The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 16 2025 Answers (4/16/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 16, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 16, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 4/16/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
8A	Heaven is found in March
9A	Oscar for each adult musical drama
10A	Deftly remove odd pieces of jambalaya
11A	Finds extra strangely spellbound
12A	Supports couples
14A	Grannie’s distributed profits
15A	Driller of hollow is finally spent?
17A	Easy to read stage direction involving one boy leaving initially
20A	Complete halt for period in US
22A	Limited penalty limiting appeal
23A	Favourite Prince quotation
24A	Repress expression of surprise by king
25A	Love unaltered in Spring
26A	Charms enclosed by hotel workers
1D	Pack carried drug to festival
2D	Reluctant to exert oneself putting axis in place
3D	Opening greeting by you and I
4D	Out of date book excited
5D	Keep prisoner present
6D	Sense clarity
7D	Pat returning, say, grand to scoundrel
13D	Mollusc lifts cute waving horns at first
16D	Ridicule – it arises unexpectedly
18D	On fire and irate about women of letters?
19D	Critics pan nerd clutching tool
21D	Displace happy Aussie native over time
22D	Rob’s coat
24D	Nail Conservative principle

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