The Independent Crossword December 19, 2022
Across
| Article one penned by prisoner not given life? | INANIMATE |
| Smallest republic wants gold in vase returned | NAURU |
| Raise bread, consecrated, one should cut | HOIST |
| In Ukrainian city never go Dutch, do they say? | CHERNOBYL |
| One French actor Amber’s not listened to? | UNHEARD |
| Work with uranium, fast becoming rich | OPULENT |
| Stench surrounds Republican Spike | PRONG |
| Party hard? I’ve been foolish! | DOH |
| Lady Gaga encases king in durable resin | ALKYD |
| Grassland in southeast provides cover | SHEATHE |
| Scientist, absent-minded, departs for week | FARADAY |
| Putting together new dissertation after second year | SYNTHESIS |
| In sheikhdom, we’re told we should make purchase? | DUBAI |
| Signal from whaler transmitted | ALERT |
| Swimmer’s good following among bolshie nuts | GLOBEFISH |
Down
| Intoxicated judge and posh politician in event with bar | HIGHJUMP |
| Go like a commercial vehicle? | VANISH |
| One virtuous person into the beer becomes frantic | DISTRAUGHT |
| Was plain-clothes police supremo bad? | RANCID |
| Two insects circling horse — huge beast | BEHEMOTH |
| Macron’s refusal supplied to America in due time | ANON |
| Public holiday’s sudden start | OUTBREAK |
| Optimistic investor, extremely efficient, getting sack | BULLET |
| Guard in bed, suffering complete | UNABRIDGED |
| Flower in Europe that chokes slender shrub | OLEANDER |
| Horse moves long time after groom | DRESSAGE |
| Dawn’s daughter certainly not heavy | DAYLIGHT |
| Strut surely has broken inside for example | SASHAY |
| Misunderstanding where fiddle eschewed in jazz-rock genre? | FUSION |
| Style shown by Labour’s leader in European city | DUBLIN |
| Detest bowler perhaps — and England’s opener? | HATE |
