The Independent Crossword December 17, 2022
Across
Front of building roughly covered with flag | FACADE |
Independent politician roots out fraud | IMPOSTOR |
Actual victim blocks statement contesting allegations | REBUTTAL |
Unqualified medic is poor performer in hospital | SHAMAN |
Salt symbolically received by Bill before church | TABERNACLE |
Couple close to significant victory | TWIN |
Present judge to the audience | HERE |
“Gutsy” woman appearing in silent broadcast | INTESTINAL |
Gift leaving party with extra around the country | NATIONWIDE |
Doctor limits when to breathe abruptly | GASP |
Wrestling with something that adds nothing | SUMO |
Recreational drug connected with friend in a miserable way | FUNEREALLY |
Prompt action ultimately inspired by one quote | INCITE |
Satire spoke perhaps about sick hospital drama | RAILLERY |
Secret society mostly involved in depraved deeds | SECLUDED |
Social media platform deleting women’s response to joke? | TITTER |
Down
State for example upset about article in Standard? | AVERAGE |
Divert sources of aid, money and employment | AMUSE |
Strained relations with former partner over telephone | EXTENSION |
Wrong sequence of characters in Cyrillic I transcribed | ILLICIT |
Soundly beat American in cycling stage | PASTE |
Astounding cast supplied with sharp content | STARTLING |
New harmonica dispensing with rudiments of historic musical instrument | OCARINA |
Upward trend supplied by speech about current leader | EDITORIAL |
Piece of asparagus with perfect flavour | SPEARMINT |
Old girls in male sauna stripped off | ALUMNAE |
Snubbed Italian man after disowning son and daughter | IGNORED |
Huge spending increase receives record backing | SPLURGE |
Addict’s condition brought about death | FIEND |
Ration voting having ousted leader | ALLOT |