The Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Oct 24

• A CIA set so deployed for colleague (9) Crossword Clue
• Component in this suet is contentious matter (5) Crossword Clue
• Decline among factories in Kent (4) Crossword Clue
• Head ignoring first character in the past (4) Crossword Clue
• Impulse in sudden movement after start is cancelled (4) Crossword Clue
• Journalistic drudges in cabins missing front (5) Crossword Clue
• Long-necked bird goes wandering in part (4) Crossword Clue
• Mention of leading belief (9) Crossword Clue
• Petra moved long, thin candle (5) Crossword Clue
• Pick up trickery for period of time? (5) Crossword Clue
• Places sect ruined for visually striking displays (10) Crossword Clue
• Poor shot is rubbish (4) Crossword Clue
• Reportedly, disturb ruler in a desert? (6) Crossword Clue
• Rues overlooking original wading birds (6) Crossword Clue
• Some clap actors' formal agreement (4) Crossword Clue
• Sort of input, I hear, is unresolved (2,2,3,3) Crossword Clue
• Specific area of marketing defended by Germanic helper (5) Crossword Clue
• Unadorned tool used in carpentry, it's said (5) Crossword Clue