5050, space explorers ultimately pay through the nose (7)NASALLY7Across1
‘I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s a ___, ___, ___!’ (3)GAS3Across1
Ruinous (5)FATAL5Across4
Substitute case of stout with case of brandy (5-2)STANDBY7Across5
Likely (9)PLAUSIBLE9Across5
Like Billy No-Mates (5)ALONE5Across6
Shiny exteriors (5)GILTS5Across7
Sound of an engine running smoothly (4)PURR4Across8
Occupation of many Apprentice contestants (5)SALES5Across8
Unsophisticated – shop menu (anag) (8)HOMESPUN8Across9
Fancy – idea (6)NOTION6Across10
Locale for Derrick’s young lady? ‘I love travelling west’ (3,3)OILRIG6Across10
Waste water (6)SEWAGE6Across11
A Catholic member of the clergy is faithful (8)ACCURATE8Across11
Prevent Shakespeare forgetting Bottom (3)BAR3Across12
Remains of a loaf? (6)CRUMBS6Across13
Woe is me! Reckless and extremely risky (6)MISERY6Across13
Degenerates wanting Academy Awards (8)TROPHIES8Across14
Edge-of-town neighbourhood (6)SUBURB6Across15
Measure English trout initially found in French sea (5)METER5Across15
Man seeks new drug to hold water (4,5)MAKESENSE9Across16
Carefully assess (8)APPRAISE8Across16
Fertile soil (4)LOAM4Across18
Personal number key during father’s rejected US medical procedure (6,3)SPINALTAP9Across19
Unwilling (9)RELUCTANT9Across19
Prince arrived in Hungary on vacation (5)HARRY5Across21
Stray lately wandering around California (5,3)ALLEYCAT8Across24
Greek character married bachelor, one with diamonds? (6)RHOMBI6Across26
British company once part of public infrastructure (3)ICI3Across27
Royal papers describing metal crown missing (8)PRINCESS8Across28
Trader: ‘Expensive coats, Levi’s – 60% off!’ (6)DEALER6Across29
American to highlight revolting states (7)ASSERTS7Across30
‘Snake’ – language of slander (7)ASPERSE7Across31
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Rough-skinned orange (5)GALIA5Down1
Concern for others (8)ALTRUISM8Down1
Foolish like 1 + 9? (7)ASININE7Down2
Ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral (5)ATOLL5Down2
Scottish novelist and 1st Baron Tweedsmuir – John ___ (6)BUCHAN6Down2
I earn change importing without charge or latitude (1,4,4)AFREEREIN9Down3
‘À votre ___’ (5)SANTE5Down3
Acid test indicator (6)LITMUS6Down3
They’re given to those in need (4)ALMS4Down4
Extra line to say farewell (3,3)LEGBYE6Down4
Ciggies (4)FAGS4Down4
It’s more, in a counterintuitive idiom (4)LESS4Down5
Collector’s signature (9)AUTOGRAPH9Down6
Heart admits nothing against being idle (4,4)TICKOVER8Down6
One has money but no taste (9)VULGARIAN9Down7
Point revealed by 14 or 13? (5)NORTH5Down7
Worries relatives when first king abdicates (7)BOTHERS7Down8
Dan perhaps mixing art material – it’s missing base (7,6)MARTIALARTIST13Down9
Shaking like a jelly (8)WOBBLING8Down12
Blunder (4-2)SLIPUP6Down14
Marlowe or Marple, for instance (6)SLEUTH6Down15
Felt regret (4)RUED4Down17
Add more detail to complex (9)ELABORATE9Down17
Celts ski, going downhill with the most smooth manner (8)SLICKEST8Down18
7 star submarine (7)POLARIS7Down20
They steal over 2 billion euros, not even starting with rupees (7)ROBBERS7Down22
Second-tier attractions, those with trains? (6)BRIDES6Down23
Wise one in Munich on retreat drinking last of beer? (5)ERNIE5Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, August 13, 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.