The Guardian Crossword August 8 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 80 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 8 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 80 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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Former name of Welsh region, home to the annual Green Man Festival (6,7)BRECON6Across
Annual event in Norfolk, home to World Championship Snail Racing (7,4)CONGHAM7Across
Toy, target or top (4)SOFT4Across1
Avian features in posters? (5)BILLS5Across1
List of names in a playbill (4)CAST4Across1
On the other side of the page (8)OVERLEAF8Across3
Backing bar party (5)REVEL5Across4
Jump on board? (5)OLLIE5Across5
Urge taking long strides when throwing off clothing (3)EGG3Across7
Snail trail (5)SLIME5Across7
Sing in the Alps (5)YODEL5Across8
Unexpectedly repents now (7)PRESENT7Across8
Gets married (4)WEDS4Across9
Ineptly filter a small amount (6)TRIFLE6Across9
Cockle or mussel, say (7)MOLLUSC7Across9
John __, author of Rabbit, Run and The Witches of Eastwick (6)UPDIKE6Across9
Hoodwinked, without protection in place surrounded by water (4)ISLE4Across10
One goes to the polls (5)VOTER5Across10
Mount __, volcano in Italy (4)ETNA4Across10
Support – acceptance (3-2)BUYIN5Across11
Rectangle (6)OBLONG6Across12
__ Bay, Cook’s landing place in Australia (6)BOTANY6Across12
The __ Witch Project, 1999 horror movie (5)BLAIR5Across13
Send out a message for part of book (4)PAGE4Across13
Unlimited elevated commendation (6)PRAISE6Across14
Sober – as OAP insisted (anag) (13)DISPASSIONATE13Across14
__ O’Neal, star of Paper Moon (5)TATUM5Across15
Twisted laciest component of knickers? (7)ELASTIC7Across17
Soluble substance which can neutralise acids (6)ALKALI6Across17
__ Bevis, professional wrestler – and her mother (6)SARAYA6Across17
Amanda __, shepherd and television personality (4)OWEN4Across18
It’s raised in support (5)THUMB5Across19
Deity to follow around (3)GOD3Across19
Hard back (5)STERN5Across20
Very steep swerve (5)SHEER5Across21
Layered vegetable (5)ONION5Across22
The Stone of __, coronation block (5)SCONE5Across22
Small waterfall (7)CASCADE7Across23
Forte or Fawlty? (8)HOTELIER8Across24
Top of the range? (4)PEAK4Across25
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Call sign of the US presidential jet? (3,5,3)AIRFORCE8Down
Welsh town, home to the annual World Bog Snorkelling Championships (9,5)LLANWRTYD9Down
Complain, table being wobbly (5)BLEAT5Down1
A person of consequence (8)SOMEBODY8Down1
Teapot cover (4)COSY4Down1
__ Ball, presenter (3)ZOE3Down1
Permit (5)ALLOW5Down2
Another name for aubergine (8)EGGPLANT8Down2
Ornamental garden building (5)FOLLY5Down2
Severe punishments uncovered for taking wood from forest (7)LOGGING7Down2
Common feature of a children’s playground (5)SLIDE5Down3
Quantity provided in a flexible way (6)SUPPLY6Down3
__ Fair, novel by Thackeray (6)VANITY6Down3
Water plant hunted animal overturned (4)REED4Down4
Where one problem leads to another, compounding the original difficulty (7,6)VICIOUSCIRCLE13Down4
Measured with a stopwatch (5)TIMED5Down4
Contend with creeping plant hiding edges (3)VIE3Down5
Competitor (5)RIVAL5Down5
Flannel peeled to make coffee? (5)LATTE5Down6
Fish sometimes served jellied (4)EELS4Down6
Baltic state bordering Russia and Latvia (7)ESTONIA7Down6
Plant which reproduces via spores (4)FERN4Down7
Sydney and Beatrice __, co-founders of the LSE (4)WEBB4Down8
South American plant grown for its rice-like seeds (6)QUINOA6Down8
West Sussex town, home to an annual revival of events leading to D-day (9)SOUTHWICK9Down11
English rocks or stones on beach (7)SHINGLE7Down11
Ridiculous prices, in summary (6)PRECIS6Down12
Time for a drink (3,5)TEABREAK8Down13
Outer parts of fruit drop off, turning upside down (5)PEELS5Down13
One very respected tree (5)ELDER5Down15
One plays alone (7)SOLOIST7Down15
Surprise fans after upset (4)STUN4Down16
Stage name of the musician and animal rights activist Richard Hall (4)MOBY4Down16
Slow on the uptake (6)OBTUSE6Down16
Scandinavian country, capital Stockholm (6)SWEDEN6Down17
Live a long time, having turned up (3)ARE3Down18
Cancel (5)ANNUL5Down18
A message hidden in a crossword puzzle (4)NINA4Down19
Treatment (5)USAGE5Down20
Heavy hitter? (4)COSH4Down21
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, August 8, 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.