Guardian Cryptic Crossword
Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers & Hints - October 30, 2026
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Puzzle date
October 30, 2026
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Clue index
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Across
1.Bird attacked bird7 letters5.Son with right punching old man, naturally prickly?7 letters10.Mortgage’s ending, better rate coming back? That’s a long, long way off4 letters11.An irritation voiced when checking out matinee hit, cryptically?10 letters12.Discipline of the Chinese discussing what they drink in the east with Spooner?6 letters13.Something flowing in Italy when quaffing wine, case of classic Italian tipple8 letters14.See 119 letters16.Laborious routine in stadium mentioned by royal?5 letters17.See 105 letters19.Possible result when charges withdrawn, having saved foundation9 letters23.Land covering periphery of our view8 letters24.Chap originally captivated by savage, a bit of a looker6 letters26.Sign of criminal activity duly noted by party10 letters27.See 114 letters28.See 117 letters29.I didn’t, I didn’t, Stormy Daniels!7 letters
Down
2.Account in newspaper subsequently in need of clarification7 letters3.Issue getting helmet on head of cyclist5 letters4.Concerned with educational institution on French island7 letters6.I’m being introduced to contemporary music containing minimum of harmony – this?6 letters7.Still messy, McCarthyite aunt’s grounds for divorce?9 letters8.Native American in nick after capsizing vessel7 letters9.Kilogramme awfully cheap then, gee: you deserve more!13 letters15.Girl combo composed series of short messages9 letters18.A skirt lifted, inside which an old instrument7 letters20.Intense sorrow in Constantine’s Rome revved up7 letters21.Endless trouble breaking loose around a plant7 letters22.Boy, that’s labyrinthine!6 letters25.American mammal: film one5 letters
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