The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 26 2025 Answers (5/26/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword May 26, 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 26, 2025 Answers

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May 27 2025 Answers »

#	Clue
1A	Curious way to row
5A	Compartment in 16 where birds fight
9A	Loud isn’t very soft
10A	Say a word such as “it” at church
11A	Ruthless traders like places with tourists (5-9)
13A	God’s sign of the end of winter, reportedly
14A	Intellectual bookworm initially gripped by Le Carré novel
17A	Non-metric standard for beard and paper
18A	Area of land when returning from Dover-Calais
21A	Ethical procedure affecting cod-piece factor
23A	It may ‘elp to seal
24A	Wine temperature fine
25A	Plastic cups material from messy home at the heart of the Pyrenees
26A	Introduction of policy agreements suits everyone
1D	Very loud, but ultimately quiet
2D	Appleyard points out reason for interruption to match
3D	Spice Girls’ foremost fan – me, at first
4D	Scandalous revelation from former model
5D	Singing fellows from Switzerland in more trouble
6D	Dealer, one shedding tears about publisher
7D	Liquorice sweets obtained from spacecraft token
8D	Article and manuscript on the little people for those very folk
12D	Domestic flights
15D	Houston regularly invested in island wood tar
16D	Bomber will distort route
19D	Settle differences – or is it cosmetic?
20D	Law suit finally disposed of – for a figure
22D	Where to see toned bodies? Covers of glossy magazines!

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