Cooking style (7)

Latest answer — August 06, 2026

5 Down

A chef’s characteristic way of preparing and presenting food fits this bill 🍳

Scroll down for rest of crossword answers

Guardian Quick Crossword

This clue's Thursday, August 06, 2026 appearance

Tap a square to reveal a letter.

Or reveal one clue at a time with the Hint and Answer buttons below.

Across

  1. 1It's traditionally practised during Lent (10)
  2. 7Without a weapon (7)
  3. 8Join forces (5)
  4. 10Mike, goal or house? (4)
  5. 11Supposed (8)
  6. 13Add on (6)
  7. 15Divine - or alternative? (6)
  8. 17Excessive admiration (8)
  9. 18Small amount - move in a hurry (4)
  10. 21One way to stop traffic? (5)
  11. 22Warning to offender (7)
  12. 23Pale and thin (10)

Down

  1. 1Rapidly (5)
  2. 2A few (4)
  3. 3Rare soft silvery metal - dim uni (anag) (6)
  4. 4One teaches (8)
  5. 5Cooking style (7)
  6. 6In a vulnerable position (3,2,1,4)
  7. 9The lot (10)
  8. 12Behind closed doors (2,6)
  9. 14Proportional (3,4)
  10. 16Nursery (6)
  11. 19Wrong (5)
  12. 20Car prefix (4)

The answer to “Cooking style (7)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is CUISINE — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on August 6, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 5-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Cooking style (7)” answer

CUISINE (7 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is CUISINE.

Why the answer is CUISINE

A chef’s characteristic way of preparing and presenting food fits this bill 🍳

What does CUISINE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CUISINE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment

When else has “Cooking style (7)” appeared?

The Guardian Quick reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 6, 2026 (most recent) → CUISINE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Cooking style (7)”?

The answer is CUISINE, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on August 6, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Cooking style (7)”?

7 letters: CUISINE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Guardian Quick crossword on August 6, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 5-Down.

Can “Cooking style (7)” have a different answer?

Yes — The Guardian Quick sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Guardian Quick answers?

The full grid for August 6, 2026 is on the Guardian Quick answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

The Guardian Quick Crossword is published by The Guardian; WordHint is an independent site and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher.

Crossword Clues

Looking up a clue? Jump into today's answers and clue help from top puzzles.