The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 2 2025 Answers (6/2/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 2, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 2, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving The Guardian Cryptic Crossword on 6/2/25, 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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June 3 2025 Answers »

#	Clue
1A	In excruciating terminal pain, you said? That’s awkward
4A	Englishmen’s ball
9A	Massive heart, cryptically? (5-10)
10A	In this country one permitted to get heart, liver or kidney
11A	Footballers hogging the centre of attention? That’s pants!
12A	East of France consuming load of this delicacy
14A	Keeps longing internally as they laugh
15A	‘Marine life law rejected by RSPC leader’ – The Guardian
18A	Given a fine joke Philistine discarded
21A	Eats out after a brief rest: minute steak, fish ‘n’ chips or haute cuisine, for example
22A	Awards for SUVs?
24A	Income tax malarkey 75%? Ridiculous!
25A	Tennis score ends with indistinguishable seeds
26A	My usual heartless chaotic refuge
1D	Be inappropriate with young Indian woman
2D	Up to the point when circling crow flies off jauntily
3D	Head of household turned aghast seeing this on X (formerly Twitter)
5D	Wealthy East German first reality denier
6D	Soldier and poet to speak of birds
7D	After thirty seconds, rave about goddess
8D	King Edward dressed for dinner?
13D	An agricultural product and where it’s stashed up for the citadel
16D	Supported by previous partners, woman getting extensions
17D	Relative pace and quiet
18D	See 8
19D	Business invested in gas supply primarily for right-wingers
20D	Eastenders pick up percussion through it
23D	Beast arrived and left

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