The Independent Crossword Clues and Answers January 17, 2024

Across

Clues and Answers

Nice fat person looking to buy a small jumper GRASSHOPPER
Gold and diamonds outside empty shop a promising sign AUSPICE
Divorcee may go elsewhere, marrying a foreigner EXOGAMY
Heavenly secretary spoke about the end of faxes PARADISAL
Tomorrow’s show kept rewound by drive-in, naturally ANNIE
Pesky kid torments politician for a joke SHAGGYDOGSTORY
Part of Houdini’s act involved hat trick with gas jet STRAIGHTJACKET
Joke books about getting to 100 TONUP
Bad behaviour once I’d mixed spirits INDECORUM
Country’s flag reflected on side of arena ERITREA
Fly with Irish airline, finally one offering exciting descent ZIPWIRE
Working as a test pilot’s a big leveller TRYINGPLANE

Down

Try job that involves most of all woodwork GOALPOST
Nana married to leave service ASS
Do laborious Hindi grammatical cases SHINDIG
First column of figures higher than second OVERS
Match official in trouble before leaving the ground PREFLIGHT
Brazilian diplomacy which prevents violence RIOTACT
Man beginning to retail sandwiches without bread, shopkeeper not giving full value? PAWNBROKER
Eight bits are gripping to listen to BYTE
Number during criminal trial seen making unusual use of court REALTENNIS
Good egg chops log for VIP DIGNITARY
Officially approved scheme ultimately run by mob STAMPEDE
Communist machinery applying short shock to traitor APPARAT
Cool app tailored product to young person’s taste? ALCOPOP
Depth falling in say, flood level TIED
Drop off new deliveries of 2×4? DOZEN
Credit card company that hasn’t opened bank account ISA

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