Today's The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The Guardian Cryptic

(July 3, 2026)

ACROSS

• 1. Writer playing along with EU (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. As corsets are spiked all over (5,2) - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Master goldsmith's lead file (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 10. Is cricketer able to provide a handy means of access for consumers? (3-6) - Crossword Clue
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• 11. You won't see board members taking part in this criminal bloc's NHS fiddle (9,5) - Crossword Clue
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• 12. See 11 - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Ruddy good to get in a depressed state! (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Evening: almost time to collapse (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Department head is getting recognition? Rubbish! (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Right wants a familiar ex-PM judged (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 21. Police state can't, without a new study of underground movement? (5,9) - Crossword Clue
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• 23. See 21 - Crossword Clue
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• 25. Top grade rations ordered by advanced health centres (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 26. Gathering close to Gulf Stream (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 27. A cross between tense and loose, as, say, kid's clothing is (3-4) - Crossword Clue
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• 28. Old king protecting (or regressing) fledgling colony (7) - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. In which X often appears with a broken leg support (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Happy soul dancing round Ireland's top flower (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Was wolf-like lecturer against journalist's opinion piece? (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Like a single draughts piece - 100 now under review (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Scored, though showing signs of age! (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Test player, international, opens another player's electrical store (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Poet's slowish to drop a name (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Country's introducing a Latin examination (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 14. China might be after this line-up - open secret (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Billionaire accepts new car 'hard to break in' (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Maybe Titian or Turner's main form of grinding (9) - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Pledge from would-be MP - dregs! (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 20. One's place in Doris's show? (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 22. Seize one with leader ousted in a new vote (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 23. Wrong end of the dish (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 24. Tender and even more sickly? (5) - Crossword Clue
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