Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Sep 18

• Altruistic units adjust lens angle (9) Crossword Clue
• Artery, part of great road, climbing (5) Crossword Clue
• Big cat removing head part of flower (6) Crossword Clue
• Biologist an amendment to requirements (11) Crossword Clue
• Bird put on leg? (5) Crossword Clue
• Boiling when the rod melted (3-3) Crossword Clue
• Brief collapse can lead to deficit (9) Crossword Clue
• Car race has to improve (5) Crossword Clue
• Cheer up - listen to a couple of quintets (7) Crossword Clue
• Express approval when Penny gets a pay increase (6) Crossword Clue
• Expressed resentment, though kept under control (7) Crossword Clue
• Fairly insect-free atmosphere (3) Crossword Clue
• Greek character backing short magazine to a degree (5) Crossword Clue
• Having a will, take time off to acquire property (6) Crossword Clue
• Make woollens, say, for hair pest (3) Crossword Clue
• Medical officer on stairs area - a major 20th-century event (4,7) Crossword Clue
• Mess up neat snack (6) Crossword Clue
• Mulled over how to go in deep, say (7) Crossword Clue
• Negative guard's heading off - keep out! (2,5) Crossword Clue
• Not entirely excellent sticky stuff (3) Crossword Clue
• Object to work model (6) Crossword Clue
• Old stagecoach industry (9) Crossword Clue
• Produce reluctantly at end of excavation (3,2) Crossword Clue
• They are possessed of sore devil, apparently (4-5) Crossword Clue
• Tick nothing low (3) Crossword Clue
• Will straighten first room (5) Crossword Clue