The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,298 – Aug 2 2022 Crossword Solutions
The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,298 – Aug 2 2022
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A French father | PERE |
| Autry or Hackman? | GENE |
| Canadian territory, home to the Klondike gold rush of 1897-99 | YUKON |
| Chemical used to kill insects | PESTICIDE |
| Colourless, odourless inert gas, Ar, used in some electric lights | ARGON |
| Discourteous | RUDE |
| Draw aimlessly | DOODLE |
| Eat like a bird | PECK |
| Eat like a rodent | GNAW |
| Hard grey-white metal, Zr, used in nuclear reactors | ZIRCONIUM |
| Light-sensitive area at the back of the eyeball | RETINA |
| Limber | SUPPLE |
| Make (something) seem less important than it is | UNDERPLAY |
| Makes an abrupt and total reversal of policy | FLIPFLOPS |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Measured amount of medicine taken at any one time | DOSAGE |
| Open area surrounded by buildings | COURTYARD |
| Plant-based hair dye | HENNA |
| Private retreat to go to when wanting to get away from others | LAIR |
| Progressing sequentially | LINEAR |
| Secrets — cards in a tarot pack | ARCANA |
| Shoreline bird | SANDPIPER |
| Store for grain | SILO |
| Sugar substitute | SWEETENER |
| That’s gross! | YUCK |
| The basics! | BAREBONES |
| Top order batsman | OPENER |
| UK money | POUNDS |
| Useful | HANDY |
