The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Aug 21

• Artist's Power Unit and Evian Water (7) Crossword Clue
• Astronomer's western partner, one with a sign (7) Crossword Clue
• Black, easily portable mould (6) Crossword Clue
• Buddy possibly needs energy to be put in goal and improved (8) Crossword Clue
• Child has right to enter club (4) Crossword Clue
• Company actor initially wearing plain attire (8) Crossword Clue
• Composer of divertimento managed without it (10) Crossword Clue
• Court award presented in alternative month (7) Crossword Clue
• Deceiver, foreign nobleman, featured in Observer (7) Crossword Clue
• Elected, elevated and taken to party's heart - then shut out (6) Crossword Clue
• 'Evil demon vanquished!' makes sensational reading (4,5) Crossword Clue
• Focused on getting money - shamefaced (7) Crossword Clue
• Incline to quash civil act by end of day (9) Crossword Clue
• Insults marrow in seconds (5) Crossword Clue
• It refreshes dictionary's backing - and work by Bellow (9) Crossword Clue
• Minister without Portfolio's capital offence (5) Crossword Clue
• Model person appearing in NME, Time Out (10) Crossword Clue
• Nice woman gets a daughter into musical? (6) Crossword Clue
• Not much of an experience for the Artemis II crew at the end (1,4,2,3,5) Crossword Clue
• Sing and entertain (5) Crossword Clue
• Smiley book's going up I learn? (8) Crossword Clue
• Sporty type beneath the surface, but one who'll give in? (5) Crossword Clue
• Tongue-in-cheek, creep inside (4) Crossword Clue
• Travel on board Chinook, say, seated on foam (8) Crossword Clue
• Treasure's almost buried by explosive - touching (7) Crossword Clue
• Tree expert's concoction of citrus and oil-tar rub (15) Crossword Clue
• Valour shown after detonation of part of a plant (6) Crossword Clue
• Very hard as level of gratitude abroad reduced? (9) Crossword Clue