The Guardian Cryptic puzzle clues 2025 Dec 18

• A book tucked inside silly novel student references (7) Crossword Clue
• Argument's beginning with auteur Paul in a row (2,1,4) Crossword Clue
• Box blows up (4) Crossword Clue
• Casanova in old vehicle, roof off VW (6) Crossword Clue
• Elusive monster surfacing in lake is sensed (6) Crossword Clue
• Excused, Marquis de Lafayette, par example? (3,3) Crossword Clue
• Fellow plonker (6) Crossword Clue
• Folly, given comparatively close shave before race? (10) Crossword Clue
• Free soul, one misbehaving and ending in prison (8) Crossword Clue
• Genial at first, half of relations cranky (6) Crossword Clue
• Given outstanding, outstanding! (8) Crossword Clue
• Healthy way to go! (4,3,3) Crossword Clue
• Knitting pattern, if real, is embroidered! (4,4) Crossword Clue
• Monster with rubber legs? (10) Crossword Clue
• Newspaper after proof losing heart, eww! (4) Crossword Clue
• nth saying: 'Let me think!' (7) Crossword Clue
• Old bird in watery trench shaking tail (3) Crossword Clue
• Owner of head and tail in pig, if vulgar (6) Crossword Clue
• Paid fellow, academic (4) Crossword Clue
• Remove muscle pierced by spike (5,3) Crossword Clue
• See 10 Across Crossword Clue
• See 8 Crossword Clue
• Series of worsening events of course at the Winter Olympics? (8,5) Crossword Clue
• Take on other role that's put in agreement (4-3) Crossword Clue
• Taste drink (3,2,3) Crossword Clue
• Threatening conditions in Malta, it being stormy behind you (8) Crossword Clue
• Vessel someone with a needle hasn't opened (4) Crossword Clue
• Warmer note (3) Crossword Clue
• What water did at 0C, 0F wrong? (5) Crossword Clue
• Where two kids might meet, love can end in schmaltz, consumed by sentimentality (7,3) Crossword Clue