The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 19 2025 Answers (6/19/25)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 19, 2025 Answers

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« June 18 2025 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Adroit absorbing of former chemical giant’s loss
5A	Maybe Lily’s inner circle or local ground
9A	Be inclined to follow good harvest
10A	Archaic instrument of one performing in red
11A	Big parade for feted person covered by countless papers (6-4,7)
12A	Fashionable clubs behind expulsion of drunkard
14A	Gent’s principal form of ‘hello’ in London street, that has you breathless?
18A	Not taxing working capital attraction? Lovely!
21A	Pence takes line that’s not stern
22A	Part for Destiny
25A	Panicky state playing chess – try to capture one
26A	Cruise round Tenerife – empty symbol?
27A	See 11
28A	Yes extremely protective of other older singers
1D	Handy features of accommodation storing computing stuff
2D	Fellow Yank, missing with Europeans
3D	Jam scam – it’s gone off on the inside
4D	Silent despised person catches a cold
5D	Fake Sting reportedly drunk at a celebration?
6D	Typical Irish weather rule called out
7D	NASA event lacks a one-off formal meal
8D	Gold-coated customised transport for leader’s entourage?
13D	Dried out pond creature, tense in action
15D	A fire left neglected and this is what awaits?
16D	Silly people question old fairground entertainment
17D	Slippery slope, skirting America’s defence
19D	Hardly turned on by these lacy elasticated tops
20D	In Italian, ‘I must hate’
23D	Trying exercise? Heavens!
24D	Love’s about to break Australia up

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