The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 1 2026 Answers (6/1/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 1, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
8A	Unstructured feature of shelf reef or massif (4-4)
9A	Agitate live, dumped freshwater fish
10A	Great opera houses going under? The opposite
11A	Ken’s verbal rendering of ‘To be, or not to be’, say
12A	Condescending southern outdated name given to Clark?
14A	Rubbish, vacuous tutorial fills the silence
16A	City’s upset with ref, right?
18A	Martin’s residence in row that’s not highly rated? (3-4)
21A	Transferred in the manner indicated
23A	One struggling to comprehend the Guardian gets Observer
24A	Anticipation’s useless except with name-dropping former First Lady
26A	Stiff, wow, having died inside!
27A	Also diverted river as energy source
28A	Wisdom of imposing flag on a large community
1D	Cover figure in fancy crepe
2D	Live recording’s electronic alert
3D	Devious worker, bully and lout getting a rise
4D	Laying it on thick: ‘One’s too old for love’
5D	Hiker told about covering arduous walk
6D	Lingering sensation of behind getting smack
7D	Shelves heaving – husband’s abandoned junk?
13D	Excessive to introduce diamonds into construction of Bill the artist?
15D	See 17
17D	Pleasure to manage sporting charity event
19D	A relative (not I) appropriating little Dorothy’s account
20D	Spare cape’s peculiarity
22D	It is male discrimination?
23D	Goya worked in extremely venerable passage
25D	Spooner’s Rivulet Sailing Course retreat
26D	See 25

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