The Guardian Crossword May 9 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 69 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword May 9 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 69 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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Taking over in charge, monster emergin’ – you bastard! (2,4,6,4,3)NOMOREMISTER12Across With no time for a good wash, smell an irritation? Rubbish! (3,6)BAH3Across Starts to lament obtaining cheap key for security feature (4)LOCK4Across1 Balance of finances following shock event tumbled, initially (6)OFFSET6Across3 Studied the colour of blood, reportedly (4)READ4Across7 Mr __ – who Bob Dylan would have ‘play a song for me’? (10,3)TAMBOURINEMAN13Across7 800 in Roman numerals (4)DCCC4Across8 It’s said French cheeses can give one wind (6)BREEZE6Across8 Having conned rook inside, made oneself scarce (8)SCRAMMED8Across9 A poem by William Ernest Henley, or a film starring Morgan Freeman (8)INVICTUS8Across9 UK reference work of those who make up the establishment? (4,3)WHOSWHO7Across10 Try rubbish approach for medical emergency (5,6)HEARTATTACK11Across10 Why ‘noble’ misrepresented royal (6)BOLEYN6Across10 __ Hodgkinson, world record holder for the women’s indoor 800 metres (5)KEELY5Across12 Time to throw out the German, an enthralling speaker (11)SPELLBINDER11Across12 Italian poet, author of The Divine Comedy (5)DANTE5Across14 Leave with a porky footballer (6)GOALIE6Across14 Method of selection for school team an asset (6-4)ELEVENPLUS10Across15 Religious figure in many Arabian mosques, primarily (4)IMAM4Across16 __ Muralitharan, holder of the record for 800 test wickets (7)MUTTIAH7Across16 Refraining from speech, listen out (6)SILENT6Across17 See about including a little incentive – it should help things go smoothly (3)OIL3Across17 Announced ‘You idiot!’ in subdivision of army, perhaps (4)UNIT4Across18 Kemi __, Conservative party leader (8)BADENOCH8Across19 __ mountains, marking the border between Europe and Asia (4)URAL4Across20 Right about sixth sense? Fools – they’re wrong! (10)TRESPASSES10Across20 Cybernetic assassin also known as T-800? (3,10)THETERMINATOR13Across22 Vital mail-order left inside by dock worker (3-9)ALLIMPORTANT12Across22 African’s principal relative a bit mixed up (6)KENYAN6Across26 He designs rubbish as well, I think (8)TATTOOER8Across27 Offensive female’s on moor (6)TETHER6Across28

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Expression of defiance suggested by nobles’ wealth (2,5,3,2,5)WESHALLNOT10Down Mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate (4)TALC4Down1 Large supporting structure for tree (5)LARCH5Down1 Bored due to frequent exposure, ignoring large bottom (4)BASE4Down1 Mount Everest’s peak undergoes damage (4)MARE4Down2 Had care altered – absurd behaviour (7)CHARADE7Down2 Counting frame using sliding beads (6)ABACUS6Down2 Victory when animal locked up runs off (8)VAMOOSES8Down3 David __, world record holder in the men’s 800 metres (7)RUDISHA7Down3 Spanish guy departs (5)DIEGO5Down4 Conifer getting serious treatment for damage (5,3)FIRSTAID8Down4 Raoul __, James Bond’s antagonist, played by Javier Bardem, in Skyfall (2012) (5)SILVA5Down4 Former record holder for the men’s 800 metres (3,3)SEBCOE6Down5 Notice body of water’s sound (3)SEE3Down5 Spanish grand tour (2,6)LAVUELTA8Down6 Change the world economy after Kremlin’s overtures (5)TWEAK5Down6 Lovely place Surinam, occasionally Trump admitted (6)UTOPIA6Down6 One paying flying visit from Oregon best getting busy (5,5)BRENTGOOSE10Down7 He’s not particularly concerned about upsetting celebs with intelligence (10)GENERALIST10Down8 Eccentric still on a horse (8)STALLION8Down9 Attempts to prove wrong tense used in puzzle (6)REBUTS6Down11 Appallingly, ban demo in corporation? (7)ABDOMEN7Down11 The Song of __, poem by Longfellow (8)HIAWATHA8Down11 Groans’ magnitude picked up (5)SIGHS5Down12 Angry tweet about empty fire extinguisher? (3,7)WETBLANKET10Down13 Brief change of timer (5)REMIT5Down13 Salman __, author of Midnight’s Children (7)RUSHDIE7Down13 Become sick from beer in audition (3)AIL3Down15 Number sometimes known as a score (6)TWENTY6Down15 Time for a party, I reflected (6)PERIOD6Down16 Tropical bird known for its colourful bill (6)TOUCAN6Down17 Venomous snake – or high-level British government briefing rooms? (5)COBRA5Down18 Commend school over accepting small number good at drawing (8)MAGNETIC8Down18 Common name for the London street atlas created by Phyllis Pearsall (1,2,1)ATOZ4Down21 Stick around, mate – Vlad’s close to finish (6)IMPALE6Down21 Coach drops team leader for a start (5)TRAIN5Down23 Leaving, I wanted knighthood possibly? (4)GONG4Down24 Pub finally sacked crazy host (4)ARMY4Down25

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Saturday, May 9, 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.