The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 18 2026 Answers (6/18/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 18, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 18, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 6/18/26, 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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« June 17 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Bowl of hot stuff with foul smell
4A	Outspoken choice to be in love with ring combatant
9A	Techie wordsmith holds advanced degree
10A	Having special powers but uncrowned, like ancient Greeks
11A	Mr. Young’s beef?
12A	Language of sections of Rio eschewing contrived alliteration
13A	Renewal letter includes payment aid (1-6)
15A	Remnants of reversal of Jewish ritual?
17A	Blonde, blue-eyed detectives and Harry’s pal lying about
19A	Promiscuous sort of small bird?
22A	Thick-headed Genevan philosopher’s collection of bride’s clothing
24A	Java, lacking kick, stood up to West
26A	Beast with one horn that’s deformed
27A	A migrant’s developed popular app
28A	Spa location uncovered in part of squalid digs
29A	Faction of Minnesota legislature recalled dessert
1D	Underhand tactic, fudging flaw before time’s up
2D	Early Porsche development: frontiers of UV waves on spyware
3D	Bane: where kidneys may be found?
4D	Breathily said: ‘Arsenic’s taken and bootlegged’
5D	Stick ice cubes in prime minister’s rear?
6D	Deadbeat, leaderless knight errant to pursue mobster? Duck! (2-7)
7D	Withdraw from drunken trance
8D	Probe small hovel?
14D	Defender in a game point
16D	Three vitamins removed from balanced diet, unwise fix-up
18D	Drug dealer shortened Eastern undergarment
19D	Obliterate vegetable
20D	Moral of deviant: ‘That’s hilarious!’
21D	PM expels head of monarchy, a rude sort
23D	Looms spinning at reduced speed (3-2)
25D	Around 5/9ths of what biorhythms are