The Guardian Crossword July 23 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 57 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 57 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for July 23 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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Scientific fact maybe lacking substance – flat-earthers most stupid (7,4,7)11 AcrossReveal answer → ‘Zzz’ sound (5)51 AcrossReveal answer → Duly chair (anag) – of pressurised liquid, when moving (9)95 AcrossReveal answer → Spanish bar snacks (5)56 AcrossReveal answer → Tale tales, or knitting supplies (5)57 AcrossReveal answer → Atom (4)48 AcrossReveal answer → BBC presenter Munchetty (4)48 AcrossReveal answer → Instructional (8)89 AcrossReveal answer → ‘You there!’ (3)39 AcrossReveal answer → Nap (6)610 AcrossReveal answer → Pass person inhaling good scent (7)710 AcrossReveal answer → Gift (6)611 AcrossReveal answer → Withdraw sheath for contraceptive during enjoyable time to get pregnant (9)911 AcrossReveal answer → Focus for rescuing sheep in distress (3,2)512 AcrossReveal answer → Echoing effect (6)613 AcrossReveal answer → Sexpot stripped for show (4)413 AcrossReveal answer → Intimate squeezing partner’s core, relaxed in armchair? (4-2-4)1014 AcrossReveal answer → Toddle like a mallard? (6)615 AcrossReveal answer → Destroying climate, sun reaches highest point (10)1016 AcrossReveal answer → Posterior (8)816 AcrossReveal answer → Webpage with updated narrative (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Risk money accepting a flutter (4)419 AcrossReveal answer → Indiscriminate (9)919 AcrossReveal answer → Form of comic, Mark, with one short joke (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Rake with money returned to pick up sex worker (9)922 AcrossReveal answer → He scored from ball into box, missing header during international (7)724 AcrossReveal answer → Drunk with wine drinking fizzy stuff out of round (7)725 AcrossReveal answer → Polluter to run after dirty river checked by Environment Agency (11)1126 AcrossReveal answer →

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Foreign land line scary: phone mobile connected with female (6,9)151 DownReveal answer → Pig’s home (3)31 DownReveal answer → Tree with winged fruits (8)81 DownReveal answer → Once more broadcast concerning series (5)52 DownReveal answer → Bread often brushed with ghee (4)42 DownReveal answer → Traipse (6)62 DownReveal answer → Host, part of TV duo, is a crawler (4,3)73 DownReveal answer → Media mogul Winfrey (5)53 DownReveal answer → Sports critic (6)63 DownReveal answer → Plate (4)44 DownReveal answer → Club foot out of sock that is tiny without padding (7)74 DownReveal answer → Chain of mountains (5)54 DownReveal answer → Order at local store, ultimately to get deal (8)85 DownReveal answer → Lengthy exam answer (5)55 DownReveal answer → Pub area (6,3)96 DownReveal answer → Act in theatre work: PG film essentially getting released (9,6)156 DownReveal answer → Building alongside railway (6,3)97 DownReveal answer → Squash flies all over the place with end of swat (6)67 DownReveal answer → Small place cleared to screen one sad film (6)68 DownReveal answer → Flying beetle (8)812 DownReveal answer → Smart – beaming (6)614 DownReveal answer → I squeeze into casual suit that could be taken in when not satisfied? (8)815 DownReveal answer → Good idea (6)615 DownReveal answer → Apple device set up date feature on smartphone (6)616 DownReveal answer → Rescue from island – lifeboat team wanting number in back of boat (7)717 DownReveal answer → Central Asian chief or prince (4)417 DownReveal answer → Give authority? Those people might (7)718 DownReveal answer → Stylish attempt to cover butt (6)620 DownReveal answer → Visible hole on green (5)523 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, July 23, 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.