17, you say, in type of carriage coming back
Archive answer — August 1, 2026
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“GUARD” is the published 5-letter fill for 20 Across. Use the crossing letters in the grid below to verify how it fits.
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Guardian Prize Crossword
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Across
- 9. Vegetable patch ardently covered
Answer: CHARD
- 10. Sweet coke, hot drinks in cafe with espresso at first
Answer: CHOCOLATE
- 11. Confirmed fronts of service uniforms dirty
Answer: SUSTAINED
- 12. Drunk Nelson at last provided English cutter
Answer: KNIFE
- 13. Extravagant Co-op surrounds home
Answer: COTTAGE
- 15. Sufferer I treated internally in a state
Answer: ERITREA
- 17. View sample that is trimmed at the front
Answer: WATCH
- 18. Sink in which neon reflected?
Answer: SAG
- 20. 17, you say, in type of carriage coming back
Answer: GUARD
- 22. Peer from jet, disregarding old ship
Answer: DUCHESS
- 25. Sky-high price of cockney’s locks sounds reasonable
Answer: AIRFARE
- 27. Possession of pier shown to be condemned
Answer: OWNERSHIP
- 30. One packing essential cape that’s showing mould
Answer: MUSTINESS
- 31. Colour in retrospective Tarantino melodrama
Answer: LEMON
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- 2. Blemish on this wobbly bottom of frequent flyer
Answer: MARSHTIT
- 3. Ignoring the last perfect theory
Answer: IDEA
- 6. Plant maybe in Spooner’s garment dryer
Answer: ROCKSINGER
- 7. Troops I fed left yankee wanting eggs
Answer: CAVIAR
- 13. Join firm, starts scared
Answer: COWED
- 14. Jews ask him a Zen problem
Answer: ASHKENAZIM
- 16. Bad religious scholar opens beer
Answer: ADDLE
- 19. Last song performed in Moscow, it shows sincerity
Answer: GLASNOST
- 21. Three articles by mother providing curse
Answer: ANATHEMA
- 23. Bad luck if it’s hard
Answer: CHEESE
- 24. One that displays useless lot
Answer: SHOWER
- 26. Adams entertaining republican soldiers
Answer: ARMY
- 29. Yearn to stick close to fiancée
Answer: PINE
The answer to “17, you say, in type of carriage coming back” in the Guardian Prize Crossword is GUARD — a 5-letter word. It appears in our available data for August 1, 2026 at 20-Across. Below you can reveal the fill one letter at a time, check the full puzzle, and open every related clue page.
“17, you say, in type of carriage coming back” answer
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Why does GUARD fit?
GUARD is the published 5-letter answer at 20-Across. The highlighted path in the puzzle shows exactly where the entry sits.
When else has “17, you say, in type of carriage coming back” appeared?
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “17, you say, in type of carriage coming back”?
The answer is GUARD.
How many letters are in the answer?
5 letters: GUARD.
When did this clue appear?
It appears in the Guardian Prize Crossword for August 1, 2026 at 20-Across.
Can this clue have a different answer?
Yes. Crossword clues may be reused with a different fill depending on the grid. Recent matching appearances are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day’s answers?
Open the Guardian Prize answers page for August 1, 2026 for the full grid and every clue.