The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 12 2025 Answers (3/12/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 12, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword March 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 3/12/25, 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	Transfer over a million pounds at first for 17/6
5A	Last lines of sonnet recalled trapping end of penis in flies
10A	Bonkers attempt to make a comeback
11A	Marx brothers finally check out star of 19
12A	Bird mum keeps at home
13A	Are Converse stocked by dispenser of style at Covent Garden?
14A	English footballers entertained by Rolling Stone’s version of Don’t Stop Believin’
16A	Digger regularly on motorway is a nuisance in Scotland
17A	Kids swapping sides to make descent
19A	17/6 for Austen novel
23A	Hack maybe with Times tucking into top-notch biscuits
24A	Walker is one with no answer for parasites
25A	Republican heavyweight following game show on Netflix
26A	Slice from return of Kyle Edmund is like 18
27A	Writer of Lady In Red ultimately inspired by pop duo
28A	Noel Gallagher on vacation abroad eating hot chicken
2D	Greed of girl going both ways with 1 author
3D	Dad consuming endless wine and food
4D	Traveller collecting a stamp in country
6D	Shoot gull
7D	Deeper level supporting cast in audition
8D	Female leaving attractive impression
9D	Retired people bending over backwards perhaps to expel Tory 17/6s
15D	Stuck out reminder about pastry’s filling
18D	Sea creature picked up young victim
20D	Doctor can feel Banquo’s issue
21D	Heart is broken by Brockwell’s latest puzzle
22D	Attributes of Gaia, the nature goddess
24D	Old doctor from General Hospital snorting cocaine

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