The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 7th July 2023

There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 7th July 2023. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Little European 4
AAcross 8:	See 12 down
AAcross 9:	Steer clear of 4
AAcross 10:	Person grabbing tie, individual showed respect
AAcross 12:	Plonker, partner coming after wife
AAcross 13:	Essentially silent, if bewildered	INITSELF
AAcross 15:	Bacterial infection you once discovered by the way
AAcross 16:	Beat runner, for example
AAcross 17:	4 behind 23 and 6 hearing old sovereign?
AAcross 18:	Very quick, when working out?
AAcross 20:	Travel past item of headgear
AAcross 21:	Place for prayer when keen on iniquity, reportedly
AAcross 22:	Ultimately blunted instrument: Prince Andrew, say
AAcross 24:	4 in audible Pamplona stampede?
AAcross 25:	European gaining access to husband's love nest
DDown 1:	First of all, our adventurer happening upon a Pacific island
DDown 2:	Small fish served two ways for director
DDown 3:	Shapeless length in copper
DDown 4:	Frogs, say — or toads, worms and rats?	PONDLIFE
DDown 5:	Games set up for pets
DDown 6:	Deserve Ashes trophy, did you say?
DDown 11:	Try sending up musical icon of the sixties in audition, 4
DDown 12:	4, wetter setter?
DDown 14:	Artist's line on the ground?
DDown 16:	Intolerant greedy banks reeling, at first
DDown 17:	Drop clearly seen climbing briefly across peaks of other states
DDown 17:	Drop clearly seen climbing briefly across peaks of other states
DDown 19:	Porky 9
DDown 20:	See 11
DDown 21:	Algae, 4?
DDown 23:	Twist knife initially with blood over it