Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Aug 12

• 3-D young animal in charge (5) Crossword Clue
• All-round doctor, one in Etna explosion (7) Crossword Clue
• Bewildered chap - 'I'm no victor' (8) Crossword Clue
• Cat calls about notice in fields (7) Crossword Clue
• Christopher follows first satirical bit of comedy (4) Crossword Clue
• Cunning military mechanic runs off (8) Crossword Clue
• Flaw in emblem is highlighted (7) Crossword Clue
• Give players a hand! (4) Crossword Clue
• He's just taken orders when they open again (8) Crossword Clue
• Hippest sort of time signal (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Location roughly south, beware! (11) Crossword Clue
• Morning before US president produced sudden attack (6) Crossword Clue
• Once-over to observe twice (4-3) Crossword Clue
• Painting technique in the mind is unreliable (13) Crossword Clue
• Pair with one herb around book-mark (7) Crossword Clue
• Pet firm's established (6) Crossword Clue
• Raised edge of tart gets cut in half (6) Crossword Clue
• Salami and radicchio for starters, then eats fish (8) Crossword Clue
• Sanctify battle's leader not as much (5) Crossword Clue
• Simple to remove oily head (4) Crossword Clue
• Skirting around love with relative (4) Crossword Clue
• Spoils lad who accepts holy writings (5) Crossword Clue
• Spotted honeymakers, half mottled (6) Crossword Clue
• Straighten an edge, we hear (5) Crossword Clue
• Swift attack around Peterhead (5) Crossword Clue
• Western city to avoid Crossword Clue