The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Apr 02

• Brief shots of mother, topless doing a twirl (4) Crossword Clue
• Came near to rewriting ad hoc paper (10) Crossword Clue
• Car is revolutionary (6) Crossword Clue
• Cat saying 'tree cutter'? (7) Crossword Clue
• Centaurs cast out of a pre-Roman state (8) Crossword Clue
• Cheer gamer's device (7) Crossword Clue
• Cold? Here's fishy toast (6) Crossword Clue
• Disk installed in finished comprehensive (8) Crossword Clue
• Duration of biography's going to pot (8) Crossword Clue
• Elgar too hip, perhaps, to drop round for this type of work (5,5) Crossword Clue
• Foreign alcoholic drinks poured over Henry's cold drinks (6) Crossword Clue
• Hapless Republican's abandoned passed motion (3) Crossword Clue
• Harsh sound of underwear rubbing against somebody's rear (4) Crossword Clue
• Hill's tale uncovered (3) Crossword Clue
• Horse led by Earl? (4) Crossword Clue
• House safeguard that makes for heavy going? (4-6) Crossword Clue
• Hum - to set trap (5) Crossword Clue
• Irresponsible, filthy cracks about gang leader (7) Crossword Clue
• Mark for each bolt (7) Crossword Clue
• Mean-sounding voice (4) Crossword Clue
• Near the boundless land (5) Crossword Clue
• One American in multinational company gives a hand (8) Crossword Clue
• One of the Trumps hiding small toe-curling secret (8) Crossword Clue
• Order of fish provided by end of day (6) Crossword Clue
• Player's behind this aspect of polo cheating? (4) Crossword Clue
• Player supporting the Guardian, perversely, is sweet? (6) Crossword Clue
• Police work that often gets support (4) Crossword Clue
• Student group in exposed surroundings put in the shade (10) Crossword Clue
• Very faint-hearted, not quite returning salvo (6) Crossword Clue
• What drawers might hold: chain, bow and ring on a length (8) Crossword Clue