The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2025 Aug 12

• A sticky sweet? (4) Crossword Clue
• At which Blackpool is the main team (7) Crossword Clue
• Ball caught by female trainer? (4) Crossword Clue
• Composer going round end of The Strand (5) Crossword Clue
• Confront detective at party (7) Crossword Clue
• Country boy at day's end: traditional scourge of 13ac/26ac guests? (8) Crossword Clue
• Dance and cry loudly to audience (4) Crossword Clue
• Deviation from a straight - old city tax to be invested in remedy (9) Crossword Clue
• Digs secondary rock group? (1,3,1) Crossword Clue
• Doctor also called inside city (5) Crossword Clue
• Drive home over a month (3) Crossword Clue
• Eastern politician wrong to eject Republican leader (7) Crossword Clue
• Etching: 'In Bed over Sunday in Georgian Capital' (10) Crossword Clue
• Fool around next to Gulf (5) Crossword Clue
• Hat, one switched between parents (6) Crossword Clue
• Holiday spot needing to make new arrangements (6) Crossword Clue
• Hull put under fire (5) Crossword Clue
• It contains rain a lot (6) Crossword Clue
• Jack, always against leaving scoff (4) Crossword Clue
• Live in a dream, initially sleeping? (4) Crossword Clue
• Love mixing with a bad lot? Just what the cruise company wants! (8) Crossword Clue
• Observer upset about crack supplies again (2-6) Crossword Clue
• Odd renovated jet, say, on estate, possibly as fun ride (6,3) Crossword Clue
• Old-fashioned stage's position on field (6,3) Crossword Clue
• Politician on way back - threat to the cabinet? (3,3) Crossword Clue
• Propose a pill when temperature's taken (5) Crossword Clue
• Shads sweat it out (7) Crossword Clue
• Short-lived construction scandal set to blow up (10) Crossword Clue
• Succeed effortlessly when in bed (5) Crossword Clue
• Suit-shortening tool (5) Crossword Clue
• Sweet old men, unkempt with tie cut off (5,4) Crossword Clue
• Treat unnamed Crimean wounded outside the church (3,5) Crossword Clue
• Water etc with this added would create a scandal (4) Crossword Clue