The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 22 2025 Answers (9/22/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 22, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword September 22, 2025 Answers

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September 23 2025 Answers »

#	Clue
1A	Fumble about university, emptying it of camp gear
5A	A tax U-turn if shoddily managed leads into regression
10A	Some of these are electric rockers
11A	Healthy food ruined in bloody university
12A	Religious person must embrace a church’s subtlety
13A	Go to these text locations to find leaks
14A	Smelling loo, in fact revolting
16A	It’d be silly to get this plumbing fixture
17A	Riverbank robber
19A	Certain to return tackling one or other wrong
23A	Taking a back seat during war
24A	Male host enters perfectly
26A	Model husband claimed regularly to make cheese
27A	Potential riot from this musical composition
28A	From policeman, a temporary discharge
29A	Heavyweight sent back bum for not having a special suit (2-5)
2D	Out of tune, quality is not the same
3D	Concerned with evil sticky stuff
4D	Paint FBI agents into a hole
6D	Make disapproving sounds, including ‘eff off’ and ‘sit on this’?
7D	Troubled relatives able to change
8D	European slob last to bathe
9D	Hairstyle on Lucy sure to get ruffled as it’s done
15D	Charlie wearing extra habit
18D	Yearn to get a jolly law member?
20D	In part of month, egocentrics get busy
21D	US keeping Iran struggling at first may prevent its enrichment?
22D	Intelligence and success are trendy
25D	Dish out right measure

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