Today's The Guardian Quick Cryptic Puzzle Crossword Clues & Answers

Clues & Answers For The Guardian Quick Cryptic

(September 13, 2025)

ACROSS

• 1. Lodgings bagged after nine dodgy bids to begin with (1,3,1) - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Go after the French toy (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 6. Noblewoman barely seen in Coventry? (4,6) - Crossword Clue
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• 7. Norse deity on duty in Norway, primarily (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 9. Badgers unshod, bizarrely (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 10. 100 mph, following automobile that might contain OJ (6) - Crossword Clue
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• 13. Always run after Adam's mate (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 15. Crazy drop in cost for PR pro (4,6) - Crossword Clue
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• 17. Former capital of Germany? (4) - Crossword Clue
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• 18. Fifteen pairs of braces? (5) - Crossword Clue
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DOWN

• 1. Down Under cereal trademark (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 2. In intros, national anthem yawnsome? Certainly not (3) - Crossword Clue
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• 3. Liquid lunch; throb uncontrollably (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 4. Time when everyone's completely out of work? (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 5. S African money backing, good: £1,000 (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 8. Tip: Nick cooked carp … (7) - Crossword Clue
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• 11. … a tea's spoiled - lost! (2,3) - Crossword Clue
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• 12. Principally naked, undressed, daringly expressive sculptures: The Thinker etc (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 14. Starts off easily broken opposite number, your opposite number to ivory (5) - Crossword Clue
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• 16. One over the eight? (3) - Crossword Clue
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