The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 6 2026 Answers (5/6/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 6, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
7A	Edges of empire sacked by Egypt’s last queen
8A	Told ally to lose three pounds before tomorrow
9A	Bring this novel for Leo, perhaps
10A	Reportedly failing, fell
12A	Some thoughts on Gabonese Bantu language
13A	Always, come rain or shine, tongue in cheek?
14A	In bits, heads to America (see below)
17A	Earliest of begonias continued blooming
20A	Free money for Americans, with short notice
22A	Goes off round centre of Damascus and swelters
24A	Delicate international agent put on weight
25A	Exciting yet gloomy study of roots
26A	Brief question for bachelor in automobile
27A	Oblique signal in setter’s work
1D	Einstein retrospectively taking legal action over equation’s origin
2D	Lustrous, wingless bug
3D	Parched after cycling in area south of Suez
4D	Loose gravel’s slippery stuff
5D	See you doffing cap a lot
6D	Fossil fuel left dons suffering agonies
11D	Offer and appraisal both turned out to be unwritten
15D	False promise goads nurses
16D	Authentic beach huts oddly disappearing
18D	Buys barrier to stop litter droppers
19D	Familiar with your sib’s butt trouble
21D	Roger backing strike for change in Russia
22D	Lacking vigour in harem is shameful
23D	Chasing game, regularly dispatching zebras and big cats

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