The Guardian Cryptic Crossword July 16 2025 Answers (7/16/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword July 16, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword July 16, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 7/16/25, 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	Military department’s butterfly test not right
6A	Old Northerner caught in coalmine
8A	One requiring payment from managing director
9A	Universal acts amounting to policy reversals (1-5)
10A	What I’m presenting is the ultimate in petty unorthodox belief
11A	Old university teacher’s form of address hosting a gala opening
12A	Body image display of soldiers
15A	Frank’s antithesis not long ago – it’s about being on the inside
16A	Knife loosened tiles – flipped over the top
19A	Onset of panic attacks is around where white water occurs?
21A	One’s following intended course at last – for now
22A	Block request for material
24A	Sound honest over the radio
25A	Ring Ben to remove top theatre seating
26A	See 6-Down
27A	He had thoughts, so he was a philosopher
1D	Grant’s one vice: dropping date
2D	US region where ‘e’s located
3D	Judas-like cross
4D	Blimey, Brummie’s about to turn harness-worker!
5D	After play’s end, tongues wagging – ‘Rep’s top juvenile!’
6D	Cupid’s arc is possibly a deadly threat
7D	Heartless men, caught by Fraud Act, declared unfit
13D	Real gold, so automatic response
14D	Got the better of a demand to depose Edward – not hard
17D	Whistle at the end of this Dylan composition describing Arkansas?
18D	Unity’s only cape
20D	Sweet wrestled from pet
22D	In demand: a charming country house
23D	Poor souls, alone on the stage

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