Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 5, 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 5, 2026 Answers
If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 3/5/26, 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 |
Feline, wild being on the moor, only tail glimpsed |
| 5A |
Serene icon punched by a cleaner |
| 9A |
Debauched son in Cornish town |
| 10A |
Joy sees what to do with 8 down, say, in Cornish town |
| 11A |
Mischievous pals shut in leader’s office |
| 12A |
Tiny amount, nothing to plug hole in the wall |
| 14A |
Gone west, westernised drink! |
| 18A |
Operation where end of scalpel slices through Afro/Cornish meat dish? |
| 21A |
Gorilla somewhere in Cornwall, where hilly? |
| 22A |
What lover of Cornwall might do, scoffing English biscuits |
| 25A |
Less emphatically, train finally coming in late? |
| 26A |
Feline with shaved ball? |
| 27A |
Group experiencing the blues record |
| 28A |
Article with check so enclosed? |
| 1D |
Coming from Europe – like staff? |
| 2D |
Around Land’s End, lack of Spanish enthusiasm it seems for pasta |
| 3D |
Performance of the ode encapsulates style of fast-paced walk (4-3-3) |
| 4D |
Very uplifting southern puzzle |
| 5D |
Remarkably sharp jackets I detect for ancient sect |
| 6D |
Murderer in good book residing in Jamaica Inn |
| 7D |
Nut and oaf dancing in spring |
| 8D |
Put together with jam ultimately covered, a Cornish treat |
| 13D |
So, may hate going out, time taken inside? (4-2-4) |
| 15D |
Having bagged last of garbage, dumped metal stick with it |
| 16D |
Robbers in briny leaving New York, Penzance pirates people? |
| 17D |
Criticise one tipster dressed for Royal Ascot? |
| 19D |
‘arbour used regularly as street |
| 20D |
Towards the back, seat adjusted before service |
| 23D |
Country where Eden Project failed, say: ultimately foolhardy exercise |
| 24D |
Reminder, a few seconds for myself? |
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