The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 1 2026 Answers (1/1/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 1, 2026 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, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 1/1/26, 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 31 2025 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Be frustrated: ‘Wake up, love!’
10A	A Tory leader gets personal after feature film involving political corruption
11A	Foolish eccentric humans – it’s how things are
12A	Not suspecting local temperature’s dropped
13A	Bound to collapse, several inside revealed
14A	Collected setter’s mea culpa to boss?
16A	Brats cycling to party gathering round – go away!
18A	Women in a frenzy talked of Vlad’s ‘cojones’
20A	Quick turnover of work force – bar short (2-5)
21A	Timeless bonnets as originally described worn at Ascot? They will be
23A	Not kosher – I eat hot food unlikely to be this
24A	Spain game not international match
25A	In superlative form, finally attracted interest
26A	See 11
2D	One soldier (highly decorated) about to spring up
3D	Duck seen around English Channel
4D	Imposing tax on Tudor
5D	Old Sky feature raising money for public transport
6D	Punishment advice from Spooner: ‘Don’t suffer alone!’
7D	Mount different part of insect
8D	Observe lawyer taking more time to squash start of malicious gossip
9D	Old grids and notes recycled for students of Araucaria?
15D	Confused doctor has another look up ‘sick at heart’
17D	Part of play when Romeo goes – revelatory material
19D	Problem: politicians – not ours, Trump principally – invading safe space
20D	Not used – succeeded breaking free
22D	Countryman picked up female number 4 on farm?
23D	On screen Mr Bean gets a little doolally in car

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