The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 6 2026 Answers (10/6/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 6, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Brute has wiped mouth on floor
4A	Cut top off crown, not probing cavity from the back
9A	Pith in decay, sign – it’s this?
10A	Food’s black I see, scraped back in house
11A	Dentist’s chair, where gas supplied in the US
13A	Show girl disheartened, bandaged by loose sheet – what would nitrous oxide have given her?
14A	Send erotic message with kiss where flossing teeth?
16A	Pivot end of utensil into chopper
18A	Contemporary guided by dental implant?
21A	Where dentist looks miserable
23A	Canine eats and eats (4-4)
24A	Nippy dental ability?
25A	Something worn, in under three seconds chewed up
26A	Anaesthetic around root of canine – and incisor?
1D	Hair clip
2D	Not everyone’s cup of tea in pot?
3D	Love French poet briefly covered
5D	Cash for moving Whistler held up by wonky fastener
6D	Nothing about swap, initially, question exchange
7D	Debauchee gripping metal drill
8D	In having wrong date below space towards the top, numbered for reference
12D	Artless goon zonked, extraction causing little discomfort then?
13D	Mushy crud bottled by baby feeders, little things activated when emotional?
15D	One carrying on is supporter of working rights
17D	Very bad, the score (3-4)
19D	Baltic, welcome this when shivering
20D	Nipper, a little chap in cerise
22D	Substance taking dental impression, pattern scaled up

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