The Guardian Quick Crossword May 21 2025 Answers (5/21/25)

Our The Guardian Quick Crossword May 21, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Quick Crossword May 21, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Quick Crossword on 5/21/25, 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
1A	OK scourger (anag) AKA the ptarmigan
7A	One making the calls
8A	One of 40 in One Thousand and One Nights
10A	Tear – thwart – trace
11A	Brittle plastic in 1950s phones
13A	Advance – ordain (anag)
15A	Great chieftain o’ the puddin’-race
17A	It starts with All Souls’ Day
18A	Part of London or of New York
21A	Classic teashop name and English name for French city
22A	Partner of liberté and fraternité
23A	So printing (anag) – circle in an engine
1D	Rankin hero
2D	Refer to
3D	Official language of Liechtenstein
4D	Of note
5D	Rod Stewart no 1 (later adapted by Millwall)
6D	It might say ‘I’m turning right’
9D	Ingenuous (4-6)
12D	Tufty-eared monkey
14D	A square meal?
16D	Homer’s ‘wine-dark’ sea
19D	Not yet paid
20D	Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar

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