The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 1 2025 Answers (1/1/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 1, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 1, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 1/1/25, 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
5A	Hollywood director left bigger screens
6A	Lush exterior of diaphanous resins
9A	Accessories – boring items put on that woman shortened
10A	Assistant returning in a flash if you’re prepared to fork out
11A	Motown star is good? Indeed!
12A	Has a craving to eat 1501 peaches
13A	Wary jockeys in difficulties – a dozen of them are in this grid
18A	I wasted coins engaging agent to show some attractions of chemistry
21A	Buff host with no clothing is what could alarm Sky viewer
22A	Erotic quality in caress that’s out of control
23A	Steer car? One may go on foot
24A	Back from hols – bit of a laugh and wine in Split
25A	Cooks a kind of bread in fires, now and again
1D	Pilot, with excited cry, getting large bit of machinery
2D	Son, breaking pieces, taps good egg
3D	Appealing face of police chief
4D	Knocked over Scottish port and syrup – it’s on a Swede’s floor
5D	Musical sound effect radio collaborator brought up (3-3)
7D	Safe spot to catch dog
8D	Reasonable to protect soldiers from small country
14D	What chatterbox did ruined Baby Reindeer’s second half
15D	Chocolates or last portion of fruit ripples
16D	Model catching painter in confused situation
17D	Tough lioness ultimately keeping old squirrels away
19D	During 11/05, fellow makes polite request
20D	Awful, boring cover of Smiths tracks

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