The Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Sep 26

• Airports eke out Gorbachev's reforms (11) Crossword Clue
• Ban lone working in Middle Eastern country (7) Crossword Clue
• Continental boarding house opens in Barking (7) Crossword Clue
• Dull, unvaried rabbit-proof fences (4) Crossword Clue
• Five set off, joyful (7) Crossword Clue
• Heads to Rochester, upmarket town, for period of sexual excitement (3) Crossword Clue
• Horrify all puritanical people, acting licentiously to begin with (5) Crossword Clue
• In part, has heard clip (5) Crossword Clue
• Lesser-known performer is bare to the audience (7) Crossword Clue
• Love god's sparkling rosé (4) Crossword Clue
• Loves Selfridges stocking receptacle (6) Crossword Clue
• Metal content in environment (4) Crossword Clue
• On the phone, brake for photograph (4) Crossword Clue
• Originally, loads of time for a great deal (3) Crossword Clue
• Passenger vehicle building up speed, initially (3) Crossword Clue
• Prime Minister in battle energised (6) Crossword Clue
• Ripens bananas for shooter (6) Crossword Clue
• Some rather random task (6) Crossword Clue
• Starts to beat off attacker, one you don't want around (3) Crossword Clue
• Steel, it's said, is suitable (11) Crossword Clue
• Type of flower picked up in prairie? (5) Crossword Clue
• Vocalist's billed for game of snooker (5) Crossword Clue