The Guardian – Weekend crossword No 644 – May 13 2023 Crossword Answers
The Guardian – Weekend crossword No 644 – May 13 2023
Clues | Answers |
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‘It is a __ wrapped in a __ inside an __.’ How Churchill described Russia in 1939 | RIDDLE |
‘The __ party’: how Theresa May described the Tories in 2002 | NASTY |
A Belgian king – or the only country with which the UK shares a land border? | ROI |
Active volcano in Sicily | ETNA |
Character created by George du Maurier; it has come to mean a manipulative older man | SVENGALI |
Churchill’s aim, at all costs, 13 May 1940 | VICTORY |
French cheese and former département | BRIE |
Ian McEwan novel from 2005 | SATURDAY |
Island off the southern tip of Florida – or a Bogart movie | KEYLARGO |
Israel’s national airline | ELAL |
Katherine __, Canadian comedian | RYAN |
Nickname for the Brazilian president | LULA |
Rap musical about the founding years of the US | HAMILTON |
Clues | Answers |
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See 16 | ENIGMA |
See 16 Down | MYSTERY |
Sirius? | DOGSTAR |
Tea – and an Indian state | ASSAM |
Term for an assistant parish priest | CURATE |
The capital of Norway | OSLO |
The founding queen of Carthage? | DIDO |
The __, Channel 4 show hosted by Adam Hills | LASTLEG |
Tracy __, character played by Grace Kelly in High Society (1956) | LORD |
Where Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met in February 1945 | YALTA |
Who, according to Churchill, got out when an empty taxi arrived at Downing Street? | ATTLEE |
__ Bering, Danish explorer who mapped the Russian far east | VITUS |