The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 1 2026 Answers (9/1/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 1, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 1, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 9/1/26, 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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« August 31 2026 Answers

#	Clue
7A	A better plan – finally – to stop game hunters
9A	Bears controlling hunger – they eat carrion
10A	Crew fitting angle brackets
11A	Just dread spending days working in dark
12A	Rogue bully by boxing ring
14A	Two nurses ignoring half of my request
15A	Become the best by baking bread or a little rock cake
17A	See 15
20A	Watches musical’s opening night – that’s when these things shine! (4-4)
22A	Live in Le Mans – and the VW?
23A	Cartoon dog bites old woman clutching cat food in tins?
24A	Large hole in one tie
25A	Part of stag party in strip club getting wrecked in just seconds
26A	Drive a good line in test of acceleration
1D	Combat manoeuvres – keeping watch regularly in caves?
2D	Tight biceps after lifting
3D	Question weaker body? Try exercising. (One probably sits with a computer all day)
4D	This suggests he took bat for discipline
5D	Imagine taking group of drivers north on M1 to see Coral’s relative?
6D	Keep everything in pathetic pocketbook
8D	Tesla isn’t working with NYC borough
13D	Mother might express this clumsily – be smart and kind
16D	See 3
18D	Refinement represented Cecil Day …
19D	See 8
21D	… Lewis’s character – conclusively yet obliquely
22D	See 4
24D	Decide to swap hands and draw