The Guardian Quick puzzle clues 2026 May 12

• AKA pygmy chimpanzee (6) Crossword Clue
• Cover, sheet or jacket (4) Crossword Clue
• E Asian boat - with 18d it's not good for you (4) Crossword Clue
• Freedom from restraint (8) Crossword Clue
• Funny business - illicit love affair (5-5) Crossword Clue
• Gone (anag) - type of melon (4) Crossword Clue
• Inert gas (4) Crossword Clue
• Irish-associated ballad set to Londonderry Air (5,3) Crossword Clue
• Japanese emperor in a comic opera (6) Crossword Clue
• Likely to irritate or offend (8) Crossword Clue
• Living animal or plant (8) Crossword Clue
• Make superfine distinctions (5,5) Crossword Clue
• New pupils (6) Crossword Clue
• Notion (4) Crossword Clue
• Nourishment (4) Crossword Clue
• Possibly cardigans or pullovers (8) Crossword Clue
• Ranks foe (anag) - abandoned or deserted (8) Crossword Clue
• Receptacles for buds? (4) Crossword Clue
• Spanish Miss (8) Crossword Clue
• Thin chocolate mint - nine? (5,5) Crossword Clue
• Utter shambles (6) Crossword Clue
• Weather-wise, it's often a cock (4) Crossword Clue
• Woodworking joint - feathered end? (8) Crossword Clue
• Worn thin; old and shabby (10) Crossword Clue