? Cryptic Hints

Guardian Cryptic Crossword

#1381 by Anto | 2026-05-10
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Across

1. Drug supplier quick to hide damage (8) (8) Hints

5. Boozers: quite attractive, some say (6) (6) Hints

9. Registers offence after attack on king? (6,2) (6, 2) Hints

10. Fight about church – it will create division (6) (6) Hints

12. Finishes down a hundred and suffers defeat (5) (5) Hints

13. Something that might cut amber seal apart (5,4) (5, 4) Hints

14. Excited if data field’s in excellent condition (3,2,1,6) (3, 2, 1, 6) Hints

18. They hope to conquer extremely attritional places for example (12) (12) Hints

21. Tourist puts forecaster on spot (9) (9) Hints

23. Institution displaying objects from both ends of Venezuela (1,3,1) (1, 3, 1) Hints

24. Confess to creating two sets of papers with information technology (1,3,2) (1, 3, 2) Hints

25. Cook our veg in French wine (3,5) (3, 5) Hints

26. Speculate about time invitees turn up (6) (6) Hints

27. Early telegraph cables initially offering short version of this (2,6) (2, 6) Hints

Down

1. Papa goes over child’s little difficulty (6) (6) Hints

2. Some language is magnificent, showing discrimination (6) (6) Hints

3. Force to move- it’s only temporary (9) (9) Hints

4. Relaxed government unit will keep things fresh (5,7) (5, 7) Hints

6. Superior but essentially stupid experts (5) (5) Hints

7. Criminal had a nice big property in Mexico (8) (8) Hints

8. Son, in better shape, that’s useful around the garden (8) (8) Hints

11. One struggling to become free professionally? (6,6) (6, 6) Hints

15. Home defeat means we’re going backwards (2,7) (2, 7) Hints

16. Tremendous destruction (8) (8) Hints

17. Swamp with lots of paper about company meeting (8) (8) Hints

19. Stick, broken, reunited without it (6) (6) Hints

20. Motor includes compiler and a recording device (6) (6) Hints

22. Disgrace adding AI to explosive material (5) (5) Hints