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The Guardian Crossword October 8 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 65 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 65 clues from the The Guardian Crossword for October 8 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Chief troublemaker (10)101 AcrossReveal answer → Glue51 AcrossReveal answer → Submission56 AcrossReveal answer → ‘I feel the same’57 AcrossReveal answer → On edge (7)77 AcrossReveal answer → Natural disaster (5)58 AcrossReveal answer → Detective’s lead48 AcrossReveal answer → Notice a WAG following the face of Premier League (7)79 AcrossReveal answer → Trouser edge39 AcrossReveal answer → Charlotte and Emily’s lesser-known sister (4)410 AcrossReveal answer → Bloody-minded husband that is next to good-for-nothing in retirement (7)710 AcrossReveal answer → Pick of the guitarists? (8)811 AcrossReveal answer → Dog belonging to us has brief thing for 18ac (9)911 AcrossReveal answer → Kisses the ultimate in frogs after drink (5)512 AcrossReveal answer → Cognoscente – specialist (6)613 AcrossReveal answer → Slim actress playing TV detective (4,7)1113 AcrossReveal answer → Father Brown finally going back to sleep (3)315 AcrossReveal answer → Increase in intensity (6)615 AcrossReveal answer → Animal found in Mexico at intervals (5)516 AcrossReveal answer → Hamlet’s location (8)817 AcrossReveal answer → Revolutionary article in Bild is retracted (3)318 AcrossReveal answer → Lad’s companion? (4)418 AcrossReveal answer → Drink in Kai Havertz’s agreement to join City (5)519 AcrossReveal answer → The Artful Dodger was one (5)521 AcrossReveal answer → Make out with date (3)321 AcrossReveal answer → 18ac drunk beers with madras (11)1122 AcrossReveal answer → Pick up (7)722 AcrossReveal answer → Not anticipated (10)1023 AcrossReveal answer → Time of the month initially cramping the belly of sex symbol (5)525 AcrossReveal answer → Brave warrior injured Latin hero (9)926 AcrossReveal answer → Got out of bed with energy to tackle Times Prize (7)728 AcrossReveal answer → One performing rhubarb stick twirls (7)729 AcrossReveal answer →

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Computer program upset animal (5,3)81 DownReveal answer → (Item) broadcast again (5)51 DownReveal answer → Roald Dahl title fruit51 DownReveal answer → One may be acute or obtuse52 DownReveal answer → Coach supporting Brockwell’s foot (6)62 DownReveal answer → When mad dogs and Englishmen go out (4)42 DownReveal answer → Play guitar53 DownReveal answer → Served up posh fish sauce (4)43 DownReveal answer → In conclusion (6)63 DownReveal answer → Mulberry’s logo is one44 DownReveal answer → Fake, insincere (8)84 DownReveal answer → Woman laid out case for new idea (6)64 DownReveal answer → Needle part35 DownReveal answer → Self-promoting enterprise (3,4)75 DownReveal answer → Got sick catching mad cow disease, headed for rock bottom (8)85 DownReveal answer → Smooth tenor’s song for Universal Studios? (10)106 DownReveal answer → Time for a prenup? (10)106 DownReveal answer → African runner’s high-tech leg work (3,5)87 DownReveal answer → Author’s cat regurgitated fluff (4,2)68 DownReveal answer → Smaller than previously (10)109 DownReveal answer → Render motionless (8)812 DownReveal answer → Layer of skin almost eaten by venom-producing pest (6,4)1014 DownReveal answer → Project or play (7)714 DownReveal answer → Soft spot for a peach? (6)616 DownReveal answer → Rishton’s opener in beer match is most watchful (8)817 DownReveal answer → On Beauty by Zadie essentially resisted authority (8)818 DownReveal answer → So as to be audible (5)519 DownReveal answer → Mark of a dalmatian (4)420 DownReveal answer → Acoustic from Oasis’s No.1 track under scrutiny (8)820 DownReveal answer → World In Motion saving department in hospital (6)621 DownReveal answer → Footballer’s single covered by Keane? (6)623 DownReveal answer → Tense after sailor on board kicks off (6)624 DownReveal answer → Commander of the Admiralty (4)427 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.