The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 25th August 2022 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th August 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Senseless repetition and back trouble after city greeting from BarcelonaECHOLALIAAAcross 10: Reichstag group's hostile attitudeAGGROAAcross 11: Show many a true idea starts at birthMATINEEAAcross 12: Publicity one found in bank right awayREADILYAAcross 13: A few capture the start of military battleSOMMEAAcross 14: Those who play trade off to get spade, we hear?CASTRATEDAAcross 16: Changing linen, parent must dashINSTRUMENT PANELAAcross 19: Very happy once with taxi workerEXUBERANTAAcross 21: At the end, could anyone joining organised crime leave the ranks?DEMOBAAcross 22: See 1SOCIETYAAcross 23: Tower Road, its origin before road worksMIRADORAAcross 24: Looking after visitors to Soho? Bed unmade and trendy joke thrown inBEINGAAcross 25: See 24AGOODHOSTDDown 1: Each letter thus free at last in Birmingham, say, where anything goesPERMISSIVEDDown 2: Article by newspaperTHETIMESDDown 3: Butcher's good weaponGLANCEDDown 4: It's rare for sad ignoramus to dump RomeoBLUEDDown 5: Holy order across a northern courtSACROSANCTDDown 6: Mrs Dogberry?MALAPROPDDown 7: A spirit from Bavaria showing discriminationAGEISTDDown 8: See 22TORYDDown 14: Corrupt camp crony securing a perkCOMPANYCARDDown 15: Reflect on purpose of shop rebukeDELIBERATEDDown 17: Turn up once more in second half of soiree get togetherRE-EMERGEDDown 17: Turn up once more in second half of soiree get togetherREEMERGEDDown 18: Pardon me being outrageous boastNAMEDROPDDown 20: Poor child's letter from abroad found in containerURCHINDDown 21: Make fun of Eddie Redmayne's debut adaptationDERIDEDDown 22: Depressing account of awful boss like Priti PatelSOBSDDown 23: See 4MOON