The Guardian Crossword August 6 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 59 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 6 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 59 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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Favourite from 15 in sprint past team featuring Gatlin, Gay etc? (5,4)USAIN5Across
Love and prayer in 15 breaks through for Willard White, perhaps (5,4)OPERA5Across
A fantastic island chef takes dish from 15 (5,3,8)ACKEEAND8Across
It’s traditionally practised during Lent (10)ABSTINENCE10Across1
Biblical deluge refuge (3)ARK3Across1
Selfish desire (5)GREED5Across4
Pass-the-baton race (5)RELAY5Across6
Come together (5)UNITE5Across7
Without a weapon (7)UNARMED7Across7
Join forces (5)UNITE5Across8
More than one man mountain somewhere in 15 (8)KINGSTON8Across8
Hangers from cave ceilings (4)BATS4Across8
Mike, goal or house? (4)OPEN4Across10
Supposed (8)PUTATIVE8Across11
Python catches boa wandering by say, somewhere in 15 (7,3)MONTEGOBAY10Across11
Hard left turns approaching end of rally – something for the winner? (6)TROPHY6Across12
Add on (6)APPEND6Across13
Hats off, supply a wrap (4,4)WELLDONE8Across14
Was she not given a choice to speak for country? (7)JAMAICA7Across15
Divine – or alternative? (6)COMEDY6Across15
Excessive admiration (8)IDOLATRY8Across17
Oath’s not a pretence, would Aussie say? (7)STREWTH7Across17
Small amount – move in a hurry (4)DASH4Across18
One way to stop traffic? (5)BRAKE5Across21
Warning to offender (7)CAUTION7Across22
Old man’s taken to island, 15 by the sound of it? (6)PATOIS6Across22
One struck by god, Cupid (10)MATCHMAKER10Across23
Pale and thin (10)CADAVEROUS10Across23
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Bacterium in rum real, is it? (8)LISTERIA8Down1
Rapidly (5)APACE5Down1
Amphitheatre (5)ARENA5Down1
Fired up again (5)RELIT5Down2
A few (4)SOME4Down2
Setter in a dress that’s short (4)AGAR4Down2
Rare soft silvery metal – dim uni (anag) (6)INDIUM6Down3
Ode to a Nightingale poet (5)KEATS5Down3
Belly squeezed by fifth columnist in squat (6)STUMPY6Down3
Food (4)GRUB4Down4
One teaches (8)EDUCATOR8Down4
Nobody drunk now nobody drinks! (7)UNKNOWN7Down4
Turn red, perhaps (3)DYE3Down5
Cooking style (7)CUISINE7Down5
Activation of lever in bed to get warmer at night? (8)COVERLET8Down5
Inferior boss, decent after training (6-4)SECONDBEST10Down6
In a vulnerable position (3,2,1,4)OUTONALIMB10Down6
Knight guzzling absinthe, originally on the wagon (6)GAWAIN6Down7
The lot (10)EVERYTHING10Down9
Behind closed doors (2,6)INCAMERA8Down12
Thing concluding film featuring final lightweight item (7,3)PLASTICBAG10Down13
Proportional (3,4)PRORATA7Down14
Nursery (6)CRECHE6Down16
Rodent taking wodge around lunchtime? (8)CHIPMUNK8Down16
Frivolous throw, cast and pitch? (8)TRIFLING8Down18
Periods on horseback where British king into himself? (7)CHUKKAS7Down19
Wrong (5)AMISS5Down19
Car prefix (4)AUTO4Down20
Counter when a god denied church (6)ABACUS6Down21
Ralph snatches ‘er wig (6)PERUKE6Down22
Bellyache – something in 15’s patty? (4)BEEF4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, August 6, 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.