The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 15 2025 Answers (12/15/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 15, 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 15, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 12/15/25, 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	They share a parent: could this be hers?
8A	Bird from Tower starts to navigate across Italian city
9A	A youth died during pantomime
11A	Antelope, second one caught in short pursuit
12A	His team suffering lack of belief
13A	Sharp point ripped across end of cloth
14A	Antenatal exercises for doomed islander
16A	Hurried departure vital for one often depressed on board
19A	Resin is firm, partly also liquid at first
21A	Scuttle round car to see one of our family
23A	Serious listener: where to find songbird?
24A	Bob or Ian’s brightly-coloured fabric
25A	When this goes in there is nothing left over
26A	Where to practise swinging, a worry perhaps in an EV
1D	Take one’s turn to tackle robber
2D	President Green is in the city
3D	Some coffee and chat in the plant
4D	Map makers also named oriental city
5D	To warm up chicken is barbarian
6D	One not to be crossed declaimed out loud a bit of verse
7D	Watch her pick nuts and demand more effort
10D	Terminology unclear to men needing translation
15D	Service provider reclined with textbook
17D	More relaxing, shifting from ice
18D	Severely criticises ladies perhaps, including many East Europeans (3-4)
19D	Two vehicles boxing in a trailer
20D	Cupboard that is a gift
22D	Senior figure to make money abroad

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