The Guardian Quick Crossword December 5 2025 Answers (12/5/25)

Our The Guardian Quick Crossword December 5, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Quick Crossword December 5, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Quick Crossword on 12/5/25, 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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« December 4 2025 Answers

#	Clue
1A	(Of an illness) caused by e.g. stress
8A	Peacock’s outstanding feature
9A	Means of searching underwater
10A	(Casual) clothes
11A	Solidly constructed (4-4)
13A	Pop or Philip?
14A	Prawns in breadcrumbs
17A	Social butterfly
19A	Keep it up in trying circumstances
21A	Piece for nine musicians
22A	Having a run of success
24A	Psychological impact of war
1D	Try – fizzy drink
2D	Not so mature
3D	Pile up
4D	Distorted
5D	Lose track of – Alice’s MP (anag)
6D	Country made up of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific
7D	Claire Ann (anag) – reddish-orange semi-precious stone
10D	Having (small) screen presence
12D	Italian bread made with olive oil
15D	Game of tiles
16D	Limit (3-3)
18D	Stretch, blue or double?
20D	Horse-drawn vehicle
23D	Give a false impression

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