The Guardian Quiptic puzzle clues 2026 Aug 16

• Convent member leading company welcoming one papal ambassador (6) Crossword Clue
• Corruption at Eton's beginning to produce revolution (6) Crossword Clue
• Direct line cutting border (4) Crossword Clue
• Fail to be deceived by description of audacious dress? (3-7) Crossword Clue
• Head of league engaged in revision of sport law and quick survey (5,4) Crossword Clue
• Industrial activity repeatedly popular in classic British car firm (6) Crossword Clue
• Instrument's note in peculiar recital (8) Crossword Clue
• Join, except when led by American (4) Crossword Clue
• Last members of daring little band, beset by monster, kept going (7,2) Crossword Clue
• Launch opportunity having put $1000 up front (5,7) Crossword Clue
• League initially brought in graph about footballing legend (8) Crossword Clue
• Left to follow Oxford detective a bit (6) Crossword Clue
• Liberal working with cathedral, having no support? (6) Crossword Clue
• Note, second presented by the writer (4) Crossword Clue
• Old man getting six: hero in part of cricket ground (8) Crossword Clue
• Part of equation? Feasible to include answer, excluding content (8) Crossword Clue
• Part of no Slovenian city (4) Crossword Clue
• Pleasanter to turn up in Empire Cinema? (5) Crossword Clue
• Pot Louisa stirred, filled with unknown broth (6,4) Crossword Clue
• Set of chromosomes - information some at first ignored (6) Crossword Clue
• Snack dished up in white barrels? (5,7) Crossword Clue
• Soccer team starts to have lower expectations in topmost level (8) Crossword Clue
• Some quiet talk over coffee (5) Crossword Clue
• Stop - let's get a cynical view (3,3,7,2) Crossword Clue
• Superficial type gripped by bishopric's power (4-4) Crossword Clue
• Tubby, seen around ordinary party, was prominent (5,3) Crossword Clue
• Tunesmith revamping old times (8) Crossword Clue