The Guardian Quick Crossword October 22 2025 Answers (10/22/25)

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

The Guardian Quick Crossword October 22, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Quick Crossword on 10/22/25, 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
5A	Final offer or demand
8A	Venetian magistrate
9A	Using one’s little grey cells
10A	Romantic intrigue
11A	Ranch hand in American west
13A	Fail in some endeavour
15A	Small pink crustacean
16A	Spell-casting wizard
18A	Become smaller
19A	Groundbreaker?
1D	Canadian baseball team – N American birds
2D	Nervous movement
3D	Person exhibiting extremely wild behaviour
4D	Merganser, e.g.
6D	Toffee cop (anag)
7D	Act of signing up for membership
12D	Scratchy metal mass for scouring
14D	Could you repeat that please?
15D	Watch online
17D	It’s sensitive to colour and bright light

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