The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 8 2025 Answers (10/8/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for October 8 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword October 8, 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 8, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 10/8/25, 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
8A Mean weapon for lectures, say
9A Circle in a ring
10A Isle, 2 down and red, essentially
11A Nothing fired back, going one way in battle formation
12A Last of champagne put in punch before a party
14A Those getting hot as I storm off
15A Some skinfuls necked at auditor’s anticipated error?
17A Out of sight, he parts
20A Order after toilet breaks certainly not fresher
22A Pick up venture where leader hidden
23A Proceeds securing numerous tasty rolls for starters, alongside party dips
24A 2 down nest almost knocked over
25A Reportedly pale 2 down, might that be?
26A Criminality all attributed to criminal hit
1D Part of Cambridge vision detailed – is that fundamental?
2D Crew member, down and dirty
3D Cambridge University refitting King’s with a urinal
4D Fancy man when in college
5D Penguin or peacock?
6D Measure clues in Cambridge company
7D College student’s last drink
13D AstraZeneca etc sees image through lens, if blurred
16D With minimum of equity to invest, financial ruin evident for Churchill College?
18D Returning treasure, cry stifled
19D College venture involves working as coder, say?
21D Bighead is overwhelmed by rare showbiz achievement
22D See 3
24D O dear

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