The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 5 2025 Answers (8/5/25)

Our The Guardian Cryptic Crossword August 5, 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 5, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Divide the other across answers – classify as good or bad
9A	Elizabeth I’s favourite cheese
10A	Name for boy sheltered by Irish aunt
11A	Mythical deities remained years later
12A	Buffoon in staff initially unfriendly, needing change of heart
13A	They invariably obey head of state in Arab country
15A	Not knowing what a dozen Popes were called
18A	Some highly-placed Asians live surrounded by strongmen
19A	Libertine casting lascivious look over letters found in bathroom
21A	Wicked person always embracing false idol
23A	Silly people doctor’s seen in pairs
26A	Camera equipment that’s used for play
27A	Cereal crop on island, one delivered in late December
28A	See 1 ac
1D	Small movement inserting call for peace attracting much attention
2D	Party is in decline
3D	Endless speculations on sacred books – source for wise men?
4D	Repast is oddly deficient in food
5D	Daughter in sport, running and jumping athletically
6D	Relieved to have finished ousting Conservative leader
7D	Work on tiny scale, otherwise he can not
8D	Get absorbed? Not seriously, by the sound of it
14D	It’s included in nuanced addition to foreign movie
16D	I govern US badly, behaving like overzealous employer
17D	Deliverer of messages from printer company
18D	Hear about object that’s hot or cool
20D	Eastern state calls out for protests
22D	Whiskey-guzzling doctor that completes shock treatment?
24D	Plants and animals in book I translated
25D	Height a river must rise for fish

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