8 Down: The Pied Piper of abstract art – baseball player? (3-7)
Guardian Cryptic 30,123 by Brummie · Monday 28 September 2026. Three hand-drawn hints: the definition, what the words mean, and how the letters are built.
Other clues
- 1 Across: Plight of conflicted Republican heads leading double lives (6)
- 5 Across: Pitiful account of boss turned politician (3,5)
- 9 Across: Sponge’s loose weight (8)
- 10 Across: Dick playing lute to break silence (6)
- 11 Across: Applying mascara isn’t a protection against greasy hair (12)
- 13 Across: Rocket salad starter with re-processed food (4)
- 14 Across: Never underestimate Middle Eastern leaders with lively ability to put two and two together (8)
- 17 Across: City’s very bitter new agents? (8)
- 18 Across: Team leader changed, became mature (4)
- 20 Across: A British duty to spread nudity (8,4)
- 23 Across: Part of company that’s failing (6)
- 24 Across: Privy you once dumped in river? (8)
- 25 Across: Apartment charge for potential item of furniture? (8)
- 26 Across: Dance figure is switched between two parties (2-2-2)
- 2 Down: Excellent red for the diner? (4)
- 3 Down: Somewhat over-tasked, add lead to make tracks (9)
- 4 Down: Superior toys on high (6)
- 5 Down: White Cliffs of Dover composition – morris dance yet to be arranged by Kay (11,4)
- 6 Down: Wretched, mannered start of assault on Everest? (4,4)
- 7 Down: Not opening, force lock (5)
- 8 Down: The Pied Piper of abstract art – baseball player? (3-7)
- 12 Down: Intermittent sort of casino in Ohio state (10)
- 15 Down: Just a blend of proper English and ordinary American (9)
- 16 Down: Uplifted, set sights on getting one around a scholarly environment (8)
- 19 Down: Was a fish factory worker disappointed? (6)
- 21 Down: Soil: it isn’t common (5)
- 22 Down: In-house detective was a druggie (4)