The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,138 – Jul 22 2017 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| Avoid committing oneself; be neutral |
SITONTHEFENCE |
| Be mad or angry |
FUME |
| Beat with a flurry of punches |
PUMMEL |
| Bela —— (1881-1945), Hungarian composer |
BARTOK |
| Boy, familiar |
LAD |
| Capital of Azerbaijan |
BAKU |
| Death |
THEGRIMREAPER |
| Employs |
USES |
| Forearm bones: spokes |
RADII |
| Francis ——- (1899-1963), French composer |
POULENC |
| Francisco de —- (1746-1828), Spanish painter of portraits |
GOYA |
| Heavy rope for nautical use |
HAWSER |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Leader of the Jerusalem Church in Acts and Paul’s companion |
SILAS |
| Name given to Australia when colonised in 1788; a state since 1901 |
NEWSOUTHWALES |
| Not now as was |
NOLONGER |
| Of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion |
JUDAIC |
| One who disrupts or damages by design |
SABOTEUR |
| Sea-front drive |
ESPLANADE |
| Set aside specifically |
EARMARK |
| Sporting test of strength |
TUGOFWAR |
| Texan city: name shared by colleges at Oxford and Cambridge |
CORPUSCHRISTI |
| Towards the side away from the wind (naut) |
LEE |
| Usain Bolt, for instance |
SPRINTER |
| Wow, Mr Lane! (anag) |
LAWNMOWER |
