The Guardian Crossword August 29 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 82 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 82 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for August 29 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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A padre interfered with procession (6)61 AcrossReveal answer → Gentle flow (4)41 AcrossReveal answer → Maritime menace (4)41 AcrossReveal answer → State that in 1967 declared independence from Nigeria (6)61 AcrossReveal answer → Small hand-held telescope – The Amber ___ (8)83 AcrossReveal answer → Some rush opposite retail outlet (4)44 AcrossReveal answer → Author of the New Testament Epistles (2,4)64 AcrossReveal answer → ‘Affectionate’ evening of character assassination (5)55 AcrossReveal answer → Where you are (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Rocky debris (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Disprove first signs of rubbish expressed by unpredictable Trump (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Word used when referring to a ship (3)39 AcrossReveal answer → Recipients of one of 4’s epistles? (9)99 AcrossReveal answer → After hearing, went after pamphlet (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Portable computers (7)79 AcrossReveal answer → The gift of which enables one to speak fluently? (3)310 AcrossReveal answer → By the sound of it, manages abroad (8)810 AcrossReveal answer → Dance – ___ No.5 (Lou Bega) (5)510 AcrossReveal answer → Leo __, author of War and Peace (7)711 AcrossReveal answer → Small, U-shaped bone in neck – oh, DIY! (anag) (5)511 AcrossReveal answer → Large flatfish (6)612 AcrossReveal answer → Massachusetts town known for its witch trials (5)513 AcrossReveal answer → Pastry I’d designed for brief excursions (3,5)813 AcrossReveal answer → One who stirs up trouble (8-5)1314 AcrossReveal answer → Comedy starring Julie Walters and Michael Caine (9,4)1314 AcrossReveal answer → Thing on which a pianist sits is too little in part (5)516 AcrossReveal answer → French city, once home to Van Gogh (5)516 AcrossReveal answer → Mark Carney became its PM in 2025 (6)617 AcrossReveal answer → Heads of new offices trading extra details of significance (5)517 AcrossReveal answer → Worcestershire market town, known for its Bell Tower (7)718 AcrossReveal answer → Feel sick consuming jellied food (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Life, fire or body (5)519 AcrossReveal answer → Greatly loves stuff kept by matador, essentially (6)619 AcrossReveal answer → Mamma __, Abba hit (3)320 AcrossReveal answer → German militias formed in 1918 (9)921 AcrossReveal answer → House, lies or wash (5)522 AcrossReveal answer → The Irish senate (6)623 AcrossReveal answer → ___ bun – London football team (7)723 AcrossReveal answer → Military slang for everyday screw-ups (6)624 AcrossReveal answer → Do or request something daring (4,4)824 AcrossReveal answer → Harp-like instrument (4)425 AcrossReveal answer →

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Member of the clergy ordering aprons (6)61 DownReveal answer → David __, manager of The Office? (5)51 DownReveal answer → Precious mineral aggregates underground (4)41 DownReveal answer → US state – with ‘!’, a stage musical (8)81 DownReveal answer → Initially, rummage under boxes in eager search for jewels (6)62 DownReveal answer → Common name of Fraxinus trees (3)32 DownReveal answer → ___ motel (5)52 DownReveal answer → Youngest Marx brother (5)52 DownReveal answer → Bet set lead arranged is loathsome (10)103 DownReveal answer → John Le ___ (5)53 DownReveal answer → Port city on the Nile delta known for its eponymous stone (7)73 DownReveal answer → Ripping children’s party game? (4,3,6)134 DownReveal answer → Michaelmas daisy (5)54 DownReveal answer → Get better part of a shoe, we’re told (4)45 DownReveal answer → Characteristic feature shared by narwhals, water deer and elephants? (5)55 DownReveal answer → One who competes on computer, video etc (5)55 DownReveal answer → Not just any (3)36 DownReveal answer → Wrestling move (7)76 DownReveal answer → Feel sorry for chap I typically embraced (4)46 DownReveal answer → Amazonian genus popular in domestic aquariums (9)96 DownReveal answer → Mexican folk song which was a hit for Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos (2,5)77 DownReveal answer → Suffering difficulties, became less bent for an audience (10)107 DownReveal answer → Slovenly, lazy person (4)47 DownReveal answer → Co-host of The Rest is Football (4,7)118 DownReveal answer → Thingamy (6)68 DownReveal answer → Sift trifle nervously (6)611 DownReveal answer → The Slovenian capital (9)912 DownReveal answer → To begin with, all seem inhibited discussing events solely in private comments (6)612 DownReveal answer → Person who has obtained a degree (8)813 DownReveal answer → EU programme for education, training, youth and sport (7)714 DownReveal answer → Small offshore community engaged by tennis lessons (4)414 DownReveal answer → Queasy on the water (7)715 DownReveal answer → Nickname given to 30 St Mary Axe, London (7)715 DownReveal answer → Dirty chickens and others, reportedly (4)415 DownReveal answer → Anything that attracts (6)616 DownReveal answer → The Bulgarian capital (5)517 DownReveal answer → Bitter and sour – brace (anag) (5)518 DownReveal answer → Ed __, former 400-metre hurdles champion (5)519 DownReveal answer → Analysis of (eg) purity of precious metals (5)520 DownReveal answer → Stay afloat (4)421 DownReveal answer → The UK’s air defence force (3)322 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, August 29, 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.