The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 4 2025 Answers (11/4/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 4, 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 4, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
7A	Couples go around it, vegetation covering the lot
9A	Business’s crushing bloody beliefs!
10A	Colleague (clot!) dumps wife
11A	Variant of ‘Mao flu’ carried by US composer in disguise
12A	How to end a verbal communication problem (4-2)
14A	Enterprise, say, of burglars finally breaking into celebrity joint
15A	Pan’s range of talents (not sex primarily!)
17A	Ecstasy ring encouraged to carry injector
20A	Organisation with criminal department initially open to access
22A	Insect might escape
23A	Player isn’t playing with broom? End of concert!
24A	Musical refrain led by Henry
25A	Short period before southern agency turns over decorative piece
26A	One of the Krays, possibly Reg, retired full of dread
1D	Distinctive feature of hot finale from Diana Krall improvised around Miles
2D	Compere’s toy army
3D	Criminal group takes cover – that’s old hat!
4D	True quality of a cold copper blue
5D	Schoolkids in worship – remove from security list?
6D	Trim foreign girl, not right for wild boy
8D	Bush maligned Maoism
13D	Lemonade drunk in gallon containers, the moderate way!
16D	The lead on Eddie Cochran’s arrangement for Trespass
18D	Traveller wants to carry back organ
19D	Creating a border, don’t start being non-committal
21D	Mean to get slimmer
22D	Greek character leading pocket uprising
24D	See 2

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