The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 28 2025 Answers (1/28/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 28, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword January 28, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 1/28/25, 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	Check, one related to ear that’s messy
5A	Lay out clues with a solver’s tip
9A	Light, so aren’t moving in line regularly?
10A	Current game’s unfinished
11A	Spam is ‘the works’ for the rest of the crew
12A	Kidnap missing leader? Certainly
13A	Anglo-Saxon hairy creature one’s neglected until now
15A	City in which a pair takes daily exercise initially
17A	Lying about copper (crooked) raking in millions
19A	Brummie goes on record over animated artificial human
22A	Sheen appearing at last on Casualty?
23A	One who belittles journalist reversing vehicle
25A	Say, Loren’s excited to go inside soon!
26A	Union-related joke about ‘turning tail’
27A	Reserve cast put by lake
28A	Admit high speed force used in breaking noses
1D	‘It’s played in confidence’ – Les Taylor
2D	Unit involved in some unspecified periodic payment
3D	Article on empty space unit
4D	Officer deceives board
5D	Vicious drugs parties?
6D	Convicted felons with connections
7D	Ambassador: he commonly is a beneficiary
8D	Toothy thing’s liberal chatter
14D	Ben’s motto translated as ‘That’ll be over my dead body!’
16D	Rigid Tom needs a boost
17D	‘Get back to your old state!’ gives Republican a way out
18D	Cask-maker’s craft: weaving rope in modest surroundings
20D	Art arranged in row for convenience
21D	Game that Greece would like to see making a return?
23D	Painter’s daughter turned up a shade of green
24D	It quivers, similar to a swan

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