The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,765 – Jan 30, 2024, Clues and Solutions
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Annual publication | YEARBOOK |
| Betrayal | TREASON |
| Bird, butterfly or throne? | PEACOCK |
| Bottom-heavy fruit | PEAR |
| Calm down | SOOTHE |
| Come up to scratch | MAKETHEGRADE |
| Container of horse feed | NOSEBAG |
| Edible substance from a shell | CRABMEAT |
| Foot soldiers | INFANTRY |
| Gather large quantities | HOARD |
| Hannibal Lecter or one of Man Friday’s captors | CANNIBAL |
| Joins | FUSES |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Like Othello or Oedipus, say? | TRAGIC |
| Make a gesture | SIGNAL |
| Reverse | UNDO |
| Sell (something) overseas | EXPORT |
| Sense | MEANING |
| Situation in which people are forced to leave the area where they live | DISPLACEMENT |
| That’s plural | THOSE |
| This will make your hair curl! | PERM |
| Unconcerned by critics – think Dickens (anag) | THICKSKINNED |
| Voucher | CHIT |
| Waned | EASED |
| Yummiest men’s (anag) – natural defences | IMMUNESYSTEM |
