Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Aug 25

• Being leaderless, turned down and thrown out (7) Crossword Clue
• Bombed a u-boat to cover smear (6) Crossword Clue
• Break the French after Wilkinson's initial struggle (7) Crossword Clue
• Charges a size unit of engines and functions (7) Crossword Clue
• Clumsy in record time! (5) Crossword Clue
• Commercial in cuts to displays (7) Crossword Clue
• Confidently bet that boys will accept half the alpine songs (3,4) Crossword Clue
• Definitely not one far off (2,4) Crossword Clue
• Desire to rip up T-shirt (6) Crossword Clue
• Dog among muntjac or giraffes (5) Crossword Clue
• Eagle's nest in Brazilian city almost in view (5) Crossword Clue
• Fish revealed in light beam, we're told (7) Crossword Clue
• Go up like many before the finish (6) Crossword Clue
• Grumpy when exam's unknown (5) Crossword Clue
• Leaves smoked to endlessly support company (7) Crossword Clue
• Lie about textile (5) Crossword Clue
• Pamper girl cook (11) Crossword Clue
• Puzzling things in games, surprisingly (7) Crossword Clue
• Remained sober, by the sound of it (6) Crossword Clue
• Rows cause upset, we hear (5) Crossword Clue
• Sees sis chew malleable yellow food (5,6) Crossword Clue
• See you with two extras (3-3) Crossword Clue
• Singers lost a composition (5) Crossword Clue
• Sticky carpet fastener with last of spray (5) Crossword Clue
• That's enough! Better take a chair outside (4,2) Crossword Clue
• Write music, composing at Eton (6) Crossword Clue