The Guardian Crossword July 20 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 60 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 60 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for July 20 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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Electrical item momentarily illuminating things (5,4)91 AcrossReveal answer → Teacher of no practical use (8)81 AcrossReveal answer → Twilight time (4)41 AcrossReveal answer → A good way to go out (2,3)55 AcrossReveal answer → Obscure, extremely bumptious words on book jackets (6)66 AcrossReveal answer → Rude look (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Brings on board (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Blue – purplish butterfly (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Monkey with long face (7)79 AcrossReveal answer → The ‘E’ of Q.E.D. (4)49 AcrossReveal answer → Two idiots initiating one state shooting, perhaps (13)139 AcrossReveal answer → Lewdness (8)810 AcrossReveal answer → Dispose of the last bit of homemade pickle (6)610 AcrossReveal answer → Metal, atomic number 30 (4)411 AcrossReveal answer → Perception absolutely possessed by rowing crew (8)811 AcrossReveal answer → International clothing label about to bring on board rubbish celebrities (10)1013 AcrossReveal answer → Unilateral (3-3)613 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny tree art (6)614 AcrossReveal answer → System of rules requiring constant, dedicated work? (4)415 AcrossReveal answer → Trashy, somewhat lumpen affair (4)416 AcrossReveal answer → Sewing case (4)416 AcrossReveal answer → Result of division (8)817 AcrossReveal answer → Wild animal rage coming from the top dogs? (10)1018 AcrossReveal answer → Mesopotamian city in modern day Iraq (7)719 AcrossReveal answer → Small lizard (5)520 AcrossReveal answer → Word-finding reference (9)921 AcrossReveal answer → Satellite phone? It’s crazily old (8)821 AcrossReveal answer → Drawer primarily containing fabric (6)622 AcrossReveal answer → Domineering writer from Rome, maybe changing sides? (13)1323 AcrossReveal answer → A kid taking it easy (2,4)625 AcrossReveal answer → Fun-loving sort of mafia boss involved in robbery (8)826 AcrossReveal answer →

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Fade role (anag) (8)81 DownReveal answer → Money, familiarly (4)41 DownReveal answer → Opening above large part of church (7)72 DownReveal answer → Think highly of (6)62 DownReveal answer → Free from restraint (5)52 DownReveal answer → Unpleasant fluid dilutes fast (11)113 DownReveal answer → Beatles drummer Ringo (5)53 DownReveal answer → Hew (4)43 DownReveal answer → Bulk energy shot (5)54 DownReveal answer → Where kimchi originated (5)54 DownReveal answer → Consent (12)124 DownReveal answer → GP’s paperwork (12)125 DownReveal answer → Fancy that guy being put into care, possibly (7)75 DownReveal answer → Go through whole innings with wicket intact (5,4,3)126 DownReveal answer → Wasp at a picnic, e.g. (4)46 DownReveal answer → Person providing protection for country is working very hard (9)96 DownReveal answer → Learning institution’s subdivision reduced in size by 25% (3)37 DownReveal answer → Hookah – confused talk (6-6)127 DownReveal answer → Gathered together and had late-morning meal right away (7)78 DownReveal answer → Popular pink avatar (11)1112 DownReveal answer → Country homes? (8)812 DownReveal answer → She acts single, following couple of males in certain direction (4,5)914 DownReveal answer → English romantic painter (1775-1851) (6)615 DownReveal answer → Determined 80s pop star (7)717 DownReveal answer → Circus insect? (4)418 DownReveal answer → Frost ultimately breaks hole in crumbling relic (7)719 DownReveal answer → Supplies of first-class horses (7)720 DownReveal answer → Head of cabbage with tough green leaves (5)522 DownReveal answer → Drink in the bar periodically (3)324 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Monday, July 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.