The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 30 2025 Answers (4/30/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for April 30 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 30, 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 30, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 4/30/25, 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
9A Obscene 54-letter words? First erased in book
10A Loom that our weaver expertly repaired, initially
11A Source of herb, green it’s said, essential …
12A … similarly a __, loosely speaking, source of fruit
13A Leg bitten right off, figure having been knocked out – partner in theatre
14A Notice man after seance regularly appearing
17A Speed of backpedalling workforce?
19A Go, baby!
20A Thing after swerving hit bar
21A Act of touching a bottom a scandal, ultimately
22A For whom sea trip proves villainous?
24A Colt’s foal? Bad lot
26A Hens, say, female birds
28A Type of light you left aloft originally, dangly thing
29A Ticker no good in goblin on the underground?
1D See 20 Across
2D Servant, fool in throne room upstanding
3D Ounce with thick liquid – bottle it
4D Relax with books in pigeon English?
5D English newspaper snubbing yours truly in general – hmm
6D Mauling legal, team won college match
7D Thick member stymied by electoral change
8D Authentic peace agreement missing initial of Caesar
13D Try time and time again, a must
15D System controlling passage of vehicles, wind up and down after chicane
16D More than one opening for a billionaire?
18D Sad, second load of ashes?
19D See 6
22D Needle expected then in wooded areas
23D Bit of a hoot, partner onto it, we hear? (2-4)
24D Gut fish, did you say?
25D Pound in sterling for corporation?
27D A little nose, encrusted, picked out

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