The Guardian Crossword July 22 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 58 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 58 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for July 22 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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Sort of holiday some rugby players must have time for (7)71 AcrossReveal answer → Unit used to measure the warmth of a duvet (3)31 AcrossReveal answer → Oliver requested more of it (5)54 AcrossReveal answer → Cup of tea turned up with a little Bounty Bar? (7)75 AcrossReveal answer → Woman’s outfit, with jacket and what Americans call pants (7,4)115 AcrossReveal answer → Literary friend of Mole and Badger (5)56 AcrossReveal answer → Kiss passionately (4)47 AcrossReveal answer → Feature of a crinkle-cut chip (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Greenhouse for fruit (8)88 AcrossReveal answer → Place to go? (3)38 AcrossReveal answer → Cocktail with bitters (4,3)79 AcrossReveal answer → Possibility of outlet store finally opening (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → I worked with cash register she’s discarded – it’s old (9)910 AcrossReveal answer → Substance whose particles can move about with freedom (5)511 AcrossReveal answer → Confused as senior coppers demanded … (10)1011 AcrossReveal answer → … commanding officer essentially use the truncheon (4)412 AcrossReveal answer → Hundredth of a pound (5)513 AcrossReveal answer → Firm steal something many people like to drive (4,7)1114 AcrossReveal answer → California tree (7)714 AcrossReveal answer → Profuse (8)816 AcrossReveal answer → Block – Dutch shoe (4)417 AcrossReveal answer → Goodness – neighbour’s entrance buzzer rings with excessive force – I must hide (11)1118 AcrossReveal answer → Bonn Republic (4,7)1118 AcrossReveal answer → Show off contribution to murder (4)421 AcrossReveal answer → A Western losing Oscar – that’s unexpected (10)1022 AcrossReveal answer → It must go through on time they regularly stress (9)925 AcrossReveal answer → Order Andrew’s source to meet King Charles, say (5)526 AcrossReveal answer → Fool taking smack maybe loves to escape (7)727 AcrossReveal answer → Drunk dwelt on disappointment (3-4)728 AcrossReveal answer →

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Without using tons, strangely it does not enhance crisp flavour (6,3,5)6 DownReveal answer → Walkman – perhaps as Spooner relates playing … (8,6)8 DownReveal answer → Maintains focus for cryptic clues (6)61 DownReveal answer → Hiker’s path (5)51 DownReveal answer → Stink (4)41 DownReveal answer → Perform better than (5)52 DownReveal answer → Baltic country (7)72 DownReveal answer → David Beckham makes one eat dessert first (10)103 DownReveal answer → Very beginning (5)53 DownReveal answer → Brother (5)53 DownReveal answer → Low house (8)84 DownReveal answer → Silver lining – occasionally he’ll get two below par (5)54 DownReveal answer → ‘I am so frustrated!’ (3)34 DownReveal answer → Pain in joint (6,5)115 DownReveal answer → Supply gum rubber – wanting metre on new roll? (6,3)95 DownReveal answer → Caustic chemical used for cleaning (3)35 DownReveal answer → Jargon – nomenclature (11)116 DownReveal answer → 2 seconds to read advertising watchdog’s email (4)46 DownReveal answer → … one from The Strokes (unoriginal pop group, according to him) (8)88 DownReveal answer → Goodwill (8)810 DownReveal answer → Travel (7)712 DownReveal answer → Allowed to take caravan briefly – that is assuming posh car up front is connected? Not so (10)1013 DownReveal answer → Titter (5)515 DownReveal answer → Can rule Tottenham’s first 11 out – ultimately not up for it (9)915 DownReveal answer → Made cloudy as former students smoked (8)816 DownReveal answer → Wheedle (4)417 DownReveal answer → Teasing related to exploit (4,2)620 DownReveal answer → One wood is perfect (5)523 DownReveal answer → Perhaps Rosemary is writing her book (4)424 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Wednesday, July 22, 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.