The Guardian Crossword July 17 2026 Answers
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Below are all the The Guardian Crossword July 17 2026 answers. The Friday 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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Chemical neurotransmitter – in a moped (anag) (8)DOPAMINE8Across1
Threat to informer? (4,4,3,4)SHOPTILLYOUDROP15Across1
Attempts – what Vlad the Impaler does (5)STABS5Across1
Crustacean on the side-walk? (4)CRAB4Across5
The ‘T’ of ‘G&T’ (5)TONIC5Across6
The ‘A’ of ‘WASP’ (5)ANGLO5Across7
Found new tenants for (2-3)RELET5Across8
Throw back nameless catch at sea (7)LOBSTER7Across9
Lock (5)TRESS5Across9
Archaic (5)DATED5Across9
Withdraw having committed a further offence as reported (7)RESCIND7Across10
Dance party (7)SHINDIG7Across10
Newton going, ‘You shouldn’t point!’ (3)DOT3Across11
Charity (12)PHILANTHROPY12Across11
Previously keeping flashy eroticist very happy (2,5,4)ONCLOUDNINE11Across12
Outcast (6)PARIAH6Across13
Mainly competent rating (4,6)ABLESEAMAN10Across13
Turkish city (6)ANKARA6Across14
Knocked back the drink (over a gallon) for some considerable time (4)AGES4Across15
Incautious (5-3-4)DEVILMAYCARE12Across17
Coming back discontented, negotiates very low price, a bargain (4)SNIP4Across18
US comedian put away for drugs in decline (10)DEGENERATE10Across20
Eyelash thickener (7)MASCARA7Across20
From Cusco, once? (5)INCAN5Across21
Bottle stopper (4)CORK4Across22
Loudly complain after sailors originally aboard leave port? (7,4)DESSERTWINE11Across23
Unusually high (8)FALSETTO8Across23
Take main road around valley (3)RIA3Across25
Neither partner recalled mentioning bread lines (7)RONDEAU7Across26
Flavouring from America is in demand (7)ANISEED7Across27
What Telford had a lot of to attract Romeo – sex (6,9)CARNALKNOWLEDGE15Across28
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Youth is speaking about another: ‘Dickhead!’ (5,4)SALADDAYS9Down1
Bird once on Mauritius (4)DODO4Down1
‘The git-go’ (5)START5Down1
Horrendously per-millilitre expensive office supply (5)TONER5Down2
B-list occasionally spoken about is going round (7)ORBITAL7Down2
Wine or water jug? (7)PITCHER7Down2
Go fishin’ (5)ANGLE5Down3
Singer Tom with suite trashed (8)TITMOUSE8Down3
Tiny tracks and rolling stock (5,7)MODELRAILWAY12Down3
I get emotional about returning to London’s original theatre (5)LYRIC5Down4
Ever-winning gymnast Simone (5)BILES5Down4
Sticking hooter in (where unwanted?) (6)NOSING6Down4
Long for a drink? (4,2,3)YARDOFALE9Down5
Word before ‘fir’, ‘Guards’ or ‘pint’ (5)SCOTS5Down5
Programme transmitter (5)RADIO5Down6
Turn left, perhaps, after park entrance – positive? (6)UPSIDE6Down6
Complaining in bar (7)RAILING7Down7
Bugaboo bloke? (8)BOGEYMAN8Down7
Traditional things in the newspaper once? (4,3,5)FISHANDCHIPS12Down8
Forces serviceman, might you say? (5)PADRE5Down8
Dim piece (anag) (8)EPIDEMIC8Down12
Hit wicket – AUS 1 down (spinner finally bowled over) (9)AWESTRUCK9Down14
Type of fruit (7)APRICOT7Down15
Tomorrow – or never? (6)MANANA6Down16
Synonyms to begin with: fly, go off, make a run for it (9)SKEDADDLE9Down16
Call service engineers initially for correction (8)REMEDIAL8Down17
Brim – tennis player’s wear (5)VISOR5Down18
Less sensible son gets involved making little difference (7)INSANER7Down19
Facts (4)INFO4Down19
Current Republican leading on the surface is a moron (7)AIRHEAD7Down21
A green revolution of sorts (6)GENERA6Down22
Make editor ultimately responsible for such columns (5)DORIC5Down23
Vlad’s past being ideal (5)IMAGO5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Friday, July 17, 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.