The Guardian Quick puzzle clues 2026 Apr 23

• Accompanying - Satie's coda (anag) (10) Crossword Clue
• Ambitious quality (5) Crossword Clue
• An action's unintended consequences (2-8) Crossword Clue
• Coffee, tea or water? (5) Crossword Clue
• Come clean (3,2) Crossword Clue
• Defector (8) Crossword Clue
• Free from obligation (3,3,4) Crossword Clue
• Get some air? (6) Crossword Clue
• Give youngsters an intensive education (8) Crossword Clue
• (Informally) I got that wrong! (4) Crossword Clue
• It's paid out of respect (6) Crossword Clue
• Like the M25? (7) Crossword Clue
• Metal used to make brass (4) Crossword Clue
• Non-committal about an issue (8) Crossword Clue
• Pebbles on the beach (7) Crossword Clue
• Pedals (anag) - no longer effective (6) Crossword Clue
• Protection (5) Crossword Clue
• Saddled (10) Crossword Clue
• Safe place (6) Crossword Clue
• Scare (7) Crossword Clue
• Sign that danger's passed (3,5) Crossword Clue
• Stupidly optimistic - indulgent (4) Crossword Clue
• Trail in water (4) Crossword Clue
• What one looks for in a thesaurus (7) Crossword Clue