The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 5 2026 Answers (3/5/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for March 5 2026 to help you finish it up!

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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