The Guardian Weekend puzzle clues 2026 May 16

• 1975 rock opera based on music by The Who (5) Crossword Clue
• A form of ballad or lyrical poem (3) Crossword Clue
• Another name for reindeer (7) Crossword Clue
• Australian prime minister, 1972-1975 (5,7) Crossword Clue
• Australian prime minister, 1983-1991 (3,5) Crossword Clue
• Australian prime minister, 2010-2013 (5,7) Crossword Clue
• Children's playground game known in Hindi as kit kit (9) Crossword Clue
• Dame __, shadow foreign secretary (5,5) Crossword Clue
• Gift given on the first day of Christmas? (9) Crossword Clue
• __ Hallström, Swedish film director (5) Crossword Clue
• Infectious disease spread by fleas (6) Crossword Clue
• Jack __, England bowler who made 1 not out batting with Ben Stokes at Headingley, 2019 (5) Crossword Clue
• __ Kendall, secretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology (3) Crossword Clue
• Musical based on the life of María Eva Duarte de Perón (5) Crossword Clue
• Nick __, author of Fever Pitch and About a Boy (6) Crossword Clue
• Peter Weir thriller starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis (7) Crossword Clue
• Phone __, newspaper scandal that led to the Leveson inquiry (7) Crossword Clue
• Reggae artist and former Wailer (5,4) Crossword Clue
• Religious group native to Kurdistan (7) Crossword Clue
• See 10 Across Crossword Clue
• See 12 Across Crossword Clue
• See 13 Crossword Clue
• See 17 Down Crossword Clue
• Term for ferries designed so vehicles can be driven on and off (2-3) Crossword Clue
• The queen of the desert? (9) Crossword Clue
• The US equivalent of HMRC (3) Crossword Clue
• Welsh peninsula, part of Swansea (5) Crossword Clue
• Woollen fabric, usually with a herringbone or twill pattern (5) Crossword Clue