The Guardian – Weekend crossword No 675 – Dec 16, 2023, Solutions
The Guardian – Weekend crossword No 675 – Dec 16 2023
Clues | Answers |
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Alistair Horne’s title, borrowed from Kipling, for his history of the Algerian war, 1954-1962 (1,6,3,2,5) | ASAVAGE |
Author of Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul (1905) | HGWELLS |
City and port in Mississippi | BILOXI |
Covered walkway in ancient Greece | STOA |
Data pieces in HTTP computing used to identify individual computers | COOKIES |
Figaro’s profession? | BARBER |
George __, otherwise known as Eric Blair | ORWELL |
Henry __, comic antihero created by Tom Sharpe | WILT |
Imperial measure of land, roughly 4,000 square metres | ACRE |
Liz __, former Republican congresswoman known for her opposition to Trump | CHENEY |
Popular name for the political party founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton | BLACK |
Puccini opera set in Paris | LABOHEME |
Clues | Answers |
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See 10 | WESIZWE |
See 15 | WAROF |
See 15 Across | PEACE |
See 7 | PANTHERS |
Shropshire village, once a Roman city, near the northern end of Watling Street Roman road | WROXETER |
Sir Antony __, Shakespearean actor known for his portrayal of King Lear | SHER |
Spectral colour with wavelength shorter than blue | VIOLET |
The military wing of South Africa’s African National Congress, founded 16 December 1961 | UMKHONTO |
What bipartisan initiatives cross in the US congress? | AISLE |
Zionist paramilitary organisation known for its terror tactics in the 1940s | IRGUN |
__ Blinders, television series | PEAKY |
__ Newton-John, star of Grease | OLIVIA |