The Guardian Crossword August 27 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 64 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for August 27 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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Professional adds up money (7)71 AcrossReveal answer → Cluedo room (4)41 AcrossReveal answer → Warning on exiting tube train (4,3,3)101 AcrossReveal answer → Roger of The Thick of It and Cabin Pressure (5)55 AcrossReveal answer → Model paper plane’s not one (7)75 AcrossReveal answer → Spanish painter born Domenikos Theotokopoulos (2,5)77 AcrossReveal answer → Morgan of Cunk on Earth and Motherland (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → LP (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Stewart of It’s a Wonderful Life and The Man Who Knew Too Much (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Mayoral adornment (4)49 AcrossReveal answer → Pocket tip and mostly split collection (9)99 AcrossReveal answer → Informal friendly greeting (4)410 AcrossReveal answer → Did carry tons having ends of feet on either side (5)510 AcrossReveal answer → Jump over – children’s game (8)811 AcrossReveal answer → Descendants to get diamonds (4)411 AcrossReveal answer → Ubiquitous leader is great alongside fellow union member (3,7)1012 AcrossReveal answer → Add salt and pepper to (6)613 AcrossReveal answer → Awkward delivery bowled here; front of crease is rough (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Soldiers wait on order (7)715 AcrossReveal answer → Former currency of Spain (6)615 AcrossReveal answer → Conservative leader of yesteryear to hug tree (7)716 AcrossReveal answer → Bright, spotted, flying beetle (8)817 AcrossReveal answer → P in Nato phonetic alphabet (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Perhaps one in stock here if wanting order (6)618 AcrossReveal answer → She flies American back every week to country (10)1020 AcrossReveal answer → Pivotal point – ___ and Bracket (bygone comedy duo) (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Bills squeezing current benefits (4)421 AcrossReveal answer → Ideal male marriage partner (2,5)722 AcrossReveal answer → Take a nostalgic trip down this (6,4)1023 AcrossReveal answer → Downed one water, drinking litre after round (5)524 AcrossReveal answer → Lead championship with Ronaldo’s header: that’s great for Real Madrid fans? (5,4)925 AcrossReveal answer → One steps over poo; shoe initially turned over (7)726 AcrossReveal answer → Tramp without clothes, sight is disgusting (7)727 AcrossReveal answer →

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Affectionate term for non-pedigree cat (5)51 DownReveal answer → Good, cheap cigarette papers, ultimately they’re for smoking tobacco (5)51 DownReveal answer → Fifth pillar of Islam (4)41 DownReveal answer → Assumed name (5)52 DownReveal answer → Determined to put on exhaust (7)72 DownReveal answer → Haggis accompaniment (4)42 DownReveal answer → Andean pack animal (5)53 DownReveal answer → Club batting, accepting run out (4)43 DownReveal answer → Gardening or plastering tool (6)63 DownReveal answer → ‘e.g.’s (8)84 DownReveal answer → True American siren chasing pure son (8,7)154 DownReveal answer → Motorway divisions (5)54 DownReveal answer → Traditional French inn (7)75 DownReveal answer → Forces show terrible drug being cut: heroin put into skin with needle (9, 6)155 DownReveal answer → Writing this, hour wasted filling a puzzle at the beginning (10)106 DownReveal answer → Biblical patriarch – bottle holding six litres of wine (10)106 DownReveal answer → Protection from mosquitos (4)46 DownReveal answer → One trying to flog something is a tosser (7)77 DownReveal answer → Back horse with tip for the first from Haydock (7)78 DownReveal answer → Document sealed at Runnymede in 1215 (5,5)109 DownReveal answer → Broad-brimmed Mexican hat (8)812 DownReveal answer → Thought before entering bet, card getting dealt (10)1013 DownReveal answer → Firm to the bite (pasta or rice) (2,5)714 DownReveal answer → Crotchety – one of seven (6)616 DownReveal answer → Vehicles over street with old wheels (7)716 DownReveal answer → Common cold going round pub, endlessly (7)717 DownReveal answer → Summary in short, great book (7)719 DownReveal answer → Right, acute or obtuse (5)519 DownReveal answer → Killer whale (4)420 DownReveal answer → ‘90s band did rock on the radio (5)522 DownReveal answer → Spot fine, put up charges (4)423 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, August 27, 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.