The Independent Crossword Puzzle Answers December 06, 2023

Across

Clues and Answers

Back end of chestnut horse given stroke PUNCHLINE
Drifters’ intro missing instruments OBOES
Run over sickly tree ROWAN
Old keg treated with new understanding KNOWLEDGE
Answer briefly as before: “Bother!” ADO
Crop’s yielding least, essentially reduced by 99% HARVEST
Fellow tailing May Queen’s close MAN
American spared by virus with spirit intact VIRGIN
Singular actor headed season SUMMER
General’s quick to reject outsiders LEE
Boxed, posh goods carried by sleigh SLUGGED
Teacher to some extent rebuffed Christian SIR
If car’s faltering on ice, give up SACRIFICE
G W Bush occasionally visited an Eastern city WUHAN
Very boring dance party REVEL
One lining wheel of new turbine wasted energy INNERTUBE

Down

Pro succeeded with reconfiguration and ran accessory for Mac? SPORRAN
Vehicle’s second phone now installed SNOWMOBILE
Feature trousers, one third off CHIN
It’s possibly willow that supplies flame, I’m not sure WICKER
Cultists vote to stop rearing children DEVOTEES
Sweet trifle FOOL
Court date for driver? WOOD
A grim location for a wake ASTERN
Peaks hotel seems miserable, denied the early sun HIGHS
Nervous, tense setter’s supported by papers TIMID
Mum searched frantically, wanting diameter for pipe MEERSCHAUM
An inflammatory state, it’s adjoining Northern Europe NEURITIS
She may have claret served up containing some ice DRINKER
Brightness and passion shown by engineers LUSTRE
Leaves cash for American politicians GREENS
It might provide shelter from cold hail CAVE
Principally, intrepid sergeant loses everything in 4D/16A setting ISLE
Charge patients here? WARD

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