The Independent Puzzle Clues and Answers January 23, 2024
Across
Behold millions leaving fracas and moving | LOCOMOTION |
Is half of Tolstoy’s work distortion? | WARP |
Mug holding seconds – it risks getting bust | TWIST |
Up is where bats may be found in the end | INCREASED |
Sits on the fence – tar leaves a mark | ABSTAINS |
Ramble stokes internet pest | STROLL |
How Joe functions in a doodah | GISMO |
Poirot’s one act that keeps detectives in two minds | UNDECIDED |
County go astray heading west, delayed for match | CORRELATE |
Soldiers beginning to march amid poles and standards | NORMS |
Advances turned an old city around | RUNUPS |
Unsuitable shoe for rambling climb on walk, too much on way back | STILETTO |
Maybe Melvyn with e.g. music and drama loudmouths | BRAGGARTS |
The latest government u-turns on university education primarily | VOGUE |
Item cast into spell | TIME |
Rubbings out including black mark over in window recesses | EMBRASURES |
Down
Teach girl to dance like a zombie | LETHARGIC |
Pinches cold food that might be spare? | CRIBS |
Crosophile initially took (consumed) an ace drug | METHADONE |
Court case about loaded gun and a rule involving three parties | TRIANGULAR |
Former head not the front-runner | ONCE |
A fly-by-night scam deviously based around rand | ABSCONDER |
Boy kept inside, brought up a soft one perhaps? | PEDAL |
Immediately after Exodus in bible books | NEXT |
He might make circular plug, trailer or fancy driver seat | ADVERTISER |
Forceful ballad about traveller on vacation and a vacant room | STRONGARM |
Groups of cardinals: 100, close to 150, a 5, 8 and 6 for starters | CONCLAVES |
Finds record sleeves Charlie missed once | DISCOVERS |
Marvin for instance, born in foundation | ROBOT |
The Republicans are up only at first, to move up and down but go nowhere | POGO |
It’s tense on mountain below summit – this animal is dangerous | TIGER |
Caught by farm animal in crush | CRAM |