The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,540 – May 11 2023 Crossword Answers
The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,540 – May 11 2023
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘__ and Day’ (1932 Cole Porter song) | NIGHT |
| Barrier — complaining | RAILING |
| Birds in a gaggle | GEESE |
| Food thickener extracted from algae | AGAR |
| Govern | REGULATE |
| Invade in great numbers | OVERRUN |
| Last hurrah | SWANSONG |
| Make happen at the same time (abbr) | SYNC |
| Mole’s friend in The Wind in the Willows | RATTY |
| Nitwit (informal) | NINNY |
| Officially annul | REPEAL |
| Plug that can connect two or more pieces of equipment to the same electric supply | ADAPTER |
| Possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive | WHITEELEPHANT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Protestors posted outside a building during a strike to encourage others not to go in to work | PICKET |
| Razzle-dazzle | GLITZ |
| Reckless and self-destructive | KAMIKAZE |
| Restaurant or cafe (informal) | EATERY |
| Rinse with a liquid | PURGE |
| Small canoe | KAYAK |
| Someone or something that’s a success | GOER |
| Spectacularly quick | METEORIC |
| Swimming costume — in a mink (anag) | MANKINI |
| Tree — nut — Watership Down character | HAZEL |
| Uncompromising enforcement of a rule | ZEROTOLERANCE |
| Unfortunate accident | MISHAP |
| US civil rights activist, assassinated 1968 | KING |
