The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 17 2025 Answers (4/17/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 17, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 17, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 4/17/25, 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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« April 16 2025 Answers

#	Clue
8A	Regret nothing after short time, sweetheart (4-4)
9A	Expert solver of clues needs extra, consuming seconds
10A	Take part in taste test, etc. sooner or later? Don’t touch it
11A	King and I protected by partners in terms of wealth
12A	Far from sweet superpower, onetime ally turned deadly foe
14A	Chapter penned by a competitor relating to record collection
15A	Bad men I see?
17A	Run into fanatics, members of religious society
20A	Striker’s corrupt power ensnaring everyone
22A	Wild dog you almost trapped in sheep pen
23A	Central American native reportedly went on racehorse
24A	Length once more uncompleted in part of pool
25A	Oxford writer in North Island
26A	Master criminal orchestrated army riot
1D	Comrades almost chucked in firearm
2D	Part of England Scots understood
3D	Detective returns to familiar territory in hearing
4D	Otherwise learnt outside University, unlike 15 or 17
5D	Affectionate type picking me up with Dutch courage
6D	Reveal city must be reconstructed in original way
7D	Concrete help for teaching about others
13D	Corporation showed sign of cut – admit it’s in very bad shape
16D	Stylized language I use with umph, bizarrely
18D	Set off with girlfriend outside boys’ school
19D	Hiding name, discharge Brendan’s buddy? Not always
21D	Learner in a sport becoming top Olympian
22D	A doctor finally got in antidote for poison
24D	King Edward the humorist

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