The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 20 2025 Answers (8/20/25)

Here are all of the answers to today's The Guardian Cryptic Crossword puzzle for August 20 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 20, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 20, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 8/20/25, 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 Likes to include piece of music in gymnastic exercise
9A Brought on board after failing company made a decision
10A Are reckless Don and him (EM) attacking opponents’ characters?
11A Colour not on visual spectrum, one adopted by dissolute artist
12A Playwright increasingly accepting story
13A Places for mixologists in prison?
15A City each year filled with heartless Italians?
18A Time right to bring in new revolutionary measure of speed
19A Member of orchestra having fish served with trifle
22A Life tutor ignoring a source of green energy?
24A Cheers monarch going to Southern gate
25A Bar moving one supporter
26A Deserved to bag round in fight
27A Strain to see Trump, say, having certain behaviour found in groups
1D Moving picture about husband and love? His love’s considered a handful
2D Storm enveloping two-thirds of more unsettled star
3D Minimum area, small, included in rent
4D Corrupt empires imprisoning the man producing almanac
5D Minor official’s bottom, pornographic, not for the refined?
6D Fashion bringing in new collection of styles
7D Discussion implying support for right-wing views?
8D Simple creature, nameless one in possession of a business degree? On the contrary
14D Summer clothing to support accommodating every individual width
16D Contract, one getting navy a lot of choppers?
17D Animal perversion a Judge banned? Not entirely
18D Some glamorous babe keeps up the cooked meat
20D Substitute located in the heart of Germany? Not initially
21D Stunning item about Pasquale’s latest puzzle
23D Speak in great detail, forgetting note
24D Article on limits of weakness or strength

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