The Guardian – Cryptic – Dec 19, 2023, Puzzle Answers
The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 29,257 – Dec 19 2023
Clues | Answers |
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‘Fair Earth’ will come with intervention of leading protest group | JUSTSTOPOIL |
A big book hotel’s kept in reception | ATHOME |
Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly | EXPECT |
Be a squatter with determination? | SITINJUDGEMENT |
Be upset with semi-meltdown – it means someone’s gutted | DISEMBOWELMENT |
Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound | PTOMAINE |
Choir ceased working in province | ARCHDIOCESE |
City’s philosopher and songwriter | BERLIN |
Contemptible person lots backed | SNOT |
Dissenter suffering from fatigue | TIREDNESS |
Eastern muck – I kept being sick | EMESIS |
English campaign – there’s an issue | EMISSION |
Fish? Sarah’s caught any number by river | SANDEEL |
Gathers together in a cold island country needing sun | ACCRETES |
Clues | Answers |
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Had to rush around tree | PINETA |
Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment | CITHERN |
Like old parliament game joined by politician | RUMP |
Masculinity of Scot, having his moment | MACHISMO |
Murder victim in noisy situation, first off | ABEL |
Old soldier’s aspiration, inflamed within | HOPLITE |
Plant is better with strange music | CAPSICUM |
Poles, see, at infrequent intervals | SPARSELY |
Prison housing one murderer | CAIN |
Second religious summary, a lengthy read | SCREED |
The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device | THERMISTOR |
The writer on ship in a port | MESSINA |
When nicest old girl gets nasty disease | ASBESTOSIS |
Wrongly says country will be involved in failure | MISSTATES |