The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 19 2026 Answers (8/19/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 19, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 19, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 8/19/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

Looking for answers to another Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle? Check out our archive of The Guardian Cryptic Crossword Answers.

« August 18 2026 Answers August 20 2026 Answers »

#	Clue
1A	Crazy MAGA ran America as a repeated crime, for instance
5A	Traumatized son held by uncle outside
9A	Compose crosswords at home to become established
10A	River plant may spread in profusion
11A	Closely observing vote in favour, with subsequent outcry heard
12A	… is 21 reversed? So it is!
14A	Kind of setter one’s figured out? Produced solution again
18A	Angry outburst about small fight
21A	Turn back on monster
22A	Nothing in numbers is changed as result of moving 15
25A	Like the most one can do, in terms of manual employment (3-6)
26A	Program’s producer, person able to handle Morse, say
27A	Rector having letter forwarded? It’s about one name for God
28A	Solidly constructed – one’s mad to change it
1D	Something solvers may lack – and so were not finished
2D	Part of bloomer in Guardian? There you have it
3D	Happens to meet – as any intersecting answer here does
4D	Good lesson as example of double definition
5D	About negative introduction, admission of meanie who delivers jabs?
6D	Get across what’s central to crossword? Separate out valuable bits
7D	Excel on course in skill, not in approach
8D	In part of Florida, wife or daughter located crucial elements
13D	Builds lead in constituency, embraced by Tory supporters
15D	Doctor’s beginning new round, confused and extremely distant
16D	Wordplay known to Greeks, Socratic sort
17D	Little Women, for example, in half a reel?
19D	Like certain answers in relation to clues, some of which I’d denigrate
20D	Girl’s name forming part of solution
23D	Way to address lady in Mother’s Union
24D	Endure like this clue