The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 5 2025 Answers (11/5/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for November 5 2025 to help you finish it up!

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword November 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 11/5/25, 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 Boatman’s head abroad to retire
4A Where to write in crossword grid after answer is set down
9A The herd passes its days by the sound of the clock
10A Raised supports for lids of pans on display in armoire
11A Not breathing, leap, neatly catching this
12A Foolish to keep every other one of my scraps, no matter what
13A Set of modifications to kitchen
15A Contrarily, say ‘a potty break’
17A Reports of can opener, extra small
19A Alongside breakfast bar: cocktail function to be rescheduled
22A American Right are rebuked, including number one web users
24A One endless tease with section misplaced. Boatman can be thus
26A Primate (Catholic) with gas hob?
27A Canvasses of Islay and Jura, for example, and Forth
28A Tap made of metal put back in rear-facing part of house
29A Mobilise, or Reform gain, re-enabled to move forward
1D Type of sink of which fables might be spun on completion of refit
2D Put together with kitchen appliance
3D Stripped out one slum dwelling, rented unfinished for free
4D Decoration around worksurfaces: it’s fiddly!
5D Suggest island unit of length to satisfy catering needs
6D Camouflage guide, say as a shrub
7D Balance plates …
8D … perhaps spinning on supports a short time before it tips up
14D Loneliness is over: passionate about love
16D Something of a charmer, Ma identified as a nymph
18D Cross is vandalised and cut
19D Counter with one incomplete support half-used
20D Kitchen appliance rotates while cooking
21D Before music begins, stop man from talking. See you listened to soft rock
23D Composer discovered tempo initially to be off
25D Cooker broke

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