The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 7 2026 Answers (5/7/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 7, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
8A	Indian resort put on a real spread for poacher’s hunting ground?
9A	Scrub part of moustache at hairdresser
10A	Left in spa, smooth as a baby’s bottom
11A	Following rubdown with oil – everything not quite working
12A	Quit following Cameron’s first split
14A	Owners developed mantra for those who produce history’s first draft
16A	How lovely! Cute! At last, it follows that setter’s wonderful
18A	Promotes risk of unprotected sex in one library in Edinburgh
21A	It’s monstrous if that man is preceding one drawn to light
23A	Make bigger or smaller resolution? Checks out on the radio
24A	The first hot combos bent picks
26A	Harp on after lady loses heart
27A	Symbol of intention to marry sent back by the-love-that-dare-not-speak-its-name
28A	First-rate novel includes things that are untrue
1D	Andrew, once at Number 10, managed comeback after box office passed bill
2D	Happy to gallivant, swallowing drop of LSD
3D	Zuppa inglese non è niente?
4D	Firing last of women in hiding …
5D	… which leads to her arrest and transportation
6D	Chosen ones regrettably sour at five
7D	That which raises pitch overwhelms ambassador in budget
13D	Refusal to choose teetotaller’s way out
15D	Competition’s finale to follow Test team’s victory
17D	Bellow’s return in part of Bloomsbury
19D	Would-be Iron Lady rusts badly after Soviet limo reverses
20D	Put 9’s head (or tail) in bank vault
22D	One as vain as 19? Last to arrive, first to depart
23D	Martyr – a sorry reflection – choked prayers
25D	Dear revolutionary – and its leader
26D	Set down in language without first thought

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