Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Jul 18

• $1000 to conquer chess expert (11) Crossword Clue
• Big cuts she's seen in fuel (6) Crossword Clue
• Big politician surrounded by beer (5) Crossword Clue
• Bone up when back in opera house (7) Crossword Clue
• Cite as proof a crazy dude embracing first cousin (6) Crossword Clue
• Counsel, these days, on immorality (6) Crossword Clue
• Country homes created by Romans, perhaps (6) Crossword Clue
• Dapper displayer of needles (6) Crossword Clue
• Fast-moving object to arrive on time (5) Crossword Clue
• Former king returned by small Persian king (6) Crossword Clue
• Foxes at close of play? (6) Crossword Clue
• Friends changed teams (5) Crossword Clue
• From Erasmus, iconic melody (5) Crossword Clue
• Gardening tool in better shape (7) Crossword Clue
• German car - ring regarding sound (5) Crossword Clue
• Heard of team putting on weight with floating cube (7) Crossword Clue
• Like a horse without a tail, steer into biannual event (7) Crossword Clue
• Live with daughter by spring (5) Crossword Clue
• Meat product cold as far as one can see? Not entirely (7) Crossword Clue
• Never again with ex! (3-4) Crossword Clue
• Pasty pig swallows whole (6) Crossword Clue
• Roaring sound from chamber five initially (5) Crossword Clue
• Squeeze small amount (5) Crossword Clue
• Swagger when one enters rota (7) Crossword Clue
• Unusually proud to quit early (4,3) Crossword Clue
• Where cows sold in The City? (5,6) Crossword Clue