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Across
- 1. Plant rolling in the wind (10) — Answer: TUMBLEWEED
- 7. No simmer (anag) (8) — Answer: MISNOMER
- 8. Trudge (4) — Answer: PLOD
- 9. Blue (anag) (4) — Answer: LUBE
- 10. Coal container (7) — Answer: SCUTTLE
- 12. Boiled sweet (6,5) — Answer: BARLEYSUGAR
- 14. Sloping track for launching ships (7) — Answer: SLIPWAY
- 16. Sheepshank, e.g. (4) — Answer: KNOT
- 19. Froth - Bolly? (4) — Answer: FIZZ
- 20. Romantic (8) — Answer: QUIXOTIC
- 21. Temporary race leader (10) — Answer: PACESETTER
Down
- 1. Hearing (5) — Answer: TRIAL
- 2. A little cooler? (7) — Answer: MINIBAR
- 3. Farm animal symbolic of meekness (4) — Answer: LAMB
- 4. Tom's craw (anag) - coil on sand left by wriggler (8) — Answer: WORMCAST
- 5. Someone settling abroad (5) — Answer: EXPAT
- 6. Yell (6) — Answer: HOLLER
- 11. French game where metal balls thrown (8) — Answer: PETANQUE
- 12. Northern sea (6) — Answer: BALTIC
- 13. Military ship (7) — Answer: GUNBOAT
- 15. Circular food in large square box? (5) — Answer: PIZZA
- 17. One who strives (5) — Answer: TRIER
- 18. Energetic swing music dance (4) — Answer: JIVE
Here are the Guardian Quick Crossword answers for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 — every solution for that day's standard Quick grid puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on July 15?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live Guardian Quick Crossword answers page.
Guardian Quick Crossword answers for July 15, 2026
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