The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 20 2025 Answers (5/20/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for May 20 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 20, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 20, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 5/20/25, 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 Newspaper seller in survey wanting youth back
5A On the rise, she finally featured in City of Angels and You’ve Got Mail
10A See 22 Down
11A Who’s for arena?
12A Come down in city in 29 after landing, originally
13A Relic back in bag in city in 29
14A Fish placed by entrance for chick
16A Charming – as a city in 29?
17A Champ in city in 29, one knocked out
19A My band, set to play classic song
23A Settler, swimmer from city in 29, could you say?
24A Dog trouble securing a lead
26A Deponent wearing fluttering sari in catchment area
27A Possible opener further up by one’s ear?
28A Catch partners in North America gatecrashing earlier
29A Country, origin unspecified
2D Striker of note, a fantasy
3D Doctor leaving Dresden for surgery – must partner?
4D Strikers in reserve team
6D Three points and incarceration of drink driver?
7D Hoot when swerving a lot passing leader in panic – crash still?
8D Cotton has old lady itching
9D English not too shabby, might as well enter test?
15D In rotation, work on an epic
18D Fairy-tale ending for you and I in panto after transformation
20D Agent called before, one day turning up earlier
21D Player from 29
22D Sentence about city in 29’s growth limit
25D Somewhat benign, a humane prophet

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