The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2025 Aug 28

• Carry knife: it might stick out of back (8,5) Crossword Clue
• Company tense around wages, initially: every year stock dropping? (6) Crossword Clue
• Critical cases from pandemic, rest needing treatment (12) Crossword Clue
• Cut grass to scorch (5) Crossword Clue
• Defensive formation: animal calling across river (10) Crossword Clue
• Drug case for Supreme Court (6) Crossword Clue
• Exhibit in lawsuit after beastly female steals husband (8) Crossword Clue
• Eyeballs letter at start of overdraft by bank (4) Crossword Clue
• Fault at net making return: that woman receives no points in this? (6,4) Crossword Clue
• Finish perhaps with German bomb (8) Crossword Clue
• Fit device shortly after clot (8) Crossword Clue
• Freedom of man getting married; not good after bender (5-4) Crossword Clue
• Heath was defeated (4) Crossword Clue
• Inviting German without getting dressed up (5-8) Crossword Clue
• Local to let ecstasy tablets pass around - on the contrary (8) Crossword Clue
• One might make cut: legend spotted around part of golf course (7,3) Crossword Clue
• Outside of baseline with tennis stroke up front (10) Crossword Clue
• Start to make out with date (4) Crossword Clue
• Swinger in party with men (4) Crossword Clue
• Take out in afternoon: empty tabernacle after mass by Priest (9) Crossword Clue
• Takes off small bloomers while walking (6) Crossword Clue
• Talk over split with wife, finally (5) Crossword Clue
• They waited on Dua Lipa rumours circulating (having only one of us)? (7-5) Crossword Clue
• Tiny tot born: lend a hand, curtly (4) Crossword Clue
• Very excited getting cuddles: they might get laid on table (4,6) Crossword Clue
• Well-known spin bowler is adjusting length, primarily after deliveries (10) Crossword Clue
• Worker in taxi from Cambridge (6) Crossword Clue
• Work with nurse for free (4) Crossword Clue