Guardian Quick Crossword Answers - Aug 27
Quick crossword No 17,569
Across
- 1Warning on exiting tube train (4,3,3)MINDTHEGAP
- 8LP (5)ALBUM
- 11Jump over - children's game (8)LEAPFROG
- 13Add salt and pepper to (6)SEASON
- 15Former currency of Spain (6)PESETA
- 17Bright, spotted, flying beetle (8)LADYBIRD
- 22Ideal male marriage partner (2,5)MRRIGHT
- 23Take a nostalgic trip down this (6,4)MEMORYLANE
Down
- 4'e.g.'s (8)EXAMPLES
- 5Traditional French inn (7)AUBERGE
- 9Document sealed at Runnymede in 1215 (5,5)MAGNACARTA
- 12Broad-brimmed Mexican hat (8)SOMBRERO
- 16Crotchety - one of seven (6)GRUMPY
- 19Right, acute or obtuse (5)ANGLE
- 20Killer whale (4)ORCA
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Warning on exiting tube train (4,3,3) — Answer: MINDTHEGAP. Hint: This familiar transit warning tells passengers to watch their footing 🚇
- 7. Spanish painter born Domenikos Theotokopoulos (2,5) — Answer: ELGRECO. Hint: Recall the Renaissance artist better known by his nickname 🎨
- 8. LP (5) — Answer: ALBUM. Hint: A collection of songs traditionally pressed on a long-playing record 🎶
- 10. Informal friendly greeting (4) — Answer: HIYA. Hint: A cheerful casual way to say hello 👋
- 11. Jump over - children's game (8) — Answer: LEAPFROG. Hint: One player vaults over another in this playground classic 🐸
- 13. Add salt and pepper to (6) — Answer: SEASON. Hint: Improve a dish by adding familiar kitchen spices 🧂
- 15. Former currency of Spain (6) — Answer: PESETA. Hint: This was Spain’s money before the euro 💶
- 17. Bright, spotted, flying beetle (8) — Answer: LADYBIRD. Hint: A tiny red garden visitor often has black spots 🐞
- 18. P in Nato phonetic alphabet (4) — Answer: PAPA. Hint: The radio alphabet gives this letter a family-related code word 📻
- 21. Pivotal point - ___ and Bracket (bygone comedy duo) (5) — Answer: HINGE. Hint: A joint that lets a door swing also completes the duo’s name 🚪
- 22. Ideal male marriage partner (2,5) — Answer: MRRIGHT. Hint: The supposedly perfect husband is described this way 💍
- 23. Take a nostalgic trip down this (6,4) — Answer: MEMORYLANE. Hint: Nostalgia may send you along this figurative route 🛣️
Down
- 1. Affectionate term for non-pedigree cat (5) — Answer: MOGGY. Hint: A loving British nickname for an ordinary house cat 🐈
- 2. Haggis accompaniment (4) — Answer: NEEP. Hint: This Scottish root vegetable traditionally joins haggis 🥕
- 3. Gardening or plastering tool (6) — Answer: TROWEL. Hint: A small hand tool useful for planting or spreading mortar 🛠️
- 4. 'e.g.'s (8) — Answer: EXAMPLES. Hint: These are illustrations of things previously mentioned 📝
- 5. Traditional French inn (7) — Answer: AUBERGE. Hint: Seek the French word for a modest country lodging 🏨
- 6. Biblical patriarch - bottle holding six litres of wine (10) — Answer: METHUSELAH. Hint: This name belongs both to an exceptionally long-lived biblical figure and a huge wine bottle 🍷
- 9. Document sealed at Runnymede in 1215 (5,5) — Answer: MAGNACARTA. Hint: This landmark charter limited the power of the English monarch 📜
- 12. Broad-brimmed Mexican hat (8) — Answer: SOMBRERO. Hint: Think of the iconic wide-brimmed hat associated with Mexico 🤠
- 14. Firm to the bite (pasta or rice) (2,5) — Answer: ALDENTE. Hint: This Italian cooking term describes pasta or rice with a pleasantly firm texture 🍝
- 16. Crotchety - one of seven (6) — Answer: GRUMPY. Hint: This fairy-tale dwarf is notably ill-tempered 😠
- 19. Right, acute or obtuse (5) — Answer: ANGLE. Hint: In geometry, this is formed by two rays meeting at a point 📐
- 20. Killer whale (4) — Answer: ORCA. Hint: Think of the ocean’s powerful black-and-white predator 🐋
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Guardian Quick Crossword answers for August 27, 2026
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Full Guardian Quick Crossword answer list for August 27, 2026
Every clue from the August 27 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning on exiting tube train (4,3,3) | MINDTHEGAP |
| 7 | Spanish painter born Domenikos Theotokopoulos (2,5) | ELGRECO |
| 8 | LP (5) | ALBUM |
| 10 | Informal friendly greeting (4) | HIYA |
| 11 | Jump over - children's game (8) | LEAPFROG |
| 13 | Add salt and pepper to (6) | SEASON |
| 15 | Former currency of Spain (6) | PESETA |
| 17 | Bright, spotted, flying beetle (8) | LADYBIRD |
| 18 | P in Nato phonetic alphabet (4) | PAPA |
| 21 | Pivotal point - ___ and Bracket (bygone comedy duo) (5) | HINGE |
| 22 | Ideal male marriage partner (2,5) | MRRIGHT |
| 23 | Take a nostalgic trip down this (6,4) | MEMORYLANE |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affectionate term for non-pedigree cat (5) | MOGGY |
| 2 | Haggis accompaniment (4) | NEEP |
| 3 | Gardening or plastering tool (6) | TROWEL |
| 4 | 'e.g.'s (8) | EXAMPLES |
| 5 | Traditional French inn (7) | AUBERGE |
| 6 | Biblical patriarch - bottle holding six litres of wine (10) | METHUSELAH |
| 9 | Document sealed at Runnymede in 1215 (5,5) | MAGNACARTA |
| 12 | Broad-brimmed Mexican hat (8) | SOMBRERO |
| 14 | Firm to the bite (pasta or rice) (2,5) | ALDENTE |
| 16 | Crotchety - one of seven (6) | GRUMPY |
| 19 | Right, acute or obtuse (5) | ANGLE |
| 20 | Killer whale (4) | ORCA |
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