Lend me your ears! (4)

Latest answer — September 23, 2026

7 Across

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Clue explained

PSST is a quiet attention-getting call, so it can be used to ask someone to lend you their ears. The exclamation mark gives the clue the tone of an urgent aside.

Clue type:
Phrase or idiom
A person quietly trying to attract another person's attention

Guardian Quick Crossword

This clue's Wednesday, September 23, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 5Sensational (3-8)
  2. 7Lend me your ears! (4)
  3. 8Polyphonic song (8)
  4. 9Fashion Week passage (7)
  5. 11Little song (5)
  6. 13What was that? (5)
  7. 14Mind a child (7)
  8. 16Playground game (8)
  9. 17UHT drink? (4)
  10. 18Torchbearer (11)

Down

  1. 1Idiot - tease (4)
  2. 2Blackberry bush (7)
  3. 3Card - tool (5)
  4. 4Neighbourhood (8)
  5. 5Give us a couple of ticks (4,1,6)
  6. 6Goliath-slaying team? (5,6)
  7. 10Punning skill (8)
  8. 12In general (7)
  9. 15Swarming crustacean (5)
  10. 17Confusing network (4)

The answer to “Lend me your ears! (4)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is PSST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 23, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 7-Across. 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.

“Lend me your ears! (4)” answer

PSST (4 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 PSST.

What does PSST mean?

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

(interjection)

  • used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously

When else has “Lend me your ears! (4)” 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.

September 23, 2026 (most recent) → PSST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Lend me your ears! (4)”?

The answer is PSST, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 23, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Lend me your ears! (4)”?

4 letters: PSST.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 23, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 7-Across.

Can “Lend me your ears! (4)” 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 September 23, 2026 is on the Guardian Quick answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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