The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 11 2025 Answers (12/11/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for December 11 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 11, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 11, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 12/11/25, 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
1A Still figure divided by three originally in document
5A Boy on ward providing sheets and packs, say, for building
10A See 7 Down
11A Daughter, a thug in gang being a bully
12A Russian dictator’s elected to push west – 25?
13A Quote recalled about progress is vain
14A Less spineless person required as old home secretary
16A Flower in rose originally held by pin, damaged
17A Bowl initially – meaning bowl!
19A Thing securing levering mechanism, catch for drawer
23A Happen to see brilliant streaker on road in Marseille?
24A Catch second spoken language
26A Where vain dolls out to impress beefcake, ultimately?
27A See 28
28A Hundred behind eleven, usually?
29A In second, worry about that
2D Solvent, though having lost a few pounds?
3D See 16-Across
4D Cat cut tail off freshwater shrimp
6D Waste parties discussed? (3-3)
7D Home, with some cord to cross – here?
8D 25 22, someone there doing well
9D A nut inside hole, bar missing one where missiles launched
15D Innocent banking leader in office, disenfranchised
18D Salamander often swallowing beef up and last of veal
20D Surface, a block on which coat applied
21D Reversible trap in identical puzzles
22D Can is in flat, not closed
25D Autocrat, flipping idiot finished?

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