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Guardian Quick Crossword Answers — August 14, 2026

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12 clues
  1. 1Feature of everyday speechCOLLOQUIALISM
  2. 9SycophantTOADY
  3. 11Tree-dwellingARBOREAL
  4. 13ShrewdASTUTE
  5. 14Deliberately avoidESCHEW
  6. 17RetreatHIDEAWAY
  7. 24MicroscopicINFINITESIMAL

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14 clues
  1. 2MercifulLENIENT
  2. 3So-soOKAY
  3. 4DubiousUNSURE
  4. 5Non-mainstream (film)ARTHOUSE
  5. 6DopyINANE
  6. 7Spring blossomMAYFLOWER
  7. 10Strap, squash or junctionSPAGHETTI
  8. 15GangsterHOODLUM
  9. 16Tempting vegetable?CARROT
  10. 20An eternityAGES
  11. 23EveryoneALL

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  1. 1. Feature of everyday speech

    Answer: COLLOQUIALISM

  2. 9. Sycophant

    Answer: TOADY

  3. 11. Tree-dwelling

    Answer: ARBOREAL

  4. 13. Shrewd

    Answer: ASTUTE

  5. 17. Retreat

    Answer: HIDEAWAY

  6. 24. Microscopic

    Answer: INFINITESIMAL

  1. 2. Merciful

    Answer: LENIENT

  2. 3. So-so

    Answer: OKAY

  3. 4. Dubious

    Answer: UNSURE

  4. 5. Non-mainstream (film)

    Answer: ARTHOUSE

  5. 6. Dopy

    Answer: INANE

  6. 7. Spring blossom

    Answer: MAYFLOWER

  7. 15. Gangster

    Answer: HOODLUM

  8. 20. An eternity

    Answer: AGES

  9. 23. Everyone

    Answer: ALL

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