The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 23 2026 Answers (9/23/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 23, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	One born with natural chemistry? (4-4,4)
9A	Snooker legend’s success covered by the Guardian
10A	19 made fare for Paddington
11A	Creature with many feet evenly toed after growth
12A	Computer programs hiding that woman’s problems
13A	Dividing and taking away, see – use nine digits randomly
15A	Son playing with type of mobile?
18A	In this country cricket initially follows 500 for 0
19A	Wrong treating malaria without AI? No need to panic
22A	God returns good tablets as they contain absorbing material
24A	1 + 100 divided by 1/9 clean?
25A	Drunk soldier breaking promises to be combative in court
26A	Perhaps Clio, without drop of oil, it squeaks
27A	Catholic tried gambling college to manage church’s financial crisis
1D	Drinksss?
2D	Idle PM once does U-turn to stop evil government
3D	Lacking courage to finally count 110001500?
4D	Basic facts on display at the Natural History Museum?
5D	Wager wins gold and yen with stunner
6D	Young man subdued by extremely brittle weapon
7D	Stolen diamonds hidden under small sponge
8D	Rough seas crossing east and west, back and forth
14D	After G&T exchanged, relative’s left with delight
16D	Close shave: trim cut by edge of razor that hurts
17D	Trader starting to swindle pub landlord?
18D	Trump beat an old Democrat
20D	Doped drink that’s taken in fun
21D	Burned a little and witnessed core lifting
23D	Safe removing tungsten from alloy
24D	Rise up to support American gods

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