Crossword Answers for Saturday, 27 June 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Saturday, 27 June 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Any thick, viscous matter GOO
4
Tell a joke; speak humorously JEST
8
To make a mistake or be incorrect ERR
9
An elaborate song for solo voice ARIA
10
Rise or move forward TIDE
12
Not reflecting light; not glossy MATT
13
Be the cause or source of GIVE
15
Scheduled to arrive DUE
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A disposition to remain inactive or inert INERTIA
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A collection of anecdotes about a person or place ANA
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A dissenting clique SECT
20
One of a pair MATE
22
Take into custody NAIL
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An individual instance of a type of symbol ITEM
25
Drive obliquely TOE
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The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue REDS
27
The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE

Down

1
Go through GET
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Bring into being ORIGINATE
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Appoint to a clerical posts ORDINATED
4
Crush or bruise JAM
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Kill in large numbers ERADICATE
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A job in an organization SITUATION
7
United States poet and critic TATE
11
The day before EVE
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A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium ERS
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Being one more than nine TEN
18
An independent ruler or chieftain AMIR
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A quad with a square body EMS
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Soldier of the American Revolution LEE