The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 11 2026 Answers (5/11/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 11, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 11, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 5/11/26, 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	Row about newspaper backing Panama?
4A	Silly positions must be rejected – I would
9A	Exploit flyer with imperfect tenses to get personal benefit
10A	Bowler may be here to give evidence
11A	Proprietor with joiner in funny comeback
12A	Nightcap on vacation during jovial preparatory celebration
14A	John is one outwardly for hire
15A	First couple of letters dispatched, so not here
18A	Sounds like Bath perhaps being in short supply
21A	Settle where stated in Oxford or Derby
22A	Learnt to play the horn
24A	Best in everything for big Brits
25A	Ease with which judge accepts falsehood
26A	Stick poster, but not over there!
1D	From Goethe, a tremendous play enacted here
2D	I then took odds on twenty in order to get hitched
3D	One chooses shock treatment in role reversal
5D	See 2
6D	Palestine suffering sanctions
7D	Want to start eating potato
8D	Disparate motel with a twist in the tail? End of story!
13D	Fill up ten forms, that’s more than enough
16D	Relative souper?
17D	Prepared letters of support
18D	First and last to arrive can generate conflict
19D	Embarrassed to display university degree in an outhouse
20D	Cute name that is for a youngster
23D	Finally enrol in crash diet mañana, got that, but not tomorrow