The Guardian Crossword May 31 2026 Answers
Sunday puzzle · 56 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the The Guardian Crossword May 31 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 56 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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Back fin (6)DORSAL6Across1
Various crimes associated with soldier, a criminal (9)MISCREANT9Across1
Doesn’t keep a straight face (6)REACTS6Across4
Recalled very old Southern French artist (5)DEGAS5Across6
Small orange feature, see, represented in an Asian language (8,7)MANDARINCHINESE15Across9
The second largest of the Balearic Islands (7)MINORCA7Across9
Team boasted (4)CREW4Across10
Find attractive (5)FANCY5Across10
Type of transport in Post Office colour given a second chance? (8)RECYCLED8Across11
Not flimsy (5)SOLID5Across11
Caver’s light source (7)LANTERN7Across12
The DeLorean in Back to the Future, e.g. (4,7)TIMEMACHINE11Across13
People in power greeting revival of archery (9)HIERARCHY9Across14
Starts to herald a new operation in Vietnamese city (5)HANOI5Across15
A long time in pursuit of American custom (5)USAGE5Across16
Critical, as a situation (2-2-3)DOORDIE7Across18
Energy proposal for conference almost entirely affected by feelings (9)EMOTIONAL9Across18
Scoundrel (5)ROGUE5Across20
BA or MA? DA, GA, true, would be wrong (8)GRADUATE8Across20
In the morning the writer returned a classic novel (4)EMMA4Across21
World’s most populous nation (5)INDIA5Across22
Have a rest (3,4)LIEDOWN7Across23
Quick trip to the local shop, say (6)ERRAND6Across24
Emphasise (6)STRESS6Across25
Theatrical encouragement to play in afternoon? Yes, possibly involving any number (6,3,6)ANYONEFORTENNIS15Across25
Top performer adopting one Indian instrument (5)SITAR5Across26
Pet going round leg, perhaps, to get cheese (9)CAMEMBERT9Across27
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Downfall (6)DEMISE6Down1
I’m twice upset about impersonator (5)MIMIC5Down1
Kidney-related (5)RENAL5Down2
Trustworthy from the period of religious education (7)SINCERE7Down2
Cut a long story short? (7)ABRIDGE7Down3
Travel widely – Italy’s capital, we hear (4)ROAM4Down3
Desert-like? Help to bring in river (4)ARID4Down4
Small and mischievous (5)ELFIN5Down5
Excellent access to concert? O, boy, excited (7-3)TICKETYBOO10Down5
Workplace restaurant (7)CANTEEN7Down6
Floral arrangement is presented within 24 hours – church gets one in (5,5)DAISYCHAIN10Down6
Source of mischief? Grand rock band getting nothing back (7)GREMLIN7Down7
Adage (6)SAYING6Down7
Quickly call major player and face receiving bit of pushback (5-4)SPEEDDIAL9Down8
A legal title (anag) – pasta made in long ribbons (11)TAGLIATELLE11Down8
Thrilling tale from assistant to pianist (4-6)PAGETURNER10Down12
Breakdown of insect, if I start to consider like an entomologist? (10)SCIENTIFIC10Down13
Properly arranged (2,5)INORDER7Down14
A measure of time for us tucking into hot drink container (9)HOURGLASS9Down14
Gathering of crops (7)HARVEST7Down15
Think highly of (6)ADMIRE6Down16
Relative of pickleball (6)TENNIS6Down17
Researcher etching a line in any stone (7)ANALYST7Down17
No source of coal linked to European candidate (7)NOMINEE7Down19
Deprive of strength (5)DRAIN5Down19
Common garden ornament (5)GNOME5Down21
Something useful when fixed (5)ASSET5Down22
Crag’s lowest edge is dark and gloomy (4)GRIM4Down23
A cuppa with the first of my co-workers? (4)TEAM4Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Sunday, May 31, 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.