The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Jun 18

• A cap in use tilted badly, level up (8) Crossword Clue
• A few missing artist in essence, US president (9) Crossword Clue
• Animated solver's clue? (6,3) Crossword Clue
• Boy in Blue artist … (9) Crossword Clue
• Chance gone, lots being wasted? (6,3) Crossword Clue
• Christmas movie cut, cut for Christmas! (4) Crossword Clue
• Close, as Mexican dog in East London? (7) Crossword Clue
• Clue about bulb, essentially? (5) Crossword Clue
• Expression of embarrassment while burying head in whelk shell (2,6) Crossword Clue
• Force once applied to opening in sink blockage (6) Crossword Clue
• Frank discussions in a trade-off digested (7) Crossword Clue
• … gets quarter (12) Crossword Clue
• Groovy chassis on a jalopy (4) Crossword Clue
• Hawker steals present from that place (8) Crossword Clue
• Land idols in trouble? (5,6) Crossword Clue
• Last of ham we taste mixed up - in this? (4,4) Crossword Clue
• Little bird in leak (6) Crossword Clue
• Pluck item from the wine rack? (6) Crossword Clue
• Riddle from Sphinx's first teacher (8) Crossword Clue
• Rough tongue in nude rogue (10) Crossword Clue
• See 12 Across Crossword Clue
• See 26 Crossword Clue
• See 4 Crossword Clue
• See Yorkshire flower near Sheff U v Sheff W, say (5,5) Crossword Clue
• Sense of outrageous theatre initially dressing Australian in drag (10) Crossword Clue
• Survivor brightened up again having caught cold (6) Crossword Clue
• Team getting stuffed in flop, I give up! (5,2) Crossword Clue
• That said in support of stinker, describing nicer comic 23 down (6,4) Crossword Clue
• US actress, how might she cause a stir in speech? (11) Crossword Clue
• Western Samoa discontented here with poor supply (5,5) Crossword Clue