Glossary

Latest answer — September 20, 2026

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Clue explained

A key can be a glossary or explanatory list, especially one that explains symbols, abbreviations or entries in a work.

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A map legend explaining the meaning of its symbols

Telegraph Quick Crossword

This clue's Sunday, September 20, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Italian city
  2. 4Ice-cream dessert
  3. 9UK city native
  4. 10Doing (anag.)
  5. 11Long vegetable
  6. 12Stuffy
  7. 13Glossary
  8. 14Woo-hoo!
  9. 16Tuna (anag.)
  10. 18Crow relative
  11. 20Go back, e.g. on a promise
  12. 21Cook
  13. 24Toy boy, e.g.
  14. 25Charity administrator?
  15. 26Cerebral layer?
  16. 27Zero

Down

  1. 1Stony
  2. 2Make-up item
  3. 3Multitude
  4. 5In motion
  5. 6Oubliette, e.g.
  6. 7Love of self
  7. 8Fester
  8. 13Dish of rice, fish and eggs
  9. 15Royal house
  10. 17Gambol
  11. 18Pier
  12. 19Newly
  13. 22The Dorchester, e.g.
  14. 23Question

The answer to “Glossary” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is KEY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 20, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 13-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.

“Glossary” answer

KEY (3 letters)

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What does KEY mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it
  • each of several buttons on a panel for operating a computer, typewriter, or telephone
  • a thing that provides a means of achieving or understanding something

When else has “Glossary” appeared?

The Telegraph 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 20, 2026 (most recent) → KEY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Glossary”?

The answer is KEY, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 20, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Glossary”?

3 letters: KEY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 20, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 13-Across.

Can “Glossary” have a different answer?

Yes — The Telegraph 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 Telegraph Quick answers?

The full grid for September 20, 2026 is on the Telegraph Quick answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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