The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 18 2025 Answers (11/18/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 18, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 18, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
7A	Head of Defence follows one branch of military around protecting another in rural setting
9A	Feeling about a quarter
10A	Right to interrupt awful poet
11A	Toscanini initially upset with orchestration, it should be breezy
12A	More mature book starts to be more daring
14A	Evasive action leads to swearing if Dawn French is recording
15A	Yogi Bear ultimately stops Boo-Boo becoming zoo attraction?
17A	Progress without regulation – to begin with that hurt Marx?
20A	Quickly be silent for screening – 17’s brother mostly is
22A	The two making love on back of sofa pant?
23A	Doctor adapting an endangered species
24A	Complain about rep on vacation
25A	Cut ending to Moon River
26A	Area policeman handling case of revenge in court
1D	Type of pasta a vehicle on motorway is carrying
2D	Surrounded by morning papers?
3D	Somehow parried short sword
4D	Bears eating, say, 3 bones
5D	Puzzle annoys over one thousand (e.g. 1,331)
6D	After supporting small carbon light fitting
8D	What’s found inside commodes is toxic – stop!
13D	Lookalike not working with band, Queen
16D	Facetious old man’s boring flick books
18D	Sporting achievement of bowler – perhaps fast one
19D	Look on the bright side and exercise
21D	Next in line holds iron lower
22D	See 4
24D	Charlie painting snake

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