The Guardian Crossword May 30 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 71 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword May 30 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 71 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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Ultimately, Katie Hopkins cuts off support for the poor (4,8)SOUPKITCHENS12Across1 Indian tourist destination with last vestiges of a crumbling mortar pagoda (4)AGRA4Across1 Australian bushranger and convicted murderer (3,5)NEDKELLY8Across1 Mediterranean island with a little travel bag (4)ELBA4Across4 __ Shady, Eminem’s alter ego? (4)SLIM4Across5 Narrow escape as ninth rage erupts (4,5)NEARTHING9Across7 Good sense to take portion of babaganoush (4)NOUS4Across8 Gloomy and arid: that captures attention (6)DREARY6Across9 Pierced from stab and stained with blood (5)GORED5Across9 Matteo __, Italian prime minister 2014-2016 (5)RENZI5Across9 Way to write cards after game of golf (9)ROUNDHAND9Across10 Estuary on England’s east coast (3,4)THEWASH7Across10 Immediate credit arranged (6)DIRECT6Across10 Check – moving over knight, one might give away rank (7)CHEVRON7Across11 Area of London, known for its Royal Mail sorting centre (5,8)MOUNTPLEASANT13Across11 Hotel food around midday, that’s left out, curls up (7)HUNCHES7Across12 A Spice Girl over making comeback around fiery studio session (10)PHOTOSHOOT10Across13 Creepy-crawlies found inside pantsuit (4)ANTS4Across13 The Silver State? (6)NEVADA6Across14 A quiet servant receiving tip that’s tacked on (9)APPENDAGE9Across14 Restrain having thrown a punch (4)CHIN4Across15 Aargh! The historical novel, ultimately, is a deeply unpleasant experience (4)HELL4Across15 Pop diva taking part in archery (4)CHER4Across16 Idiomatic phrase meaning cheap or unimportant (6-3-4)NICKELANDDIME13Across17 Saucy thing admits backside in miniskirt sticks out (4)JUTS4Across18 Nothing from lover, as many desperate to pick up date (5,5)FANNYADAMS10Across19 First __, highest ranking officer in the Royal Navy (3,4)SEALORD7Across21 Typical bits of grass, garden getting trimmed (4,3)SODSLAW7Across22 Strong plastic, a generic term for a record (5)VINYL5Across22 Gemstone formed from silica (4)OPAL4Across23 Check dipstick in car? No time (7)MONITOR7Across24 Last panto rearranged after infant pulled out (9)POSTNATAL9Across25 Awkward to write about boring sex (5)INEPT5Across26 Guardian fellow sent a report for editing (6-6)FOSTERPARENT12Across27

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England rugby player, runner-up in the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year (5,8)ELLIE5Down The __, groundbreaking work by Germaine Greer (6,6)FEMALE6Down Indian politician assassinated in 1948 (7,6)MAHATMA7Down Google tool for charting the frequency of use of a word (5)NGRAM5Down1 Filter air – not at home (6,3)SCREENOUT9Down1 17th century Spanish libertine (3,4)DONJUAN7Down2 Slags off Crystal (5)GLASS5Down2 Fail to warm up sufficiently before start of game – one’s likely to lose (8)UNDERDOG8Down2 T S __, author of Four Quartets (5)ELIOT5Down3 Paid to play, somewhat unwarrantedly (5)ANTED5Down3 Before artist put on the canvas new religious work (5)KORAN5Down3 Stuart __, E B White’s fictional mouse (6)LITTLE6Down4 Feel sad? Come in (5,4)TOUCHDOWN9Down4 Top table? Well, I eat elsewhere in the end (5)ELITE5Down4 Tyrant having massive difficulty suppressing resistance (3,7)BIGBROTHER10Down5 Beating from punch, getting cut before sound of the bell (6)HIDING6Down5 Stimulate with wild excitation (10)INTOXICATE10Down6 Domesticated camelid from South America (5)LLAMA5Down6 Rugby Union club having straight rugby posts? (5)NEATH5Down6 Perhaps copper maintains good power – it might retain output from battery for consumer (6)EGGCUP6Down7 Pretty certain con is set-up – sucker not Yankee (4-2)ODDSON6Down8 Get rid of glove box; keep spare wheel at the back (5)EXPEL5Down11 __ “Che” Guevara? (7)ERNESTO7Down12 Nasty cut in jacket (5)TUNIC5Down12 Pavel __, Enterprise navigator in the Star Trek films (6)CHEKOV6Down13 Space in Accident and Emergency? Visibly astonished (5)AGAPE5Down13 Not initially bad weather for swimming in spring? (9)HEADWATER9Down14 French city known for its ruined bridge (7)AVIGNON7Down15 Romeo during passion done in a flash (9)HEARTBEAT9Down16 Ocean vessel docked for a major route (8)MAINLINE8Down17 Biblical figure formed from rib inspiring epistle (6)JOSEPH6Down18 __ Schumann, composer and pianist (5)CLARA5Down18 Camp __, US presidential retreat (5)DAVID5Down19 They hold balls in opening of Royal Ascot racing (6)SCROTA6Down20 Body in zone for running during training (6)PLANET6Down21 Criticise old following Conservative Party (5)DISCO5Down23 Old singer, ace, supporting Spice Girl (5)MELBA5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, May 30, 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.