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The Guardian Crossword September 17 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 62 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the The Guardian Crossword September 17 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 62 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#
Gentlemanly monster, one giving way to everyone (7)GALLANT7Across1 Jovial bringer of gifts (5)SANTA5Across1 Caribbean island group (10)GUADELOUPE10Across1 Caress female individual endlessly led astray (6)FONDLE6Across5 Succulent plants with a ‘vera’ subset (5)ALOES5Across6 Hostelry (7)AUBERGE7Across7 Fire in their ___ (5)LOINS5Across7 Projectile (5)ARROW5Across8 Spasm, paroxysm or pang (5)THROE5Across8 Saint-___, composer of Carnaval des animaux (5)SAENS5Across9 Old form of salute conveying cold kiss (8)OSCULATE8Across9 Gaining inner peace, wife left scoundrel (6)WEASEL6Across10 Wild cat (4)LYNX4Across10 Widgeon width? (8)WINGSPAN8Across11 Going before GP, I need care sorted out – pills finally swallowed (12)PREDECEASING12Across12 Rudimentary – of caterpillars etc (6)LARVAL6Across13 The female’s embracing prince, having wasted time with princess and old guard? (10)HALBERDIER10Across15 Cruddy (6)GROTTY6Across15 Haughty (6-2)JUMPEDUP8Across17 Fool that American sits on (3)ASS3Across17 Hairstyle type (4)AFRO4Across18 The fact of the matter sides denied? A familiar pattern (3)RUT3Across19 Artist annoying Violet Elizabeth? One with eyes missing nothing (10)BOTTICELLI10Across20 Get on it – shore (anag) (5)HORSE5Across21 Discordant – causing a disturbance (7)RAUCOUS7Across22 Troubled medico cares about a fattening drink? (3-5,4)ICECREAMSODA12Across22 Tryst (10)RENDEZVOUS10Across23 Dreadful French art showing fisherman singing? (6)GRIMES6Across26 Brawl with soldiers coming out in uncontrolled movement (4,4)FREEFALL8Across27 Type of building worker, shark with little hesitation (6)RIGGER6Across28 Religious rite – it is used during illness (7)LITURGY7Across29

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Composer full of love, repeatedly kind, ultimately gives encouraging words (4,4)GOOD4Down Rather keeping quiet about a principle cheat violates (4,4)FAIR4Down African country (5)GABON5Down1 Epsom, smelling or sea (5)SALTS5Down1 Hawaiian hello (5)ALOHA5Down2 Land measure (4)ACRE4Down2 Generally inadequate, ill? Avoid this harmful substance (8)ALLERGEN8Down3 Bête ___ (5)NOIRE5Down3 Thin facial covering (6)EYELID6Down3 Where fruits grown (8)ORANGERY8Down4 Carried child on to bed – beginning to drift off (5)TOTED5Down4 Projection at the end of a piece of wood inserted into the socket or mortise of another (5)TENON5Down4 Defensive wall (7)PARAPET7Down5 ‘Go kick their ___!’ (5)ASSES5Down5 Thank you Lord! (10)HALLELUJAH10Down6 Greek characters in ‘ouse maybe chatter (6)OMEGAS6Down6 Vile celebs paid off (10)DESPICABLE10Down7 Praising group of countries concerned with activity of shifting goods? (10)EULOGISTIC10Down8 Toy home – for Darling? (5,5)WENDYHOUSE10Down9 Leader avoiding bike training called ‘old-fashioned’ (6)YCLEPT6Down11 Listen up! (4,4)TAKEHEED8Down12 Husband in conflict, having got caress from someone at quayside (10)WHARFINGER10Down13 Feel this? – some err (anag) (7)REMORSE7Down14 Sugary treat organised during affair (10)FLATTERING10Down14 Silica in hexagonal prisms (6)QUARTZ6Down16 Party set up in delightful wood (6)DEODAR6Down16 Had to bring in detectives on street to make critical examination (4,4)ACIDTEST8Down18 Clean choppers (5)FLOSS5Down19 Slapping, salt-tossing sport (4)SUMO4Down20 Non-pay area not operating? Stop suddenly (6)FREEZE6Down21 Deer in pain pursued by leader of louts (5)SOREL5Down23

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This page lists every clue and answer from the The Guardian crossword published on Thursday, September 17, 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.