The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 25 2026 Answers (5/25/26)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 25, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 25, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 5/25/26, 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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#	Clue
8A	Mistake to put ‘male’ after only matching gender observed at birth
9A	See 17-Down
10A	Emperor having cameo in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
11A	Teacher prepares fruit for markers
12A	Dislike of despicable supervillain leads to dangerous game ending
14A	Brief stops Romeos taking forever
16A	Make provision for poison tentacle tips in a frisky toad
18A	Brief Encounter at start of quarantine: you said, ‘That’s horrible, that is’
21A	Barking Scot has scraggly beard – even for a poet
23A	Source of Russian news takes on the Spanish threads
24A	Long shot, but here’s an opportunity to diet
26A	In suspense? Half excited? Try always turning round
27A	Canniness concealing squares
28A	These knocked back by Westminster set if drunk
1D	See 17
2D	See 26
3D	See 15
4D	Have I got it in me to be ‘nice’?
5D	Chooses shady spot
6D	Once more assigns blame for space to play on six courts
7D	Honest to God, I burn within?
13D	See 17
15D	Elbowing youth aside, setter’s a hit among 28
17D	Where Angelou and Auden are put on the rack for collection favoured by 28?
19D	Reserve at port grew cold
20D	Windy mansion that makes one go blind?
22D	See 15
23D	The spies’ line of argument
25D	Hong Kong accepts American protection
26D	‘Morally flawed protagonist’ for 28 is another I messed up (4-4)