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The Guardian Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 64 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for August 31 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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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Distinct earthy smell after rain – choir pert (anag) (9)91 AcrossReveal answer → Cultivate witticism about being adult (5-2)71 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Rogue Heroes (iPlayer military drama) (3)31 AcrossReveal answer → Month that starts with fooling (5)54 AcrossReveal answer → Currency is part I contributed to swindle (7)75 AcrossReveal answer → Right-arm leg spin bowler Shane (5)56 AcrossReveal answer → Seaweed – destruction (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Mountain range – book of maps (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Ocular organ (3)38 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Banderas (actor) (7)79 AcrossReveal answer → Small piece of advice about way to reassure your dog? (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Sure (as in a successful outcome) (2,3,3)810 AcrossReveal answer → USA Senate carve-up turns one’s stomach (9)910 AcrossReveal answer → Left, bat or wax (4)411 AcrossReveal answer → Earl, unable to answer question, left to get some identification (1-8)911 AcrossReveal answer → Less often confused with it when counting (5)512 AcrossReveal answer → Antenna (6)613 AcrossReveal answer → Heads of redbrick universities institute new standards for dilapidated buildings (5)513 AcrossReveal answer → ___ name (internet term) (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → Chief competitor, if losing run, would be matter of record (4,5)915 AcrossReveal answer → Species of Pacific salmon (4)416 AcrossReveal answer → Yellow meadow flowers – whoopsadaisy? (8)817 AcrossReveal answer → Left eager to get transformed and be happy (4,5)918 AcrossReveal answer → Issue dealt with in Pilgrim’s Progress (5)519 AcrossReveal answer → Gal Gadot or Natalie Portman, birth-wise (7)719 AcrossReveal answer → Large wild ox (5)520 AcrossReveal answer → Close temperature when sun goes down (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → In an essential, unavoidable manner (9)921 AcrossReveal answer → RAF’s doing badly, showing coolness under pressure (4,5)923 AcrossReveal answer → Post on half of wage when things are developing (9)925 AcrossReveal answer → Giving lip in church is a sin (5)526 AcrossReveal answer → Selfish people say Oscar is extremely tedious (7)727 AcrossReveal answer → Moved quickly to protect place when stretched (7)728 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Constantly talk equipment with Spooner in period before university (3,4)71 DownReveal answer → Annoyed persistently (8)81 DownReveal answer → Harry’s autobiography (5)51 DownReveal answer → Impressive or ordered range (5)52 DownReveal answer → CIA stores criminal blacklist (9)92 DownReveal answer → Leaves container (6)62 DownReveal answer → Records found when breaking up sofa? (5)53 DownReveal answer → Keen on (4)43 DownReveal answer → ___ U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson) (5)53 DownReveal answer → ‘How adorable!’ (3)34 DownReveal answer → French artist – shinier mates (anag) (5,7)124 DownReveal answer → Criticise book about father being camp mother at Christmas (5,4)94 DownReveal answer → Tidying and sorting again (12)125 DownReveal answer → Albanian currency (3)35 DownReveal answer → Plain type of sandwich has a French filling (5)55 DownReveal answer → Fulfilment – (I Can’t Get No) ___ (12)126 DownReveal answer → Sea birds circling coastal feature to find plants (4-5)96 DownReveal answer → Laundry airer – dresses Dobbin? (7-5)127 DownReveal answer → Regular cognition women get being dragged around (2,3)57 DownReveal answer → Central parts of genome system purify cells forming air passage (7)78 DownReveal answer → Perhaps (8)812 DownReveal answer → In one sense, mufflers funny things to look at (5,4)914 DownReveal answer → Media, climber or worker (6)615 DownReveal answer → Business has ten workers who share accommodation (2-7)916 DownReveal answer → Talking too much, manager almost overwhelmed by truth (9)917 DownReveal answer → Trick old horse to get into line (7)718 DownReveal answer → Meat – complaint (4)418 DownReveal answer → Without AI, diagnosed ruptures – it’s an unexpected benefit (7)720 DownReveal answer → Some plot suggestions raised, showing enthusiasm (5)522 DownReveal answer → Dirty place in ship where dumped material stored (5)523 DownReveal answer → Critical secondary characters in office come across major flaws (5)524 DownReveal answer →

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