The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 4 2025 Answers (12/4/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword December 4, 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 4, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 12/4/25, 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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« December 3 2025 Answers

#	Clue
9A	Continuing past main road turning right? Absolutely!
10A	Over here taking puff, it’s exhilarating
11A	German takes road east and puts his foot down
12A	Wrongly flippant about ancient region
13A	Set aside vote to sack leader
14A	Put right over what reactionary branch of mathematics?
16A	Card rejected, sisters got angry on being detained – apology noted
19A	Foreign seamen’s applications kept upfront – they’ll all be handled the same
21A	Become a total bore, might you say?
22A	Still escorting Desperate Dora, a very old date
23A	Ground with different entrance nearer the action
24A	Passed out moving closer to Bermuda Triangle
25A	Don very deficient in self-regard? F-------!
1D	One holding up other road users
2D	Premature ejaculation initially upsetting – maybe it’s the French letters
3D	Minister a bore about his subject
4D	Guy called out for drinks
5D	Half of street parking removed, snaps seeing constraints
6D	See 21-Across
7D	Cut in pub brawl in Mexican neighbourhood
8D	Picked up small bird
14D	Joiner Snug’s first key tip – act differently
15D	Previous times OK – runs during training steady
17D	Rock band’s origin occasionally embellished
18D	Cast! She finally got callback regarding American Beauty
20D	Very few spotted?
21D	Have a good laugh at bull that’s cute?
22D	Why worry about alien?
23D	Going over the top, Romeo’s tackling very hard

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