Direct Crossword Clue

We have the 8-letter answer for Direct crossword clue, last seen in the The Guardian Quick Crossword July 27, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

Direct Crossword Answer

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ORDER

(5 letters)

HEADON

(6 letters)

OVERSEE

(7 letters)

STEER

(5 letters)

FRANK

(5 letters)

STRAIGHT

(8 letters)

POINTBLANK

(10 letters)

FIRSTHAND

(9 letters)

LEAD

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
2. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

Hint 2: Clue Definition

DIRECT (verb)
1. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
2. take somebody somewhere
DIRECT (adjective)
1. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
2. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
DIRECT (adverb)
1. without deviation

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ORDER
(5 letters)
HEADON
(6 letters)
Oversee
(7 letters)
STEER
(5 letters)
FRANK
(5 letters)
STRAIGHT
(8 letters)
POINTBLANK
(10 letters)
FIRSTHAND
(9 letters)
LEAD
(4 letters)

More The Guardian Quick Crossword (7/27/2026) Answers

Across

1. Ability to endure – partying woes (anag)

9. Lowest point

10. Fake – credit card

11. Count (on)

12. Dangerous building

14. What one aims for

15. Vicar’s standpoint?

20. Register – drumbeats

22. Give apparent legitimacy to (dirty money)

23. Evident

24. Feeling(s) of misery

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Down

2. Little fish

3. Long story

4. Table cloth?

5. Gradually stop using (something)

6. Bed, buffalo or bill?

7. "To sum up..."

8. Generally accepted, but not official, rule

13. Occasional

16. Accepted method

17. Intense

19. One may be pregnant

21. Blue feathers

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