The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Apr 14

• Band's origin (7) Crossword Clue
• Beauty captured by the lens (5) Crossword Clue
• Bottle party? (2,3,2) Crossword Clue
• College official - idle, vain, absent now and again (4) Crossword Clue
• Duck. On reflection, 20! (2,5) Crossword Clue
• F. Gump actor cuts toe, because of … ? (6,2) Crossword Clue
• Finish one's sentence and heed driving instructor (4,2,1,4,4) Crossword Clue
• First of the chickens moulting as programmes finishing once (7,4) Crossword Clue
• Invigorating air in Gozo? Never! (5) Crossword Clue
• Islander's love of pastoral life lacks initial attractiveness (8) Crossword Clue
• It's deteriorated a lot, sadly wasn't over here (5,4,4) Crossword Clue
• Land collapsing into sea (7) Crossword Clue
• Letter to boy questionable help getting Botham as US citizen (13) Crossword Clue
• Martin's followers reform most of unearthly beliefs ultimately (9) Crossword Clue
• NT character making drop-goals in error (8,3) Crossword Clue
• Orchids, originally unaltered, an ikebana requirement? (5) Crossword Clue
• Poor actor's part as expressed on picnic menu (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Regularly - often - tea is cheese (4) Crossword Clue
• Rude hallo I might produce? (4-6) Crossword Clue
• Sharon, say, is PM, losing head (7) Crossword Clue
• Sick notes lead to notoriety (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Tastier dancing from this performer? (7) Crossword Clue
• They're not here, but are in Sussex and Hampshire (5) Crossword Clue
• Trousers, lost at the start, eventually turned up (9) Crossword Clue
• Welsh girl about to be cuddled by cute pedigree pet (7,3) Crossword Clue
• Windies won - Kent gets caught out, when the last man is batting (4,7,4) Crossword Clue