The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 29 2025 Answers (10/29/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 29, 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 29, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Measures showing vitamin in fruit
4A	A pastry poet hasn’t finished – that’s more than enough
9A	Half of London at home in reserved community
10A	Scandal broke but with practically nothing behind it
11A	Force breezy mafiosa to become a benefactor
13A	Surprisingly lush poetry that contains a lot of padding
14A	Sentry abandons uniform and retreats – it’s a nuisance
16A	Excessively praise ingredient in mushy peas
18A	Flat part of silly wager will spoil the fun
21A	It displays heat from lighter magma in flux
23A	Clearance given for Crown allowance
24A	What’s a common alternative to standard academic request for repeat
25A	Prepares to follow detective’s case, so gets off at Waterloo?
26A	Messenger getting stuck into another messenger
1D	Small volume that has some bite
2D	Free houseplant, wilted and missing plastic pot
3D	Finance Spooner’s class stadium in the US
5D	Crack appearing because construction worker is bent
6D	Idea that’s impossible for one to get into
7D	Alternative way to ask about buying more drink?
8D	Go off authority and become less liberal
12D	You will be sick hearing this
13D	Single or just divorced? It could be both!
15D	English for example long for Scottish union over time
17D	Woven carpets already fashioned
19D	Country that includes a huge variety of creatures
20D	In central Rome, clergy retain vow of silence
22D	These men had ideas finally to deliver objectives

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