Quick Crossword No 31311

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Across

  1. 1Inlet
  2. 3Priest
  3. 8Sewer
  4. 9Trucks
  5. 10Decorative
  6. 12Tree
  7. 15Nurse
  8. 17Story
  9. 18Joke
  10. 22Stilton, e.g.
  11. 25Bother
  12. 26Servant
  13. 28Endures
  14. 29Strange

Down

  1. 1Disparage
  2. 2Desire
  3. 3Films
  4. 4Stockings
  5. 6Wicked
  6. 7Simple
  7. 11Allow
  8. 131815 battle
  9. 14Empty
  10. 19Worldwide
  11. 20Gems
  12. 21Pushes
  13. 24Deceive

Here are the Telegraph Quick Crossword answers for Thursday, August 6, 2026 — every solution for that day's British quick crossword (straight definitions, typically 13×13), listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on August 6?” 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 Telegraph Quick Crossword answers page.

Telegraph Quick Crossword answers for August 6, 2026

The full solution for the August 6 Telegraph Quick is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Thursday, August 6.

Full Telegraph Quick Crossword answer list for August 6, 2026

Every clue from the August 6 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1InletBAY
3PriestCANON
6Devon riverEXE
8SewerDRAIN
9TrucksLORRIES
10DecorativeORNAMENTAL
12TreeYEW
15NurseTEND
17StoryTALE
18JokeGAG
22Stilton, e.g.BLUECHEESE
25BotherTROUBLE
26ServantVALET
27Wise birdOWL
28EnduresLASTS
29StrangeODD

Down

#ClueAnswer
1DisparageBADMOUTH
2DesireYEARNING
3FilmsCINEMA
4StockingsNYLONS
5Northern countryNORWAY
6WickedEVIL
7SimpleEASY
11AllowLET
131815 battleWATERLOO
14EmptyDESERTED
16FlatfishDAB
19WorldwideGLOBAL
20GemsJEWELS
21PushesSHOVES
23____ von BismarckOTTO
24DeceiveFOOL

Hints for the August 6 puzzle

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Frequently asked questions

What were the Telegraph Quick Crossword answers on August 6, 2026?

Every across and down answer for the Thursday, August 6, 2026 Telegraph Quick is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed British quick grid (straight definitions, no cryptic wordplay) as published that day.

Why do some answers use British spelling?

The Telegraph is a British paper, so the August 6 Quick used British fill (COLOUR, CENTRE, and so on). If a word looks a letter off an American spelling, that is usually why.

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