The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Aug 28

• 75% of plátanos turned into something romantic (6) Crossword Clue
• Amoebae and such travelled nautical miles, giving up sex in retrospect (11) Crossword Clue
• Arrest in general location reversed (6) Crossword Clue
• Celebrated rugby player offside (8) Crossword Clue
• Criticise character from Athens, thus creating sort of poetry (3,5) Crossword Clue
• Don't play at stalls where Yanks relieve themselves? (4,5) Crossword Clue
• Drunken peer falls into brewski-chugging contraption in drinkers' diversion (4,4) Crossword Clue
• E, for Einstein? (7) Crossword Clue
• Engaged in drink, CIA annulled cryptic system of old Rome (6,8) Crossword Clue
• Get ogress irritated and annoyed with symbol (2,7,5) Crossword Clue
• God backflips into canal (4) Crossword Clue
• Hustler's damage includes train wreck (3,6) Crossword Clue
• Ingredient of comfort food covering rear end of Shakespearean (7) Crossword Clue
• Iron Man is a woman (6) Crossword Clue
• € is based on this Greek character harboured by lone lunatic (7) Crossword Clue
• Killer imprisoned in Windsor Castle (4) Crossword Clue
• Lifted off around two, say: it may require a shot (5,5) Crossword Clue
• Lower, but greater (6) Crossword Clue
• Originally, source (excessively loud noise) was a sub (5,2) Crossword Clue
• Photo, a character from long ago: outspoken rogue (8) Crossword Clue
• Plunderers' music fest in part of Winchester? (5,5) Crossword Clue
• Prey for an aardvark: one Contra (4) Crossword Clue
• Satisfactory punishment (4) Crossword Clue
• Singer wanting cabbage to whip up piece in advance (3,4,4) Crossword Clue
• Smooth talker on X, say (8) Crossword Clue
• Snack: portion of spinach ossobuco (6) Crossword Clue
• Sob stories in Slate? (3,5) Crossword Clue
• Turkish bigwig covers arse, it may be hidden (6) Crossword Clue