Today's The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The Guardian Cryptic

(January 1, 2025)

ACROSS

• 5. Hollywood director left bigger screens (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Lush exterior of diaphanous resins (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Accessories - boring items put on that woman shortened (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 10. Assistant returning in a flash if you're prepared to fork out (2,1,5) - Crossword Clue
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• 11. Motown star is good? Indeed! (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 12. Has a craving to eat 1501 peaches (10) - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Wary jockeys in difficulties - a dozen of them are in this grid (11) - Crossword Clue
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• 18. I wasted coins engaging agent to show some attractions of chemistry (5,5) - Crossword Clue
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• 21. Buff host with no clothing is what could alarm Sky viewer (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 22. Erotic quality in caress that's out of control (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 23. Steer car? One may go on foot (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 24. Back from hols - bit of a laugh and wine in Split (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 25. Cooks a kind of bread in fires, now and again (6) - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. Pilot, with excited cry, getting large bit of machinery (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 2. Son, breaking pieces, taps good egg (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Appealing face of police chief (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Knocked over Scottish port and syrup - it's on a Swede's floor (3,3) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. Musical sound effect radio collaborator brought up (3-3) - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Safe spot to catch dog (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Reasonable to protect soldiers from small country (3,8) - Crossword Clue
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• 14. What chatterbox did ruined Baby Reindeer's second half (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Chocolates or last portion of fruit ripples (8) - Crossword Clue
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• 16. Model catching painter in confused situation (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Tough lioness ultimately keeping old squirrels away (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 19. During 11/05, fellow makes polite request (2,1,3) - Crossword Clue
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• 20. Awful, boring cover of Smiths tracks (6) - Crossword Clue
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