The Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Aug 15

• African country, for example - year, part time (5) Crossword Clue
• All noobs could make party decorations (8) Crossword Clue
• Ban not over for beastly doctor (3) Crossword Clue
• Bird dish, not British (3) Crossword Clue
• Bread in pack by eastern lake (5) Crossword Clue
• Call English beauty (5) Crossword Clue
• Crap cleaner will shampoo lino floor to feel useful, finally (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Desert pool's old, with nothing changed (5) Crossword Clue
• Gentleman taking ecstasy from father (3) Crossword Clue
• Last bits of this hot chilli lobster chowder trouble for mixer (7) Crossword Clue
• Logo I redesigned for shelter in the north (5) Crossword Clue
• New endings to brighten demo TV programme reel (5) Crossword Clue
• Nutcase's second place of torture (5) Crossword Clue
• Prost's unusual grumpy sulk (5) Crossword Clue
• Rue tears about precious belongings (8) Crossword Clue
• Sci-fi movie craft his parts differently (8) Crossword Clue
• Scrappy figure, from ends of leftover sofa covering and merino wool material (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Small bricks no good to make lion (3) Crossword Clue
• Studious snob, so blotto drunk, alibi proves zilch, ultimately (7) Crossword Clue
• Teaches alien Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, perhaps (8) Crossword Clue
• US theatre award avoided by new play (3) Crossword Clue