The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 22 2026 Answers (4/22/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 22, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Footballer crossing road to get pound
4A	Poor shots from Spain’s No.1 player in Philadelphia
9A	Italian dignitary delivers Elon Musk’s baby?
10A	Ring with number for trendsetter
11A	Duck followed by a bird
12A	Pervert chose ITV2
13A	Comic Stewart Lee forgetting line 2
15A	Backing favourites to show pace
16A	‘Dog in the mirror’ is entertaining answer for god
17A	Ambassador’s wife getting tips from Ascension Islander
21A	Dear Charlie Dance showing a bit of flesh
22A	Untidy Womble briefly embracing a form of anarchy
24A	2 drunk cider or beer
25A	Females take drugs orally
26A	South American relations in part of England
27A	Declared dead by the entrance of Serpentine Gallery
1D	Coat of plaster like a 2-layer
2D	What’s up with record stock?
3D	Pianist leaving church to tour one part of Africa
5D	Salesman’s wife getting into fish recipe
6D	Foolish jester made woollen items for Spooner
7D	Performed chore and cried into drink
8D	Becks played incredibly to inspire team’s midfield for Fergie’s old outfit
14D	Fencing covers problem for 2 poets
16D	Unfinished Monster Munches regularly account for fires
18D	Male chimney sweep in dance company
19D	Spider has distinctive pattern on behind occasionally
20D	Stuck-up date tucking into revolutionary food
23D	Club accepting the French complaint

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