The Guardian Crossword July 30 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword July 30 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
Quickly recite (something) (6,3)RATTLEOFF9Across1 Accompanied by star, left behind with knowledge of Glasgow sports venue (10,4)KENNINGTONOVAL14Across1 Piece of snooker equipment (3)CUE3Across1 God Is a ___ (Ariana Grande song) (5)WOMAN5Across4 Rub out (5)ERASE5Across6 Domesticates (5)TAMES5Across7 Melodic vocal quality (4)LILT4Across8 Regretful of £1000 deposited after bankruptcy (5)RUING5Across8 Money (slang) (4)DOSH4Across8 Perspective (9)VIEWPOINT9Across9 Discarded top class team (3-5)SETASIDE8Across9 Tent, tower or jar? (4)BELL4Across10 Solo turn by crossword guru touring centre of 1ac? (7)CADENZA7Across11 Maximum and minimum values taken out of context, remarkably (7)EXTREMA7Across12 Change location of union meeting in telephone call? (5)ALTER5Across13 Watery liquid, esp when separated from coagulating blood (5)SERUM5Across13 Under a great burden, Ms Viner perhaps, with work (9)OPPRESSED9Across15 Sharp and perceptive (6)SHREWD6Across15 Standard (6)NORMAL6Across16 Natural (6)INBORN6Across17 An essential for burner of midnight oil hit spot (9)LAMPLIGHT9Across17 Be successful (3,3)PAYOFF6Across19 Guiltless about Jack Sprat’s diet, it’s implied (5)CLEAN5Across20 Government, anaesthetic or radio? (5)LOCAL5Across20 Arctic resident worked in retirement with supercomputer (7)NARWHAL7Across21 Carry (eg a gun) (4)TOTE4Across21 Cheese production initially stops its run (7)SAPSAGO7Across23 One’s foolish – or amusing (anag) (9)IGNORAMUS9Across24 Place to retreat to (4)NOOK4Across25 Dodge section that is recording (8)SIDESTEP8Across25 The bottom of something (9)UNDERSIDE9Across26 Forest dweller there – fearfully symmetrical, according to recital (5)TAIGA5Across26 Planet’s reporter takes chorus on leave, on the way to the Proms? (10,4)KENSINGTONGORE14Across27

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Charles and his mum in dust-up about constant sleazy activity (4,8)KERBCRAWLING12Down1 Reef-building organism (5)CORAL5Down1 Water nymph transformed by Diana (5)NAIAD5Down2 The so-called ‘fifth taste’ (5)UMAMI5Down2 Extremely dry (4)ARID4Down2 Art studio supporter (5)EASEL5Down3 Mostly where soldiers are trained to place their trust (2,7)INGENERAL9Down3 Alternative to the country (4)TOWN4Down3 Secretly married (6)ELOPED6Down4 Harsh and unscrupulous activity, seizing racy tapes (7)GESTAPO7Down4 Freshly painted (3)WET3Down4 Charity race (3,3)FUNRUN6Down5 Awfully sick after leaving new soup kitchen, getting better (2,3,2)ONTHEUP7Down5 Home for a heron (4)NEST4Down5 Start rolling the cameras here (5)ONSET5Down6 Harmonious start (9)HONEYMOON9Down6 Notices surrounding hip-hop doctor’s name on envelope (9)ADDRESSEE9Down7 How long food can be stored for (5,4)SHELFLIFE9Down7 Sorcerer welcomes assistance getting diplomat initial crossing? (6,6)MAIDENVOYAGE12Down10 One should help (9)ASSISTANT9Down11 Testing period (9)PROBATION9Down12 Twisting shape (5)SWIRL5Down13 What a story teaches us (5)MORAL5Down14 Actor suggesting a spot of 1dn? (3,6)TOMCRUISE9Down14 Sort of alpine act a daring climb? (2,7)ELCAPITAN9Down16 Head (slang) (6)NOGGIN6Down18 It’s a bit gluey getting up on a cycle (7)GELATIN7Down18 Early release from prison (6)PAROLE6Down19 Old drunkard beats wino up (7)TOSSPOT7Down19 1975 film directed by Steven Spielberg (4)JAWS4Down22 Spurs are improving, reportedly (still in need of work) (5)HEELS5Down22 It’s used to make cheese (4)CURD4Down23 Friend is one shot (5)AMIGO5Down24

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, July 30, 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.