The Guardian Crossword August 27 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 27 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 64 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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Professional adds up money (7)PROFITS7Across1
Cluedo room (4)HALL4Across1
Warning on exiting tube train (4,3,3)MINDTHEGAP10Across1
Roger of The Thick of It and Cabin Pressure (5)ALLAM5Across5
Model paper plane’s not one (7)EXAMPLE7Across5
Spanish painter born Domenikos Theotokopoulos (2,5)ELGRECO7Across7
Morgan of Cunk on Earth and Motherland (5)DIANE5Across7
LP (5)ALBUM5Across8
Stewart of It’s a Wonderful Life and The Man Who Knew Too Much (5)JAMES5Across8
Mayoral adornment (4)SASH4Across9
Pocket tip and mostly split collection (9)POTPOURRI9Across9
Informal friendly greeting (4)HIYA4Across10
Did carry tons having ends of feet on either side (5)TOTED5Across10
Jump over – children’s game (8)LEAPFROG8Across11
Descendants to get diamonds (4)SEED4Across11
Ubiquitous leader is great alongside fellow union member (3,7)BIGBROTHER10Across12
Add salt and pepper to (6)SEASON6Across13
Awkward delivery bowled here; front of crease is rough (6)BREECH6Across14
Soldiers wait on order (7)RESERVE7Across15
Former currency of Spain (6)PESETA6Across15
Conservative leader of yesteryear to hug tree (7)CYPRESS7Across16
Bright, spotted, flying beetle (8)LADYBIRD8Across17
P in Nato phonetic alphabet (4)PAPA4Across18
Perhaps one in stock here if wanting order (6)HEIFER6Across18
She flies American back every week to country (10)SUPERWOMAN10Across20
Pivotal point – ___ and Bracket (bygone comedy duo) (5)HINGE5Across21
Bills squeezing current benefits (4)AIDS4Across21
Ideal male marriage partner (2,5)MRRIGHT7Across22
Take a nostalgic trip down this (6,4)MEMORYLANE10Across23
Downed one water, drinking litre after round (5)OWLET5Across24
Lead championship with Ronaldo’s header: that’s great for Real Madrid fans? (5,4)TITLEROLE9Across25
One steps over poo; shoe initially turned over (7)STRIDER7Across26
Tramp without clothes, sight is disgusting (7)OBSCENE7Across27
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Affectionate term for non-pedigree cat (5)MOGGY5Down1
Good, cheap cigarette papers, ultimately they’re for smoking tobacco (5)PIPES5Down1
Fifth pillar of Islam (4)HADJ4Down1
Assumed name (5)ALIAS5Down2
Determined to put on exhaust (7)OUTWEAR7Down2
Haggis accompaniment (4)NEEP4Down2
Andean pack animal (5)LLAMA5Down3
Club batting, accepting run out (4)IRON4Down3
Gardening or plastering tool (6)TROWEL6Down3
‘e.g.’s (8)EXAMPLES8Down4
True American siren chasing pure son (8,7)STRAIGHTSHOOTER15Down4
Motorway divisions (5)LANES5Down4
Traditional French inn (7)AUBERGE7Down5
Forces show terrible drug being cut: heroin put into skin with needle (9, 6)EDINBURGHTATTOO15Down5
Writing this, hour wasted filling a puzzle at the beginning (10)AUTHORSHIP10Down6
Biblical patriarch – bottle holding six litres of wine (10)METHUSELAH10Down6
Protection from mosquitos (4)MESH4Down6
One trying to flog something is a tosser (7)PITCHER7Down7
Back horse with tip for the first from Haydock (7)ENDORSE7Down8
Document sealed at Runnymede in 1215 (5,5)MAGNACARTA10Down9
Broad-brimmed Mexican hat (8)SOMBRERO8Down12
Thought before entering bet, card getting dealt (10)CEREBRATED10Down13
Firm to the bite (pasta or rice) (2,5)ALDENTE7Down14
Crotchety – one of seven (6)GRUMPY6Down16
Vehicles over street with old wheels (7)CASTORS7Down16
Common cold going round pub, endlessly (7)POPULAR7Down17
Summary in short, great book (7)EPITOME7Down19
Right, acute or obtuse (5)ANGLE5Down19
Killer whale (4)ORCA4Down20
‘90s band did rock on the radio (5)SUEDE5Down22
Spot fine, put up charges (4)FEES4Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, August 27, 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.