The Guardian Crossword May 2 2026 Answers
Saturday puzzle · 70 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword May 2 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 70 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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California city known for its tennis tournament (6,5)INDIAN6Across
They’re melting variety of cheeses with it (3,6)ICE3Across
Abroad with old newspaper – ambassador has issue 5 (3,2,3,8)OUT3Across
Help Lassie use sty without limits (6)ASSIST6Across1
Who will volunteer in a big city matter? (7)ANYBODY7Across1
Speak no words, somewhat understand (4)KNOW4Across4
In retrospect working both sides of casino is impossible (2,3,2)NOCANDO7Across5
Elmore Leonard’s sequel to Get Shorty (2,4)BECOOL6Across7
Straits of __, waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula (6)HORMUZ6Across8
Government quitting land – drinks for everyone! (5)ROUND5Across8
Come in, get into here, no outsiders! (5)ENTER5Across9
__ 13, environmental threat caused by air pollution (4)ACID4Across9
Ruined feature of the Brighton seafront (4,4)WESTPIER8Across10
This might help vehicle that’s regularly going the wrong way (3-3)SATNAV6Across10
From inside, watches crab bleakly claw about (8)SCRABBLE8Across10
Rather get away without minor inconvenience (4-4)FLEABITE8Across11
Speech from old Bangui sages, not taking sides (8)LANGUAGE8Across13
Bob maybe in N. London borough (6)BARNET6Across13
Attendant doctor possessing perfect penmanship at the outset (8)HANDMAID8Across14
Unknown joining Disney to make music (5)WALTZ5Across15
Crush West when revolutionary invades – being easily shocked (9)SQUEAMISH9Across16
Cold, missing female is stiff (5)RIGID5Across16
Cards of a suit that outranks other suits in contract bridge (6)TRUMPS6Across17
Stole from dealer’s car forecourt (5)SCARF5Across17
Unites weak men lacking some energy (4)WEDS4Across18
Tea set laid out – it’s my property (6)ESTATE6Across19
Financial assistance from founders securing a little investment (9)SUBSIDIES9Across19
Waterway linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara (8)BOSPORUS8Across20
Small PC close to price range (5)SCOPE5Across21
John __, author of Ten Days That Shook the World (4)REED4Across22
__ Aldridge, character in The Archers (6)PHOEBE6Across23
Particularly noxious six books on order (8)VIRULENT8Across24
How Captain Kirk aspired to go? (6)BOLDLY6Across24
Uhura discovered characters bringing up the rear in red will die in difficulty (6)HURDLE6Across26
Also manage to hold sign saying farewell (6-2)TOODLEOO8Across28
Originally, everyone sees knitting is my love language (6)ESKIMO6Across29
Occasionally teenagers obsess and completely engage (7)ENGROSS7Across30
Huge egg supplier in Germany – east of Berlin – I must get right involved (7)OSTRICH7Across31
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Estuary off the 20 (6,4)GOLDEN6Down
1984 film starring Prince (6,4)PURPLE6Down
Strait separating Crimea from Russia (5)KERCH5Down1
So, cars needing repair on the other side (6)ACROSS6Down1
Naked ass, squat, try and pee at a right angle (6)SQUARE6Down2
Falls over climbing crag out of bounds (7)NIAGARA7Down2
So sad bride dismantled items of furniture (10)SIDEBOARDS10Down3
Cash that folds inside turban knot essentially (9)BANKNOTES9Down3
Netflix comedy set in the world of female professional wrestling (4)GLOW4Down3
The capital of Moldova (8)CHISINAU8Down4
Commit seconds to advising Gen X? (6)DEVOTE6Down4
Perhaps fa or la some Slipknot enthusiastically (4)NOTE4Down5
Jack __, British tennis player (6)DRAPER6Down5
Princess __, Mrs Jack Brooksbank? (7)EUGENIE7Down6
Refined lead ore contains note – it’s poisonous if ingested (8)OLEANDER8Down6
Noun, perhaps, for blade, not small (4)WORD4Down6
Record American left behind (5)ALBUM5Down7
In translation losing some modern words (10)NEOLOGISMS10Down7
Stays in ground instead (7)DETAINS7Down8
Captivated by Elphaba, Nan abandoned fruit (6)BANANA6Down11
E-file’s malfunctioned – it was me, I snapped it (6)SELFIE6Down12
Computer network that arose out of ARPANET (8)INTERNET8Down12
Bob the Builder’s mother? (7)DOROTHY7Down14
Take out odd prawn, peeled (4)DRAW4Down14
Charlie deserting locked-up geriatric (4)AGED4Down15
Mount __, dormant volcano in Victoria, Australia (6)NAPIER6Down16
Scandalmonger’s best mate covers chest up (4-5)MUCKRAKER9Down17
Vegetating, comic Eric Morecambe is finally visiting Naxos on vacation (8)IDLENESS8Down18
Everyone can see this news about independent business run as symbol of Scotland (7)UNICORN7Down20
Dutch municipality and island in the Caribbean (4)SABA4Down21
Compile 12 to make argument (7)POLEMIC7Down22
Two European articles below (5)UNDER5Down25
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, May 2, 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.