Today's The Guardian Quick Cryptic Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The Guardian Quick Cryptic

(September 12, 2026)

ACROSS

• 1. Playing pieces - Odo's and mine - all over the place! (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Outside of pub? (3) - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Bagatelle inspired by leap in ballet (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Veiled origins of unique names spurring Elgar's enigmatic notations (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 10. Icon distributed money (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 12. Setter's somewhat comedic endeavours (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 14. Guards and displays swordsmanship (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Wantonly, Lou beds twins (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Spanish river starts from remote Iberian outlands (3) - Crossword Clue
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• 19. Sweeties - they might get knocked down in the alley? (8) - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. Rushes around art show, missing some of it (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Charted tips of mountains - Alps, Pyrenees, Pennines - emphasising detail (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Number of leaders of nations in nefarious entanglements (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Amongst yonder atolls, she inspires poetry (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Eccentric dude - a nob - was more than enough! (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Component inside prolongs hotspot? It's unlikely to succeed (4,4) - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Container damaged EV less (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Large piece of cake, hidden under Nan's kagool, initially (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Comedians' hearts? (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Put money into this ex-Liverpool manager (4) - Crossword Clue
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