The Guardian Crossword August 18 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 63 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 18 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 63 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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State of total confusion – slobs name him (anag) (12)OMNISHAMBLES12Across1
Crazy French soul, this woman (6)MADAME6Across1
École ___ Beaux-Arts (3)DES3Across1
Takes over present-day stop-over (6)ADOPTS6Across4
Yemeni capital (5)SANAA5Across4
___ and alas (5)ALACK5Across6
Russian country house (5)DACHA5Across7
Belonging to that thing (3)ITS3Across8
Mouth, barrel or sense (5)ORGAN5Across9
Tin and silver catch (4)SNAG4Across9
___ Wizard (The Who) – ‘tilt’ pastime (7)PINBALL7Across10
Ill-advised Greek ‘humor’ showing Asian guerrilla movement (5,5)KHMERROUGE10Across10
Fixed time around rugged ridges (6)ARETES6Across11
Drink quickly – head support (4)NECK4Across11
Got plastered? (8)RENDERED8Across12
Ruling by tyrannical behaviour (8)DESPOTIC8Across12
Saul’s home rebuilt as one for the poor (9)ALMSHOUSE9Across13
Stockings (6)NYLONS6Across14
Verse omitted from cover song (4)DUET4Across15
Out-of-date and tired – a bonnet, perhaps? (3,3)OLDHAT6Across15
It’s seen amongst beta, lambda and others (2,2)ETAL4Across16
With windows sealed, say, in hut (9)SHUTTERED9Across17
Mesmerising (8)HYPNOTIC8Across18
Disparaging remark (4)SLUR4Across20
Unrivalled, as the House of Lords in recess (8)PEERLESS8Across21
Cost of maintenance all the way to fortification (6)UPKEEP6Across22
Earwax – un creme (anag) (7)CERUMEN7Across22
Artificial silk fabric (5)RAYON5Across23
Gathering of directors – sounds tedious? (5,7)BOARDMEETING12Across24
Dessert Azed rejects, served in a globe (10)ZABAGLIONE10Across24
Enthusiasm at heart of Maoris’ home (4)ZEAL4Across25
Songs by Schubert suggested by violinist (6)LIEDER6Across26
Old England, Peru – new continent (6)EUROPE6Across27
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Ore obtained by worker underground, a trainee (7)MINERAL7Down1
___ Lama (5)DALAI5Down1
Green finger, perhaps, and what the gardener will do in bed (5)DIGIT5Down2
Enchanting (7)MAGICAL7Down2
Establish by law (5)ENACT5Down2
Connie, Andrew or Goldman (5)SACHS5Down3
Pubs and small hotels (4)INNS4Down3
Arranges party – with what’s available (5,2)MAKESDO7Down3
Feeling :o( (3)SAD3Down4
Short dash (6)HYPHEN6Down4
‘ … addit’ly going by the name of … ’ (3)AKA3Down5
Board game – sole power (8)MONOPOLY8Down5
Fearless Bobby that’ll open the Guardian (6)DARING6Down5
Smallest amount (5)LEAST5Down6
Action completely adopting inverted interior design (9)PROCEDURE9Down6
Recommend guests get changed around midnight (7)SUGGEST7Down7
Cooking for oneself (on holiday) (4-8)SELFCATERING12Down7
Frantically text Posh about test result of where’s it at (1,5,3,4)XMARKSTHESPOT13Down8
Yellow vegetable, ear of maize (4,2,3,3)CORNONTHECOB12Down8
Passed on knowledge to (8)INFORMED8Down13
Domestic flight (9)STAIRCASE9Down14
Closely examine as I weep noisily (7)EYEBALL7Down16
___ days – kingfisher – holy can (anag) (7)HALCYON7Down16
Man engaged to be married (6)FIANCE6Down17
Letter about impolite PM (7)TRUDEAU7Down18
Ham or violet (5)PARMA5Down19
Most of team gathering at lift (7)ELEVATE7Down19
Great effort making boot (6)WELLIE6Down20
Ridge on guitar neck – worry (4)FRET4Down21
Tibetan priest leaves US city for instrument (5)KAZOO5Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Tuesday, August 18, 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.