The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 27 2025 Answers (10/27/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 27, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 27, 2025 Answers

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October 28 2025 Answers »

#	Clue
8A	Device that examines and controls croupier’s odds
9A	Leaving the Guardian to follow old backwards party
10A	Top came off
11A	Moving crazy shit
12A	Snag this Latin prize
14A	My French later turned out to be useful here
15A	Native Americans sent back soldier to get sauna treatment …
17A	… one that doesn’t cure hygiene problem on set
20A	See 22 Down
22A	Sway in to find guard
23A	Sky shows song by Mercury?
24A	Hogwash in barrel, although emptied twice
25A	Fix couple one more time
26A	Say Arab has a sense of self-importance
1D	Present leg
2D	‘Man or Dogs’ passage read out
3D	Serving idiot regularly upset ballot
4D	Appreciated little protection for Malcolm, orphaned and left out
5D	Change tramline’s last stop
6D	American celebrity into abusing cocaine briefly
7D	As a rule, a biro or otherwise can show a spectacular vision
13D	Wine and champagne to start erection? No!
16D	Perhaps true lady is being untrue
18D	See 7
19D	Politician marking time? Changing leaders would be smarter
21D	See 1
22D	How to fob us off about a couple of advertisements causing little suspicion (6,2,1.5)
24D	See 24-Across

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