The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 6 2026 Answers (8/6/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 6, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Advantage of computerised identikit picture when pursuing crook virtually
5A	Spotted predator – shark is caught
9A	Young male nurse is loaded
10A	Tea, cream – not full fat – oddly it’s a Cambodian delicacy
11A	Call Musk with Washington opening that ought to bear fruit
12A	Two Americans holding back on driving range
14A	Pop singer’s ill – lie about swallowing pill in trashed Ibis hotel
18A	TV star barking cruelly at crew (6.6)
21A	Bow and scrape while retreating to some extent
22A	Hunk needing reason to start op-ed?
25A	Corrupt state maybe does if cutting back
26A	Initially in sonatas, Liszt enjoyed this minor key
27A	Expensive – taking 150 Euros, say
28A	In bed, weary, drinking wine – quite the opposite
1D	On vacation Bradley Walsh ultimately ignored resort’s in-house rules?
2D	Finally – given you identified graffiti artist – Banksy’s in exposed state
3D	In France and in Germany, shaver sounded 1 across? (4-6)
4D	Tax article without it
5D	My friend entertains men with essentially new material
6D	Ages in prison’s manure shed
7D	A film star cycles and waves
8D	Pine nut’s beginning to be problem
13D	School paid to spin results in mock
15D	Conducted lessons in English, with students covering tenses – one might appear with a smile
16D	Leaves power drills on the counter, securely fastened
17D	Sedative not applicable on piercing in the middle of the ear
19D	Stock of wine merchant delivered
20D	Gossipy magazine journalist is excited
23D	Lowest point of brain drain with regular emigration climbing
24D	Excellent, for example, to be Morocco-bound

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