Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Mar 12

• Accountant on board has a wallet, right? (6) Crossword Clue
• Back-up needed to follow simpering rodent (5) Crossword Clue
• Bird about to cut off banger (6) Crossword Clue
• Bit of quiet, by the sound of it (5) Crossword Clue
• Boil heads off in grease (3) Crossword Clue
• Broadcast set up rare openings (9) Crossword Clue
• Can Renoir break out when trapped? (2,1,6) Crossword Clue
• Cinema attendants drug dealers, though not initially (6) Crossword Clue
• Cosmetic for Mum to conceal a mark (7) Crossword Clue
• Cut back fruit (5) Crossword Clue
• Distributes thin papers with no heading (6) Crossword Clue
• Every twelve months, boy's ending before time (6) Crossword Clue
• French water yielding European gold (3) Crossword Clue
• Island leader leaves in a frosty way (5) Crossword Clue
• Keep separate observer to cover mission (9) Crossword Clue
• Little pieces smashed, then messier (11) Crossword Clue
• Part that goes round in the Metro, to radiate in both directions! (5) Crossword Clue
• Plagiarist ultimately copies cassettes (5) Crossword Clue
• Playful Louis devours lettuce (6) Crossword Clue
• Pleasant times for power in America (3) Crossword Clue
• Protects against loss at sunrise, maybe (7) Crossword Clue
• Rambling inquest involves church still (9) Crossword Clue
• Splinter almost removed, but remained under cover? (5,2) Crossword Clue
• Stirs ink, thickens in washing-up basin (7,4) Crossword Clue
• Talk about a milliner (7) Crossword Clue
• Unprofessional song? (3) Crossword Clue