The Guardian Crossword July 28 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword July 28 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 66 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Ability to endure – partying woes (anag) (7,5)STAYINGPOWER12Across1 Rugby player lacking weight put in the shade? (9)BACKLIGHT9Across1 Amateur’s counterpart (3)PRO3Across1 Accessory in a Halloween witch costume (5)BROOM5Across4 Words to live by, not initially arse-backwards (5)MOTTO5Across6 Largest blood vessel in the human body (5)AORTA5Across6 __ josh, curry dish (5)ROGAN5Across7 It’s the proverbial limit (3)SKY3Across8 Lowest point (5)NADIR5Across9 Joe, for one, allowed a padded jacket (5)GILET5Across9 Fake – credit card (7)PLASTIC7Across10 Call for monsoon? Mumbai resident dropping one in a hurry (4,5)RAINDANCE9Across10 Count (on) (4)RELY4Across11 Tigress, with ‘Yum!’, mauled grumbler (6,4)MISERYGUTS10Across11 Dangerous building (8)FIRETRAP8Across12 Some charity, perhaps, would be kind (4)TYPE4Across12 Showed desire to embrace one in make-up? (7)PAINTED7Across14 What one aims for (6)TARGET6Across14 US lawyer ready to accept thanks for information (7)DATASET7Across15 Vicar’s standpoint? (6)PULPIT6Across15 A goal almost entirely securing first place in league, in general (2,5)ATLARGE7Across17 Direct (8)EXPLICIT8Across18 Duke’s decline largely involving unknown figure in French scandal (7)DREYFUS7Across19 Desire to lose, discarding diamonds (4)ITCH4Across20 Register – drumbeats (4)ROLL4Across20 Give apparent legitimacy to (dirty money) (7)LAUNDER7Across22 Allowing style’s suitable, but not fine (10)PERMITTING10Across22 Evident (5)OVERT5Across23 Feeling(s) of misery (12)WRETCHEDNESS12Across24 Pompous Unionist blocking a timid one, mostly? That’s of doubtful value (9)AMBIGUOUS9Across25 Friend I’m backing to invest in a success (5)AMIGO5Across26 Big noise in family group estranging nearly all? (5)CLANG5Across27 Drink in the past contributing to atmosphere in islands (9)GALAPAGOS9Across28

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
How stamps are affixed? Crikey! (2,3)BYGUM5Down1 ___ and Bess (5)PORGY5Down1 Starry Parisian is one active in political group (9)CELESTIAL9Down2 Work roster (4)ROTA4Down2 Little fish (7)TIDDLER7Down2 Muscat’s country (4)OMAN4Down3 University brought in rare title, fantastic writing (10)LITERATURE10Down3 Long story (4)YARN4Down3 Table cloth? (6)NAPKIN6Down4 Book salvaged from rubbish daughter stored (7)GARAGED7Down4 Measures of mobile phone reception (4)BARS4Down4 Gradually stop using (something) (5,3)PHASEOUT8Down5 Corner chess piece (4)ROOK4Down5 Peculiar warped wits hosted by talks provider? (7)TWISTED7Down5 Bed, buffalo or bill? (5)WATER5Down6 A way with meter and rhyme? (4)MODE4Down6 To sum up (12)RECAPITULATE12Down7 Fish like the location where fish are readily shot? (5)TUNNY5Down7 Stereo apt to distort musical works (9)OPERETTAS9Down8 Generally accepted, but not official, rule (9,3)UNWRITTENLAW12Down8 Occasional (8)PERIODIC8Down13 US actress swallowing whisky up – by the way, it’s illuminating (6,4)STREETLAMP10Down13 A chap is upset about scripture lessons being hypocritical (9)PHARISAIC9Down14 Accepted method (7)PROCESS7Down16 Promoting us following cake decoration appearing to be enough (9)SUFFICING9Down16 Intense (6)FIERCE6Down17 Billionaire probing work unit soon (7)ERELONG7Down18 Starring role involving some cut upset the old girl (7)DAMOSEL7Down19 One may be pregnant (5)PAUSE5Down19 Government committee’s firm support (5)COBRA5Down21 Blue – feathers (4)DOWN4Down21 Unrefined Imperial measure? (5)GROSS5Down23 Eager to see name removed from a medal (4)AGOG4Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Tuesday, July 28, 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.