The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2025 Sep 08

• A book to do crosswords, free (7) Crossword Clue
• A dog takes a turn round small wood (5) Crossword Clue
• A nutmeg prepared to grow larger (7) Crossword Clue
• Barrier's a source of annoyance? (7) Crossword Clue
• Burden borne by large countryman (5) Crossword Clue
• Desperately want to be less than wholly cowardly (5) Crossword Clue
• Fish with rod - it's comparatively plain (9) Crossword Clue
• Follow it out of the bathroom? (5) Crossword Clue
• Force charged with protecting bird's favourite perch (7,6) Crossword Clue
• Forced to check size of such clothes? (4-2-7) Crossword Clue
• For example, copper's behaviour regularly poor (9) Crossword Clue
• From Northern town, heading off for cemetery (9) Crossword Clue
• Herb damaged by a flea (3,4) Crossword Clue
• In group of musicians nobody is on time (5) Crossword Clue
• Is one's fame brief? (5) Crossword Clue
• Maker of figures perhaps carrying out trick with ease (3-6) Crossword Clue
• Making aggressive threats sent Gibraltar wild (5-8) Crossword Clue
• Our neighbour's quiet, not loud, frolics (7) Crossword Clue
• Perhaps polyurethane demonstration interrupting work in garden (13) Crossword Clue
• Plant initially valued by old Peruvian (5) Crossword Clue
• Preferring food additive left out (9) Crossword Clue
• Random mixture from artist taken by partner to Wells (7) Crossword Clue
• Some Americans are jerks (5) Crossword Clue
• Speak to a daughter over clothes (7) Crossword Clue
• Very bad manager runs to get fit (9) Crossword Clue
• Walkway twisting across road in inelegant fashion (9) Crossword Clue
• With instruction I improve a little more if I decide to turn up (7) Crossword Clue
• Yellowish fat said to be ingredient of perfume (9) Crossword Clue