The Independent Crossword January 05, 2023

Across

Clues and Answers

Aquatic legend – she controls men’s swimming LOCHNESSMONSTER
King married old woman CRONE
No Trumps involved in Mafia family caught moving luxury goods brand MONTBLANC
Short breather before a dictator’s second fruitcake LUNATIC
Perhaps green’s smooth for golf tour recently OFLATE
Engineers returned with unknown mineral EMERY
Glow of pipe, crack-smoker occasionally managed to get inside FLUORESCE
Group abandon beauty treatment BODYSCRUB
150 and on strike, demonstrating power CLOUT
Maybe Corbyn’s embracing Labour’s leader – they might have clenched teeth PLIERS
Regular surfer to catch current with calm state of mind NETIZEN
Singer discovered new harmony with note missing sharpness INGENUITY
Bob for example, making warm and dry space for party HENDO
Relax and allow independent solicitor to handle every alteration when case is dismissed LETITALLHANGOUT

Down

Joan’s partner vocally supporting pub’s closely contested fixture? LOCALDERBY
Back row reach down somehow CROWNHEAD
Film doctor and nurse then go private NOENTRY
That is the end of Sumo wrestling – champion Hakuho falls outside ring initially SOMUCHFOR
Fruit Tongan farms regularly served up MANGO
Michael Jackson song climbing July charts essentially – it’s to do with star association NEBULAR
Criminal attacks middle of fort – soldiers potentially rest here TOAST
A 10/1 gamble on the outside – nudged into second place? BEATENTOIT
Model runs my bath – she’s first to be stripped – it’s not true but plenty of people believe it URBANMYTH
Horoscope’s focus with respect to third of zodiac given sudden emphasis SFORZANDO
Then USA manipulated butter producer SHEANUT
Understand cannula must be emptied – start to turn both taps round periodically CATCHON
See 25 FILL
Way to make moonshine quietly STILL
Cliff’s content to come back before Wimbledon’s centrepiece match – it means we see less of The Shadows FILL

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