The Guardian Quick puzzle clues 2026 May 01

• Ancient (5) Crossword Clue
• Appearance - butcher's (informal) (4) Crossword Clue
• Attacks verbally (6) Crossword Clue
• Big - or specialist - shop (8) Crossword Clue
• Chicken or camera? (4) Crossword Clue
• Container of peas (3) Crossword Clue
• French composer, died 1963 (7) Crossword Clue
• Get something for nothing (8) Crossword Clue
• Having a strong smell (7) Crossword Clue
• Hip clothing item? (9) Crossword Clue
• Lumberjack shirt material (5) Crossword Clue
• Make better - preserve (4) Crossword Clue
• Make (something) worse (8) Crossword Clue
• Merciful - stormless (7) Crossword Clue
• More amusing (7) Crossword Clue
• Moth or mosquito? (6) Crossword Clue
• Olympian's goal (5) Crossword Clue
• Pell-mell (6-7) Crossword Clue
• Place to walk on board (9,4) Crossword Clue
• Plain-spoken (6) Crossword Clue
• Praise (5) Crossword Clue
• Taken hostage (9) Crossword Clue
• That's surprising (informally) (3) Crossword Clue
• They're famously slippery (4) Crossword Clue
• Wheel protection (6) Crossword Clue
• Work by Gilbert and Sullivan, say (8) Crossword Clue