The Guardian Crossword June 6 2026 Answers

Horse whose autobiography by Anna Sewell appeared in 1877? (5,6)BLACK5Across The UK’s top civil servant (7,5)ANTONIA7Across Forged paper at bank (7)PARAPET7Across1 Stormzy genre (3)RAP3Across1 Spoken exam (4)VIVA4Across1 Yolk and white mixer (3,5)EGGWHISK8Across3 ‘___ Father, who art in heaven … ’ (3)OUR3Across4 Some upscale German cars (5)AUDIS5Across5 Raises caps on untaxed personal savings (3)UPS3Across5 Urge on section of slim peloton (5)IMPEL5Across7 Smell awful (5)STINK5Across7 Small-minded (5)PETTY5Across8 Doctor needs compact (5)DENSE5Across8 The stage name of actor and playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (7)MOLIERE7Across9 Not on the level? Dunno, Paw tricked over 500 (2-3-4)UPANDDOWN9Across9 Dish with grains (7)RISOTTO7Across9 The best deli tests sandwiches (6)ELITES6Across9 Void (5)EMPTY5Across10 Mythical beast, half human, half horse (7)CENTAUR7Across10 Payment for release of package picked up (4)BAIL4Across10 Neighbour of 7 right at home wearing nothing (5)RHINO5Across10 Pacific state once known as Pleasant Island (5)NAURU5Across11 Glutamate taste (5)UMAMI5Across11 How many like to solve crosswords in theory? (2,5)ONPAPER7Across11 __ Gray, former Downing Street chief of staff (3)SUE3Across12 When reviewing, I used to love her work about new frog genus (7)XENOPUS7Across12 Rich (1980s?) banker (6)YUPPIE6Across12 Cabinet __, position held by 22 / 23 (9)SECRETARY9Across13 They’re not free to work (5)SERFS5Across13 Cook starts to create healthy, enticing food (4)CHEF4Across13 Sliding wind instrument (6,7)SWANEEWHISTLE13Across14 Breeding grebes in a N Pacific location (6,3)BERINGSEA9Across14 Organise a truce at sea (6)CURATE6Across14 Yes, I will get move to Reform … and put the boot in? (4.2,4.5)GIVEITSOMEWELLY15Across16 Shorthand for venue on London’s South Bank (3)RFH3Across16 Parisian obelisk enthrals Swedish inventor (5)NOBEL5Across17 Those keeping strides up (6)BRACES6Across17 French composer remembered for his Boléro (5)RAVEL5Across18 Moves casually round hotel, speed initially being ineffective (9)TOOTHLESS9Across19 1940s US jazz (5)BEBOP5Across19 Sounded note for singer (5)TENOR5Across19 Nurse __, character in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (7)RATCHED7Across20 To begin with, naturalist inspects turtle egg (3)NIT3Across20 Books sweetheart into empty Montreal accommodation (5)MOTEL5Across21 Gives model to Danes (7)DONATES7Across21 Fit out (5)EQUIP5Across22 Type of sex from Thailand grotesque – runs to join in (7)TANTRIC7Across22 Skirt covering nether regions the French rejected for beachwear (7)MANKINI7Across23 Air blot (anag) (7)ORBITAL7Across23 Wrong about hidden warning (5)SIREN5Across24 British __, arm of international humanitarian movement (3,5)REDCROSS8Across24 Plough pullers (4)OXEN4Across25 Do something about sealing gap over light (3,4,2)SETFIRETO9Across25

Former Downing Street chief of staff (6,9)MORGAN6Down Group of large cats examined when leaving trap (5)PRIDE5Down1 Google Maps suggestion (5)ROUTE5Down1 Brilliant player (8)VIRTUOSO8Down1 A counting frame (6)ABACUS6Down1 Revealed by this fog breaking up? Hardly (3,2,5)OUTOFSIGHT10Down1 Jennifer __, star of Absolutely Fabulous (8)SAUNDERS8Down2 Tax inspection (5)AUDIT5Down2 Prospect (5)VISTA5Down2 Master on board climbing wooden mast stops playing (8)KASPAROV8Down2 Cold-blooded type let pier out (7)REPTILE7Down2 Flowering plant also known as lady’s fingers (4)OKRA4Down3 Publish in the paper (5)PRINT5Down3 Assumes trouble with Potus regularly (6)ADOPTS6Down3 Tray covered by papal letters (6)PALLET6Down3 Initially tracks information detailing economical flow of water (4)TIDE4Down4 Overly virtuous type? (5,3-5)GOODYTWOSHOES13Down4 An __, a novel by Norman Mailer, or The __, a play by Edward Albee (8,5)AMERICANDREAM13Down4 I don’t like that Republican lout (4)BOOR4Down4 Puppy – impudent youth (5)WHELP5Down5 __ O’Connor, author of Everything That Rises Must Converge (8)FLANNERY8Down5 Egyptian snake (3)ASP3Down5 Reportedly deserve vase (3)URN3Down5 One following gets careless, almost dying (2,8)INEXTREMIS10Down5 Place for clouds (3)SKY3Down6 Take sample of toothpaste? Always (5)STEAL5Down6 Name of publisher, time and place of publication of a book (7)IMPRINT7Down6 Mint tea with a touch of nutmeg added (5-3)BRANDNEW8Down6 Country bordered by Colombia and Chile (4)PERU4Down6 ‘Animals’ in Post Office beginning to sweat (6)HIPPOS6Down7 Fight’s final fall (4)KAYO4Down7 Sifter (anag) (6)STRIFE6Down8 Sense it could be largely pointless (4)NOUS4Down8 Opposed to a giant’s dancing! (7)AGAINST7Down11 Author acknowledging universally sensed truth enhances novel openings (6)AUSTEN6Down12 Clergy member, a big gun, we hear! (5)CANON5Down13 Airship (8)ZEPPELIN8Down13 __ Alliluyeva, Stalin’s daughter (8)SVETLANA8Down13 Jim __, co-writer and director of Airplane! (8)ABRAHAMS8Down14 Like Kelvin and the others in bed, not a reliable type (6,4)BASKETCASE10Down14 Change or use currency (5)EUROS5Down15 Scrap music hall staple (3,3,4)ANYOLDIRON10Down15 Onto the shore (7)AGROUND7Down15 Drink (6)IMBIBE6Down16 Happy carrying lady’s boxes (4)GLAD4Down16 Mrs __, landlady of Sherlock Holmes? (6)HUDSON6Down17 Where you may find me contracted not natural (8)INHERENT8Down17 Skip (5)CAPER5Down18 Animal found in bushes and tree tops (3)BAT3Down18 Where do soldiers go? Are they required at the front during occupations? (8)LATRINES8Down18 __ Corleone, the Godfather? (4)VITO4Down19 Neurotoxic protein used cosmetically (5)BOTOX5Down20 They have a point, debtors admitting (6)OWNERS6Down20 Insect (a different one) is trapped under Tom’s foot (6)MANTIS6Down21 Catcall (4)JEER4Down21 French river spanned by the Millau Viaduct (4)TARN4Down21 Both gutted he’s out? Flipping rubbish! (4)TOSH4Down22 My best friend’s letter to Times? (4)MUTT4Down23