This crossword No. 802 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 May 2026 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Weekend Crossword No. 802 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The tail meat of a langoustine : SCAMPI
4-across – The king of the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream : OBERON
8-across – Cousin of the warthog,found in southern Africa : BUSHPIG
10-across – Harold __,British Marxist intellectual and Labour party chair during the 1945 election : LASKI
11-across – Relationship of Agatha and Dahlia to Bertie Wooster? : AUNT
12-across – Louis __,poet whose works include Autumn Journal : MACNEICE
13-across – Short story by Guy de Maupassant; the title means ‘ball of fat’ in English : BOULEDESUIF
18-across – Song from Cabaret adopted as a rightwing anthem? : TOMORROW
20-across – See 18 : TOME
21-across – __ Rose,name for English-speaking propagandists for Japan during the second world war : TOKYO
22-across – The top tier competition in men’s tennis : ATPTOUR
24-across – <i>Homo</i><span> __,extinct human species discovered in South Africa in 2013</span> : NALEDI
25-across – See 19 Down : ARTETA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A US fast food chain – or a 1985 thriller starrring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert : SUBWAY
2-down – __ Hall,US comedian and talkshow host : ARSENIO
3-down – Manchester City men’s team manager : PEP
5-down – See 18 Across : BELONGS
6-down – Ice-cream brand and parlour based in Southend-on-Sea : ROSSI
7-down – __ Off,comedy by Michael Frayn : NOISES
9-down – See 3 : GUARDIOLA
14-down – Harold __,bowler at the centre of the 1932-33 Bodyline controversy : LARWOOD
15-down – Distinct nuclear species of an element : ISOTOPE
16-down – __ Island,one of the five New York boroughs : STATEN
17-down – Illinois town said to represent middle America? : PEORIA
19-down – Arsenal men’s team manager : MIKEL
23-down – The expected value or score? : PAR
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.