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The Guardian Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 73 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword May 16 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 73 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#
Australian prime minister, 1983-1991 (3,5)BOB3Across Australian prime minister, 2010-2013 (5,7)JULIA5Across Australian prime minister, 1972-1975 (5,7)GOUGH5Across Phone __, newspaper scandal that led to the Leveson inquiry (7)HACKING7Across1 Mere ad funnily is created again (6)REMADE6Across1 Leading part of a curve by hotel (4)ARCH4Across4 Term for ferries designed so vehicles can be driven on and off (2-3)ROROS5Across8 Second team has metal pin (5)SCREW5Across8 Mysterious stuff in complex eco-satire (9)ESOTERICA9Across9 Number against the Spanish in literary work (5)NOVEL5Across9 Peter Weir thriller starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis (7)WITNESS7Across9 Close companion is mute also after treatment (8)SOULMATE8Across10 Fellows I backed to retain right against property (2,3)INREM5Across10 Liberator to regret grabbing key troublemaker finally (7)RESCUER7Across11 Gift given on the first day of Christmas? (9)PARTRIDGE9Across11 Feel bad about blocking Bishop’s carriage in America (7)RAILCAR7Across12 Assessed possibilities of legal action with daughter (5)CASED5Across13 Blueprints, we’re told, for drinks (8)DRAUGHTS8Across13 Insectivore swallowing head of dragonfly, not tail – head of drone came before (9)ANTEDATED9Across14 A nasty altercation with MP about fine piece of legislation (3,2,10)ACTOFPARLIAMENT15Across16 Children’s playground game known in Hindi as kit kit (9)HOPSCOTCH9Across16 Fail to take advantage of part of garment around middle, it’s said (5)WASTE5Across16 Note first person with right stopwatch, perhaps (5)TIMER5Across17 First signs of these ramblers exhibiting keenness for long journey (4)TREK4Across18 Sound of large bear is frightful (6)GRISLY6Across19 A form of ballad or lyrical poem (3)LAY3Across19 New points accepted by fool in malice (9)NASTINESS9Across19 Still empty, going to pub, drinking unknown spirit (5)SYLPH5Across21 Jack __, England bowler who made 1 not out batting with Ben Stokes at Headingley, 2019 (5)LEACH5Across21 College student erasing note offering greater comprehension (7)CLEARER7Across22 Musical based on the life of María Eva Duarte de Perón (5)EVITA5Across22 Particle the source of trouble in part of nervous system (7)NEUTRON7Across23 Religious group native to Kurdistan (7)YAZIDIS7Across23 The fifth bargain gets criticism? (5)SNIPE5Across24 Veronica’s son went to source (9)SPEEDWELL9Across25

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dame __, shadow foreign secretary (5,5)PRITI5Down Oppose leaders of regime exploiting society in short time (6)RESIST6Down1 Nick __, author of Fever Pitch and About a Boy (6)HORNBY6Down1 Tricksy unreal chap concealing a treasure, ultimately? (10)LEPRECHAUN10Down1 Reportedly, spot brand of car (6)MARQUE6Down2 Another name for reindeer (7)CARIBOU7Down2 Work for overseas employers? It supports Home Office functions (5-3)HOUSESIT8Down2 Struggling workman Ted is cheap and nasty? (10)DOWNMARKET10Down3 The US equivalent of HMRC (3)IRS3Down3 Broadcasting, say? Head of BBC upset about end of fine series (6)GERUND6Down3 Welsh peninsula, part of Swansea (5)GOWER5Down4 Support rat-catcher not using a piano (4)PIER4Down4 Reggae artist and former Wailer (5,4)PETERTOSH9Down5 Cuts song penned by associate of Z Malik? (10)HAIRSTYLES10Down5 Wander over nervously (4)ROVE4Down5 Woollen fabric, usually with a herringbone or twill pattern (5)TWEED5Down6 Transport company, excellent in two directions, seen around outside (3,5)AIRINDIA8Down6 Stop here after leaving town initially (4)HALT4Down6 __ Hallström, Swedish film director (5)LASSE5Down7 Church welcoming British and French playwright in Germany (6)BRECHT6Down7 One engaged in tuition devised curt intros (10)INSTRUCTOR10Down7 Arab leader in revolutionary memoir I’m editing (4)EMIR4Down8 The queen of the desert? (9)PRISCILLA9Down11 Beginners in this higher education module examine several topics (6)THEMES6Down11 Off the rails when on carrier? (6)ASTRAY6Down12 True, a ham is struggling, being this? (10)AMATEURISH10Down14 Speaker’s hard blow for excessively diligent pupil (4)SWOT4Down14 Wife’s confused, not a right nag? (5,5)DUTCHUNCLE10Down15 Mentioned feature in a supermarket in Skye, perhaps (4)ISLE4Down15 Infectious disease spread by fleas (6)TYPHUS6Down15 Gets hot without rising draught in convents (8)FRIARIES8Down17 1975 rock opera based on music by The Who (5)TOMMY5Down18 Article about student in University course mostly taken up and expanded (8)ENLARGED8Down18 Intervene, with second recording in the can (4,2)STEPIN6Down20 Robust articles deleted during part of weekend (6)STURDY6Down21 __ Kendall, secretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology (3)LIZ3Down21 Point succeeded in competition (4)CUSP4Down22 Christmas: last in cricket team still missing? (4)NOEL4Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, May 16, 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.