The Guardian Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

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Below are all 73 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for May 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Australian prime minister, 1983-1991 (3,5)3 AcrossReveal answer → Australian prime minister, 2010-2013 (5,7)5 AcrossReveal answer → Australian prime minister, 1972-1975 (5,7)5 AcrossReveal answer → Phone __, newspaper scandal that led to the Leveson inquiry (7)71 AcrossReveal answer → Mere ad funnily is created again (6)61 AcrossReveal answer → Leading part of a curve by hotel (4)44 AcrossReveal answer → Term for ferries designed so vehicles can be driven on and off (2-3)58 AcrossReveal answer → Second team has metal pin (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Mysterious stuff in complex eco-satire (9)99 AcrossReveal answer → Number against the Spanish in literary work (5)59 AcrossReveal answer → Peter Weir thriller starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis (7)79 AcrossReveal answer → Close companion is mute also after treatment (8)810 AcrossReveal answer → Fellows I backed to retain right against property (2,3)510 AcrossReveal answer → Liberator to regret grabbing key troublemaker finally (7)711 AcrossReveal answer → Gift given on the first day of Christmas? (9)911 AcrossReveal answer → Feel bad about blocking Bishop’s carriage in America (7)712 AcrossReveal answer → Assessed possibilities of legal action with daughter (5)513 AcrossReveal answer → Blueprints, we’re told, for drinks (8)813 AcrossReveal answer → Insectivore swallowing head of dragonfly, not tail – head of drone came before (9)914 AcrossReveal answer → A nasty altercation with MP about fine piece of legislation (3,2,10)1516 AcrossReveal answer → Children’s playground game known in Hindi as kit kit (9)916 AcrossReveal answer → Fail to take advantage of part of garment around middle, it’s said (5)516 AcrossReveal answer → Note first person with right stopwatch, perhaps (5)517 AcrossReveal answer → First signs of these ramblers exhibiting keenness for long journey (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Sound of large bear is frightful (6)619 AcrossReveal answer → A form of ballad or lyrical poem (3)319 AcrossReveal answer → New points accepted by fool in malice (9)919 AcrossReveal answer → Still empty, going to pub, drinking unknown spirit (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Jack __, England bowler who made 1 not out batting with Ben Stokes at Headingley, 2019 (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → College student erasing note offering greater comprehension (7)722 AcrossReveal answer → Musical based on the life of María Eva Duarte de Perón (5)522 AcrossReveal answer → Particle the source of trouble in part of nervous system (7)723 AcrossReveal answer → Religious group native to Kurdistan (7)723 AcrossReveal answer → The fifth bargain gets criticism? (5)524 AcrossReveal answer → Veronica’s son went to source (9)925 AcrossReveal answer →

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Dame __, shadow foreign secretary (5,5)5 DownReveal answer → Oppose leaders of regime exploiting society in short time (6)61 DownReveal answer → Nick __, author of Fever Pitch and About a Boy (6)61 DownReveal answer → Tricksy unreal chap concealing a treasure, ultimately? (10)101 DownReveal answer → Reportedly, spot brand of car (6)62 DownReveal answer → Another name for reindeer (7)72 DownReveal answer → Work for overseas employers? It supports Home Office functions (5-3)82 DownReveal answer → Struggling workman Ted is cheap and nasty? (10)103 DownReveal answer → The US equivalent of HMRC (3)33 DownReveal answer → Broadcasting, say? Head of BBC upset about end of fine series (6)63 DownReveal answer → Welsh peninsula, part of Swansea (5)54 DownReveal answer → Support rat-catcher not using a piano (4)44 DownReveal answer → Reggae artist and former Wailer (5,4)95 DownReveal answer → Cuts song penned by associate of Z Malik? (10)105 DownReveal answer → Wander over nervously (4)45 DownReveal answer → Woollen fabric, usually with a herringbone or twill pattern (5)56 DownReveal answer → Transport company, excellent in two directions, seen around outside (3,5)86 DownReveal answer → Stop here after leaving town initially (4)46 DownReveal answer → __ Hallström, Swedish film director (5)57 DownReveal answer → Church welcoming British and French playwright in Germany (6)67 DownReveal answer → One engaged in tuition devised curt intros (10)107 DownReveal answer → Arab leader in revolutionary memoir I’m editing (4)48 DownReveal answer → The queen of the desert? (9)911 DownReveal answer → Beginners in this higher education module examine several topics (6)611 DownReveal answer → Off the rails when on carrier? (6)612 DownReveal answer → True, a ham is struggling, being this? (10)1014 DownReveal answer → Speaker’s hard blow for excessively diligent pupil (4)414 DownReveal answer → Wife’s confused, not a right nag? (5,5)1015 DownReveal answer → Mentioned feature in a supermarket in Skye, perhaps (4)415 DownReveal answer → Infectious disease spread by fleas (6)615 DownReveal answer → Gets hot without rising draught in convents (8)817 DownReveal answer → 1975 rock opera based on music by The Who (5)518 DownReveal answer → Article about student in University course mostly taken up and expanded (8)818 DownReveal answer → Intervene, with second recording in the can (4,2)620 DownReveal answer → Robust articles deleted during part of weekend (6)621 DownReveal answer → __ Kendall, secretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology (3)321 DownReveal answer → Point succeeded in competition (4)422 DownReveal answer → Christmas: last in cricket team still missing? (4)423 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.