The Guardian Crossword July 16 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword July 16 2026 answers. The Thursday 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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Rider (10)POSTSCRIPT10Across1
Shifting a lot into base that’s feeling full (7)BLOATED7Across1
‘Don’t talk to me, I’m in a ___’ (4)RUSH4Across1
Receiver of stolen goods (5)FENCE5Across5
Causes damage to and gets emotional (5,2)TEARSUP7Across5
It Doesn’t ___ Snow at Christmas (Pet Shop Boys single) (5)OFTEN5Across6
Less than intellectual (7)LOWBROW7Across7
Horserider’s steering system (5)REINS5Across7
North African capital (5)TUNIS5Across8
Orange, ash or palm (4)TREE4Across8
Partially staunch a smoking fissure (5)CHASM5Across9
Block local commercial involvement in staple food (9)BARRICADE9Across10
Bludgeon (4)COSH4Across10
Clamour (8)BALLYHOO8Across11
Like church’s addition to wedding without ring? It’s so dull (10)UNINSPIRED10Across11
Atmosphere that’s spoken of before in poetry (3)ERE3Across12
Ordering of words (6)SYNTAX6Across13
You must write to get her to analyse you (12)GRAPHOLOGIST12Across14
Starry (6)ASTRAL6Across15
Acquire by flattery (8)INVEIGLE8Across17
Maximum break adds up to 12 (3,4,5)ONEFOURSEVEN12Across18
Gobble (up) – large canine (4)WOLF4Across18
Wind has no singular source from which it comes (3)GUT3Across21
Slice into two equal parts (5)HALVE5Across21
Bony arrangement (3,4)RIBCAGE7Across22
Repeat take out – it needs to feed two couples (6,4)DOUBLEDATE10Across22
Chill! (4,2,4)TAKEITEASY10Across23
On camera, I spilt coffee (9)AMERICANO9Across25
Farm starts to rear another new cattle herd (5)RANCH5Across26
Spot on jumper? That’s just great (3,4)TOPHOLE7Across27
Most secure force when cold war sides abandoned leaders (7)FASTEST7Across28
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Become encouraged as dollar gaining value (4,2)BUCKUP6Down1
Welshpool’s county (5)POWYS5Down1
Allude (5)REFER5Down1
Nippy (4)SPRY4Down2
Performing one piece that’s old? (2,1,3)ONABIT6Down2
Loosen, as shoelaces (5)UNTIE5Down2
One of maybe five in an act (5)SCENE5Down3
That doesn’t matter! (2,4)SOWHAT6Down3
A worm tries wriggling but it always goes forward (5,5)TIMESARROW10Down3
Broody types (4)HENS4Down4
Unsparing (8)RUTHLESS8Down4
Name top class capital (5)DUBAI5Down4
William, Worth or Knox (4)FORT4Down5
See mother cavorting in erotic adventure (9)THREESOME9Down5
Wild feline (7)PANTHER7Down5
Like coming around without clothing (4)AKIN4Down6
Anvil user (10)BLACKSMITH10Down6
Dodgy treatment leads to almost bare ground outside (5,3)SNAKEOIL8Down7
Bushes, for example, I’d left as gifts (8)PRESENTS8Down8
Retail thief (10)SHOPLIFTER10Down9
Language in Denpasar (8)BALINESE8Down12
Fancy suit will send sweet messages of endearment (4,6)LOVEHEARTS10Down13
Short book (7)NOVELLA7Down14
Bore winding up for repeat (9)PERFORATE9Down15
Broccoli part (6)FLORET6Down16
Moving location where gunman occasionally hides (8)POIGNANT8Down16
Pay to have seat lifted (6,2)SETTLEUP8Down17
Egg producer (5)OVARY5Down19
Snack, core part of unsafe carnal diet (6)SARNIE6Down19
Extremely rare dish, opulent and very popular (3,3)REDHOT6Down20
Eurovision winners 1974, in Brighton (4)ABBA4Down20
Live abroad? Get lost (2,3)BEOFF5Down23
Initially it’s used to determine the order of firing (4)LIFO4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, July 16, 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.