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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
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.