The Guardian Crossword August 4 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 4 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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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Fetches round container with sweets (not drugs) as sacrifices (5,9)BURNT5Across
Carpets, top sort, woven for Rugby? (9,5)SPECTATOR9Across
Customized bicycle’s hollow wheel feature (7)BESPOKE7Across1
Occupied (4)BUSY4Across1
Places for experiments (4)LABS4Across1
Extravagant – gold pair (anag) (8)PRODIGAL8Across3
Faith for those making a pilgrimage to Mecca (5)ISLAM5Across5
Located outside building’s entrance, Ladies sadly put out of action (7)DISABLE7Across5
It may range from 1 to 10 (5)SCALE5Across7
‘ … more gold than a ___-horse can draw’ (Thomas Carlyle) (4)DRAY4Across8
Arcade coin (5)TOKEN5Across8
Flower stalk (4)STEM4Across9
Damp (8)MOISTURE8Across9
I totally agree! (10)ABSOLUTELY10Across11
A meaningful area of study (9)SEMANTICS9Across11
Use sleight of hand with ace? Capital! (5)PALMA5Across12
Pull it out to eject large bulb (5)TULIP5Across13
Macbeth’s victim (6)DUNCAN6Across14
Championship register reportedly taken by lead player? (5,4)TITLEROLE9Across15
Violently attack (6)ASSAIL6Across15
Wholesome (10)SALUBRIOUS10Across17
Vehicle gives way, getting around a river (9)STREETCAR9Across18
Was an MP your heartless lecher? (5)SATYR5Across19
Call signal? (8)RINGTONE8Across20
Not recorded (4)LIVE4Across21
Organisation is the essence of paradox, famously (5)OXFAM5Across21
Pathé footage (8)NEWSREEL8Across22
It’s said to be more (4)LESS4Across23
Reserve: quiet little creature’s novel resting place (9)BOOKSHELF9Across23
Casanova gets a new top for chemical solution (7)REDUCER7Across27
Disagreeable one having fun touring in China (7)PAINFUL7Across28
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‘Naughty’ and ‘nice’ things for Father Christmas (5)LISTS5Down1
Tabby is sickly – mind the mites (4-3)BABYSIT7Down1
Barren place (8)BADLANDS8Down1
Racecourse near Windsor Castle (5)ASCOT5Down2
Communication made meaningless by this climber (9)SCRAMBLER9Down2
Farewell performance (4,4)SWANSONG8Down2
A lot of figure (5)OFTEN5Down3
Tyger! Tyger! poet (5)BLAKE5Down3
Foreign cities limiting energy and temperature in vain (9)EGOTISTIC9Down4
Where birds or bats come to rest (6)ROOSTS6Down4
City known for witch trials (5)SALEM5Down4
Announcement (10)DISCLOSURE10Down5
Fancy backing with fibrous edges for cut flowers (5)DAFFS5Down5
How disciplinarians show restraint describing a dress? (9)STRAPLESS9Down6
Blokes (3)MEN3Down6
Excessive quantity (4)GLUT4Down6
Stock bar with drink – 1/3 off (5)BANAL5Down7
Twisted the truth (4)LIED4Down7
Net Tennyson carried regularly (7)ENSNARE7Down8
More enjoyable – rate Naples (anag) (10)PLEASANTER10Down10
Turn to gas – VIP arose (anag) (8)VAPORISE8Down12
Reflects light (8)GLISTENS8Down13
Blown up – impact spread over northern Brussels (9)PNEUMATIC9Down14
Membrillo ingredient (6)QUINCE6Down16
Mixed up rotor with BP engine (9)TURBOPROP9Down16
Moving position of horseshoe? (2,3,4)ONTHEHOOF9Down17
Sussex river (4)ARUN4Down18
Northwesterner has to rummage around Kent etc (7)SCOUSER7Down18
Chew on (a bone) (4)GNAW4Down19
Denial of tearful drunk (7)REFUTAL7Down20
Dispute about queen’s dream interpreter (5)FREUD5Down22
‘Beer time’s off!’ one snaps (5)BITER5Down23
Shut your mouth after ejecting hot Italian starter snack? (5)SUSHI5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Tuesday, August 4, 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.