The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 16 2026 Answers (3/16/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 16, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Looking like a Teletubby with a sour expression? (2-5)
5A	Material is wonderful and no end costly
9A	Airborne soldier without his dog tag is unnecessarily fearful
10A	Meat spread left in light shade
12A	Send girl to do work for tree specialist
15A	She dropped everything to tour Midlands town
17A	Cannon and Ball (3-3)
19A	See 17
20A	Like the part of Africa that is below the sand? (3-7)
22A	Faulty information on the computer
26A	An interval before VAT comes back reduced
27A	Religious leader who’s gone off the record
28A	Very small, or a little high
29A	What dogs do, pleased to see bird
1D	Without permission snaps A-lister’s breasts
2D	Tyson’s rage
3D	Meet to study a strip of grass
4D	What’s definitely decided is cut with this
6D	The river that moves vast quantities of goods
7D	Later I failed to leave car in out-of-town centre
8D	Remember: ring for the babysitter?
11D	The pack, or a whole team
13D	Warmly received, returning to pavilion, exhausted
14D	Vaguely outlined throwing mud at beard
16D	Put out needing two days to cross river
18D	Clubs embracing in-your-face charity collection
21D	Material for path of serious length
23D	Strength of wines intoxicated
24D	Scrap part of an alphabet
25D	Phone to America from prison

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