The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 7 2026 Answers (1/7/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for January 7 2026 to help you finish it up!
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Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 7, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 7, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 1/7/26, 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!

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# Clue
1A Playing piano, uncle with FRCS is an accomplished pianist
5A See 1
9A Top African city describing its environment
10A Castle at first repaired and newly restored here
11A He was bound to catch fire?
12A Architect and writer entertain on vacation
14A One looks for treasure cache, possibly among 10?
18A Dare to break with America’s ‘special relationship’
21A Not as many start off as pitcher
22A Nursery doctor coming across outpour in bed (4-6)
25A Use one’s head swiftly when skinny kids start to abstain from food
26A Open space in Casualty
27A Had a go like crazy in swift mode of travel, etc
28A See 27
1D Badly dressed bum in funny clothing
2D Britain draping its leader in part of its coat of arms
3D Run Intercity
4D Graceful woman is quiet about work-up
5D Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer
6D Some without a happy state
7D Poet in residence seeing difficult birth in early James Bond premieres
8D My love, never try ear bursting, it’s a delicate body part
13D Stuck in traffic with no toilets? A disaster (4-2-4)
15D Gold disc half lost, oddly no copy of recording
16D During break, workers like some bottles of wine
17D In the morning, perhaps, in case one forgets
19D Maroon fibre
20D See 8
23D Feel sick and so forth, must be admitted to right hospital
24D Fine and even slices of bread and vegetable

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