The Guardian Crossword July 20 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 60 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword July 20 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 60 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Electrical item momentarily illuminating things (5,4)FLASHLAMP9Across1
Teacher of no practical use (8)ACADEMIC8Across1
Twilight time (4)DUSK4Across1
A good way to go out (2,3)ONTOP5Across5
Obscure, extremely bumptious words on book jackets (6)BLURBS6Across6
Rude look (5)STARE5Across7
Brings on board (5)HIRES5Across8
Blue – purplish butterfly (5)AZURE5Across8
Monkey with long face (7)MACAQUE7Across9
The ‘E’ of Q.E.D. (4)ERAT4Across9
Two idiots initiating one state shooting, perhaps (13)ASSASSINATION13Across9
Lewdness (8)RIBALDRY8Across10
Dispose of the last bit of homemade pickle (6)SCRAPE6Across10
Metal, atomic number 30 (4)ZINC4Across11
Perception absolutely possessed by rowing crew (8)EYESIGHT8Across11
International clothing label about to bring on board rubbish celebrities (10)GLITTERATI10Across13
Unilateral (3-3)ONEWAY6Across13
Tiny tree art (6)BONSAI6Across14
System of rules requiring constant, dedicated work? (4)CODE4Across15
Trashy, somewhat lumpen affair (4)NAFF4Across16
Sewing case (4)ETUI4Across16
Result of division (8)QUOTIENT8Across17
Wild animal rage coming from the top dogs? (10)MANAGERIAL10Across18
Mesopotamian city in modern day Iraq (7)BABYLON7Across19
Small lizard (5)GECKO5Across20
Word-finding reference (9)THESAURUS9Across21
Satellite phone? It’s crazily old (8)CALLISTO8Across21
Drawer primarily containing fabric (6)CRAYON6Across22
Domineering writer from Rome, maybe changing sides? (13)AUTHORITARIAN13Across23
A kid taking it easy (2,4)ATEASE6Across25
Fun-loving sort of mafia boss involved in robbery (8)HEDONIST8Across26
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fade role (anag) (8)FREELOAD8Down1
Money, familiarly (4)DOSH4Down1
Opening above large part of church (7)CHANCEL7Down2
Think highly of (6)ADMIRE6Down2
Free from restraint (5)UNTIE5Down2
Unpleasant fluid dilutes fast (11)DISTASTEFUL11Down3
Beatles drummer Ringo (5)STARR5Down3
Hew (4)HACK4Down3
Bulk energy shot (5)MASSE5Down4
Where kimchi originated (5)KOREA5Down4
Consent (12)ACQUIESCENCE12Down4
GP’s paperwork (12)PRESCRIPTION12Down5
Fancy that guy being put into care, possibly (7)CHIMERA7Down5
Go through whole innings with wicket intact (5,4,3)CARRYONESBAT12Down6
Wasp at a picnic, e.g. (4)PEST4Down6
Person providing protection for country is working very hard (9)BEAVERING9Down6
Learning institution’s subdivision reduced in size by 25% (3)UNI3Down7
Hookah – confused talk (6-6)HUBBLEBUBBLE12Down7
Gathered together and had late-morning meal right away (7)BUNCHED7Down8
Popular pink avatar (11)INCARNATION11Down12
Country homes? (8)COTTAGES8Down12
She acts single, following couple of males in certain direction (4,5)EMMASTONE9Down14
English romantic painter (1775-1851) (6)TURNER6Down15
Determined 80s pop star (7)ADAMANT7Down17
Circus insect? (4)FLEA4Down18
Frost ultimately breaks hole in crumbling relic (7)NEOLITH7Down19
Supplies of first-class horses (7)AMOUNTS7Down20
Head of cabbage with tough green leaves (5)CHARD5Down22
Drink in the bar periodically (3)TEA3Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Monday, July 20, 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.