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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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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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.