The Guardian Crossword August 9 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword August 9 2026 answers. The Sunday 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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Spicy meat and bean dish (6)CHILLI6Across1
Willowy – or flimsy (4)SLIM4Across1
Check appearance for president (5)CHAIR5Across1
Game played in a hall (5)BINGO5Across4
Avoid part of process on border (8)SIDESTEP8Across4
Flat-bottomed boat (5)CANOE5Across5
‘I couldn’t tell them ___’ (5)APART5Across7
Shoe with no laces (4-2)SLIPON6Across7
Loved to bits (6)ADORED6Across8
Every one gathered with present get invitation to join in (3,8,3)ALLTOGETHERNOW14Across8
Delicious food (5)MANNA5Across8
Part of orange peel (4)ZEST4Across9
Cowboy boot attachment (4)SPUR4Across9
Sports contest, for the visitors (4,4)AWAYGAME8Across10
Is it ok to ask for a repeat? (4,4)HOWSTHAT8Across10
Relaxed as Republican enters a challenge (2,4)ATREST6Across11
Carrying off a second rate set of pipes (9)ABDUCTING9Across12
Young member of parliament? (5)OWLET5Across12
Competed in a marathon, say (5)RACED5Across14
Exaggerate large raise (3,2)BIGUP5Across15
Dispute arrest (3-2)RUNIN5Across17
Piglet had disrupted aircraft’s landing approach (5,4)GLIDEPATH9Across18
Priced individually, on menus (1,2,5)ALACARTE8Across18
Almost cry out during festival – it obscures your vision (6)EYELID6Across19
Place for doing laps (4)POOL4Across20
Excavator (6)DIGGER6Across21
Holiday cancelled? You must be joking (5,3)LEAVEOFF8Across21
Alexander, butter or snap (6)BRANDY6Across22
Larceny (5)THEFT5Across23
Call after date – it’s a sign of serious commitment (10,4)ENGAGEMENTRING14Across24
Meeting with a medium (6)SEANCE6Across24
Deck boss turned out in nightwear (8)BEDSOCKS8Across25
Tart ironically described like this on menu (5)SWEET5Across26
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___ artist (4)SCAM4Down1
Spooner lecturing arrogant airline – it can reduce accidents (5,7)CRASHBARRIER12Down1
Afro-Caribbean music (7)CALYPSO7Down1
Bolivian capital (2,3)LAPAZ5Down2
Admitted a lone wild drunk (7,2)ALLOWEDIN9Down2
Put in danger (7)IMPERIL7Down2
Silly (5)INANE5Down3
Southern part of base provides resting area (5)ROOST5Down3
City on the River Lune (9)LANCASTER9Down3
Pal (5)BUDDY5Down4
Notice cutting type of irresolute behaviour (3-6)SEESAWING9Down4
Eves’ counterparts (5)MORNS5Down4
Tell tales (7)NARRATE7Down5
Half of dons hate city (4)DOHA4Down5
Lots and lots (6)OODLES6Down6
The French state (4)ETAT4Down6
Easy to read report of cheat on board (9)SCRUTABLE9Down6
Weirdo’s diet regularly includes crumble (5)ERODE5Down7
Finish quarrel by counting to ten? (4,3,5)STOPTHEFIGHT12Down9
Pleasant (9)AGREEABLE9Down11
Writer blocking waterways? They’ll have him for breakfast (9)CANNIBALS9Down13
Dispute while at loggerheads (7)WRANGLE7Down13
I see gulls circling? That’s natural (9)GUILELESS9Down14
Team leader (7)CAPTAIN7Down15
Add some sparkle to gem sailor messed with (9)GLAMORISE9Down16
Last-ditch (2-2-3)DOORDIE7Down16
Wild West outlaw (6)BANDIT6Down17
Highly capable (5)ADEPT5Down19
Wise man spots current in Irish river (5)ERNIE5Down20
Partially apologise to Vatican over ballots (5)VOTES5Down22
Starts to manufacture exceptionally reliable cable car (4)MERC4Down23
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Sunday, August 9, 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.