The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,403 – Aug 21 2022 Crossword Solutions
The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,403 – Aug 21 2022
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgement | ADMISSION |
| Blandness, insipidity | VAPIDNESS |
| Bureaucracy, officialdom | REDTAPE |
| Choose not to react | LETITGO |
| Confess | OWNUP |
| Contagious disease transmitted by parrots | PSITTACOSIS |
| Demolish | DESTROY |
| Floral garland | LEI |
| Gentle breeze | ZEPHYR |
| Head of an abbey | ABBOT |
| In an unsystematic manner | haphazardly |
| Literary device linking two unrelated terms | ZEUGMA |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Literary term for England | ALBION |
| Nothing, zero | NIL |
| Oral means of relaying information | WORDOFMOUTH |
| Public bar | TAPROOM |
| Relating to hairdressing | TONSORIAL |
| Rude, boorish | ILLMANNERED |
| Sheltered side | LEE |
| Spanish accent | TILDE |
| Spirited, lively | FEISTY |
| Unimportant matter | BAGATELLE |
| Unit of electrical resistance | OHM |
| Vacillate | HAVER |
