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The Guardian Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 31 2026 answers. The Monday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Distinct earthy smell after rain – choir pert (anag) (9)PETRICHOR9Across1 Cultivate witticism about being adult (5-2)GROWNUP7Across1 ___ Rogue Heroes (iPlayer military drama) (3)SAS3Across1 Month that starts with fooling (5)APRIL5Across4 Currency is part I contributed to swindle (7)BITCOIN7Across5 Right-arm leg spin bowler Shane (5)WARNE5Across6 Seaweed – destruction (5)WRACK5Across7 Mountain range – book of maps (5)ATLAS5Across8 Ocular organ (3)EYE3Across8 ___ Banderas (actor) (7)ANTONIO7Across9 Small piece of advice about way to reassure your dog? (5)PETIT5Across9 Sure (as in a successful outcome) (2,3,3)INTHEBAG8Across10 USA Senate carve-up turns one’s stomach (9)NAUSEATES9Across10 Left, bat or wax (4)WING4Across11 Earl, unable to answer question, left to get some identification (1-8)EPASSPORT9Across11 Less often confused with it when counting (5)FEWER5Across12 Antenna (6)FEELER6Across13 Heads of redbrick universities institute new standards for dilapidated buildings (5)RUINS5Across13 ___ name (internet term) (6)DOMAIN6Across14 Chief competitor, if losing run, would be matter of record (4,5)ARCHRIVAL9Across15 Species of Pacific salmon (4)COHO4Across16 Yellow meadow flowers – whoopsadaisy? (8)COWSLIPS8Across17 Left eager to get transformed and be happy (4,5)FEELGREAT9Across18 Issue dealt with in Pilgrim’s Progress (5)SPROG5Across19 Gal Gadot or Natalie Portman, birth-wise (7)ISRAELI7Across19 Large wild ox (5)BISON5Across20 Close temperature when sun goes down (5)NIGHT5Across21 In an essential, unavoidable manner (9)NEEDFULLY9Across21 RAF’s doing badly, showing coolness under pressure (4,5)SANGFROID9Across23 Post on half of wage when things are developing (9)GESTATION9Across25 Giving lip in church is a sin (5)CRIME5Across26 Selfish people say Oscar is extremely tedious (7)EGOISTS7Across27 Moved quickly to protect place when stretched (7)SPLAYED7Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Constantly talk equipment with Spooner in period before university (3,4)GAPYEAR7Down1 Annoyed persistently (8)PESTERED8Down1 Harry’s autobiography (5)SPARE5Down1 Impressive or ordered range (5)ARRAY5Down2 CIA stores criminal blacklist (9)OSTRACISE9Down2 Leaves container (6)TEABAG6Down2 Records found when breaking up sofa? (5)NOTES5Down3 Keen on (4)INTO4Down3 ___ U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson) (5)SINCE5Down3 ‘How adorable!’ (3)AWW3Down4 French artist – shinier mates (anag) (5,7)HENRIMATISSE12Down4 Criticise book about father being camp mother at Christmas (5,4)PANTODAME9Down4 Tidying and sorting again (12)REORGANISING12Down5 Albanian currency (3)LEK3Down5 Plain type of sandwich has a French filling (5)BLUNT5Down5 Fulfilment – (I Can’t Get No) ___ (12)SATISFACTION12Down6 Sea birds circling coastal feature to find plants (4-5)TREEFERNS9Down6 Laundry airer – dresses Dobbin? (7-5)CLOTHESHORSE12Down7 Regular cognition women get being dragged around (2,3)ONTOW5Down7 Central parts of genome system purify cells forming air passage (7)NOSTRIL7Down8 Perhaps (8)POSSIBLY8Down12 In one sense, mufflers funny things to look at (5,4)SIGHTGAGS9Down14 Media, climber or worker (6)SOCIAL6Down15 Business has ten workers who share accommodation (2-7)COTENANTS9Down16 Talking too much, manager almost overwhelmed by truth (9)VERBOSITY9Down17 Trick old horse to get into line (7)FINAGLE7Down18 Meat – complaint (4)BEEF4Down18 Without AI, diagnosed ruptures – it’s an unexpected benefit (7)GODSEND7Down20 Some plot suggestions raised, showing enthusiasm (5)GUSTO5Down22 Dirty place in ship where dumped material stored (5)SKIPS5Down23 Critical secondary characters in office come across major flaws (5)FOCAL5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Monday, August 31, 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.